Gill Wylie
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 August 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Bangor, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Clucas Strikers | |||
| Tottenham | |||
| 1991–1997 | Arsenal | ||
| 1997–2000 | Croydon | ||
| 2000 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| International career | |||
| 1982–1990 | Northern Ireland | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:16, 5 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Gillian Wylie (née Totten;[1] born in 1964 or 1965) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player. She played for the Northern Ireland women's national football team and for Arsenal and Croydon at club level.
After moving to London from her native Bangor, County Down, Wylie left Tottenham for Arsenal in 1991. She was the captain of Vic Akers' "treble" winning team in 1992–93.[2][3]
In August 1995 Wylie suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[4] In 1997 Debbie Bampton persuaded Wylie to leave Arsenal for Croydon, where she regained full fitness and became an important player in the team which won the FA Women's Premier League National Division in 1998–99 and a League and Cup "double" in 1999–00.[5]
Wylie was in favour of Croydon's controversial hostile takeover by Charlton Athletic: "It's been a bit of farce, but we want to affiliate with Charlton for long-term benefit".[6] After briefly serving as player-manager,[7] she resigned in November 2000, to be replaced by Keith Boanas.[8]
