Emily Hollinshead
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.jpg) Hollinshead in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emily Hollinshead | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Nantwich, Cheshire, England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fylde | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Everton | 24 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Sheffield United | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | Fylde | 45 | (15) |
| International career | |||
| 2016– | Wales | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 September 2021 | |||
Emily Hollinshead (born 13 September 1995) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a winger and striker for Fylde and the Wales national team.[1][2]
When Hollinshead was 11, she challenged a ban from the FA on girls over 11 not being allowed to play in the same football teams as boys. She would later go on to play professionally for Everton, Sheffield United and Fylde.
Hollinshead was born in Nantwich, England. When she was 11, Hollinshead challenged a ban from The Football Association on girls over 11 not being allowed to play in the same football team as boys. After her father threatened legal action against The FA for sex discrimination, they announced that they were either considering changing the age limit to under-14 level or allow a special dispensation for one year to allow girls to play in boys teams.[3] During this time, she was a part of the Crewe Alexandra F.C. Girls Centre of Excellence.[3] She later went on to study Primary Education at Manchester Metropolitan University with a view to become a teacher.[2]