Angela Platt Explained

Angela Platt
Birth Date:1979 5, df=y[1]
Birth Place:Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:1990–1997
Youthclubs1:Dalriada School
Years1:199x–2007
Clubs1:Ballymoney
Years2:1998
Clubs2:→ Maryland Terrapins
Years3:2011
Clubs3:Ballymoney
Years4:2016
Clubs4:Ulster Elks
Nationalyears1:2000–2006
Nationalcaps1:75

Angela Platt (born 29 May 1979) is a former Ireland women's field hockey international goalkeeper. Between 2000 and 2006 she made 75 senior appearances for Ireland. She represented Ireland at the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup. She is also a former Northern Ireland women's football international goalkeeper. Between 2010 and 2017 she served as executive manager of the Ulster Hockey Union. In 2017 she was appointed general manager of the Northern Cricket Union.

Early years, family and education

Platt is from Coleraine, Northern Ireland.[2] Between 1990 and 1997 she attended Dalriada School.[3] [4] [5] Between 1997 and 2001 she attended Ulster University where she gained a BSc in Sport, Exercise and Leisure.[6] [7] In 1998 she studied at the University of Maryland.[8] [9] Platt is the niece of Jim Platt, the former Northern Ireland football international goalkeeper. Her brother, David, is also a former footballer.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Field hockey

Domestic teams

Maryland Terrapins

In 1998, while attending the University of Maryland, Platt played for Maryland Terrapins. She helped the team win the 1998 Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Platt was subsequently named in the All-ACC Tournament Team. She also helped the team reach the quarter-finals of the 1998 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship.[15] [16] [17] [18]

Ballymoney

Platt was a member of the Ballymoney team that won the 2000–01 Irish Senior Cup, defeating Pegasus in the final.[19] She was also a member of the Ballymoney team that finished as runners up to Pegasus in the 2007–08 Irish Senior Cup. Her teammates at Ballymoney have included Bridget McKeever and Megan Frazer.[20] [21] In 2011 Platt briefly came out of retirement to play for Ballymoney in the Ulster Premier League.[22]

Ulster Elks

In May 2016 Platt, at the age of 37, again came out of retirement, this time to play for Ulster Elks in the EuroHockey Club Champions Challenge I. At the time Platt was a goalkeeping coach for Ulster Elks but a shortage of goalkeepers, due to exams, saw her called upon. She subsequently helped the Elks win the tournament.[23] [24]

Ireland international

In February 2000 Platt made her senior debut for Ireland against the United States.[25] She had previously represented Ireland at under-18 and under-21 levels.[26] [27] Between 2000 and 2006 she made 75 senior appearances for Ireland.[28] She represented Ireland at the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup.[29] [30]

TournamentsPlace
2000 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier[31] 8th
2001 Women's Intercontinental Cup5th
2002 Women's Hockey World Cup[32] [33] 15th
6th
2004 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier[34] 8th
2005 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship[35] 5th
2006 Women's Intercontinental Cup[36] [37] 8th
2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship[38] [39] 6th

Association football

Angela Platt
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:20xx–2006
Clubs1:Ballymoney United
Years2:2006–201x
Clubs2:Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers
Nationalyears1:2006–2008
Nationalteam1:Northern Ireland
Nationalcaps1:3/4

Domestic teams

Ballymoney United

While playing field hockey with Ballymoney, Platt and her teammates also played women's association football for Ballymoney United during the close season.[40]

Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers

In 2006 Platt began playing for Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers. She subsequently helped Crusaders win Women's Premiership titles and the 2011 IFA Women's Challenge Cup.[41] [42] [43] She also played for Crusaders in the 2010–11 and 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League.[44] [45] [46]

Northern Ireland international

Between 2006 and 2008 Platt played for the Northern Ireland women's national football team. [47] She represented Northern Ireland in their UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying campaign.[48] [49] On 18 November 2006 she came on as substitute for Emma Higgins against Turkey[50] and on 20 November she made a full appearance against Georgia.[51]

Sports administrator

Platt is a sports administrator. In 2003 she began working for Carrickfergus Borough Councilas a sports development officer. Between 2003 and 2009 she served as a sports development officer for Castlereigh Borough Council. Between 2009 and 2017 she served as the executive manager of the Ulster Hockey Union. Since April 2017 she has served as general manager of the Northern Cricket Union.[52] [53] [54] [55] [56] Since 2011 Platt has also served on the Northern Ireland Sports Forum. She has chaired the Female Sports Forum and has represented the forum on the Belfast Telegraph sports awards selection committee.[57] [58]

Honours

Field hockey

Ulster Elks
Ballymoney

Association football

Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Angela Platt. UEFA. 11 March 2019. 14 August 2013.
  2. News: All-Time Roster – University of Maryland Athletics . umterps.com. 11 March 2019. 9 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Angela Platt. linkedin.com. 10 March 2019.
  4. Web site: NCU chief has big plans as Ireland get set for new era. The Belfast Telegraph. 10 March 2019. 7 June 2017.
  5. Web site: NCU chief Platt: Future of the clubs is our biggest priority. newsletter.co.uk. 11 March 2019. 4 September 2017.
  6. Web site: Angela Platt. linkedin.com. 10 March 2019.
  7. Web site: Angela Platt – Careers in Sport – Ulster University. ulster.ac.uk. 10 March 2019.
  8. News: All-Time Roster – University of Maryland Athletics . umterps.com. 11 March 2019. 9 April 2013.
  9. Web site: Angela Platt – Careers in Sport – Ulster University. ulster.ac.uk. 10 March 2019.
  10. Web site: NCU chief has big plans as Ireland get set for new era. The Belfast Telegraph. 10 March 2019. 7 June 2017.
  11. Web site: Kuper names Irish squad. The Irish Times. 11 March 2019. 1 March 2000.
  12. Web site: Ex-Ballymoney hockey 'keeper seeking glory. ballymoneytimes.co.uk. 11 March 2019. 29 June 2013.
  13. Web site: Former Ireland women's hockey goalkeeper Angela Platt has made a sensational return to the playing arena with Ballymoney after five years in retirement.. https://web.archive.org/web/20140629113408/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-30288909.html. dead. 29 June 2014. The Belfast Telegraph. 24 May 2014. 12 December 2011.
  14. Web site: Platt takes Coleraine helm. newsletter.co.uk. 12 March 2019. 2 June 2008.
  15. News: All-Time Roster – University of Maryland Athletics . umterps.com. 11 March 2019. 9 April 2013.
  16. News: 1998 Field Hockey Season Review – University of Maryland Athletics. umterps.com. 11 March 2019. 21 June 1999.
  17. News: Field Hockey Gets Clutch Performance from Goalie. umterps.com. 11 March 2019. 21 June 1999.
  18. News: No. 7 Maryland Upsets No. 2 Virginia for ACC Title. virginiasports.com. 11 March 2019. 8 November 1998.
  19. Web site: Antrim club rise to the occasion. The Irish Times. 11 March 2019. 23 April 2001.
  20. Web site: Antrim club rise to the occasion. The Irish Times. 11 March 2019. 23 April 2001.
  21. Web site: Pegasus sweeping all before them. The Irish Times. 10 March 2019. 31 March 2008.
  22. Web site: Former Ireland women's hockey goalkeeper Angela Platt has made a sensational return to the playing arena with Ballymoney after five years in retirement.. https://web.archive.org/web/20140629113408/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-30288909.html. dead. 29 June 2014. The Belfast Telegraph. 24 May 2014. 12 December 2011.
  23. Web site: NCU chief has big plans as Ireland get set for new era. The Belfast Telegraph. 10 March 2019. 7 June 2017.
  24. Web site: Shock Ulster Elks return is just a one-off, maintains Angela. The Belfast Telegraph. 10 March 2019. 18 May 2016.
  25. Web site: Kuper names Irish squad. The Irish Times. 11 March 2019. 1 March 2000.
  26. News: Field Hockey Gets Clutch Performance from Goalie. umterps.com. 11 March 2019. 21 June 1999.
  27. News: Irish fail Spanish test. The Irish Independent. 11 March 2019. 11 August 1998.
  28. Web site: Northern Ireland Sports Forum Structure. nisf.net. 11 March 2019.
  29. Web site: Irish hockey squad named. BBC. 3 January 2011. 23 September 2002.
  30. News: When hockey came home to Ireland – the joys of Dublin 1994. https://web.archive.org/web/20180723053607/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2018/07/when-hockey-came-home-to-ireland-the-joys-of-dublin-1994/. usurped. 23 July 2018. hookhockey.com. 10 September 2018. 18 July 2018.
  31. Web site: Kuper names Irish squad. The Irish Times. 11 March 2019. 1 March 2000.
  32. Web site: Irish hockey squad named. BBC. 3 January 2011. 23 September 2002.
  33. News: When hockey came home to Ireland – the joys of Dublin 1994. https://web.archive.org/web/20180723053607/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2018/07/when-hockey-came-home-to-ireland-the-joys-of-dublin-1994/. usurped. 23 July 2018. hookhockey.com. 10 September 2018. 18 July 2018.
  34. Web site: Ukraine 0–1 Ireland. sportcentric.com. 1 March 2019. 19 March 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072638/http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,1181-148559-165775-56605-0-file,00.pdf. 5 March 2016. dead.
  35. Web site: Ireland v Netherlands – Hockey Photos. sportsfile.com. 28 February 2019. 17 August 2005.
  36. Web site: Nine Ulster women in hockey squad. BBC. 3 January 2011. 28 March 2006.
  37. Web site: Ireland v Italy – Samsung Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier Photos. sportsfile.com. 28 February 2019. 1 May 2006.
  38. Web site: Muller names Euro squad. The Irish Times. 28 February 2019. 26 July 2007.
  39. Web site: Women's hockey squad finalised for Euros. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 28 February 2019. 14 June 2007.
  40. Web site: NCU chief has big plans as Ireland get set for new era. The Belfast Telegraph. 10 March 2019. 7 June 2017.
  41. Web site: Ex-Ballymoney hockey 'keeper seeking glory. ballymoneytimes.co.uk. 11 March 2019. 29 June 2013.
  42. Web site: UEFA Women's Champions League: Home comfort in Strikers' Euro bid. The Belfast Telegraph. 11 March 2019. 21 July 2010.
  43. Web site: Crusaders Strikers Win Coca-Cola Women's Irish Cup. https://web.archive.org/web/20111006062332/http://www.irishfa.com/news/item/6806/crusaders-strikers-win-coca-cola-womens-irish-cup/. dead. 6 October 2011. irishfa.com. 30 September 2011. 21 July 2010.
  44. Web site: Angela Platt. UEFA. 11 March 2019. 14 August 2013.
  45. Web site: Danielle McDowell goal not enough as Strikers lose out to Raheny. newsletter.co.uk. 11 March 2019. 13 August 2013.
  46. Web site: Raheny Utd end Champions league with victory . wnl.fai.ie. 11 March 2019. 13 August 2013.
  47. Web site: Northern Ireland Sports Forum Structure. nisf.net. 11 March 2019.
  48. Web site: Angela Platt. UEFA. 11 March 2019. 14 August 2013.
  49. Web site: Six Newtownabbey Strikers in NI squad to face England. newtownabbeytoday.co.uk. 11 March 2019. 28 February 2008.
  50. Web site: Northern Ireland 0–1 Turkey. UEFA. 15 March 2019. 18 November 2006.
  51. Web site: Georgia 0–4 Northern Ireland. UEFA. 15 March 2019. 20 November 2006.
  52. Web site: Angela Platt. linkedin.com. 10 March 2019.
  53. Web site: NCU chief Platt: Future of the clubs is our biggest priority. newsletter.co.uk. 11 March 2019. 4 September 2017.
  54. Web site: Northern Ireland Sports Forum Structure. nisf.net. 11 March 2019.
  55. Web site: The future is bright as our starlets continue to shine. The Belfast Telegraph. 11 March 2019. 3 February 2017.
  56. Web site: Angela Platt Appointed General Manager of the NCU. cricketireland.ie. 10 March 2019. 15 March 2017.
  57. Web site: NCU chief has big plans as Ireland get set for new era. The Belfast Telegraph. 10 March 2019. 7 June 2017.
  58. Web site: Northern Ireland Sports Forum Structure. nisf.net. 11 March 2019.

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