England women's national football team

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England
Nickname
Association	The Football Association
Coach	Hope Powell, 1998-
Most caps	Gillian Coultard, 119 Caps
Top scorer	Karen Walker, 40 Goals, 83 Caps
FIFA rank	12
Home kit 　 Away kit
First International Scotland 2-3 England (Greenock, Scotland; November 19, 1972)
Largest win Hungary 0-13 England (Tapolca, Hungary; October 27, 2005)
Worst defeat Norway 8-0 England (Moss, Norway; June 4, 2000)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1995)
Best result	Quarter-finals, 1995, 2007
UEFA Women's Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1984)
Best result	Runner-up, 1984
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The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been moderately successful of late, having got as far as the group stage of the last two European Championships, and has now qualified for two World Cups, 1995 and 2007.

Contents 1 Honours 1.1 Performance in World Cup 1.2 Performance in European Championship 2 2009 UEFA Women's Championship qualification 3 Current Squad 3.1 Recent callups 4 Fixtures and Results, 2007/08 5 Coaching Staff 6 Trivia 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Honours

[edit] Performance in World Cup

• Unofficial competitions:
  • 1970 : 4^th
  • 1971 : 5^th
  • 1978 : 1^st round
  • 1984 : 1^st round
  • 1985 : Winner
  • 1988 : Winner
• FIFA Women's World Cup:
  • 1991 : Did not qualify
  • 1995 : Quarter final
  • 1999 : Did not qualify
  • 2003 : Did not qualify
  • 2007 : Quarter final

[edit] Performance in European Championship

• Unofficial competitions:
  • 1969 : 3^rd
  • 1979 : 4^th
• European Competition for Women's Football:
  • 1984 : Finalists
  • 1987 : 4^th
  • 1989 : Did not qualify
• UEFA Women's Championship:
  • 1991 : Quarterfinal
  • 1993 : Quarterfinal
  • 1995 : Semifinal
  • 1997 : Did not qualify
  • 2001 : Group Stage
  • 2005 : Group Stage

[edit] 2009 UEFA Women's Championship qualification

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
England	16	6	5	1	0	17	1	+16
Spain	13	6	4	1	1	19	5	+14
Czech Republic	11	6	3	2	1	14	8	+6
Belarus	3	6	1	0	5	8	23	−15
Northern Ireland	0	6	0	0	6	1	22	−21

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[edit] Current Squad

England squad for Euro 2009 Qualifier v. Belarus, announced May 2, 2008

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Debut
Goalkeepers
Rachel Brown	July 2, 1980 (age 27)	Everton	50 (0)	v Germany, February 1997
Siobhan Chamberlain	August 15, 1983 (age 24)	Chelsea	11 (0)	v Netherlands, September 2004
Carly Telford	July 7, 1987 (age 20)	Leeds United	1 (0)	v Scotland, March 2007
Defenders
Mary Phillip	March 14, 1977 (age 31)	Arsenal	65 (0)
Rachel Unitt	June 5, 1982 (age 25)	Everton	64 (4)	v France, August 2000
Faye White	February 2, 1978 (age 30)	Arsenal	62 (6)	v Scotland, March 1997
Casey Stoney	May 13, 1982 (age 25)	Chelsea	56 (2)	v France, August 2000
Alex Scott	October 14, 1984 (age 23)	Arsenal	40 (8)	v Netherlands, September 2004
Anita Asante	April 27, 1985 (age 23)	Arsenal	31 (1)	v Iceland, May 2004
Lindsay Johnson	May 8, 1980 (age 28)	Everton	24 (0)	v Netherlands, September 2004
Laura Bassett	August 2, 1983 (age 24)	Birmingham City	9 (0)	v Italy, February 2003
Midfielders
Rachel Yankey	November 1, 1979 (age 28)	Arsenal	82 (11)	v Scotland, August 1997
Sue Smith	November 24, 1979 (age 28)	Leeds United	66 (14)	v Germany, February 1997
Fara Williams	January 25, 1984 (age 24)	Everton	60 (21)	v Portugal, November 2001
Karen Carney	August 1, 1987 (age 20)	Arsenal	38 (5)	v Italy, February 2005
Emily Westwood	April 5, 1984 (age 24)	Everton	16 (0)	v Italy, February 2005
Jill Scott	February 2, 1987 (age 21)	Everton	15 (2)	v Netherlands, August 2006
Strikers
Kelly Smith	October 29, 1978 (age 29)	Arsenal	71 (27)	v Italy, November 1995
Jody Handley	March 12, 1979 (age 29)	Everton	32 (5)
Lianne Sanderson	February 3, 1988 (age 20)	Arsenal	12 (2)	v Hungary, May 2006

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[edit] Recent callups

The following players were called up within the last six months.

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Debut
Goalkeepers
Kay Hawke	March 28, 1983 (age 25)	Lincoln City	1 (0)	v Norway, February 2008
Danielle Hill	April 15, 1988 (age 20)	Everton	0 (0)
Defenders
Stephanie Houghton	April 23, 1988 (age 20)	Leeds United	5 (0)
Corinne Yorston	June 15, 1983 (age 24)	Bristol Academy	2 (0)
Michelle Hickmott	February 20, 1985 (age 23)	Charlton Athletic	0 (0)
Midfielders
Nicole Westall	June 12, 1991 (age 16)	Man City	4 (0)	v Norway, February 2008
Vicky Exley (Retired)	October 22, 1975 (age 32)	Doncaster Rovers Belles	52 (7)
Jo Potter	November 13, 1984 (age 23)	Everton	13 (1)
Kelly McDougall	January 22, 1984 (age 24)	Everton	9 (0)	v Italy, February 2003
Danielle Buet	October 31, 1988 (age 19)	Chelsea	0 (0)
Strikers
Amanda Barr	May 2, 1982 (age 26)	Leeds United	39 (10)
Eniola Aluko	February 21, 1987 (age 21)	Chelsea	31 (5)	v Netherlands, November 2004
Jodie Taylor		Oregon State University	0 (0)
Natasha Dowie	June 30, 1988 (age 19)	Everton	0 (0)

[edit] Fixtures and Results, 2007/08

13 May 07 Euro 2009 Qualifier, Gillingham FC 

(Att: 3,944)

England	4-0	Northern Ireland
K. Smith 52, Harkin (og) 66, Chapman 72, Sanderson 76

17 May 07 International Friendly, Southend United FC 

(Att: 7,606)

England	4-0	Iceland
Yankey 23, Chapman 45, 69, K. Smith 64

26 Aug 07 International Friendly, Macau

China	1-0	England
Zhang Tong 45

11 Sep 07 World Cup Group A match, Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium 

(Att: 27,146)

England	2-2	Japan
K. Smith 81, 83		Miyama 55, 90+5

14 Sep 07 World Cup Group A match, Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium 

(Att: 27,730)

Germany	0-0	England

17 Sep 07 World Cup Group A match, Chengdu Sports Center 

(Att: 30,730)

Argentina	1-6	England
González 60		González (og) 9, J. Scott 10, Williams (pen.) 50, K. Smith 64, 77, Exley (pen.) 90

22 Sep 07 World Cup Quarterfinal match, Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium 

(Att: 29,586)

USA	3-0	England
Wambach 48, Boxx 57, Lilly 60

27 Oct 07 Euro 2009 Qualifier, Walsall FC 

(Att: 8,632)

England	4-0	Belarus
A. Scott 11, 64, K. Smith 33, Aluko 49

25 Nov 07 Euro 2009 Qualifier, Shrewsbury Town FC 

(Att: 8,753)

England	1-0	Spain
Carney 65

12 Feb 08 International Friendly, Larnaca, Cyprus

Sweden	2-0	England
Schelin 44, 81

14 Feb 08 International Friendly, Larnaca, Cyprus

Norway	1-2	England
Stensland 53		Williams 47, K. Smith (pen.) 64

6 March 08 Euro 2009 Qualifier, Glenavon FC

Northern Ireland	0-2	England
		Williams 18, White 84

20 March 08 Euro 2009 Qualifier, Doncaster Rovers FC 

(Att: 5,975)

England	0-0	Czech Republic

8 May 08 Euro 2009 Qualifier, Darida FC

Belarus	1-6	England
Ryzhevich 30		J. Scott 1, Williams 6, 25, 86, Sanderson 43, White 90

7 Sep 08 Euro 2009 Qualifier

Czech Republic	v	England

2 Oct 08 Euro 2009 Qualifier

Spain	v	England

[edit] Coaching Staff

• Head Coach: Hope Powell

[edit] Trivia

• During the 2007 World cup qualifiers, England conceded the first goal in their opening game against Austria. They then scored 29 consecutive goals, before finally conceding the last goal in their final game against France.

[edit] See also

• Women's football in England
• England national football team
• Coat of Arms of England
• Origins of the Three Lions emblem
• Football in England

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Euro2005.net's look on the team
• femaleSOCCER.net's England Women page
• Umbro England Women's Kit Manufacturer
• 'Three Lions on her Shirt' - new book on the England women's team
• englandfc.com - past results

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