Jody Handley
Handley (right) playing for Everton in November 2006
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Stafford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Shrewsbury Ladies | |||
| 1993–1995 | Wolves Women | ||
| 1995–1996 | Liverpool Ladies | ||
| 1997 | University of Detroit Mercy | ||
| 1998–2000 | Liverpool Ladies | ||
| 2000–2001 | Everton Ladies | ||
| 2001–2004 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
| 2004–2014 | Everton Ladies | ||
| 2015 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2010 | England | 38 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:18, 2 October 2010 (UTC) |
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Jody Handley (born 12 March 1979) is an English former footballer from Stafford, who most recently played for FA WSL 2 club Doncaster Rovers Belles. A pacy and intelligent attacking player, she featured as both a wide midfielder and striker for England as well as clubs including Wolves Women, Liverpool Ladies and Everton Ladies. She has featured in four FA Women's Cup finals with three different clubs, losing the first three but captaining Everton Ladies to their win in 2010.
On the international stage Handley won 38 England caps and scored six goals following her debut in July 2002. She took part in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, and was a non-playing squad member at the 2005 and 2009 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.
Handley began her career at Shrewsbury Ladies before moving on to Wolves Women in the middle of season 1993–94. Making nine appearances, she scored five goals to help Wolves take the Northern Premier title. In her first season in the National Premier Division she made 16 appearances and scored two goals including the opener in Wolves' first National Division win against Milwall Lionesses. The rest of Wolves' campaign did not go so well and they were eventually relegated after a further season.
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