Jody Bowry (previously Jody Smith; born 1980/1981) is an English former professional

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goalkeeper who played for clubs including Chelsea and

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

Club career

Bowry signed for Chelsea as a 15-year-old and immediately went into the first team. In 2000 "widely admired" Bowry was a "star close-season signing" for Fulham, who had become the first full-time professional women's club in Europe. In December 2001 Fulham signed

Astrid Johannessen Astrid Hitland Johannessen (born 10 January 1978) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Norway women's national football team. She was understudy to Bente Nordby on the Norwegian team that hosted UEFA Women's Eur ...

who competed with Bowry for the goalkeeping position until 2003 when the club lost its professional status.

Personal life

Bowry is from

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. She was among the first female members of the

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(PFA) and studied a Sports Science and Coaching degree with their assistance. She later worked as a

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Honours

Fulham *

FA Women's Premier League National Division The FA Women's Premier League National Division (originally WFA National League Premier Division) was a football division in England. From 1991 until 2010, the National Division functioned as the top league in English women's football. Durin ...

: 2002–03 * FA Women's Premier League Southern Division: 2001–02 * South East Combination Women's Football League: 2000–01 *FA Women's Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03 *FA Women's Premier League Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03

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at Fulham FC Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Footballers from Surrey English women's footballers Chelsea F.C. Women players Fulham F.C. Women players FA Women's National League players Women's association football goalkeepers Schoolteachers from Surrey 1980s births {{England-women-footy-bio-stub