Becky Easton

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Becky Easton
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Easton playing for Liverpool in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rebecca Anne Easton [1]
Date of birth (1974-04-16) 16 April 1974 (age 51)
Place of birth Birkenhead, England
Position(s) Right-back, midfielder
Youth career
1988–1992 Rivacre Ladies
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1994 Leasowe Pacific
1994–1997 Liverpool
1997–2000 Everton
2000–2004 Doncaster Rovers Belles
2004–2012 Everton
2012–2015 Liverpool 31 (1)
2015–2016 Doncaster Rovers Belles 3 (0)
International career
1995–2001 England 44 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rebecca Anne Easton (born 16 April 1974) [2] is an English former footballer who played as a right-back and midfielder.

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A native of Birkenhead, Easton has won league titles with both Everton and Liverpool. [3] She played for England and was a member of the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro 2001 squads. [4]

Club career

Easton joined Everton from Liverpool in 1997, [5] and won the league title in her first season with the Blues. She had featured in Liverpool's FA Women's Cup final defeats in 1995 and 1996. [6]

Easton had a second spell with Everton having re-signed from Doncaster Rovers Belles in the 2004 close season, [7] where she had been captain. [8]

In 2012, Easton was released by Everton, but won a contract for the 2013 FA WSL season with Liverpool after a successful trial. [9] With Easton in the team, Liverpool won the league title in 2013 and 2014, but were much less successful in 2015, finishing second bottom. Her 2015 campaign was truncated by a broken arm. [10] Aged 41, she was among four players to be released by the club at the end of the season. [11]

In December 2015, Easton rejoined Doncaster Rovers Belles, where she would combine playing with a role as assistant general manager. [12] Doncaster lost their four opening games and were marooned at the foot of the WSL 1 table, when Easton left the club by "mutual consent" in the mid-season break, ostensibly to focus on her studies. [13]

International career

Easton represented England at senior level, playing in England's first ever FIFA Women's World Cup finals appearance in 1995, which ended with a 3–0 quarter-final defeat by Germany. [14]

In 2000, she was named as the Nationwide International Player of the Year, based on her consistency for the national team. [4]

She was given number 104 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England's inaugural international. [15] [16]

Personal life

Easton worked as a podiatrist in Liverpool, [17] until she began full-time football training during her second spell with Liverpool Ladies. She also embarked on a master's degree in sports directorship at Manchester Metropolitan University. [18]

Easton is the cousin of comedian Paul O'Grady. [19] On 26 May 2016, she married former teammate Natasha Dowie. [20] [21]

Honours

Everton

Liverpool

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2012 and 29/02/2012". TheFA.com. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Becky Easton". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  3. ↑ Cooke, Crippy (14 November 2017). "Daily Cannon Exclusive: Interview with former Liverpool and England defender Becky Easton" . Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 "England women player profiles". BBC Sport. 19 June 2001. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  5. ↑ Davies, Pete (7 September 1997). "New year for Belles of the ball". The Independent. London. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  6. ↑ Lavery, Glenn (1 May 2010). "Easton promise". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Everton signing spree". Fair Game. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 9 November 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Becky Easton interview". Women's Football News Archive. 22 May 2003. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  9. ↑ "Becky Easton adds experience to the mix". She Kicks. 10 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  10. ↑ Currie, Jo (31 August 2015). "Liverpool Ladies: Defender Becky Easton fractures arm". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool Ladies: Becky Easton among four players released". BBC Sport. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers Belles sign Becky Easton & Katrin Omarsdottir". BBC Sport. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers Belles: Natasha Dowie and Becky Easton leave club". BBC Sport. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "England go out to old rivals". The Independent. 14 June 1995. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  15. ↑ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  17. ↑ Thompson, Emma (16 October 2010). "Article: Helping people get back on their feet; Rebecca Easton, podiatrist My Day: Rebecca Easton, podiatrist from NHS Liverpool Community Health, based at Latham Court with the Out of Hospital Service. This is her day ...(Features)". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 February 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  18. ↑ Currie, Jo (29 April 2015). "Becky Easton: Liverpool defender not ready to retire at 41". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "Meet the ladies in red". Liverpool F.C. 20 February 2013.
  20. ↑ Dowie, Natasha (26 May 2016). "Special day today ❤️". Twitter. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
    Dowie, Natasha (29 May 2016). "The best week of my Life #Wedding #Friends #Family ❤️". Twitter. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
    Smith, Sue (26 May 2016). "On route with @leandralittle to @tatsdowie and @beckyeaston16 wedding celebrations! Gorgeous day for it! #cantwait 👯". Twitter. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  21. ↑ Dowie, Natasha (29 May 2016). "When a picture says a thousand words". Instagram. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
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