Jade Lorton-Radburn

Jade Annmarie Lorton-Radburn (born 21 February 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Keynsham Town.

Jade Radburn
Personal information
Full name Jade Annmarie[1] Radburn
Date of birth (1989-01-21) 21 January 1989[2]
Place of birth Leicester, England
Position(s) Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Keynsham Town
Youth career
Leicester City Women
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Leicester City Women
2009 Blackburn Rovers Ladies 6 (0)
2009–2010 OOH Lincoln Ladies 8 (1)
2010–2011 Keynsham Town
2011 Bristol Academy 9 (0)
2012 Leicester City Women
2012–2014 Yeovil Town Ladies
2015 Doncaster Rovers Belles
2015– Keynsham Town 47 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:15, 9 August 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Lorton-Radburn joined Leicester City Women at under-10 level and later spent three years with the first team, before joining Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the 2009 close season[3] after a successful trial.[4]

She moved to OOH Lincoln Ladies in November 2009.[5] Lorton-Radburn greatly impressed Lincoln manager Rod Wilson with her performances, both at centre-half and in midfield.[6]

Radburn playing for Yeovil in April 2013

In October 2010 Radburn signed for Keynsham Town.[7] She was then revealed as part of Bristol Academy's FA WSL squad in March 2011.[8] Lorton-Radburn made her WSL debut in a 0–0 draw at Everton, but was ineligible for Bristol's FA Women's Cup final defeat to Arsenal after playing for Keynsham in an earlier round of the competition.[9] She was named in Bristol Academy's 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League squad in September 2011.[1] In March 2012 it was reported that Lorton-Radburn had rejoined Leicester City.[10]

She signed for Doncaster Rovers Belles in July 2015, after leaving Yeovil Town Ladies and the end of the previous season. Promotion-chasing Belles manager Glen Harris praised Lorton-Radburn's "strength and power".[11] She scored a goal on her debut for the club, a header in a 5–0 win over Watford.[12]

International career

Lorton-Radburn represented Great Britain at the World University Games,[13] playing in the 2009 tournament in Belgrade and winning a bronze medal.[14]

Personal life

Lorton-Radburn attended Loughborough University.[13] In July 2013 Radburn married Yeovil teammate Justine Lorton.[15]

Blackburn Rovers statistics
Club Season League WFA Cup Premier League Cup County Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers Ladies[3] 2009–10 600020100090
Club Total600020100090

References
  1. "Jade Annmarie Radburn". UEFA. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  2. サッカー観戦日記 (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  3. "Jade Radburn". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  4. "Blackburn land exciting duo". Fair Game. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  5. "Radburn joins OOH Lincoln". OOH Lincoln L.F.C. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  6. John Pakey (21 November 2009). "OOH Lincoln Ladies boss Rod Wilson pleased with impact of Jade Radburn". Lincolnshire Echo. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  7. "Keynsham sign Collins and Radburn". She Kicks. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  8. "Jade Radburn Player Profile". Bristol Academy WFC. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  9. "Cup final special: get to know Bristol Academy". She Kicks. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  10. "Leicester City Women Sign Jade Radurn". She Kicks. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  11. "Doncaster Rovers Belles sign midfielder Jade Lorton-Radburn". BBC Sport. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  12. "VIDEO: Lorton-Radburn's joy at debut goal for Doncaster Belles". Yorkshire Evening Post. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  13. "Great Britain women's football squad announced for World University Games". British Universities & Colleges Sport. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  14. "Leicester City women's duo win World University Games medals". Leicester Mercury. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  15. "Shirt problem delights the Glovers". Yeovil Town Ladies. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013. Last Friday Glovers stars Justine Lorton and Jade Radburn tied the knot and both will now be known as Lorton-Radburn. Naturally the Club were delighted about that fantastic news, but the Glovers now have the challenge of fitting the longest surname in the club on the shirt backs, plus both players have the same first name initial!


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