Nicola Twohig

Nikki Twohig
Personal information
Full name Nicola Twohig
Date of birth (1987-04-28) 28 April 1987
Place of birth Manchester, England
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Blackburn Rovers Ladies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Blackburn Rovers Ladies
0000–2007 Manchester City Ladies
2007–2011 Blackburn Rovers Ladies 41 (2)
2011-2012 Liverpool Ladies 13 (1)
2012 – date Blackburn Rovers Ladies
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:22, 28 October 2009 (UTC).

Nicola "Nikki" Twohig (born 28 April 1987) is a female football defender from Manchester. She played for Liverpool Ladies in the 2011 FA WSL and rejoined Blackburn Rovers Ladies for a third spell in August 2011. She represented the Republic of Ireland at U-19 level.

Club career

Twohig played for Blackburn Rovers Ladies before leaving to join Manchester City Ladies.[1] She rejoined Blackburn in October 2007.[2] Her first top-flight goal came in January 2008, against Doncaster Rovers Belles.[1]

Having become captain of Blackburn,[3] Twohig left to sign for Liverpool Ladies in February 2011. Twohig has returned to Blackburn Rovers Ladies in August 2012.[4]

International career

In October 2006 Twohig played for the Republic of Ireland U-19 team in friendlies against the Netherlands and Switzerland.[5]

Blackburn statistics

As of October 2009
Club Season League WFA Cup Premier League Cup County Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers Ladies[1] 2007–08 15130204000241
2008–09 19130204000281
2009–10 700010000080
Career total 41260508000602

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nicky Twohig". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
  2. "Lakeland runs rule over new arrivals". The Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. 2007-10-24. Retrieved -7-09-2009. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. "Ladies in opening day thriller". Blackburn Rovers FC. 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  4. "Ladies secure double deal". Blackburn Rovers FC. 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
  5. "Internationals". Munsterspride.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
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