Cheryl Foster
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cheryl Foster | ||
Date of birth | 4 October 1980 | ||
Place of birth |
[[Bangor, Gwynedd|Bangor]], Wales | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Conwy Devils | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2003 | Bangor City | ||
2003–2012 |
Liverpool | ||
2010 | → St Francis (loan) | ||
2013 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 3 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
1997–2011 | Wales | 63 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 May 2010 (UTC) |
Cheryl Foster (born 4 October 1980) is a
in January 2013, before retiring later that season.Playing career
Club career
After starting her career at Conwy Devils,
In summer 2003 Foster joined an exodus of players leaving Bangor City for
Foster had planned to retire at the age of 30 years, but changed her mind in order to play in the
In October 2012 Foster was amongst ten players to be released by Liverpool.
International career
Foster represented Wales at youth level, winning five U16 caps, four U18 caps and scoring one goal in a single U20 appearance.[13]
Her full debut was in 1997[1] and she captained the side on her 50th appearance, a 3–0 friendly win over Slovenia in Llanelli in August 2009.[14] Foster won a record 52nd cap in Wales' 2–1 defeat in Azerbaijan in October 2009.[1][15]
In May 2014, the
Refereeing
After deciding not to extend her career as a player in 2013, Foster instead started training as a referee.[17] She was an assistant referee at the 2013–14 Welsh Women's Cup final.[18] In December 2015, during her third season as a referee, Foster was named on the FIFA international list.[19]
On 18 August 2018, she became the first female referee to take charge of a
Personal life
From Llandudno, North Wales. Her parents Stephen and Christina Foster continue to be her biggest supporters alongside her two sisters. Foster is a Liverpool FC supporter[2] and works as a P.E. teacher at Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School, Chester.[1]
Honours
Club
- Liverpool
References
- ^ a b c d "Ladies football: Chester schoolteacher Cheryl Foster become most capped player in Welsh women's football history". The Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "Players". Liverpool Ladies FC. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Bangor City Girls Football Club". Bangor City Girls Football Club. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Cheryl Foster". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Bangor City Girls Football Club". Bangor City Girls Football Club. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Key figures honoured at Women's awards". TheFA.com. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ^ "St Francis overhaul three-goal deficit". She Kicks. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "No longer in it for kicks: women's football turns pro". The Independent. London. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ Liam Chronnell (15 April 2011). "Reds boss praises battling spirit". TheFA.com. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "Ladies release 10 players". Liverpool Ladies FC. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ Paterson, Hayley (10 January 2013). "Belles snap up talented duo". Doncaster Free Press. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Fozzy leaves the Belles". Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. 11 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Women – A Squad – Cheryl Foster". FAW.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Match Report – Wales 3 – 0 Slovenia". FAW.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Match Report – Azerbaijan 2 – 1 Wales". FAW.org.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Wales v Montenegro - Wales Win With Ease". Football Association of Wales. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- North Wales Daily Post. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "Brown fires Cardiff Met to Women's Cup Glory". Football Association of Wales. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Welsh referees make FIFA international list". Football Association of Wales. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "WELSH PREMIER". 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Cheryl Foster to referee 2023 UEFA Women's Champions League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™" (Press release). FIFA. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
External links
- Cheryl Foster at UEFA
- Cheryl Foster at FAW