# 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 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 | Papua New Guinea | ?–0 | 7–0 | 1994 OFC Women's Championship |
| 2. | 16 October 1994 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea | ?–0 | 7–0 | 1994 OFC Women's Championship |
| 3. | 19 October 1994 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea | ?–0 | 4–0 | 1994 OFC Women's Championship |
| 8. | 24 August 1997 | Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 1–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 9. | 24 August 1997 | Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 4–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 10. | 19 November 1997 | Newcastle, Australia | China | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 11. | 9 October 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | American Samoa | 4–0 | 21–0 | 1998 OFC Women's Championship |
| 12. | 9 October 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | American Samoa | 10–0 | 21–0 | 1998 OFC Women's Championship |
| 13. | 9 October 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | American Samoa | 14–0 | 21–0 | 1998 OFC Women's Championship |
| 14. | 9 October 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | American Samoa | 17–0 | 21–0 | 1998 OFC Women's Championship |
| 15. | 9 October 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | American Samoa | 19–0 | 21–0 | 1998 OFC Women's Championship |
| 16. | 11 October 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | 5–0 | 8–0 | 1998 OFC Women's Championship |
| 17. | 11 October 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | 6–0 | 8–0 | 1998 OFC Women's Championship |
| 18. | 11 October 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | 7–0 | 8–0 | 1998 OFC Women's Championship |
| 19. | 15 October 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | Fiji | 17–0 | 17–0 | 1998 OFC Women's Championship |
| 20. | 8 January 1999 | Sydney, Australia | Italy | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | 1999 Australia Cup |
| 21. | 13 January 1999 | Canberra, Australia | Italy | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1999 Australia Cup |
| 22. | 26 June 1999 | East Rutherford, United States | China | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 23. | 31 October 1999 | Xiamen, China | China | 2–4 | 2–4 | Friendly |
| 24. | 16 September 2000 | Sydney, Australia | Sweden | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2000 Summer Olympics |
| 25. | 11 January 2001 | Coffs Harbour, Australia | France | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2001 Australia Cup |
| 26. | 9 April 2003 | Canberra, Australia | Papua New Guinea | 3–0 | 13–0 | 2003 OFC Women's Championship |
| 27. | 9 April 2003 | Canberra, Australia | Papua New Guinea | 12–0 | 13–0 | 2003 OFC Women's Championship |
| 28. | 6 September 2003 | Livingston, Scotland | Scotland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 29. | 1 February 2005 | Quanzhou, China | Russia | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2005 Four Nations Tournament |
| 30. | 25 May 2006 | Melbourne, Australia | Mexico | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 31. | 7 April 2007 | Coffs Harbour, Australia | Hong Kong | 14–0 | 15–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 32. | 7 April 2007 | Coffs Harbour, Australia | Hong Kong | 15–0 | 15–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 33. | 15 April 2007 | Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 9–0 | 10–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 34. | 20 September 2007 | Chengdu, China | Canada | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 35. | 5 March 2008 | Sunshine Coast, Australia | New Zealand | 2–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 36. | 5 March 2008 | Sunshine Coast, Australia | New Zealand | 3–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 37. | 27 April 2008 | Cary, United States | United States | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 38. | 31 January 2009 | Sydney, Australia | Italy | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |