Jo Fletcher

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Jo Fletcher
Personal information
Full name Josephine Julia Fletcher [1]
Date of birth (1980-12-31) 31 December 1980 (age 42)
Place of birth Chester, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Watford
Youth career
Tranmere Rovers Ladies
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2000 Kentucky Wildcats
2001–2002 Oregon State Beavers 39 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1998 Everton Ladies
1998–1999 Liverpool Ladies
2002–2003 Tranmere Rovers Ladies 22 (1)
2003–2004 Doncaster Rovers Belles
2004–2006 Birmingham City Ladies
2006–2007 Charlton Athletic Ladies
2009 Lincoln Ladies 1 (0)
2017– Watford Ladies
International career‡
2005 England 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:13, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Josephine Julia Fletcher (born 31 December 1980) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Watford. [2] She played at full international level for England. She hails from Malpas, Cheshire and attended Bishop Heber High School.

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Club career

Fletcher joined Tranmere Rovers Ladies as an under–18 player. [3] In summer 1998 she left FA Women's Premier League champions Everton for local rivals Liverpool.

Fletcher spent the US 2001 and 2002 seasons playing for Oregon State in the Pac-10 league, playing 39 times [4] In January 2003 she was selected as available to be drafted at the 2003 Women's United Soccer Association player draft. [5]

On returning to England, she re-joined Tranmere Rovers Ladies, [6] where she was coached by Tranmere Rovers' keeper John Achterberg. [7] She moved on to Doncaster Rovers Belles, [8] leaving them to join Birmingham City in June 2004. [9] She left City on joining the Army in 2005, but returned after initial training in October 2005. [10]

In the 2006 close season, Fletcher joined Charlton Athletic Ladies. [11]

But she later made a single appearance for OOH Lincoln Ladies in October 2009, deputising for Kay Hawke who was suspended. [12]

Fletcher signed for Watford in March 2017. [2]

International career

Fletcher played at junior level for England [4] and made her senior debut in February 2005, against Italy. [13] She played eight further games for England, the last being against Denmark in June the same year, having been included in the Euro 2005 Squad. [14] She played in place of the injured Rachel Brown at the start of the tournament, but was replaced by Brown on her return from injury. [15] Her international career effectively ended when she joined an Army Officer Training Scheme, [10] although she was later selected for a training squad. [16]

Fletcher was allotted 158 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England's inaugural international. [17] [18]

Personal life

Fletcher, a Sheffield Wednesday fan, [3] majored in Biology at Oregon State University, having transferred from the University of Kentucky, [19] both times on football scholarships. [4] She returned to the UK after graduating and briefly worked for a pharmaceutical company before joining the Royal Military Academy where she marched in Prince Harry's commissioning parade. [4] In 2005, she graduated with an MSc in Exercise Science and Nutrition from the University of Chester. [20] Her mentor while at Chester was Wendy Owen who had played in England's first national women's football team. [3]

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