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Katie Sherwood
Personal information
Full name Katie Sherwood
Date of birth (1986-01-05) 5 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Cardiff City Sports Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Middle Tennessee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Cardiff City
2007–2008 Cardiff City
2008–2012 Bristol Academy
2012 Chelsea Ladies
2013–2014 Yeovil Town 11 (0)
International career‡
2002–2012 Wales[1] 50 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 February 2012

Katie Sherwood (née Daley; 5 January 1986) is a former footballer who played for the Welsh national women's team. Sherwood plays as a central midfielder and has a half-century of caps for Wales.[2] She is from Llanrumney.[3]

Club career

Sherwood began her career at Cardiff City and won club Player of the Year, joint–Most Improved Player and the club Achievement Award for season 2001–02.[4] The following season Sherwood helped Cardiff collect the Welsh Women's Cup[5] and subsequently represented the club in the UEFA Women's Cup.[6]

She won a scholarship to Middle Tennessee State University in 2005 and played varsity soccer for two seasons.[7]

She returned to Cardiff City, but they were relegated in 2008. Sherwood then joined the Welsh contingent at Bristol Academy.[8] In February 2012 she signed for Bristol's WSL rivals Chelsea Ladies and began using the surname Sherwood instead of Daley.[9]

In November 2013 Sherwood signed for Yeovil Town, who were preparing to enter the new second tier of the FA WSL.[10]

International career

Sherwood captained Wales at youth level[7] and eventually scored three goals in 24 games for the U19 team.[1] In February 2002 she was called into the senior squad for the Algarve Cup.[11] She made her senior debut, aged 16, in a 4–0 defeat to Canada in Lagoa, Portugal on 3 March 2002.[1][12]

Personal life

Sherwood is qualified as a teacher.[13] She is married to Jamie Sherwood, who became manager of Cardiff City Ladies in summer 2012.[14] They have one son, Alfie, who was four years old in 2012.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "International Teams — Katie Daley". Football Association of Wales. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Golden Caps Presented". FA Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  3. ^ Louise Day (2 November 2002). "Young athletes reap the rewards". South Wales Echo. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  4. ^ Michael Morris (25 June 2002). "Hammam's hope for the Ladies". Cardiff City Mad. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Football: City's second-string wait on opposition". South Wales Echo. 6 June 2003. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Katie Daley". UEFA. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Katie Daley". Go Blue Raiders.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  8. ^ "First Team Squad". Bristol Academy Women's Football Club. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  9. ^ Daniel Clarke (7 February 2012). "THREE NEW SIGNINGS FOR CHELSEA LADIES". Chelsea FC. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Yeovil Excited by Sherwood Signing". She Kicks. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Daley called up for Wales". South Wales Echo. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  12. ^ "3.3.2002 – CAN 4:0 WAL". CanadaSoccer.com. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Cup final special: get to know Bristol Academy". She Kicks. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  14. ^ "Cardiff City Ladies Half Term Report". She Kicks. 7 November 2012. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  15. ^ "Katie Sherwood". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  16. ^ Sherwood, Katie (6 February 2014). "Katie Sherwood: Getting back to fitness after baby No.2". The #WFBlog. Retrieved 22 April 2014.


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