Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chantel Marie Woodhead | ||
Date of birth | 17 September 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Bradford City Women | |||
Bronte Ladies | |||
Doncaster Belles | |||
Everton Ladies | |||
2002–2003 | Leeds United Ladies | ||
2003–2004 | Everton Ladies | ||
International career‡ | |||
1995 | England Women | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 11 September 2007 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:53, 24 November 2011 (UTC) |
Chantel Marie "Channy" [2] Woodhead (born 17 September 1974 in Leeds, England) is a former English international football player. She played as a left back for clubs including Doncaster Belles and Everton Ladies. Woodhead won a single cap for the senior England team.
Woodhead played for Doncaster Belles while working in the mail order department of Leeds United. [2] Following a spell at Everton, she signed for hometown club Leeds United Ladies in summer 2002. [3]
On 26 January 1995, Woodhead played the first half of England's 1–1 friendly draw against Italy in Florence. She was substituted off for Hope Powell at half–time. [4] On the day of the match Woodhead had been admonished by the England management for wearing non–regulation trousers. [5]
Woodhead was overlooked for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup squad by manager Ted Copeland. It was suggested to Woodhead that the dress code breach was reflective of her attitude: "So it looks like I've been dropped for wearing the wrong trousers. And what can you say to that? But it doesn't make you feel like going again, does it?" [6]
She was allotted 105 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international. [7] [8]