Chantel Woodhead

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Chantel Woodhead
Personal information
Full name Chantel Marie Woodhead
Date of birth (1974-09-17) 17 September 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Bradford City Women
Bronte Ladies
Doncaster Belles
Everton Ladies
20022003 Leeds United Ladies
20032004 Everton Ladies
International career
1995 England Women 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:53, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

Chantel Marie "Channy" [2] Woodhead (born 17 September 1974 in Leeds, England) is a former English international football player. She played as a left back for clubs including Doncaster Belles and Everton Ladies. Woodhead won a single cap for the senior England team.

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Club career

Woodhead played for Doncaster Belles while working in the mail order department of Leeds United. [2] Following a spell at Everton, she signed for hometown club Leeds United Ladies in summer 2002. [3]

International career

On 26 January 1995, Woodhead played the first half of England's 11 friendly draw against Italy in Florence. She was substituted off for Hope Powell at halftime. [4] On the day of the match Woodhead had been admonished by the England management for wearing nonregulation trousers. [5]

Woodhead was overlooked for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup squad by manager Ted Copeland. It was suggested to Woodhead that the dress code breach was reflective of her attitude: "So it looks like I've been dropped for wearing the wrong trousers. And what can you say to that? But it doesn't make you feel like going again, does it?" [6]

She was allotted 105 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international. [7] [8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Pete Davies (30 August 1995). "Life's a pitch for women footie players". The Independent . Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  3. "Smith's shock move to Leeds". TheFA.com. 17 July 2002. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  4. Roberto Di Maggio (21 April 2011). "Italy - Women - International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  5. Davies, Pete (1996). I Lost My Heart to the Belles. London: Mandarin. p. 123. ISBN   0-7493-2085-0.
  6. Davies, Pete (1996). I Lost My Heart to the Belles. London: Mandarin. p. 126. ISBN   0-7493-2085-0.
  7. Association, The Football. "England squad named for World Cup". https://www.englandfootball.com . Retrieved 19 June 2023.{{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
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