Liz Deighan – Women's Football Archive

Report: Suffragettes of Football, National Football Museum, Manchester, 7 March 2017

Or, England’s Lost Generation tells us what it was really like Our special correspondent ‘An Audience Observer’ writes from the front line of women’s football history… As part of International Women’s Week, the National Football Museum and the BBC teamed up to present a discussion panel with regard to the pioneers ofContinue reading “Report: Suffragettes of Football, National Football Museum, Manchester, 7 March 2017”

Match: England 1–0 Sweden (3–4 PSO), 27 May 1984, Kenilworth Road

Kenilworth Road 27 May 1984 – England 1–0 Sweden (3–4 on penalties) Linda Curl’s cracker levels the tie but Swedes edge it on penalties Classic match report: Sweden win the first ever UEFA Women’s Euro, but brave England push them all the way Women’s Football Archive Exclusive: the definitive account ofContinue reading “Match: England 1–0 Sweden (3–4 PSO), 27 May 1984, Kenilworth Road”

Players: Liz Deighan

Liz Deighan: North-east football pioneer whose greatest legacy stands on Merseyside… Born: c. 1953, Northumberland Position: Midfielder Debut: France (H) 7 November 1974 Occupation: Computer programmer (1981), electronic test engineer (1983), technical training tutor (1991) Elizabeth “Liz” Deighan is an English soccer great. That a generation of Lionesses fans have grown upContinue reading “Players: Liz Deighan”

Mundialito Femminile ’84 – The Little World Cup

Martin Reagan’s beaten Euro 84 finalists square off against Belgium, West Germany and Italy in Jesolo and Caorle In the days before the FIFA Women’s World Cup there was the Mundialito… An invitational tourney along the lines of the latter day Cyprus or Algarve Cups, it was a much bigger deal thanContinue reading “Mundialito Femminile ’84 – The Little World Cup”

Five players NOT in the English Football Hall of Fame

…who should be! National Football Museum’s ‘one female’ policy reeks of tokenism Recently-retired Arsenal stalwart Faye White was named in the English Football Hall of Fame this month. While Kelly Smith and Rachel Brown are nailed-on certs to join White in the next couple of years. Who could begrudge these warriors their placeContinue reading “Five players NOT in the English Football Hall of Fame”