Lynda Hale

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Lynda Hale
Personal information
Place of birth Southampton, England
Position(s) Winger[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972-1982 Southampton Women's F.C.
International career
1972-1982 England 7 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lynda Hale is a former England women's international footballer.[2] She represented the England women's national football team at senior international level and spent most of her career at Southampton Women's F.C.[3]

International career

Lynda Hale made her first appearance for England against Scotland on 18 November 1972, winning England's 3–2 victory.[4] Hale scored twice against Scotland.[5][6]

In November 2022, Hale was recognized by The Football Association as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 7th women's player to be capped by England.[7][8]

Honors

Southampton

References

  1. ^ "Women's football trailblazers from Southampton set to be celebrated at SeaCity museum during EUROs". 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ Gray, James (July 12, 2022). "FA should honour female England players who were not given their caps due to 'penny-pinching'". inews.co.uk.
  3. ^ Association, The Football. "HAMPSHIRE BORN INTERNATIONAL STAR RECALLS 1972 GAME AGAINST SCOTLAND". www.hampshirefa.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-07.
  4. ^ O'Neill, Jen (12 June 2019). "40 years ago today: Scotland 2-3 England". She Kicks. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Recognising the Ravenscraig pioneers". www.fifa.com.
  6. ^ "'She hitchhiked to play in first women's international'". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  8. ^ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (2022-11-18). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". Mirror. Retrieved 2023-06-19.