| Honorific Suffix: | OBE |
| Birth Date: | 27 July 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Leigh, Greater Manchester, England |
| Ru Position: | - |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 1986 1987-1992 |
| Ru Nationalteam: | |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 8 7 |
Carol Isherwood OBE (born 27 July 1961) is an English former rugby union player and a founding member of the Rugby Football Union for Women. She captained against in 1986. She then captained in their first game against a year later.[1]
Isherwood was born in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. She first became involved in rugby in 1981 while studying at Leeds University when she set up a women’s team. Carol graduated from Leeds in History 1982, followed by a PGCE in 1984.[2] Isherwood was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours for services to women's rugby.[3] Isherwood was the first woman appointed to the IRB Rugby Committee in September 2009.[4] She was one of the first six women inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in November 2014.[5] [6]