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Danielle Turner FA Cup Final

Women's Soccer - Jon Holtz, Athletic Communication

Turner captains Everton in FA Cup Final at Wembley

Former Slippery Rock women's soccer standout Danielle Turner captained the Everton Women against Manchester City Sunday in the Women's FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium.

Photos in this story credited to Everton FC

LONDON – Former Slippery Rock University women’s soccer standout Danielle Turner’s professional career reached another level over the weekend when the defender captained the Everton Women against Manchester City in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup Final at the famed Wembley Stadium in London Nov. 1. 

Turner’s Everton squad nearly pulled off an upset of the favored Manchester City squad, taking the game to extra time tied at 1-1 after 90 minutes, but City scored twice in the final minutes of the extra session to emerge as champions with a 3-1 win. 

Turner was tasked for much of the game with locking down Manchester City’s top forwards on the wing, including U.S. Women’s National Team star Rose Lavelle, who was held off the scoresheet. City’s squad also features USWNT star Sam Mewis, who scored City's lone goal in regulation off a corner kick. 

Danielle Turner FA Cup Final
Turner (right) battles with Manchester City forward Jess Park in the FA Cup Final Nov. 1 (photo from Everton FC)

“We gave it absolutely everything,” Turner told Everton TV after the game. “We’ll try to use this experience to fuel us to come back here to Wembley. I’m so proud of all the players and the staff.”

The FA Cup Final marked just the second loss this season for the Everton Women, who also dropped a 3-1 decision to Man City in the Women’s Continental League Cup in early October. Outside of those two games, Turner and her squad have posted a 6-0-1 record since the beginning of September and currently sit second in the FA Women’s Super League standings with 13 points (4-0-1), just two points shy of Arsenal. 

The Blues will jump back into action in the Continental League Cup Wednesday with a home match against Manchester United and will return to FA Super League action Sunday with a trip to Chelsea FC. 

Turner played just one season at Slippery Rock before returning to England to begin her professional career. At The Rock, she was named to All-Region honors as a forward after tallying 16 points and helping SRU to a 14-3-5 record and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Division II Tournament in 2010. She was named to the Everton Women’s first team in 2014 and was given the captaincy of the squad in 2017. Turner is signed by Everton through the 2022 season. 


 

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