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English footballer

Becky Easton
Easton playing for Liverpool in July 2015
Personal information
Full name Rebecca Anne Easton
Date of birth (1974-04-16) 16 April 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Birkenhead, England
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1988–1992 Rivacre Ladies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Leasowe Pacific
1994–1997 Liverpool Ladies
1997–2000 Everton Ladies
2000–2004 Doncaster Rovers Belles
2004–2012 Everton Ladies
2012–2015 Liverpool Ladies 31 (1)
2015–2016 Doncaster Rovers Belles 3 (0)
International career
England 44 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:24, 9 July 2016 (UTC)

Rebecca Anne Easton (born 16 April 1974) is an English former footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers Belles, Everton and Liverpool.

Easton played as right-back and central midfielder and represented England at full international level. Merseysider Easton has won league titles with both Everton and Liverpool.

Club career

Easton joined Everton from Liverpool Ladies in 1997 and won the league title in her first season with The Blues. She had featured in Liverpool's FA Women's Cup final defeats in 1995 and 1996.

Easton had a second spell with Everton having re-signed from Doncaster Rovers Belles in the 2004 close season, where she had been captain.

In 2012 Easton was released by Everton, but won a contract for the 2013 FA WSL season with Liverpool after a successful trial.

With Easton in the team Liverpool won the league title in 2013 and 2014 but were much less successful in 2015, finishing second bottom. Her 2015 campaign was truncated by a broken arm. Aged 41, she was among four players to be released by the club at the end of the season.

In December 2015 Easton rejoined Doncaster Rovers Belles, where she would combine playing with a role as assistant general manager. Doncaster lost their four opening games and were marooned at the foot of the WSL 1 table, when Easton left the club by "mutual consent" in the mid-season break, ostensibly to focus on her studies.

International career

Easton represented England at senior level, playing in England's first ever FIFA Women's World Cup finals appearance in 1995, which ended with a 3–0 quarter-final defeat by Germany.

In 2000, she was named as the Nationwide International Player of the Year, based on her consistency for the national team.

She was allotted 104 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.

Personal life

Easton worked as a podiatrist in Liverpool, until she began full-time football training during her second spell with Liverpool. She also embarked on a master's degree in sports directorship at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Easton is the cousin of comedian Paul O'Grady. On 26 May 2016, she married former teammate Natasha Dowie.

Honours

Club

Everton Ladies
Liverpool Ladies

References

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  6. Lavery, Glenn (1 May 2010). "Easton promise". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  7. "Everton signing spree". Fair Game. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
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  10. Currie, Jo (31 August 2015). "Liverpool Ladies: Defender Becky Easton fractures arm". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  11. "Liverpool Ladies: Becky Easton among four players released". BBC Sport. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  12. "Doncaster Rovers Belles sign Becky Easton & Katrin Omarsdottir". BBC Sport. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  13. "Doncaster Rovers Belles: Natasha Dowie and Becky Easton leave club". BBC Sport. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  14. "England go out to old rivals". The Independent. 14 June 1995. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  15. "England squad named for World Cup". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  16. Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  17. Emma Thompson (16 October 2010). "Article: Helping people get back on their feet; Rebecca Easton, podiatrist My Day: Rebecca Easton, podiatrist from NHS Liverpool Community Health, based at Latham Court with the Out of Hospital Service. This is her day ...(Features)". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  18. Currie, Jo (29 April 2015). "Becky Easton: Liverpool defender not ready to retire at 41". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  19. "Meet the ladies in red". Liverpool FC.
  20. Twitter : wedding photographs, friends evoking clearly their marriage, "Wedding" says Natasha; Instagram : best post wedding photograph

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Sporting positions
Preceded byGillian Coultard Doncaster Rovers Belles captain
2001–2004 		Succeeded byVicky Exley
FA Women's International Player of the Year
England squads
England squad – 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
England
England squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2001
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