Alex Culvin

Alexandra Culvin (born 16 November 1983)[1] is an English sports management lecturer and former women's footballer. As a footballer, Culvin played for Leeds, Everton, Doncaster Belles, AZ Alkmaar, Bristol Academy, and Liverpool, and as an academic, she has worked as a lecturer at the University of Salford and Leeds Beckett University.

Alex Culvin
Personal information
Full name Alexandra Culvin
Date of birth (1983-11-16) 16 November 1983
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Everton
2002–2003 Doncaster Belles
2003–2008 Leeds
2008–2010 Everton
2010–2011 AZ Alkmaar 11 (0)
2011–2012 Bristol Academy 14 (0)
2012 Liverpool 4 (0)
Academic background
Alma materLiverpool John Moores University
University of Central Lancashire
Academic work
DisciplineSport
Sub-disciplineSport management
InstitutionsUniversity of Salford
Leeds Beckett University
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Culvin played predominantly as a full-back.[2] In 2004, whilst Culvin was playing for Leeds, she was selected for the England women's under-21 squad.[3] Culvin played for Leeds in the 2006 FA Women's Cup final against Arsenal.[4] In 2009, whilst Culvin was playing for Everton, she was selected for the Great Britain women's football squad for the 2009 Universiade.[5] Culvin later played for AZ Alkmaar in the women's Eredivisie, before signing for Bristol Academy in February 2011.[2] She was sent off during Bristol Academy's 2012 FA Cup semi-final against Birmingham City.[6] Culvin later played for Liverpool, before being released in October 2012.[7] During her career, Culvin played in the UEFA Women's Champions League for Everton, AZ and Bristol Academy.[1]

Academic career

Culvin was born in Merseyside.[2] In 2009, she was studying at Liverpool John Moores University,[5] and she also wrote a PhD thesis on professional women's football in the UK at the University of Central Lancashire.[8] She has worked as a sports management lecturer at the University of Salford,[9] and as a senior lecturer at Leeds Beckett University.[10]

Culvin is a supporter of universal basic income,[11] and believes that men's football clubs should also have a women's team, as it would help them with public relations.[12] In 2020, she investigated the health effects on players of the FA Women's Super League becoming a fully professional league. She found evidence of fat shaming and eating disorders amongst players.[13] During the COVID-19 pandemic, she was critical of the government's decision to suspend women's football , whilst men's football was allowed to continue.[14]

Honours

Everton

References
  1. "A. CULVIN". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. "Bristol Academy go Dutch for FA's new Women's Super League". Bristol Post. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. "England select under-21 squad". Women's Soccer Scene. 1 June 2004. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. Wood, Nick (2 May 2006). "Big day turns into nightmare". Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  5. "Great Britain women's football squad announced for World University Games 18/06/2009". British Universities and Colleges Sport. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  6. Leighton, Tony (15 April 2012). "Birmingham beat Bristol to reach FA Women's Cup final for first time". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  7. Pearce, James (8 October 2012). "Liverpool FC Ladies release 10 players following disappointing end to Women's Super League season". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  8. "Elite Female Football in England: How 'do' they do it?". The Football Collective. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  9. "Coronavirus: Top US women footballers join Premier League as a result of pandemic". Sky News. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  10. "Alex Culvin". The Conversation. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  11. ""We need radicalism to knit our humanity back together again:" The case for a universal basic income". Morning Star. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  12. "Ein Haus auf Sand gebaut". Der Spiegel (in German). 5 September 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  13. "Weight charts, 'fat clubs' and disordered eating: the hidden health crisis in women's football". The Daily Telegraph. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  14. "FA faces claim of gender bias as it only closes girls' academies during lockdown". Sky News. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  15. "Everton Win FA Women's Cup". wsff.org.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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