Erin Vaughan
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Erin Vaughan
| image =
| fullname = Erin Louise Vaughan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|02|15}}
| birth_place = Newport, Wales
| height =
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
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| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2003–2005
| years2 = 2005–2014
| clubs1 = Shrewsbury Town WFC
| clubs2 = Aston Villa LFC
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2013
| nationalteam1 = Wales
| nationalcaps1 = 19
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| pcupdate = 13:23, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 13:23, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
}}
Erin Louise Vaughan (born 15th February 1986) is a Welsh football coach and former player. She was a defender for Aston Villa and the Wales women's national football team. She is the daughter of former Wales international footballer Nigel Vaughan. She spent years as a coach at ISC Gunners FC and now serves as the Girls Director for Western Washington Surf.{{cite web |title=Premier Coaching Staff |url=http://www.iscgunners.org/coaches |publisher=ISC Gunners FC |access-date=15 December 2022 |archive-date=15 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215132350/http://www.iscgunners.org/coaches |url-status=dead }}
Club career
Vaughan helped Shrewsbury Town win the Shropshire County Cup in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.fgmag.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=1556|title=Shrewsbury Town Take Shropshire Cup|publisher=Fair Game|accessdate=14 May 2010|archive-date=10 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210121606/http://www.fgmag.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=1556|url-status=dead}}
She then joined Aston Villa Ladies for season 2005 – 06. During the 2012 off-season, Vaughan played in the American Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) for Issaquah SC.{{cite web|url=http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2898255,00.html|title=Villa Ladies player preview: Vaughan's anxious wait|publisher=Aston Villa FC|first=Paul|last=Brown|accessdate=23 August 2012|date=23 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825004034/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2898255,00.html|archive-date=25 August 2012|url-status=dead}}
When Aston Villa successfully bid for inclusion in the new FA WSL 2 in 2014, Vaughan remained an important part of the team.{{cite news |title=FA WSL Preview: Aston Villa Ladies FC |url=http://www.sportsister.com/2014/04/03/fa-wsl-preview-aston-villa-ladies-fc/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |publisher=Sportsister.com |date=3 April 2014 |archive-date=15 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215132349/http://www.sportsister.com/2014/04/03/fa-wsl-preview-aston-villa-ladies-fc/ |url-status=dead }}
International career
Vaughan represented Wales at U19 level, winning five caps.{{cite web|title=International teams – Erin Vaughan |url=http://www.faw.org.uk/teams/player/76 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321132511/http://www.faw.org.uk/teams/player/76 |archivedate=21 March 2009 |accessdate=4 May 2010 |publisher=FAW.org.uk}} Her full debut was on 15th March 2006, in a 3–2 friendly defeat in Switzerland.
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20130205074910/http://en.uefa.com/womensworldcup/teams/player=99157/index.html UEFA bio of Erin Vaughan]
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Category:Footballers from Newport, Wales
Category:Welsh women's footballers
Category:21st-century Welsh sportswomen
Category:Wales women's international footballers
Category:Aston Villa W.F.C. players
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:FA Women's National League players
Category:Women's Super League 2 players
Category:Women's Premier Soccer League players
Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
Category:Welsh expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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