Corinne Yorston

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Corinne Yorston
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Personal information
Full name Corinne Louise Yorston [1]
Date of birth (1983-06-15) 15 June 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth Fleet, Hampshire, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Keynsham Town
Youth career
Beaulieu Belles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2003 Southampton Saints
2003–2005 Fulham Ladies
2005–2009 Bristol Academy
2009–2010 Arsenal Ladies [2] 20 (2)
2010 → Keynsham Town (on loan)
2010–2014 Bristol Academy 53 (7)
2015 Yeovil Town 16 (8)
2016–2018 Bristol City
2017 → Oxford United (on loan)
2018– Keynsham Town 29 (8)
International career
2003–2009 England 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Corinne Louise Yorston (born 15 June 1983) is an English international footballer who plays as a defender [3] for Keynsham Town. Although primarily a left-back, who won most of her England caps playing in central defence, she has also played as a midfielder at club level. She has also previously represented English Universities. [4]

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Club career

Yorston began her career with Southampton Saints. [5] She was inspired by Southampton coach Sue Lopez. [6] In the 2003 close season, Yorston joined Fulham Ladies [7] with whom she made her England debut in 2003. Soon after this she suffered a couple of stress fractures that kept her out of the game for nearly a year. [8]

She joined Bristol Academy in the 2005 close season, [9] and went on to have three seasons as club captain. She joined Arsenal Ladies in July 2009, [10] [11] but returned to Bristol in 2010. She was loaned out to Keynsham Town to maintain fitness ahead of Bristol's FA WSL season, which began in April 2011. [12]

At the end of the 2014 season, Yorston left Bristol Academy to join FA WSL 2 side Yeovil Town. [13]

International career

Yorston won 19 caps at Under-19 level and also played at Under-23 level before joining the England senior team. She made her debut, as a substitute, in the game against Germany in September 2003 and played, again as a substitute, in the game against Denmark in February 2004. Her next game for England was not until March 2007 when she was a substitute for Rachel Unitt in the game against Scotland.

In May 2009, Yorston was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association. [14]

She was allotted 151 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international. [15] [16]

Personal life

Yorston has a degree in biochemistry and graduated with a Master's from the University of Bath, [17] where she had been awarded a Talented Athlete Scholarship. [18] After completing her Masters she began studying for an MPhil at the FA National Women's Player Development Centre at Loughborough University. [19]

Honours

Club

Arsenal [3] [11] [20]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "RCD Espanyol 6–1 Bristol Academy WFC". International Women's Cup. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Statistics 2009–10". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Corinne Yorston: The biochemist trying to lead Yeovil to promotion". BBC Sport.
  4. ↑ "University experience is developing women's football". British Universities & Colleges Sport. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "Una retains her England place". Hampshire Chronicle. 27 February 2002. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  6. ↑ "Corinne Yorston". UEFA. 7 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Powell names young squad". The Football Association. 22 January 2004. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  8. ↑ "England contract an honour, says Bristol's Corinne". Bristol Evening Post. 19 May 2009. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  9. ↑ "It's great just to be back – Corinne". Women's Football News Archive. 2 December 2005. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  10. ↑ "Arsenal add Yorston and Beattie". Fair Game. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. 1 2 "Corrine Yorston". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009.
  12. ↑ "'Role model' Yorston makes return to Academy ahead of new season". Bristol Evening Post. 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  13. ↑ "Corinne Yorston: Bristol Academy captain joins Yeovil". BBC Sport. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "England Women awarded contracts". BBC Sport. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  15. ↑ "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  16. ↑ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "Player profile – Corrine Yorston". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  18. ↑ "FA Selects TASS athletes". TASS. 3 November 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  19. ↑ "Corinne Yorston". Bristol Academy Women's Football Club. Retrieved 29 July 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  20. ↑ "NEW CONTRACT AND LOAN FOR YORSTON". BCFC.co.uk. 14 September 2017.
  21. ↑ "April's FAWSL Goal of the Month - Corinne Yorston (Bristol Academy)". 21 May 2013. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
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