Natalie Preston

Natalie Preston (born 16 August 1977) is an English female former football midfielder.

Natalie Preston
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-08-16) 16 August 1977
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Everton Ladies
0000–2003 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)

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 teammate 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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers Ladies[1] 2007–08 2273131433212
2008–09 1673123402511
2009–10 73002011104
Club Total45176274946727

References
  1. "Natalie Preston". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  2. "Reunions as Ladies face Tranmere". Leeds United F.C. 24 October 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  3. "Arsenal Ladies 5-0 Leeds Ladies". BBC Sport. 1 May 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  4. "Four off in League Cup thriller". BBC Sport. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  5. "Liverpool feel the heat in Madrid". TheFA.com. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  6. "Everton Ladies 5 Blackburn Rovers Ladies 1". Liverpool Echo. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  7. Turner, Georgina (28 April 2006). "Sue Smith". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
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