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[[Jacqui Oatley]] (born [[1975]]<ref>http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=449195&in_page_id=1779</ref> in Codsall]], [[South Staffordshire]]), is an [[England|English]] football [[Play-by-play|commentator]], notable for being the first female football commentator on the [[BBC One]] programme ''[[Match of the Day]]''<ref>http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6570563,00.html</ref>.
[[Jacqui Oatley]] (born [[1975]]<ref>http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=449195&in_page_id=1779</ref> in [[Codsall]], [[South Staffordshire]]), is an [[England|English]] football [[Play-by-play|commentator]], notable for being the first female football commentator on the [[BBC One]] programme ''[[Match of the Day]]''<ref>http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6570563,00.html</ref>.


After wanting to play football professionally, she sustained a dislocated [[knee cap]] and ruptured [[ligaments]] which resulted in a reconstruction operation and ten months recovering on crutches<ref>http://www.expressandstar.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=25&num=75753</ref>. Unable to play football again, she developed her career in [[Intellectual Property]]<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/presenters/oatley_biog.shtml</ref>.
After wanting to play football professionally, Oatley graduated with a degree in [[German language|German]] from the [[University of Leeds]] in [[1996]]. After spending a year travelling the world, she moved to [[London]] to work in [[intellectual property]] as a Sales and Marketing Manager<ref>http://www.blackburnsachsassociates.com/profile.asp?ClientID=229</ref>. While playing amatuer football, Oatley sustained a dislocated [[knee cap]] and ruptured [[ligaments]], which resulted in a reconstruction operation and ten months recovering on crutches<ref>http://www.expressandstar.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=25&num=75753</ref>.


Oatley then gave up her job and flat in [[London]], and retrained as a journalist at [[Sheffield University]]. After stints on [[hospital radio]], she joined [[BBC Radio Leeds]] and made her first commentary on a match between [[Wakefield F.C.|Wakefield & Emley]] versus [[Worksop Town F.C.|Worksop Town]] in the [[Unibond League]]<ref>http://www.expressandstar.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=25&num=75753</ref>.
Oatley decided to give up her job and flat, and retrained as a journalist at [[Sheffield University]]. After stints on [[hospital radio]], she joined [[BBC Radio Leeds]] and made her first commentary on a match between [[Wakefield F.C.|Wakefield & Emley]] versus [[Worksop Town F.C.|Worksop Town]] in the [[Unibond League]]<ref>http://www.expressandstar.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=25&num=75753</ref>.


After two and half years as a commentator for [[BBC Radio Five Live]]<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/presenters/oatley_biog.shtml</ref>, Oatley became the first female football commentator in the history of [[BBC]] football programme ''[[Match of the Day]]''<ref>http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6570563,00.html</ref>. Her debut broadcast was on [[21 April]] for the [[Premier League]] match between [[Fulham F.C.]] and [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.]]
She joined [[BBC Radio Five Live]] in [[2003]], and made her debut as a commentator in [[2005]] covering the England women’s internationals at the European Championship. Her interview with [[UEFA|UEFA President]] [[Lennart Johansson]] at [[Euro 2005]] became an international news story due to his controversial comments on women’s football<ref>http://www.blackburnsachsassociates.com/profile.asp?ClientID=229</ref>. Oatley became the first female football commentator in the history of [[BBC]] football programme ''[[Match of the Day]]''<ref>http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6570563,00.html</ref>, with her debut broadcast on [[21 April]] for the [[Premier League]] match between [[Fulham F.C.]] and [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.]]


A lifelong [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]] supporter<ref>http://www.expressandstar.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=25&num=75753</ref>, Oatley lives in [[West London]].
A lifelong [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]] supporter<ref>http://www.expressandstar.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=25&num=75753</ref>, Oatley lives in [[West London]].
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/presenters/oatley_biog.shtml Q&A at BBC]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/presenters/oatley_biog.shtml Q&A at BBC]
*[http://www.blackburnsachsassociates.com/profile.asp?ClientID=229 Bio at her agents website]


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Revision as of 07:31, 20 April 2007

Jacqui Oatley (born 1975[1] in Codsall, South Staffordshire), is an English football commentator, notable for being the first female football commentator on the BBC One programme Match of the Day[2].

After wanting to play football professionally, Oatley graduated with a degree in German from the University of Leeds in 1996. After spending a year travelling the world, she moved to London to work in intellectual property as a Sales and Marketing Manager[3]. While playing amatuer football, Oatley sustained a dislocated knee cap and ruptured ligaments, which resulted in a reconstruction operation and ten months recovering on crutches[4].

Oatley decided to give up her job and flat, and retrained as a journalist at Sheffield University. After stints on hospital radio, she joined BBC Radio Leeds and made her first commentary on a match between Wakefield & Emley versus Worksop Town in the Unibond League[5].

She joined BBC Radio Five Live in 2003, and made her debut as a commentator in 2005 covering the England women’s internationals at the European Championship. Her interview with UEFA President Lennart Johansson at Euro 2005 became an international news story due to his controversial comments on women’s football[6]. Oatley became the first female football commentator in the history of BBC football programme Match of the Day[7], with her debut broadcast on 21 April for the Premier League match between Fulham F.C. and Blackburn Rovers F.C.

A lifelong Wolverhampton Wanderers supporter[8], Oatley lives in West London.

References

  1. ^ http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=449195&in_page_id=1779
  2. ^ http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6570563,00.html
  3. ^ http://www.blackburnsachsassociates.com/profile.asp?ClientID=229
  4. ^ http://www.expressandstar.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=25&num=75753
  5. ^ http://www.expressandstar.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=25&num=75753
  6. ^ http://www.blackburnsachsassociates.com/profile.asp?ClientID=229
  7. ^ http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6570563,00.html
  8. ^ http://www.expressandstar.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=25&num=75753

External links

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