Lizzie Conlon (Natalie J. Robb) 2000-2001

First Regular Appearance: 4.1 (#203)  Sunday 1st October 2000

Last Regular Appearance: 4.26 (#228)  Sunday 15th April 2001

Duration: EP: 203 - 228  |  SE: 4.1 – 4.26

Last Seen: Celebrating with the wives and team as Harchester make the Champions League. Leaves with Matt for Bolton Wanderers.

From a working-class background in Glasgow, Lizzie met Matt Conlon while he was on loan in the Scottish Football League in the early 90's. Matt returned to the English First Division taking Lizzie with him, and the couple married, later having two children Emma and Jake. By the end of the decade Matt was a stalwart at Queens Park Rangers, and Lizzie had put aside a career as a social worker to raise the family. Matt has an affair with club receptionist Rachel Gately, and Lizzie with her fiery determination shows Rachel she will fight for her marriage and win, forcing Matt to take a transfer far away from her love rival.

Matt signs for Harchester United, and is appointed their new captain, but his discretion with Rachel has left Lizzie more suspicious of her husband than ever, especially when she thinks Matt has eyes for their new neighbour, fellow HUFC wife Tash Parker! Her paranoia grows when Emma idolises Tash and wants to be just like her! Lizzie begins to wonder whether Harchester is even worse than QPR - with Matt's poor performances on the pitch resulting in Jake getting into fights at school, and Emma going missing over her parents’ frequent squabbles. As if this isn't enough, Lizzie gets a huge shock when Rachel turns up as Harchester's new receptionist, something Matt has tried to hide from her!

Lizzie knows she has a fight on her hands as Rachel has clearly followed Matt to the club, and she knows deep down that her husband still harbours feelings for the girl. When the club holds a charity event Harchester Uncovered, Lizzie is due to walk down the catwalk with Matt, but body-conscious alongside the other wives who haven't carried two kids, Lizzie backs out at the last minute. All hell breaks loose when Rachel steps into Lizzie's shoes and accompanies Matt on stage, with a humiliated Lizzie knocking Matt to the floor in front of all the press. Lizzie decides to give Rachel the 'best served cold' dish and shows her a typical day for the family including the school-run and food shopping, which makes Rachel realise the damage she's causing.

Rachel begins going out with Danny Rawsthorne as an attempt to get over Matt, but it is Matt who now cannot stand to see Rachel with someone else. This makes Lizzie feel worse than ever, knowing her husband is still lusting after his mistress. Lizzie takes to the bottle and kisses her good friend Scott Lucas. After throwing Matt out, Lizzie is in a drunken state of despair in front of the kids, and Rachel, consumed with guilt leaves town. Having originally decided to divorce Matt, they decide to take things slowly and try again for the kids' sake.

Despite all of her woes, Lizzie makes some good friends at Harchester, particularly Kitty, wife of manager Ray Wyatt and Siobhan, Monday's new wife-of-EU-citizenship convenience! She is also a huge support to Scott as he tries to form a relationship with his estranged father, and Lynda as she battles against slimy shareholder Prash. When Lynda suffers a miscarriage in part to the stress of Prash's ruthless takeover of the club, Lizzie doesn't leave her side and she and the other team wives share a disgust of Prash's actions. When the summer transfer window opens, it is time for the Conlon's to move on again, and the family head up north when Matt is transferred to Bolton Wanderers.