Amanda Jayne Maslin-Barr (born 2 May 1982) is an English football striker She scored ten goals in 37 appearances for the

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after making her international debut in 2001. Barr spearheaded the England attack at the

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, hosted in her native

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. She married former Lincoln City, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Daniella (Danni) Maslin in December 2014 and changed her name to Maslin - Barr. She now has a Son named Noah Thomas Maslin-Barr and is The Director and Founder of RTB Development

Club career

Maslin-Barr attended Avondale High School and began her career with six years at local team Stockport County. Following spells with Everton Ladies and

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, she was awarded the National Division Golden Boot in 2003, after scoring 17 goals in 17 league games for

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. She also scored three goals in helping the team advance to the

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final that season. She scored another 18 goals the following season (2003–04), when Charlton finished runners up in the

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to Arsenal. Barr then signed for

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alongside

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teammates Jo Fletcher, Alex Scott and Rachel Yankey. But after one season Birmingham experienced a funding crisis and Maslin-Barr returned to Charlton. In the summer of 2006, Maslin-Barr joined newly promoted

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and was made captain in September. She signed for

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in January 2007. In July 2008 Maslin-Barr signed with the OOH Lincoln Ladies. She scored 16 goals in her first season, but left when the club failed to win promotion from the Northern Division. After a spell training with

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she returned to OOH Lincoln a few weeks later, but missed most of 2009–10 with a back injury. At the start of the 2010–11 season, new Preston North End Women manager Andy Burgess signed Maslin-Barr for The Lilywhites, as he sought to build a squad capable of winning promotion to the National Premier Division. Maslin-Barr switched to Northern Combination outfit Sheffield Wednesday Women in February 2011.

International career

After scoring 11 goals in 18 appearances at U-18 level, Barr made her first

start on 1 March 2002 in a 3-1

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defeat to

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. She scored her first goal four days later in a 6–3 loss to Sweden. Barr had won her first senior cap as a late substitute in a 1–0 win over

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in May 2001. Maslin-Barr played at Euro 2005, scoring England's second goal in their opening 3-2 group stage win over

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International goals

:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''

Personal life

Barr was among the first players who won a scholarship to the national player development centre at Loughborough University. Her nickname is "Munch".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barr, Amanda English women's footballers Everton F.C. (women) players Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. players Charlton Athletic W.F.C. players Birmingham City W.F.C. players Blackburn Rovers L.F.C. players Leeds United Women F.C. players Notts County L.F.C. players England women's international footballers FA Women's National League players 1982 births Living people Alumni of Loughborough University Women's association football forwards Nottingham Forest Women F.C. players Fylde Ladies F.C. players Stockport County L.F.C. players