Siobhan Chamberlain completes Notts County loan

Friday 10 Jul 2015
Siobhan Chamberlain training with England last month

FA Women's Cup Finalists Notts County have signed Siobhan Chamberlain from Arsenal on loan until the end of the season.

The England goalkeeper, who came on a substitute in the Lionesses' World Cup quarter-final win over Canada, will cover for injured international team-mate Carly Telford.

31-year-old Chamberlain has earned 34 caps over 11 years in the England setup, and links up with fellow squad members Laura Bassett, Alex Greenwood and Ellen White.

Siobhan Chamberlain chats with Lionesses room-mate Casey Stoney

County boss Rick Passmoor said: “To be able to bring in a player of Siobhan’s calibre at this stage of the season is a real boost for this football club. 

"With such a short season in terms of the number of games played, every game is vitally important and although we’ve only lost Carly briefly, to bring in a suitable replacement was important and we’d like to thank Arsenal for their co-operation in making this happen.”

Notts travel to the Hetton Centre on Sunday for a 2pm kick-off against Sunderland, who have signed Norwegian U23s goalkeeper Hilde Gunn Olsen.

While Chamberlain was the only current England player to move, several other FA WSL clubs did business on transfer deadline day, with Bristol Academy signing seven players as they bid to climb off the bottom of the top flight.

Caroline Weir, who has signed for Bristol Academy, in action for Arsenal

Scotland midfielder Caroline Weir joined from Arsenal, former England U19s defender Hannah Short signed on for a second stint at the club after completing a football scholarship at East Tennessee State University, and Scotland youth international keeper Hannah Reid also joined Willie Kirk's side.

The former Hibernian Ladies boss cast his net further to bring in 21-year-old Portugal midfielder Tatiano Pinto, 27-times capped Dutch defender Marije Brumme, Spanish-born Equatorial Guinea striker Jade Boho Sayo from Rayo Vallecano, and Bulgarian forward Evdokia Popadinova.

The Vixens travel to Chelsea's Staines Town home on Sunday for a 2pm kick-off.

Elsewhere Arsenal signed 23-year-old Spain midfielder Marta Corredera from Barcelona. 

The Gunners play host to Liverpool at Boreham Wood FC on Sunday at 2pm, with the Anfield club having added New Zealand striker Rosie White to their ranks.

Manchester City, meanwhile, signed USA U23s playmaker Daphne Corboz, with the 22-year-old hoping to make her debut against Birmingham City at Academy Stadium on Sunday (2pm).

By James Callow Content manager