Laura McAllister

Laura McAllister
Personal information
Full name Laura Jean McAllister[1]
Date of birth

1964 (age 51–52)

Place of birth Bridgend, Wales
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Millwall Lionesses
Cardiff City
National team‡
1994–1998 Wales 24 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:13, 15 November 2014 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:13, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

Laura Jean McAllister CBE (born 1964) is a Welsh academic, politician and former footballer who is the chair of Sport Wales. As a Wales women's national football team player, McAllister won 24 caps and served as team captain. She stood as an election candidate for Plaid Cymru in 1987 and 1992 and is currently Professor of Governance at the University of Liverpool.

She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to sport in Wales.[2]

Club career

McAllister did not play organised football until she joined Millwall Lionesses while studying at the London School of Economics. Upon her return to Wales she spent 12 years with Cardiff City.[3] McAllister collected two Welsh Women's Cup winner's medals and won promotion into the FA Women's Premier League with Cardiff.[4]

International career

In 1992 McAllister was one of three female footballers who lobbied Football Association of Wales (FAW) secretary Alun Evans to grant recognition to women's football in Wales.[5] An official team was put together and entered the 1995 UEFA Women's Championship qualification tournament. McAllister made her debut in Wales' second match, a 12–0 defeat by eventual winners Germany in Bielefeld.

References

  1. ↑ "Wales 0 - 3 Republic of Ireland". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61608. p. B9. 11 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Shipton, Martin (12 February 2012). "There's really nothing more heart-warming than seeing the smile on a child's face when they've caught a ball; New head of Sport Wales reveals her goals.". Western Mail (Wales). Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. ↑ McAllister, Laura. "Interview with the footballer Laura McAllister". People's Collection Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Jones, Karen (21 November 2011). "Karen Jones/ Secretary/ Cardiff City LFC". She Kicks. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

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