Laura Montgomery (born 25 December 1975) is a Scottish football manager and former player. She played for and captained Glasgow City for 12 years after founding the club in 1998 with her friend Carol Anne Stewart. As a central defender, she won five Scottish Women's Premier League winner's medals, three Scottish Women's Cup winner's medals and played in the UEFA Women's Champions League. Since her playing retirement in 2010, Montgomery has continued in her club manager role and oversees all aspects of running Glasgow City. She is a leading advocate of women's football in Scotland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 December 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Glasgow City (Club manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maryhill Eagles | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2010 | Glasgow City | 194 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:35, 13 November 2013 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editMontgomery did not play organised football until she went to university. After joining a nearby team Maryhill Eagles, she suffered a cruciate ligament injury at the age of 19 and was unable to play for three years: "I didn't know who would give me a game when I was fit again, so I decided to organise a properly run team, and play for them. So I started Glasgow City with a friend, Carol Anne Stewart."[1]
Ambitious Glasgow City were promoted into the Scottish Women's Premier League in their first season. With Montgomery as centre back and captain, they developed into Scotland's dominant team during the following decade.[2] In 2010, she made her 250th competitive appearance for the club in June,[3] then stopped playing in November after leading the team to a fourth successive league title.[4]
Personal life
editMontgomery trained as a lawyer at Glasgow University and in 2013 was working as a consultant in the oil and gas industry.[5] In June 2017, she joined Hibernian F.C. as their head of sales and sponsorship.[6]
She has been an outspoken critic of sexist and misogynist attitudes to women's sports in Scotland.[7]
Her partner Kat Lindner, who also played for Glasgow City, died suddenly in February 2019.[8]
References
edit- ^ Murphy, Alex (5 May 2008). "Postcard from...Glasgow City FC - The Games". The Times. London. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ McCall, Amanda (2 July 2013). "Glasgow City manager looks to the future as club celebrates 15 years". Glasgow: STV (TV channel). Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Landmark for Laura Montgomery". She Kicks. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Champions Glasgow City sign off with a big win". British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ Kennedy, Stephen (27 March 2013). "Interview With Laura Montgomery". SWFitba. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "LAURA MONTGOMERY APPOINTED HEAD OF SALES AND SPONSORSHIP". Hibernian FC. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ Scott-Elliot, Robin (11 November 2013). "Glasgow City's Laura Montgomery: 'We still face negative views on women in sport'". The Independent. London. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Kat Lindner: Former Glasgow City player dies aged 39". BBC Sport. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
External links
edit- Profile at Glasgow City official website
  | This biographical article related to women's association football in Scotland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| | This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a defender born in the 1970s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |