Casey Jean Stoney (born 13 May 1982) is an English professional

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and former

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who is the head coach of

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. A versatile defender, she was

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more than 100 times for the

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since making her debut in 2000. After being a non-playing squad member at

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, she was an integral part of the England teams which reached the

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final and the quarter finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2007 and 2011. In 2012, Stoney succeeded

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as the England captain and also became captain of the newly formed

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squad for the

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. She ended her playing career at Liverpool Ladies. She was appointed as the first head coach of the newly-formed Manchester United Women on 8 June 2018.

Club career

Chelsea and Arsenal

Stoney joined Chelsea Ladies, aged 12, before moving to Arsenal Ladies in 1999.

Charlton Athletic

Already an England international, Stoney joined Charlton Athletic Ladies in the summer of 2002 in search of regular first-team football. She also took up a scholarship at

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's National Player Development Centre at Loughborough University. In a successful first season Stoney captained Charlton to their first

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final. She led Charlton to success in the

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in 2004, the

in 2005 as Charlton beat Everton 1–0, and the 2–1 victory over Arsenal in the 2006 Premier League Cup. When Charlton disbanded their entire women's section following the

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men's team in 2007, Stoney said:

Return to Chelsea

In July 2007, she signed for Chelsea Ladies along with Charlton and England teammate

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. In February 2009, she became

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until the end of the season, following the resignation of Steve Jones. At Stoney's recommendation,

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took over as manager for 2009–10.

Lincoln

On 13 March 2010 Stoney announced on

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that she had signed for FA WSL rivals Lincoln Ladies to play alongside England stars such as

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and Jess Clarke. Stoney stated that Lincoln offered the prospect of full-time training, which Chelsea were unable to match. Keith Boanas, her manager at Charlton, revealed that Stoney is a Chelsea supporter so found the decision extremely difficult.

Return to Arsenal

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Stoney re-joined Arsenal on a two-year deal for the 2014 season, citing her desire to win more trophies.

Liverpool

On 13 December 2016,

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confirmed that Stoney had signed with the club. She played her last match at the club on 21 February 2018. She subsequently retired to take a role in

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's backroom team in the England women's national team.

International career

England

Stoney came through

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's under-age squads, making her debut for the senior team in August 2000 as a substitute against

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. She was named in the provisional 30-player squad for Euro 2001 but did not make the final list of 20 and remained on the standby list. She made her first start in March 2002 against

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, and, after spells in central defence and at right back, went on to become England's first choice left back. In February 2003 Stoney wore the captain's armband when regular skipper Karen Walker was substituted in a 1–0 friendly defeat by

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. Her first senior international goal came as England beat

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4–0 in the

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in March 2005. Stoney was named in the squad for Euro 2005, hosted in England, but remained unused as the hosts made a group stage exit. Her disappointment was such that she considered retiring from international football. But by the

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in China, Stoney, preferred to

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at left back, was one of four England players to play every minute of every match as they lost a quarter final 3–0 to the

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. Stoney won the Nationwide International Player of the Year award for the 2007–08 season, ahead of Anita Asante and Alex Scott. In May 2009, Stoney was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by

(FA). At the Euro 2009 final tournament in

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, Stoney recovered from a red card in a 2–1 opening match defeat by

to help England reach the final. Stoney explained that for many players this was not only the best moment of their careers, but possibly the happiest moment in their lives. England Women's Vs USA (15930855984)

Stoney started all four of England's games at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, and converted her kick in the quarter-final

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defeat to

. When pregnant

retired from international football in 2012, Hope Powell appointed Stoney as the new England captain. "It's an absolute honour, the biggest privilege I've ever been given," was Stoney's response. In 2013, Stoney became the first female member of the

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's management committee. She led England into their Euro 2013 campaign but the team performed poorly and finished in last place, to her "bitter disappointment". When England's longstanding manager

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was sacked, Stoney was left out of new boss

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's first squad due to a foot injury. Sampson informed Stoney that her captaincy was under review, a decision she understood.

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was then named as her successor as captain. After being called for her third straight World Cup, Stoney said the

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in Canada would be her last. Mostly coming out of the bench, Stoney was part of the first English team to qualify for the semi-finals. She was part of the England squad which reached the semi-finals of

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and played her last international match in a friendly against France on 21 October 2017.

Great Britain

In June 2012, Stoney was named in the 18-player

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squad formed for the

. The group was selected by England manager

and comprised 16 English players plus Scots

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and

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. Stoney was confirmed in her role as captain. Stoney scored in the team's second group stage match, a 3–0 win over

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. After winning all three matches and finishing at the top of the table for Group E, Great Britain advanced to the quarter finals where they faced

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in front of 28,828 spectators at City of Coventry Stadium. Stoney was disappointed when Great Britain lost 2–0 and were knocked out. She argued for the continued participation of Great Britain at future Olympic football tournaments. England's third-place finish at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup secured Great Britain's qualification for the

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, but the team were blocked from competing due to political infighting among the "

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". A

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was convened instead.

Managerial career

Chelsea

In February 2009, she became Chelsea Ladies'

until June 2009 following the resignation of Steve Jones.

England

Following her retirement in 2018, Stoney joined

's backroom team in the England women's national team.

Manchester United

On 8 June 2018, Stoney was appointed as the first head coach of the newly-formed Manchester United Women. Stoney's first game in charge of United was a North West derby victory in the

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. In the inaugural season, United won the FA Women's Championship title and

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to the FA WSL; winning 18 of 20 games and losing only once. In addition to the division title, Stoney guided United to an

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quarter-final and

semi-final, beating four WSL teams in the process. On the opening weekend of the

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season, Stoney managed United in the team's first

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in front of a crowd of 31,213, an English domestic women's league record. Manchester United lost 1–0, but prevailed six weeks later in the

to earn her and the club's first Manchester derby win, beating Manchester City 2–0. On 8 November 2019, Stoney signed a contract extension with Manchester United, keeping her at the club until 2022. During the season, Stoney was a vocal critic of the quality of refereeing within the WSL, calling it "substandard" following United's 1–0 loss to

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on 17 November 2019. Stoney's United, again, drew considerable media attention in February 2020 following a controversial phantom handball penalty decision against Katie Zelem in United's 1–1 draw with

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. On 12 May 2021, it was announced Stoney would be stepping down as Manchester United manager at the end of the season having secured a second successive fourth-place league finish, one point behind Arsenal in the final Champions League qualification spot.

San Diego

On 14 July 2021, Stoney was announced as the head coach of

, which began play in 2022. Wave FC completed its first competition under Stoney, the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup, with a third-place group stage finish in the West Division on a record.

Personal life

In November 2012, Stoney was named 50th on ''

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'' newspaper's Pink List of influential lesbian and gay people in the United Kingdom. On 10 February 2014, Stoney first publicly acknowledged that she was a lesbian. She is in a relationship with her former Lincoln team mate Megan Harris. On 16 July 2014, she announced that Harris was pregnant with twins, who were born on 8 November 2014. Stoney's third child was born on 12 December 2017. In May 2015, the

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awarded Stoney an

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. Stoney was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for services to football.United Kingdom:

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list England's and Great Britain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stoney goal.''

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Arsenal Ladies Vs Notts County (22708931525)

Arsenal * FA Women's Premier League National Division: 2000–01, 2001–02 *

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: 2001,

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: 2015 *

: 2000, 2001 *

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: 2000, 2001 Charlton Athletic *

: 2005 *

: 2004, 2006 *

: 2004 England *

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runner-up: 2009 * FIFA Women's World Cup third place: 2015 Individual Man Utd Women 5 Lewes FC Women 0 11 05 2019-684 (32907323097)

* FA International Player of the Year Award: 2008, 2012 * FA WSL Team of the Year: 2014–15, 2015–16

Manager

Manchester United * FA Women's Championship: 2018–19 Individual * LMA Women's Championship Manager of the Month: November 2018, February 2019, April 2019 *Women's Super League Manager of the Month: November 2020, December 2020 * National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Coach of the Year:

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References

External links

Casey Stoney profile
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