Natalie Preston

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Natalie Preston
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-08-16) 16 August 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Everton Ladies
00002003 Tranmere Rovers Ladies
20032007 Leeds Carnegie
20072010 Blackburn Rovers Ladies
2010 Liverpool Ladies
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:06, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

Natalie Preston (born 16 August 1977) is an English female former football midfielder.

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Club career

Preston captained Tranmere Rovers Ladies [1] before joining Leeds Carnegie in the 2003 close season. [2] She went on to captain Leeds.

In May 2006, Preston played for Leeds as they lost 5–0 to Arsenal Ladies in the FA Women's Cup final. [3]

Preston joined Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the 2007 close season. [1]

In October 2008, Preston was one of four Rovers players to be sent off, the others being Katie Anderton, Jenna Carroll and Natalie Brewer, as they drew 4–4 in the Women's Premier League Cup against Portsmouth Ladies. [4]

In the 2010 close season she moved to Liverpool Ladies, scoring in a friendly defeat to Atlético Madrid Féminas, [5] but she retired before the start of the 2011 FA WSL season.

She has also played for Everton Ladies. [6]

International career

Preston has represented England at youth level. [1]

Personal life

While with Tranmere and Leeds, Preston had a cat named Susie Wong, which resulted in Sue Smith, her teammate at both clubs, gaining the nickname 'Wongy'. [7]

Blackburn statistics

Up to October 2009

ClubSeasonLeagueWFA CupPremier League CupCounty CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers Ladies [1] 2007–08 2273131433212
2008–09 1673123402511
2009–10 73002011104
Club Total45176274946727

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References

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