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Tanya Oxtoby
Oxtoby withPerth Gloryin 2010
Personal information
Full name Tanya Helen Oxtoby[1]
Date of birth (1982-06-15)15 June 1982(age 42)
Place of birth Wickham,Australia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Northern Ireland(manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Northern Redbacks
2003–2004 Northern NSW Pride
2004–2008 Western Waves
2008–2012 Perth Glory 40 (0)
2012 Doncaster Rovers Belles 14 (0)
2012 Everton
Total 54 (0)
Managerial career
2012–2014 Nottingham Forest
2014–2015 Perth Glory(assistant)
2014–2016 Australia U20(assistant)
2016–2018 Birmingham City(assistant)
2018–2021 Bristol City
2021 Scotland(assistant)
2021–2023 Chelsea(assistant)
2023– Northern Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tanya Helen Oxtoby(born 15 June 1982) is an Australiansoccercoach and former player, who is currently the manager of theNorthern Ireland women's national team.

Acentre-backduring her playing career, she signed for FA WSL clubDoncaster Rovers Bellesin February 2012, after four seasons playing forPerth Gloryin the AustralianW-League.In July 2012, she agreed to manageNottingham Forest Ladies,in addition to her playing duties with Doncaster. After finishing her playing career withEverton,she worked full-time as a coach withNotts County Ladies,as their Development Team Manager.

After returning home to Australia in 2015 to the club she captained, Oxtoby became the assistant coach for Perth Glory Women, helping guide the Glory to their only Premiers Plate, winning the league, as well as their first ever grand final appearance. During this period, she also set up Tanya Oxtoby Football Coaching, her own coaching and mentoring business for female footballers and coaches. She also spent 18 months working with theAustralian under 20team, as an assistant coach and video analyst.

Following a successful stint back in Australia, Oxtoby was offered a role as Head Coach and Director of Development at Notts County Ladies in early 2016, a role coupled with first team assistant coach duties. Oxtoby became the Head of Women's Football and Futsal at theUniversity of Nottingham,to oversee the entire development pathway for Notts County Ladies. In 2016, Oxtoby was recruited byBirmingham City Ladiesto become an assistant coach with the first team in the Women's Super League. From 2018 to 2021, she was the manager ofBristol City,and then served as an assistant coach with theScotland women's national football teamandChelsea.

Playing career

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Born inWickham, Western Australia,Oxtoby began playing as an eight-year-old in thePilbaratown of Wickham, initially playing in a team coached by her father.[3][4]

Between 1995 and 1999, she attended the Soccer Excellence Program atJohn Curtin College of the Arts.[5]In 1999, Oxtoby was selected for the Australian Under–19 Schoolgirls team but did not make the touring squad to England.[6]

In 2005, Oxtoby was appointedcaptainof the Western Waves in the AustralianWomen's National Soccer League.[7]

In 2008, she was appointed captain ofPerth Glory's women's team in theW-League.[8][9]She was one of only a few players of Indigenous descent to play in the W-League, and the first indigenous player to captain her side.[10]

In February 2009, she was named best player for the Glory, winning the Most Glorious Women's Player award.[11]Oxtoby collected the same award for her performances in the 2011 season.[12]Overall, she played 40 matches for the Glory between 2008 and 2012.[13]

Oxtoby, who has dual English–Australian citizenship, joined Glory teammateKatie HolthamatDoncaster Rovers Bellesfor the 2012FA WSLseason.[14]

Coaching career

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In 2007, Oxtoby was appointed assistant coach of theFootball WestNational Training Centre. During 2008, she was appointedWestern Australiawomen's Under-15 coach.[15]

In July 2012, Oxtoby was appointed manager and head coach of EnglishFA Women's Premier League Northern DivisionclubNottingham Forest,[16]a role she combined with playing for Doncaster in the FA WSL.[17]In August 2013, Oxtoby accepted a coaching role with the reserve team of WSL clubNotts County Ladies,[18]before she returned to Australia.

After returning home to Australia in 2014 to the club she captained, Oxtoby become the assistant coach for Perth Glory Women.[citation needed]She helped guide the Glory to the Premiers plate winning the league, and their first ever grand final appearance. During this period, she also set up Tanya Oxtoby Football Coaching, her own coaching and mentoring business for female footballers. She also spent 18 months working with theAustralian under 20team, as an assistant coach and video analyst.[citation needed]

Following a successful stint with back in Australia, she then moved back to Notts County Ladies in early 2016 as their Director of Development and first team assistant coach, and become Head of Women's Football and Futsal at theUniversity of Nottingham.[19]

In 2017, Oxtoby was recruited byBirmingham City Ladiesto become an assistant coach with a focus on out of possession with the first team in the Women's Super League. Oxtoby was then recruited at the Talent Identification and Transition Manager for English Colleges Women's National Team, a position she held for two years. She also served as lifestyle advisor for Team GB Goal Ball, a Paralympic sport.

In July 2018,Bristol City Womennamed Oxtoby its new manager.[20]In her first season with Bristol City, she won two manager of the month awards and took them to a record breaking points tally finishing in 6th place in the Women's Super League,[21][22][23]with the most notable results being draws againstChelseaandManchester City.[24][25]She managed to ensure Bristol's safety in the WSL in the following season, despite having the lowest budget of all the teams competing within the league, as well as a crippling injury list.[26]She is renowned as an exceptional player developer, identifying young English talent and providing them the opportunity to excel within her provided environment and earn game time at the highest level. The likes ofEbony Salmon,Poppy Pattinson,Katie RobinsonandAimee Palmerare among some of the best young talent to come through under her supervision. In August 2021, she stepped down as manager following her maternity leave, and was succeeded by Lauren Smith.[27]

Following a short stint with theScotland women's national football teamas an assistant coach,[28][29]Oxtoby joinedWomen's Super LeagueclubChelseain the same role in September 2021.[30]

On 1 September 2023, Oxtoby was officially appointed as the new manager of theNorthern Ireland women's national team,[29][31]having signed a four-year contract with theIrish FA.[31]

Personal life

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As well as being a UEFA A licence coach, Oxtoby also holds a Diploma in Football Management from the League Managers Association (LMA), and is a qualified sports psychologist.[32]

In December 2020, she announced that she was pregnant with a son with her partner Alice Kempski who plays for Cheltenham Town Ladies.[33]She announced that she would be taking maternity leave withMatt Beardtaking over coaching duties at Bristol City until the end of the season.[34]

See also

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References

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  2. ^abTanya Oxtobyat WorldFootball.netEdit this at Wikidata
  3. ^Davutovic, David (19 July 2020). "Bristol Boss still calls WA home".The Sunday Times.Perth.
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  12. ^Correia, Chris (24 January 2012)."Oxtoby named Perth's best".Football Australia. Archived fromthe originalon 7 May 2012.Retrieved27 January2012.
  13. ^Howe, Andrew."Westfield W-League 2013/14 and Westfield Matildas Media Guide".Football Federation Australia. Archived fromthe originalon 21 May 2014.Retrieved1 January2014.
  14. ^"Defenders/ Tanya Oxtoby".Doncaster Rovers Belles. Archived fromthe originalon 25 February 2012.Retrieved19 February2012.
  15. ^"Alistair Edwards Resigns".Football West.1 November 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 22 July 2008.Retrieved17 November2008.
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  19. ^"England international Laura Bassett joins University coaching team – The University of Nottingham".nottingham.ac.uk.Retrieved16 March2022.
  20. ^Crawley, James (4 July 2013)."Oxtoby appointed Vixens manager".Bristol City F.C.Retrieved4 July2018.
  21. ^"LMA MANAGER OF THE MONTH AWARDS – SEPTEMBER 2018".League Managers Association. 8 October 2018.Retrieved30 January2022.
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  26. ^"BRISTOL CITY WOMEN STATEMENT".Bristol City F.C.25 May 2020.Retrieved30 January2022.
  27. ^"Tanya Oxtoby: Bristol City manager steps down from role at Women's Championship club".BBC Sport. 16 August 2021.Retrieved30 January2022.
  28. ^"McLaren names four fresh faces for SWNT's June friendlies".Scottish Football Association. 31 May 2021.Retrieved30 January2022.
  29. ^abArcher, Kenny (1 September 2023)."New Northern Ireland women's manager Tanya Oxtoby targeting top tournaments".The Irish News.Retrieved4 September2023.
  30. ^"Tanya Oxtoby joins Chelsea Women as Assistant Coach".Chelsea F.C.3 September 2021.Retrieved30 January2022.
  31. ^ab"Tanya Oxtoby delighted to be new NI women's manager".Irish FA.1 September 2023.Retrieved4 September2023.
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  34. ^"Bristol City women: Matt Beard set to take over until end of season".BBC Sport. 14 January 2021.Retrieved14 January2021.
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