Theresa Wiseman

Theresa "Terry" Wiseman (born 1956) is an English animator and former footballer. She played as a goalkeeper and represented England at senior international level.

Theresa Wiseman
Personal information
Date of birth 1956 (age 66–67)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Howbury Grange
International career
England 60 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wiseman won 60 caps for England. After a period as understudy to England's original goalkeeper Sue Buckett, Wiseman made her debut on 23 July 1979, in a 2–0 win over Switzerland held in Sorrento, Italy during an unofficial European Championship. Ten years later she made her 50th appearance[1] in a 2–0 home friendly defeat to Sweden. The match was held at Wembley Stadium to mark the 20th anniversary of the Women's Football Association (WFA), played as a curtain–raiser to the male national team's Rous Cup game against Chile. She had played in the penalty shootout defeat to Sweden in the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football final.[2] At club level she played for Tottenham Hotspur's women's section and represented Friends of Fulham in the WFA Cup final. Wiseman won the WFA Cup in 1984 with Howbury Grange.

People should remember and respect there was a game before 1993, that pioneers built the foundations and paved the way for what is happening now. There were so many talented players, like [Terry] Wiseman (England and Fulham goalkeeper). She was a mentor to me, I learnt so much off her.

— Marieanne Spacey speaking to On the Ball magazine.[3]

In November 2022, Wiseman was recognized by The Football Association as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 45th women's player to be capped by England.[4][5]

Post football career

In her other career as an animator Wiseman worked on The Snowman and later moved to Los Angeles County to work for DisneyToon Studios, recently working as a timing director on Phineas and Ferb. She trained at Hornsey College of Art.[6]

Honours

Howbury Grange

References
  1. "Fiftieth cap; Theresa Wiseman. (Sport)". The Times. 23 May 1989. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  2. Nilsson, Andreas (27 August 2009). "EM för damer 1984". SvenskFotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  3. "Marieanne Spacey". On the Ball. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  4. Gerty, David (31 May 2023). "England squad named for World Cup". The FA. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". Mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  6. "Theresa Wiseman Animator/Timing Director, DisneyToons Studios". Gnomon School of Visual Effects. Retrieved 4 October 2011.


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