Leanne Hall
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Leanne Hall is an English female footballer. She is a goalkeeper for FA WSL club Birmingham City
and also played at full international level for England
.
, with whom she featured in a UEFA Women's Cup
quarter final. She rejoined Doncaster Rovers Belles in the 2006 close season. Within a month of joining she was ruled out for a number of months due to requiring surgery for a persistent neck injury.
In July 2007 she rejoined Leeds Carnegie, as player-assistant-manager.
She left Leeds to join Leicester City Women
in October 2008.
During her career to date she was a finalist in three FA Women's Cup
s and a League Cup.
In summer 2011 Hall was signed by FA WSL leaders Birmingham City
. She made an immediate debut in a 3–2 win at Bristol Academy
after regular custodian Marie Hourihan suffered a recurrence of a shoulder injury during the pre–match warm up.
, playing 24 times at full international level. She made her senior debut in August 2000, in a 1-0 friendly defeat to France
, before 50,000 spectators at Stade Vélodrome
.
Birmingham City L.F.C.
Birmingham City L.F.C. is a semi-professional English Women's football club who are affiliated to Birmingham City F.C.. They play their home games at Knights Lane, the home of Stratford Town F.C., and were named as founder members of the FA Women's Super League which started in 2011.-History:The...
and also played at full international level for England
England women's national football team
The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...
.
Club career
Hall joined Doncaster Belles in 1995 from Sheffield Wednesday, leaving to join Leeds United Ladies in 2002. From there she moved to Fulham LadiesFulham L.F.C.
WFC Fulham, previously known as Fulham LFC, was a Ladies Football Club formerly associated with Fulham Football Club. The team were dissolved as of 16 May 2006, but were later re-established with independence from Fulham F.C....
, with whom she featured in a UEFA Women's Cup
UEFA Women's Cup
The UEFA Women's Champions League is the first international women's association football club competition for teams that play in UEFA nations. Initially known as the UEFA Women's Cup, the competition has been re-branded since the 2009-2010 edition as the UEFA Women's Champions League...
quarter final. She rejoined Doncaster Rovers Belles in the 2006 close season. Within a month of joining she was ruled out for a number of months due to requiring surgery for a persistent neck injury.
In July 2007 she rejoined Leeds Carnegie, as player-assistant-manager.
She left Leeds to join Leicester City Women
Leicester City W.F.C.
Leicester City Women Football Club is an English women's football club affiliated with Leicester City F.C.. The club is distinct from Leicester City Ladies Football Club who play at Midland Combination level. LCWFC currently play in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division...
in October 2008.
During her career to date she was a finalist in three FA Women's Cup
FA Women's Cup
The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England – designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier...
s and a League Cup.
In summer 2011 Hall was signed by FA WSL leaders Birmingham City
Birmingham City L.F.C.
Birmingham City L.F.C. is a semi-professional English Women's football club who are affiliated to Birmingham City F.C.. They play their home games at Knights Lane, the home of Stratford Town F.C., and were named as founder members of the FA Women's Super League which started in 2011.-History:The...
. She made an immediate debut in a 3–2 win at Bristol Academy
Bristol Academy W.F.C.
Bristol Academy Women's Football Club are a semi-professional English women's football club affiliated with the Bristol Academy of Sport, based at Filton College. They were admitted to the FA WSL in 2010.-History:...
after regular custodian Marie Hourihan suffered a recurrence of a shoulder injury during the pre–match warm up.
International career
Hall represented EnglandEngland women's national football team
The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...
, playing 24 times at full international level. She made her senior debut in August 2000, in a 1-0 friendly defeat to France
France women's national football team
The French women's national football team represents France in international women's football. The team is directed by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer...
, before 50,000 spectators at Stade Vélodrome
Stade Vélodrome
The Stade Vélodrome is a football stadium in Marseille, France. It is home to the Olympique de Marseille football club of Ligue 1, and was a venue in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Rugby World Cup. It is the largest club-football ground in France, with a capacity of 60,031 spectators,...
.