Maureen "Mo" Marley

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(née Mallon; born 31 January 1967) is an English

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and former player. She most recently managed the England women's national under-21 football team. As a player, Marley was a

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, who captained both the

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and Everton, turning out 41 times for England between 1995 and 2001. Marley had a 24-year association with Everton, joining the club in their former incarnation as Leasowe Pacific in 1988. She won the 1989

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and captained the team to the

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title in 1997–98. After taking over as manager in 2002 — sacking her husband to do so — she led Everton to the 2008 FA Women's Premier League Cup and the 2010 FA Women's Cup. Marley led Everton into the

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on three occasions, before standing down as manager in October 2012. After a three year spell as England U-21 women's manager she is currently the Under 23 side head.

Playing career

Club career

Marley joined Everton Ladies, then named Leasowe Pacific, in the 1987–88 season. She helped the club win the 1989

and went on to captain the side.

International career

Marley made her

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senior debut, aged 28, against

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in November 1995. She went on to captain the side, including during the 2001 European Championships, after which she retired from international football with 41 caps. Marley scored one goal for England, a header in a 6–0 friendly win over

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in March 1997.

Coaching career

Marley stopped playing and took over as manager of Everton Ladies in the 2002 close season, having previously been the Girls and Women's Football Development Officer for

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. She had taken up her role as head coach of England Under-19s in November 2001, while still playing for Everton. She guided Everton to their

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win in 2008 and

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win in 2010. Marley became only the second woman in England, after

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, to be awarded the

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. She completed the course in 2007–08, alongside

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. In July 2009, she coached the England Under-19s side to victory in the

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. Marley stood down as Everton manager in October 2012, to focus on her job at

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(FA). In September 2017, she was named as the interim manager of the

. In October 2018, she was appointed the permanent manager of the newly resurrected England under-21 women's team She stood down from the role in October 2020, taking on the under 23 role the same month the next year.

Personal life

Marley's husband, Keith, was the manager of the Everton Ladies’ side from 1998 to 2002. In December 2005, she was awarded an MBE for her services to women's football on

Honours

Player

;Everton Ladies *

(1): 1988–89 *

(1): 1997-98

Manager

;Everton Ladies *

(1): 2007–08 *

(1): 2009-10 ;England *

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, Runner-up

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marley, Mo Living people English women's footballers Members of the Order of the British Empire Everton F.C. (women) players England women's international footballers FA Women's National League players 1967 births Footballers from Liverpool Women's Super League managers English women's football managers Women's association football defenders England women's national football team managers