Leanne Crichton (born 6 August 1987) is a Scottish

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coach, a media

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(for

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's football coverage on radio and television) and a retired player whose position was

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. At club level she played for Hibernian,

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, Whitehill Welfare/Edinburgh Ladies, Glasgow City (three spells) and

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in Scotland and for

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in the English

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, and appeared 72 times for the Scotland national team.

Playing career

Club

Crichton started her career with Cumbernauld Cosmos before moving to Whitehill Welfare. She had a short spell with Glasgow City in 2007 before moving on to

later the same year, scoring a penalty on her debut against then reigning league champions Hibernian. Crichton went on to join Hibernian in 2011 for one season before returning for her second spell at Glasgow City in January 2012. After winning a clean sweep of domestic honours with City in 2012, including a league campaign in which the club finished undefeated, Crichton made her bow in the

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against

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in the

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of the 2012–13 competition. She went on to play in all five matches in City's run to the round of 32. Crichton signed for

side

in January 2015. In April 2017, she joined Glasgow City for a third spell with the club. She moved to

in 2021 to combine a playing and coaching role, leaving in November 2024 to become assistant to Leanne Ross at Glasgow City following the departure of

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International

Crichton was part of

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's Scotland youth squad which qualified for the finals of the

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in Hungary. While playing for the Edinburgh Ladies, she earned her first call up to the senior

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women's squad in August 2006 and made her debut in a challenge match against

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the following month. National coach

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recalled Crichton for Scotland's two challenge matches against the

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in February 2013. Crichton helped Scotland qualify for Euro 2017 and the 2019 World Cup, which was their first appearances in those major tournaments. She announcement her retirement from international football in January 2021, having made 72 international appearances in total.

International goals

:''Results list Scotland's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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Glasgow City player profile
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