Cheryl Salisbury

Cheryl Ann Salisbury (born 8 March 1974) is an Australian former association football player. She represented Australia internationally as a defender from 1994 until 2009, winning 151 caps.

Biography She most recently played as a defender for the New York Power in the WUSA and for the Newcastle United Jets in the W-League. She went on to become coach of the Broadmeadow Magic team in the Northern NSW Herald Women's Premier League competition.

Salisbury was captain of the Australian female national team, the Matildas from 2003 until she retired in 2009. As at February 2025, she is Australia's fourth equal highest female international goalscorer, with 38 goals in representative fixtures. Salisbury became only the second Australian female to play 100 A-internationals, which she achieved during the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 1999, Salisbury and 12 teammates posed for a nude calendar photoshoot to raise money for the national women's football team.

On 27 January 2009, she announced she would retire after the game against Italy at Parramatta Stadium. The game finished as a 2–2 draw, with Salisbury scoring a penalty. The veteran of 151 international appearances received a standing ovation as she was substituted with six minutes remaining.

In 2009, Salisbury was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame, in the Hall of Champions category.

In 2017, Salisbury was awarded the Alex Tobin Medal by the Professional Footballers Australia, and in 2019 she became the first women's footballer to be inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

Honours Country Australia OFC Women's Nations Cup: 1994, 1998, 2003 In 2020, a river-class ferry on the Sydney Ferries network was named in her honour.

International goals Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first. No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 16 October 1994 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea ?–0 7–0 1994 OFC Women's Championship 2. ?–0 3. 19 October 1994 ?–0 4–0 8. 24 August 1997 Tallinn, Estonia 1–1 5–1 Friendly 9. 4–1 10. 19 November 1997 Newcastle, Australia 2–0 2–0 11. 9 October 1998 Auckland, New Zealand 4–0 21–0 1998 OFC Women's Championship 12. 10–0 13. 14–0 14. 17–0 15. 19–0 16. 11 October 1998 5–0 8–0 17. 6–0 18. 7–0 19. 15 October 1998 17–0 17–0 20. 8 January 1999 Sydney, Australia 1–1 1–1 (3–4 p) 1999 Australia Cup 21. 13 January 1999 Canberra, Australia 1–0 1–0 22. 26 June 1999 East Rutherford, United States 1–2 1–3 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 23. 31 October 1999 Xiamen, China 2–4 2–4 Friendly 24. 16 September 2000 Sydney, Australia 1–1 1–1 2000 Summer Olympics 25. 11 January 2001 Coffs Harbour, Australia 2–0 2–1 2001 Australia Cup 26. 9 April 2003 Canberra, Australia 3–0 13–0 2003 OFC Women's Championship 27. 12–0 28. 6 September 2003 Livingston, Scotland 1–0 1–0 Friendly 29. 1 February 2005 Quanzhou, China 5–0 5–0 2005 Four Nations Tournament 30. 25 May 2006 Melbourne, Australia 2–1 2–1 Friendly 31. 7 April 2007 Coffs Harbour, Australia 14–0 15–0 2008 Summer Olympics qualification 32. 15–0 33. 15 April 2007 Taipei, Taiwan 9–0 10–0 34. 20 September 2007 Chengdu, China 2–2 2–2 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup 35. 5 March 2008 Sunshine Coast, Australia 2–2 4–2 Friendly 36. 3–2 37. 27 April 2008 Cary, United States 2–2 2–2 38. 31 January 2009 Sydney, Australia 2–1 2–2