Lynda Shepherd (born 5 May 1985) is a retired football midfielder who played for FA Women's Premier League Northern Division club Blackburn Rovers L.F.C. She represented Northern Ireland at international level, after playing for England at under–21 and under–23 levels.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Plymouth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester United | |||
| Stockport County Ladies | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Stockport County Ladies | |||
| 2005–2010 | Blackburn Rovers Ladies | 97 | (6) |
| 2010–2012 | Liverpool Ladies | 21 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Manchester City Women (loan) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Manchester City Women | ||
| 2014–2019 | Blackburn Rovers | 151 | (46) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | England U23 | ||
| 2013–2014 | Northern Ireland | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editShepherd played for Manchester United Ladies before joining Stockport County Ladies.[1] She joined Blackburn Rovers Ladies in July 2005.[2]
Shepherd joined Liverpool ahead of the 2011 FA WSL season.[3] She was loaned out to Manchester City in the meantime.[4]
At the halfway point of the 2012 FA WSL, Liverpool were again rooted to the bottom of the table and sacked manager Robbie Johnson. Shepherd, Ruesha Littlejohn and Nicola Twohig were released by incoming manager Matt Beard.[5] Later that month Shepherd signed for Manchester City.[6]
International career
editShepherd was first selected for England's under–21 team in July 2004,[2] playing in the Nordic Cup.[7] In 2006, Shepherd was named as a late replacement for the England Senior Team's training trip to La Manga Club.[8] She later played for England at under–23 level.[9] In February 2008 she scored for England U–23s against Germany, also in La Manga.[10]
In 2013 Shepherd accepted a call–up to the senior Northern Ireland squad. She made her debut in a 5–1 hammering by the Republic of Ireland in the 2013 Cyprus Cup.[11] At the same tournament Shepherd scored her first goal for the Irish, a consolation in a 2–1 defeat against South Africa.[12]
Blackburn statistics
editTo October 2009
| Club | Season | League | WFA Cup | Premier League Cup | County Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers Ladies[2] | 2005–06 | ||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2007–08 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Lynda recalls her special week". Women's Football News Archive. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ a b c "Lynda Shepherd". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ^ "Liverpool beat Wolves in Keele final". She Kicks. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Andrea Worrall/Manchester City LFC". She Kicks. 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ Garrity, Paul (6 August 2012). "Liverpool Ladies appoint Matt Beard as new manager". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Man City Sign Danby and Shepherd". She Kicks. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Lynda and Sophie do County Ladies proud". Stockport Express. M.E.N. Media. 6 July 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ "England's three new lions". Fair Game. 11 January 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ "England U23s defeat USA". Fair Game. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ "Germany Edge It". thefa.com. The Football Association. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "A Spirited Performance by a Young Northern Ireland Team". Irish Football Association. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ Leighton, Tony (11 March 2013). "Cyprus Cup: England face Canada in final after beating New Zealand". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
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