Becky Easton

Becky Easton

Easton playing for Liverpool in July 2015
Personal information
Full name	Rebecca Anne Easton[1]
Date of birth	16 April 1974
Place of birth	Birkenhead, England
Playing position	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)
National team
	England	44	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:24, 9 July 2016 (UTC).

Rebecca Anne "Becky" Easton (born 16 April 1974)^[2] is an English footballer who most recently played for FA WSL club Doncaster Rovers Belles as a right-back. Earlier in her career Easton played as a central midfielder, particularly for England at full international level.^[3] Merseysider Easton has won league titles with both Everton and Liverpool.

Club career

Easton joined Everton from Liverpool Ladies in 1997^[4] 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.^[5]

Easton had a second spell with Everton having re-signed from Doncaster Rovers Belles in the 2004 close season,^[6] where she had been captain.^[7]

In 2012 Easton was released by Everton, but won a contract for the 2013 FA WSL season with Liverpool after a successful trial.^[8]

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.^[9] Aged 41, she was among four players to be released by the club at the end of the season.^[10]

In December 2015 Easton rejoined Doncaster Rovers Belles, where she would combine playing with a role as assistant general manager.^[11] 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.^[12]

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.^[13]

In 2000 she was named as the Nationwide International Player of the Year, based on her consistency for the national team.^[3]

Personal life

Easton worked as a podiatrist in Liverpool,^[14] 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.^[15]

Honours

Club

Everton Ladies

• FA Women's Premier League (1): 1997–98
• FA Women's Premier League Cup (1): 2007–08
• FA Women's Cup (1): 2009–10

Liverpool Ladies

• WSL Women's Super League (2): 2013; 2014

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2012 and 29/02/2012". TheFA.com. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
2. "Becky Easton". Everton F.C. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
3. "England women player profiles". BBC Sport. 19 June 2001. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
4. Davies, Pete (7 September 1997). "New year for Belles of the ball". London: The Independent. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
5. Lavery, Glenn (1 May 2010). "Easton promise". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
6. "Everton signing spree". Fair Game. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
7. "Becky Easton interview". Women's Football News Archive. 22 May 2003. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
8. "Becky Easton adds experience to the mix". She Kicks (magazine). 10 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
9. Currie, Jo (31 August 2015). "Liverpool Ladies: Defender Becky Easton fractures arm". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
10. "Liverpool Ladies: Becky Easton among four players released". BBC Sport. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
11. "Doncaster Rovers Belles sign Becky Easton & Katrin Omarsdottir". BBC Sport. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
12. "Doncaster Rovers Belles: Natasha Dowie and Becky Easton leave club". BBC Sport. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
13. "England go out to old rivals". The Independent. 14 June 1995. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
14. 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.
15. Currie, Jo (29 April 2015). "Becky Easton: Liverpool defender not ready to retire at 41". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2016.

External links

• Becky Easton on Twitter
  
• Rebecca Easton – FIFA competition record