Ben Gooden

Ben Gooden (born 15 January 1988) is an English football Head Coach who is the current Head Coach of the Senior and U20 Anguilla women's national football team.^[1][2][3]

Ben Gooden

Gooden announced as Anguilla women's national football team Head Coach in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Ben Gooden
Date of birth	(1988-01-15) 15 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Blackburn, England
Team information
Current team	Anguilla women's national football team (Head Coach)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2017-2020	Blackburn Community Women
2020-2022	Chorley Women FC
2023-	Anguilla women's national football team

Club career

Early career

Ben was previously the Head Coach of North West Women's Regional Football League side Blackburn CSC and FA Women's National League North side Chorley Women FC when he joined in April 2020.^[4][5] The highlight being the Women's FA Cup run of 2021 where his Chorley side reached the third round of the competition by beating Chester Le-Street Women, Middlesbrough Women,^[6] Bradford City Women^[7] before being knocked out by league rivals Newcastle United Women. Ben has also previously been a coach at Manchester City's Academy.^[5]

International career

Gooden, besides being the head coach of the women's national team also manages the Elite Academy and will entail many other responsibilities, like working on educational and development programs. Because of this, he will have an overarching influence on Anguillan women's football.^[5]

Gooden's first competitive international matches saw the Anguilla WNT beat Sint Maarten 7-0 and St Kitts & Nevis 3-0. This saw the Anguilla WNT record their first win in 13 years and also set a new high scoring record.^[8] These results saw the Anguilla WNT climb 2 places and off the bottom of the FIFA World Ranking table.^[9]

References

1. "ANGUILLA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION APPOINTS BEN GOODEN TO THE POSITION OF HEAD WOMEN'S AND ELITE ACADEMY COACH". The Anguillian Newspaper - The Weekly Independent Paper of Anguilla. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
2. Frith, Wilf (10 April 2023). "Ben Gooden new Anguilla Women's and Elite Academy Coach". SheKicks. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
3. "Ben Gooden new Anguilla Women's and Elite Academy Coach". OneFootball. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
4. Frith, Wilf (28 April 2020). "Chorley FC Women make changes". SheKicks. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
5. Oinam, Jayanta (17 May 2023). "With Ben Gooden, Anguilla women look to be more competitive". FIFA. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
6. "Chorley Ladies progress in FA Cup after dramatic tie against Middlesbrough". Lancashire Evening Post. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
7. "High fives for Chorley Women as FA Cup adventure goes on". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
8. "ANGUILLA DOMINATES ST. MAARTEN AND ST. KITTS & NEVIS IN FRIENDLY MATCHES OVER THE WEEKEND". The Anguillian Newspaper - The Weekly Independent Paper of Anguilla. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
9. "FIFA". fifa.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.