![]() Manley playing for Birmingham City in September 2006 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kerrie Elizabeth Manley [1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 January 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Shrewsbury Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–2006 | Wolves Women | ||
2006 | Birmingham City | ||
2006–2009 | Bristol Academy | ||
2009 | Birmingham City | ||
2010 | Aston Villa | ||
2010–2011 | Nottingham Forest | ||
2011–2012 | Coventry City | ||
International career‡ | |||
2006– | Wales | 32 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 April 2011 |
Kerrie Elizabeth Manley (born 15 January 1982) is a former footballer from Shrewsbury who played for the Welsh national team and Coventry City. Manley played predominantly as a centre back and accumulated over 30 caps for Wales.
Manley joined Birmingham City from Wolves Women in 2006, but suffered a facial injury on her first start for the Blues. [2] She moved on to Bristol Academy during that season and remained there until 2009. She damaged cruciate ligaments in 2007 [3] and again in January 2009. [4]
After recovering, Manley began 2009–10 back at Birmingham City, then moved to Aston Villa during the campaign. She joined Nottingham Forest in November 2010, making a debut at Millwall Lionesses. [5] Nomadic Manley joined Coventry City ahead of season 2011–12. [6]
Manley was eligible for the Wales women's national football team through her Welsh grandfather. [7] She made her international debut, aged 24, in a 3–2 friendly defeat in Switzerland on 15 March 2006. [7] [8]
As a student at Manchester Metropolitan University Manley represented Great Britain in the 2007 Universiade in Bangkok. [9]
they have suffered injury blows, with Kerry Manley and Tish price both suffering ligament damage in Bangkok while on duty with the British Universities squad