Blackburn Rovers defender Dean loaned to Brighouse Town

Blackburn Rovers defender Issy Dean has joined FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division club Brighouse Town on loan.

The 20-year-old has made just one appearance for Rovers in the FA Women’s Championship this season which came in the Lancashire club’s 3-2 victory over Coventry United at The Sir Tom Finney Stadium in October. The youngster has been handed a further two outings in the FA Women’s Continental League Cup.

With Dean in need of regular first team minutes, FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division club Brighouse Town announced yesterday that a deal has been struck to take the player on loan. Dean joins a mid-table Brighouse Town side who have games in hand which they can use to their advantage to climb up the league table in the coming weeks.

Dean came through the youth ranks at Barclays FA Women’s Super League club Everton. The defender joined Rovers in summer 2020 and she made five appearances for the club in the FA Women’s Championship last season.

Rovers boss Gemma Donnelly has an excellent record of unearthing talent from WSL academies in the North West and despite her loan move, Dean is very much a player who has a bright future at The Sir Tom Finney Stadium.

𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 📝

We are delighted to welcome the loan signing of Isobel Dean from @RoversLadies!

A product of @EvertonWomen‘s RTC, Dean can operate anywhere across the back line as a ball playing defender who reads the game superbly!

Welcome to Brighouse Issy! 🍊⚽️ pic.twitter.com/oS2YrRWPb8

— 𝔹𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕋𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝔸𝔽ℂ 𝕎𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 (@btafcwomen) January 3, 2022

About The Author

Daniel Pentland

I am the editor and owner of the WSL Full-Time brand which I launched in 2018.

I am an accredited journalist with the FWA, SJA and AIPS. I have reported from various levels of men’s and women’s elite football since 2016.

See author's posts