Becky Easton
Encyclopedia
Rebecca "Becky" Easton is an English footballer
, currently playing for Everton Ladies
as a right-back, having previously played as a central midfielder, particularly for England
at full international level.
in 1997 and won the league title in her first season with The Blues. She had featured in Liverpool's FA Women's Cup
final defeats in 1995 and 1996.
Easton is currently in her second spell with Everton
having re-signed from Doncaster Rovers Belles in the 2004 close season, where she had been captain.
at senior level, playing in England's first ever world cup finals appearance which ended with a 3–0 defeat against Germany
.
In 2000 she was named as the Nationwide International Player of the Year, based on her consistency for the national team.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, currently playing for Everton Ladies
Everton L.F.C.
Everton Ladies Football Club are a semi-professional women's association football team from the city of Liverpool, who compete in the FA WSL. They were runners-up to Arsenal in the 2009–10 Premier League National Division season. They have won the title once in 1998 and the FA Women's Cup on...
as a right-back, having previously played as a central midfielder, particularly 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...
at full international level.
Club career
Easton joined Everton from Liverpool LadiesLiverpool L.F.C.
Liverpool Ladies Football Club is a semi–professional women's football club affiliated with Liverpool Football Club and playing in the FA WSL...
in 1997 and won the league title in her first season with The Blues. She had featured in Liverpool's 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...
final defeats in 1995 and 1996.
Easton is currently in her second spell with Everton
Everton L.F.C.
Everton Ladies Football Club are a semi-professional women's association football team from the city of Liverpool, who compete in the FA WSL. They were runners-up to Arsenal in the 2009–10 Premier League National Division season. They have won the title once in 1998 and the FA Women's Cup on...
having re-signed from Doncaster Rovers Belles in the 2004 close season, where she had been captain.
International career
Easton 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...
at senior level, playing in England's first ever world cup finals appearance which ended with a 3–0 defeat against Germany
Germany women's national football team
The German women's national football team represents Germany in international women's football and is directed by the German Football Association . The team – informally called West Germany in English – played its first international match in 1982...
.
In 2000 she was named as the Nationwide International Player of the Year, based on her consistency for the national team.