Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carly Mitchell Telford | ||
Date of birth | 7 July 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Jesmond,England | ||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Chelsea Ladies | ||
Youth career | |||
Chester-le-Street | |||
Newcastle United Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2007 | Sunderland Women | ||
2007–2010 | Leeds Carnegie | ||
2010–2012 | Chelsea Ladies | 23 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Perth Glory (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2013 | Chelsea Ladies | 6 | (0) |
2014–2017 | Notts County | ||
2017- | Chelsea Ladies | ||
National team‡ | |||
2007– | England | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:38, 9 July 2016 (UTC) |
Carly Mitchell Telford (born 7 July 1987) is an English football goalkeeper from County Durham. She played for Notts County Ladies of the FA WSL until they folded in April 2017. She has sinced signed a short term deal with Chelsea Ladies. She also represents the England national team.
Telford joined Leeds in 2007 from relegated club Sunderland. In May of that year she had turned out for Charlton Athletic in a tournament in Spain, but Charlton disbanded their women's team shortly afterwards. At Leeds Telford was named player of the match in the 2008 FA Women's Cup final, after an impressive performance in Leeds' 4–1 defeat to Arsenal.
In summer 2010 Telford was called into the England squad as an unattached player, having left Leeds Carnegie. Matt Beard signed her for Chelsea Ladies ahead of the inaugural 2011 FA WSL season. In October 2012 it was announced that Telford would join Australian club Perth Glory for the 2012–13 winter season.
Telford left Chelsea after three years in December 2013, signing for Notts County ahead of the 2014 FA WSL season. There she was reunited with her former Leeds coach Rick Passmoor and she would have the opportunity to train with goalkeeper coach Kevin Pilkington. Chelsea coach Emma Hayes' decision to hand Telford a free transfer left her shocked and raging.