Gilly Flaherty

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Gilly Flaherty
Personal information
Full name Gilly Louise Scarlett Flaherty
Date of birth 24 August 1991 (1991-08-24) (age 16)
Place of birth    Flag of England  London, England
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Flag of England Arsenal Ladies
Number 15
Youth clubs
200? - 2004
2004 - 2006		 Millwall Lionesses
Arsenal Ladies
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2006 - present Flag of England Arsenal Ladies 12 (0) [1]   
National team2
200? - present Flag of England England Youth  ?

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 19:15, 10 October 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 19:15, 10 October 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Gilly Louise Scarlett Flaherty (Born 24 August 1991) in Rotherhithe / Bermondsey, London, is an English footballer. She currently plays for the English side Arsenal, and is an England youth International. She usually plays as a defender, and wears the number 15 for Arsenal.

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[edit] Personal life

Flaherty grew up in the London Borough of Southwark, located directly south of the River Thames. She was educated at Addey and Stanhope School, a secondary school located in New Cross, London, where she was a Head Girl.[2]

In September 2007, Flaherty joined the Arsenal Ladies Academy, which combines academic studies with football coaching. The Academy is based at Oaklands Colleges Smallford Campus, St Albans, Hertfordshire. She will gain a BTEC National Sport and Exercise Science qualification on successfully attaining a pass in the course.

[edit] Club career

[edit] Millwall Lionesses

Flaherty started playing football with her father as a nine year old. She joined her first club, Millwall Lionesses, where she played for the youth teams until the age of thirteen.[3]

[edit] Arsenal Ladies

Flaherty joined Arsenal following a successful trial with the club in 2004, she was part of their youth programme, playing for the Under 14s team.

Gilly has worked her way through the club, coming off the bench to make her senior debut in October 2006 against Birmingham City, in a League Cup match, when only 15 years old.

Flaherty was part of the Arsenal squad that won the quadruple in 2006/2007 season, winning the UEFA Women's Cup, FA Women's National Premier League, FA Women's Cup and the FA Women's Premier League Cup.[4][5][6] Gilly was part of the Arsenal squad that made history by being the first team outside Germany or Scandinavia to win the UEFA Women's Cup.[7] Flaherty was in the team that won the 2006/07 season London County FA Women's Cup.[8]

[edit] International career

Flaherty is a current England Under-19 international.[9] She has previously represented her country at Under-15 and 17 levels gaining valuable experience and numerous caps at both levels.

[edit] Honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ 15. Gilly Flaherty. Arsenal official website. Arsenal F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  2. ^ Gilly Flaherty information. Addey and Stanhope Technology School. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  3. ^ [www.thebestof.co.uk/southwark/news/39700 Rotherhithe Teenager Plays for Arsenal] (7 May 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-29.
  4. ^ Stuart Mawhinney (7 May 2007). Arsenal clinch quadruple. FA women's cup. The Football Association. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
  5. ^ Arsenal complete unique quadruple. Latest news. UEFA (7 May 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
  6. ^ Arsenal Ladies Honours. Arsenal Official website. Arsenal F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
  7. ^ Chris Harris (29 April 2007). Match Report. Arsenal Official website. Arsenal F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
  8. ^ Match Report. Arsenal Official website. Arsenal F.C. (18 April 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
  9. ^ U19 squads named. TheFA.com. The FA (22 October 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-22.

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NAME Flaherty, Gilly
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Arsenal and England ladies footballer
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH Living
PLACE OF DEATH
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