Corinne Yorston | |
Fullname: | Corinne Louise Yorston[1] |
Birth Date: | 1983 6, df=y |
Birth Place: | Fleet, Hampshire, England |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Keynsham Town |
Youthclubs1: | Beaulieu Belles |
Years1: | –2003 |
Years2: | 2003–2005 |
Years3: | 2005–2009 |
Years4: | 2009–2010 |
Years5: | 2010 |
Years6: | 2010–2014 |
Years7: | 2015 |
Years8: | 2016–2018 |
Years9: | 2017 |
Years10: | 2018– |
Clubs4: | Arsenal Ladies[2] |
Clubs5: | → Keynsham Town (on loan) |
Clubs6: | Bristol Academy |
Clubs7: | Yeovil Town |
Clubs8: | Bristol City |
Clubs9: | → Oxford United (on loan) |
Clubs10: | Keynsham Town |
Caps4: | 20 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Caps6: | 53 |
Goals6: | 7 |
Caps7: | 16 |
Goals7: | 8 |
Caps10: | 29 |
Goals10: | 8 |
Nationalyears1: | 2003–2009 |
Nationalteam1: | England |
Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Corinne Louise Yorston (born 15 June 1983) is an English international footballer who plays as a defender[3] for Keynsham Town. Although primarily a left-back, who won most of her England caps playing in central defence, she has also played as a midfielder at club level. She has also previously represented English Universities.[4]
Yorston began her career with Southampton Saints.[5] She was inspired by Southampton coach Sue Lopez.[6] In the 2003 close season, Yorston joined Fulham Ladies[7] with whom she made her England debut in 2003. Soon after this she suffered a couple of stress fractures that kept her out of the game for nearly a year.[8]
She joined Bristol Academy in the 2005 close season,[9] and went on to have three seasons as club captain. She joined Arsenal Ladies in July 2009,[10] [11] but returned to Bristol in 2010. She was loaned out to Keynsham Town to maintain fitness ahead of Bristol's FA WSL season, which began in April 2011.[12]
At the end of the 2014 season, Yorston left Bristol Academy to join FA WSL 2 side Yeovil Town.[13]
Yorston won 19 caps at Under-19 level and also played at Under-23 level before joining the England senior team. She made her debut, as a substitute, in the game against Germany in September 2003 and played, again as a substitute, in the game against Denmark in February 2004. Her next game for England was not until March 2007 when she was a substitute for Rachel Unitt in the game against Scotland.
In May 2009, Yorston was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.[14]
She was allotted 151 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[15] [16]
Yorston has a degree in biochemistry and graduated with a Master's from the University of Bath,[17] where she had been awarded a Talented Athlete Scholarship.[18] After completing her Masters she began studying for an MPhil at the FA National Women's Player Development Centre at Loughborough University.[19]