Justine Joanna Lorton (born 11 March 1974) is an

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er, and former

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international player. A deep–lying forward player, Lorton enjoyed two spells at

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as well as playing in

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and

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Club career

Lorton emerged from the Wembley Ladies team managed by John Jones, at the same time as

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. Alongside several other promising youngsters, Lorton and Smith won the

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with Wembley in 1995–96. The following season, Lorton moved to Millwall Lionesses and won both the 1996–97 Premier League Cup and

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, beating old team Wembley in the final of the latter competition.

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headed the winning goal from Lorton's corner, in front of 3,015 supporters at Upton Park. Lorton moved to

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in 1998. In the 1999 FA Women's Cup final against

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, Lorton created both goals in Arsenal's 2–0 win. From 1999 until 2001 Lorton enjoyed three short but productive spells in

ic football with

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, scoring eight goals in a total of 24 appearances. She also played for a

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club before returning to England. After joining

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, in March 2003 Lorton hit a late winner from the penalty spot to defeat Arsenal in the FA Women's Cup semi–final and take Charlton into their first final. This was despite "shaking like a leaf" due to nerves. However, Lorton was then on the losing side as The Addicks were soundly beaten by professional

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in the final. She finished as Charlton's top goalscorer in the competition with four goals. In 2003–04 Lorton was back with Arsenal and was a 90th-minute substitute as The Gunners recaptured the FA Women's Cup, beating Charlton 3–0 in the final at

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. On her second debut for Arsenal Lorton scored in a 9–2 win over

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. Lorton also featured from the bench during Arsenal's run to the 2004–05

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semi–final. After a season with

in 2005–06, Lorton signed for Bristol Academy in summer 2006. In November 2006 she scored in a 5–1 win over Fulham which took Bristol Academy to the top of the

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table for the first time in the club's history. She signed for

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in 2009 and scored in Pompey's shock Premier League Cup win over

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in January 2011. She has played at Yeovil Town and now dons the green and white colours of Keynsham Town.

International career

As a Millwall Lionesses player, Lorton made her senior

debut as substitute for

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in a 4–0 friendly win over

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on 23 August 1997. She then replaced

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during a February 1998 3–2 friendly defeat in

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and made a third appearance in

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's first match in charge, a 1–0 home friendly defeat to

in July 1998. Lorton made one competitive appearance during England's unsuccessful Women's World Cup 1999 qualifying attempt, against

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. In 1999 she featured against

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in a 4–1 friendly defeat and won a sixth cap as a 53rd-minute substitute for

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in a 1–0 victory over

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. Lorton continued to be selected in the National squad ahead of

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, but was not included in the final squad.

Personal life

In July 2013 Lorton

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Yeovil teammate

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. In late 2016 Lorton filed for divorce.

References

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