Natalie Preston
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Everton Ladies | |||
| –2003 | Tranmere Rovers Ladies | ||
| 2003–2007 | Leeds Carnegie | ||
| 2007–2010 | Blackburn Rovers Ladies | ||
| 2010 | Liverpool Ladies | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 28 October 2009 (UTC). | |||
Natalie Preston (born 16 August 1977) is an English female former football midfielder.
Club career
Preston captained Tranmere Rovers Ladies[1] before joining Leeds Carnegie in the 2003 close season.[2] She went on to captain Leeds.
In May 2006, Preston played for Leeds as they lost 5-0 to Arsenal Ladies in the FA Women's Cup final.[3]
Preston joined Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the 2007 close season.[1]
In October 2008, Preston was one of four Rovers players to be sent off, the others being Katie Anderton, Jenna Carroll and Natalie Brewer, as they drew 4-4 in the Women's Premier League Cup against Portsmouth Ladies.[4]
In the 2010 close season she moved to Liverpool Ladies, scoring in a friendly defeat to Atlético Madrid Féminas,[5] but she retired before the start of the 2011 FA WSL season.
She has also played for Everton Ladies.[6]
International career
Preston has represented England at youth level.[1]
Personal life
While with Tranmere and Leeds, Preston had a cat named Susie Wong, which resulted in Sue Smith, her team-mate at both clubs, gaining the nickname 'Wongy'.[7]
Blackburn statistics
Up to October 2009
| Club | Season | League | WFA Cup | Premier League Cup | County Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers Ladies[1] | 2007-08 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 12 |
| 2008-09 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 11 | |
| 2009-10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
| Club Total | 45 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 67 | 27 | |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Natalie Preston". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ↑ "Reunions as Ladies face Tranmere". Leeds United F.C. 2003-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ↑ "Arsenal Ladies 5-0 Leeds Ladies". BBC Sport. 1 May 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ↑ "Four off in League Cup thriller". BBC Sport. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ↑ "Liverpool feel the heat in Madrid". TheFA.com. 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ↑ "Everton Ladies 5 Blackburn Rovers Ladies 1". Liverpool Echo. 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ↑ Turner, Georgina (2006-04-28). "Sue Smith". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-08-25.