Vicky Exley
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Vicky Exley | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | Sheffield Wednesday Ladies | ||
| 1994–2012 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–2007 | England | 52 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:25, 13 October 2009 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:25, 13 October 2009 (UTC) |
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Vicky Exley (born 22 October 1975) is an English former international footballer from Rotherham in South Yorkshire. She most recently played for Doncaster Rovers Belles in the FA WSL, the top division of women's football in England. Exley also played over 50 times for England's national team.
Exley joined Sheffield Wednesday Ladies at the age of 15, moving to Doncaster Rovers Belles three years later. She began her Belles career as a striker before switching back to a midfield playmaker role. Nicknamed Tricky, Exley is renowned for her powerful shot.
Despite scoring with a header, Exley was on the losing side in the 2000 FA Women's Cup final, as Croydon won 2–1. Two years later Exley featured in another Cup final defeat, this time to professional Fulham.
In 2004 Doncaster Belles suffered an exodus of players after a financial crisis, however, Exley and Claire Utley chose to remain loyal to the club. In September 2004, Exley scored after four seconds of a League Cup tie against Aston Villa from inside her own half. During that 2004–05 season, Doncaster struggled and only retained their National Premier League status thanks to Exley scoring on the final day of the season. Exley was top scorer for Doncaster Belles in the following two seasons, winning the manager's Player of the Year award in 2006.
In July 2008, Exley scored the only goal of the game as Doncaster beat Watford Ladies in the FA Futsal Women's Cup, the competition being the first time that Doncaster had played Futsal.
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