Corinne Yorston

Corinne Yorston
Personal information
Full name Corinne Louise Yorston[1]
Date of birth (1983-06-15) 15 June 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Fleet, Hampshire, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Keynsham Town
Youth career
Beaulieu Belles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2003 Southampton Saints
2003–2005 Fulham Ladies
2005–2009 Bristol Academy
2009–2010 Arsenal Ladies[2] 20 (2)
2010 → Keynsham Town (on loan)
2010–2014 Bristol Academy 53 (7)
2015 Yeovil Town 16 (8)
2016–2018 Bristol City
2017 → Oxford United (on loan)
2018– Keynsham Town 29 (8)
International career
2003–2009 England 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Corinne Louise Yorston (born 15 June 1983) is an English international footballer who plays as a defender[3] for Keynsham Town. Although primarily a left-back, who won most of her England caps playing in central defence, she has also played as a midfielder at club level. She has also previously represented English Universities.[4]

Club career

Yorston began her career with Southampton Saints.[5] She was inspired by Southampton coach Sue Lopez.[6] In the 2003 close season, Yorston joined Fulham Ladies[7] with whom she made her England debut in 2003. Soon after this she suffered a couple of stress fractures that kept her out of the game for nearly a year.[8]

She joined Bristol Academy in the 2005 close season,[9] and went on to have three seasons as club captain. She joined Arsenal Ladies in July 2009,[10][11] but returned to Bristol in 2010. She was loaned out to Keynsham Town to maintain fitness ahead of Bristol's FA WSL season, which began in April 2011.[12]

At the end of the 2014 season, Yorston left Bristol Academy to join FA WSL 2 side Yeovil Town.[13]

International career

Yorston won 19 caps at Under-19 level and also played at Under-23 level before joining the England senior team. She made her debut, as a substitute, in the game against Germany in September 2003 and played, again as a substitute, in the game against Denmark in February 2004. Her next game for England was not until March 2007 when she was a substitute for Rachel Unitt in the game against Scotland.

In May 2009, Yorston was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.[14]

She was allotted 151 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[15][16]

Personal life

Yorston has a degree in biochemistry and graduated with a Master's from the University of Bath,[17] where she had been awarded a Talented Athlete Scholarship.[18] After completing her Masters she began studying for an MPhil at the FA National Women's Player Development Centre at Loughborough University.[19]

Honours

Club

Arsenal[3][11][20]

Individual

  • FAWSL Goal of the Month: April 2013[21]

References

  1. ^ "RCD Espanyol 6–1 Bristol Academy WFC". International Women's Cup. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Statistics 2009–10". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Corinne Yorston: The biochemist trying to lead Yeovil to promotion". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "University experience is developing women's football". British Universities & Colleges Sport. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  5. ^ "Una retains her England place". Hampshire Chronicle. 27 February 2002. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  6. ^ "Corinne Yorston". UEFA. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Powell names young squad". The Football Association. 22 January 2004. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  8. ^ "England contract an honour, says Bristol's Corinne". Bristol Evening Post. 19 May 2009. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  9. ^ "It's great just to be back – Corinne". Women's Football News Archive. 2 December 2005. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  10. ^ "Arsenal add Yorston and Beattie". Fair Game. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ a b "Corrine Yorston". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009.
  12. ^ "'Role model' Yorston makes return to Academy ahead of new season". Bristol Evening Post. 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  13. ^ "Corinne Yorston: Bristol Academy captain joins Yeovil". BBC Sport. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  14. ^ "England Women awarded contracts". BBC Sport. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  15. ^ "England squad named for World Cup". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  16. ^ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Player profile – Corrine Yorston". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  18. ^ "FA Selects TASS athletes". TASS. 3 November 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  19. ^ "Corinne Yorston". Bristol Academy Women's Football Club. Retrieved 29 July 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  20. ^ "NEW CONTRACT AND LOAN FOR YORSTON". BCFC.co.uk.
  21. ^ "April's FAWSL Goal of the Month - Corinne Yorston (Bristol Academy)". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.


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