Carly Telford

Carly Mitchell Telford (born 7 July 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chelsea and the England national team.

Carly Telford
Carly Telford with England in June 2019
Personal information
Full name Carly Mitchell Telford[1]
Date of birth (1987-07-07) 7 July 1987[1]
Place of birth Jesmond, England[2]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[1]
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 28
Youth career
Chester-le-Street
Newcastle United Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Sunderland
2007–2010 Leeds Carnegie
2010–2012 Chelsea 23 (0)
2012–2013 → Perth Glory (loan) 9 (0)
2013 Chelsea 6 (0)
2014–2017 Notts County 30 (0)
2017– Chelsea 21 (0)
National team‡
2010 England U23 2 (0)
2007– England 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:53, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:37, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Telford joined Leeds United Ladies in 2007 from relegated club Sunderland.[3] In May of that year she had turned out for Charlton Athletic in a tournament in Spain,[4] but Charlton disbanded their women's team shortly afterwards. At Leeds, Telford was named player of the match in the 2008 FA Women's Cup final, after an impressive performance in Leeds' 4–1 defeat to Arsenal.[5]

In summer 2010, Telford was called into the England squad as an unattached player,[6] having left Leeds Carnegie. Matt Beard signed her for Chelsea Ladies ahead of the inaugural 2011 FA WSL season.[7] In October 2012 it was announced that Telford would join Australian club Perth Glory for the 2012–13 winter season.[8]

Telford left Chelsea after three years in December 2013, signing for Notts County ahead of the 2014 FA WSL season. There she was reunited with her former Leeds coach Rick Passmoor and she would have the opportunity to train with goalkeeper coach Kevin Pilkington.[9] Chelsea coach Emma Hayes' decision to hand Telford a free transfer left her shocked and raging.[10]

Telford was carrying a shoulder injury ahead of the 2015 FA Women's Cup Final and Notts County were angry when The Football Association refused their request for dispensation to sign another goalkeeper.[11] Telford recovered to play in the team's 1–0 defeat by Chelsea at Wembley Stadium. She signed a two-year extension to her contract in November 2015.[12]

In June 2016, Telford suffered torn ankle ligaments in a win over Doncaster Belles and was ruled out for three months.[13] Notts County moved quickly to sign Lizzie Durack as a replacement.[14] Notts County Ladies folded in April 2017.

International career

Telford made her senior international debut on 11 March 2007 as a substitute against Scotland, having previously played at U17, U19, U21 and U23 levels.[15][16]

In May 2009, Telford was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by The Football Association.[17]

In May 2015, Mark Sampson named Telford in his final squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, hosted in Canada. England eventually finished in third place, but Telford was disappointed to be the only member of the squad not to play any minutes at the tournament.[18]

In 2019, Telford was part of the England team that won the SheBelieves Cup in the United States, playing two of the three games against Brazil and Japan.[19] Later that year, Telford was called up by Phil Neville to the 2019 World Cup squad. As part of England's social-media facing squad announcement, her name was announced by Sports Presenter Nicole Holliday.[20]

Having been included in England squads for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro 2017 without getting to play, Telford finally got her first minutes at a major tournament on 14 June 2019, starting in England's second group game at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup against Argentina.[21]

Personal life

Telford attended Tanfield School,[16] then Gateshead College on the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme.[22]

Telford publicly came out in 2017.[23] She is in a relationship with England cricketer Georgia Elwiss.[24][25]

Honours

England

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: List of players: England" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. King, Dan (8 November 2019). "Meet the Newcastle United supporters preparing to make history with England's Lionesses at Wembley on Saturday". Newcastle United. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. "England pair so sad for Steph". Give Me Football. 10 September 2007. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  4. "F.C. Barcelona 4–3 Charlton Athletic". Sitges Femeni Cup. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  5. "United shot down by lethal Gunners burst". The Yorkshire Post. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  6. "Yankey hoping to complete century". She Kicks. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  7. "Interview: Matt Beard/ Manager/ Chelsea FC Ladies". She Kicks. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  8. "Perth Glory W League Squad announced for 2012". WomenSoccer.au. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  9. "Notts County Net Carly Telford". She Kicks. 23 December 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  10. Leighton, Tony (31 July 2015). "Women's FA Cup final 2015: Wembley welcomes women's showpiece with Carly Telford out for revenge". The Independent. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  11. "Women's FA Cup: Notts County goalkeeper request blocked". BBC Sport. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  12. "Carly Telford: Notts County Ladies goalkeeper signs new contract". BBC Sport. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  13. "Carly Telford: England and Notts County Ladies goalkeeper out for up to three months". BBC Sport. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  14. "Notts County Ladies: Jade Moore, Jo Potter and Lizzie Durack sign". BBC Sport. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  15. "Busy schedule coming up for England Under 19s and Under 17s". Give Me Football. 31 March 2006. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  16. "Past Players (TUV)". Durham County Schools' FA. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  17. "England Women awarded contracts". BBC Sport. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  18. Lavery, Glenn (19 September 2015). "Carly Telford excited to be a part of England's future". The Football Association. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  19. "England Claims 2019 SheBelieves Cup Crown with 3–0 Win vs. Japan". www.ussoccer.com.
  20. "Beckham, Sterling, Emma Watson & Prince William announce Lionesses squad". www.bbc.co.uk.
  21. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Matches - England - Argentina - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  22. "Women's Football Academy". Gateshead College. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  23. "184 LGBTQ people in sports who came out publicly in the media in 2017". Outsports. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  24. Holmes, Jon (25 December 2017). "In Review: LGBT sport in 2017 – Coming out stories". Sports Media LGBT+. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  25. "Telford hopes footballers & cricketers can inspire next generation". BBC Sport. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  26. "Match for third place – Match report" (PDF). FIFA. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  27. "England record statement win over Japan to clinch prestigious SheBelieves Cup". The Football Association. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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