Lyndsey Harkin

Lyndsey Harkin
Personal information
Birth name Lyndsey Alex Cunningham[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-30) 30 August 1991
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Stoke City
Youth career
Sherwood Boys
Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Nottingham Forest
2010–2015 Doncaster Rovers Belles
2015–2025 Nottingham Forest
2025–2026 Wolverhampton Wanderers
2026– Stoke City
International career
England (under-19)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lyndsey Alex Harkin (née Cunningham; born 30 August 1991) is a former youth England women's international footballer,[1] who plays as a defender for National League North Premier Division side Stoke City. Harkin has played for Doncaster Rovers Belles of the Women's Super League[2][3] and for her hometown club Nottingham Forest Women.[4][5][6]

Career

Harkin was born in Nottingham and took an interest in football, playing with her brother at Sherwood Boys youth club before joining Nottingham Forest in 2005.[7] She made her debut against Aston Villa at the age of 14. She established herself as a key member of the Forest team and helped them win the 2007–08 FA Women's Premier League Northern Division title unbeaten.[7] In 2010, she joined Doncaster Rovers Belles to play in the newly created Women's Super League until they were controversially demoted in 2013.[8] In 2015, she returned to Nottingham Forest and was made team captain, and she went on to make over 300 appearances in a decade helping them win the FA Women's National League Cup in 2024–25 and gain promotion to the Women's Super League 2.[9] With Forest turning professional following promotion, Harkin opted to remain semi-pro and joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 2025.[10] Wolves won the 2025–26 FA Women's National League promotion play-off against Plymouth Argyle to join the WSL2.[11] In July 2026, Harkin signed for Stoke City.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "List of Players - England" (PDF). FIFA. 27 April 2011. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Five-star Doncaster Belles thrash Aston Villa".
  3. ↑ "Reading 2 Doncaster Rovers Belles 2". www.thestar.co.uk. September 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Profiling Forest's very own gamechanger". Nottingham Forest Supporters Trust. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Mann, Peter (11 August 2011). "Legend Harkin Ready For Sixteenth Season". The Nottingham Sport. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Clarke, Lee (18 June 2020). "Lyndsey Harkin on Nottingham Forest Women, England and Doncaster Belles". The Focus News. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Exclusive Interview: Nottingham Forest's Lyndsey Harkin". Since 71. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers Belles: The shocking demotion of a Women's Super League founder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Forest want trophies after 'astronomical progress'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Former Forest captain Harkin joins Wolves Women". Wolves. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Wolves Women celebrate promotion after play-off win". BBC News. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Lyndsey Harkin is a Potter". Stoke City. Retrieved 13 August 2026.


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