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Laura Montgomery
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Since her playing retirement in 2010, Montgomery has continued in her club manager role and oversees all aspects of running Glasgow City. She is a leading advocate of women"s football in Scotland. Montgomery did not play organised football until she went to university.
After joining a nearby team Maryhill Eagles, she suffered a cruciate ligament injury at the age of 19 and was unable to play for three years: "I didn"t know who would give me a game when I was fit again, so I decided to organise a properly run team, and play for them.
Ambitious Glasgow City were promoted into the Scottish Women"s Premier League in their first season. With Montgomery as centre back and captain, they developed into Scotland"s dominant team during the following decade.
In 2010 she made her 250th competitive appearance for the club in June, then stopped playing in November after leading the team to a fourth successive league title. Montgomery trained as a lawyer at Glasgow University and in 2013 was working as a consultant in the oil and gas industry.
She has been an outspoken critic of sexist and misogynist attitudes to women"s sports in Scotland.
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