Lesley Higgs

Lesley Higgs
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-10-25) 25 October 1965
Place of birth England
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Watford
Hemel Hempstead
Milton Keynes
Millwall Lionesses
Arsenal Ladies
1994–1997 Wembley Ladies
1997– Arsenal Ladies
National team
England (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Lesley Higgs (née Shipp; born 25 October 1965)[1] is an English former international women's football goalkeeper. She appeared for England in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Finals.[1]

Club career

While playing for Arsenal, Higgs was Player of the Match in the 1993 WFA Cup final.[2]

In 1995, Higgs was playing for Wembley Ladies.[3] She left Wembley to rejoin Arsenal in the 1997 close season.[4]

International career

Higgs went to the 1995 World Cup as deputy to regular England keeper Pauline Cope. With quarter-final qualification ensured after winning the first two group games, Higgs played in the final group game, a 32 win against Nigeria.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "England:Lesley Higgs". FIFA. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  2. Sam Elliott (1993-04-25). "Football / Women's FA Cup Final: Arsenal on trail of the treble: Shipp stands firm as the Belles rue lack of a finishing touch: Sam Elliott reports from Oxford". The Independent. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  3. "Cowgate Kestrels wing their way into the biggest week of their footballing lives boosted by a surprise international call-up for goalkeeper Linda Fryer.". The Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 1995-02-18.
  4. Pete Davies (1997-09-07). "New Year for Belles of the ball". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  5. "Nigeria - England 2:3". FIFA. 1995-06-10. Retrieved 2009-11-12.


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