Lesley Higgs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 October 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Watford | |||
| Hemel Hempstead | |||
| Milton Keynes | |||
| Millwall Lionesses | |||
| Arsenal Ladies | |||
| 1994–1997 | Wembley Ladies | ||
| 1997– | Arsenal Ladies | ||
| National team | |||
| England | (0) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Lesley Higgs (née Shipp; born 25 October 1965)[1] is an English former international women's football goalkeeper. She appeared for England in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Finals.[1]
Club career[]
While playing for Arsenal, Higgs was Player of the Match in the 1993 WFA Cup Final.[2]
In 1995, Higgs was playing for Wembley Ladies.[3] She left Wembley to rejoin Arsenal in the 1997 close season.[4]
International career[]
Higgs went to the 1995 World Cup as deputy to regular England keeper Pauline Cope. With quarter-final qualification ensured after winning the first two group games, Higgs played in the final group game, a 3–2 win against Nigeria.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "England:Lesley Higgs". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ Sam Elliott (25 April 1993). "Football / Women's FA Cup Final: Arsenal on trail of the treble: Shipp stands firm as the Belles rue lack of a finishing touch: Sam Elliott reports from Oxford". The Independent. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "Cowgate Kestrels wing their way into the biggest week of their footballing lives boosted by a surprise international call-up for goalkeeper Linda Fryer". The Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 18 February 1995.
- ^ Pete Davies (7 September 1997). "New Year for Belles of the ball". The Independent. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Nigeria – England 2:3". FIFA. 10 June 1995. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
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- Watford L.F.C. players
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