Sue Buckett – Women's Football Archive

Match: England 8–0 Scotland, 23 June 1973, Manor Park

Manor Park 23 June 1973 – England 8–0 Scotland England thrash Scotland in first ever home match Classic match report: Lionesses rattle in EIGHT as roof falls in on sweltered Scots England’s first official home match took place in the rarefied environs of Manor Park, Nuneaton on 23 June 1973. WithContinue reading “Match: England 8–0 Scotland, 23 June 1973, Manor Park”

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”

Player: Sue Buckett

Sue Buckett: England’s original goalkeeper Born: c.1946, Portsmouth Position: Goalkeeper Debut: Scotland (A) 18 November 1972 Occupation: Clerical supervisor (1972), Senior project engineer (1992) Sue Buckett is an English football great. As England women’s first ever goalkeeper she won 30 caps in a 12-year international career which took her all over Europe.Continue reading “Player: Sue Buckett”