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Parker, a centre half, retained the captaincy until 1976, when she was left out of the squad for a Home
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1984 European
Competition for Women's Football runners-up
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in their first official match, a 3–2 win over
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524:"No. 63571"
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328:Plough Lane
279:Sylvia Gore
277:. Teammate
54:Position(s)
1851:Categories
1553:Bo. Robson
1262:Stephenson
1237:Sheringham
1227:Shackleton
1212:Schmeichel
1202:Br. Robson
1087:Le Tissier
676:0752434276
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641:Lopez, Sue
511:Lopez 1997
487:Lopez 1997
396:Lopez 1997
383:References
353:under the
332:Wendy Owen
281:recalled:
231:Lancashire
126:St. Helens
1703:Gallimore
1533:Nicholson
1513:Greenwood
1483:Catterick
1327:I. Wright
1322:B. Wright
1317:R. Wilson
1312:B. Wilson
1287:Trautmann
1277:Summerbee
1197:Robertson
1152:Mortensen
1132:McLintock
1102:Lofthouse
1067:Lawrenson
997:M. Hughes
992:E. Hughes
942:Gascoigne
937:Gallacher
922:Ferdinand
852:Callaghan
787:Beardsley
742:Allchurch
599:BBC Sport
553:1 January
499:Owen 2005
443:She Kicks
413:She Kicks
298:When the
199:captained
96:1961–1965
38:Full name
1809:16
1799:15
1789:14
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1769:12
1759:11
1749:10
1713:Coultard
1582:Referees
1563:Venables
1503:Ferguson
1466:Managers
1408:J. Scott
1403:A. Scott
1368:Coultard
1272:Strachan
1252:Southall
1137:Meredith
1117:Matthews
1032:Jennings
897:Dalglish
892:Crompton
882:Clemence
837:Brooking
797:Bergkamp
757:Armfield
747:Anderson
665:(2005).
643:(1997).
316:Scotland
267:Sandbach
211:Greenock
207:Scotland
195:football
58:Defender
1793:Sempare
1763:Chapman
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1733:Bampton
1729:8
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1558:Shankly
1538:Paisley
1518:Kendall
1488:Chapman
1473:Allison
1443:Whalley
1413:Sempare
1348:Bampton
1307:Wilkins
1302:Wharton
1247:Souness
1242:Shilton
1232:Shearer
1217:Scholes
1192:Roberts
1162:Neville
1157:Mullery
1142:Milburn
1127:McIlroy
1122:McGrath
1112:Mannion
1097:Lineker
1092:Liddell
1057:Lampard
1052:Kompany
967:Greaves
947:Gerrard
932:Francis
917:Fashanu
912:Edwards
907:Doherty
867:Charles
857:Cantona
847:Butcher
832:Bremner
817:Bloomer
802:Beckham
752:Ardiles
723:Players
604:20 June
579:19 June
448:18 June
419:18 June
351:referee
273:of the
227:Chorley
191:English
157:England
137:Chorley
101:Preston
1823:Reagan
1813:Parker
1803:Turner
1783:Powell
1773:Irvine
1693:Hanson
1683:Pearce
1668:Thomas
1589:Taylor
1568:Wenger
1543:Ramsey
1528:Mercer
1498:Cullis
1493:Clough
1453:Yankey
1438:Walker
1428:Thomas
1418:Spacey
1398:Powell
1388:Parker
1358:Carney
1297:Vieira
1267:Stiles
1222:Seaman
1182:Ramsey
1177:Peters
1172:Pearce
1107:Mackay
1082:Leslie
1072:Lawton
1047:Keegan
1007:Hunter
987:Hoddle
977:Haynes
972:Hansen
927:Finney
862:Carter
842:Buchan
782:Batson
777:Bastin
772:Barnes
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574:The FA
347:Sweden
259:Fodens
241:Career
187:Porter
114:Fodens
1753:Davis
1594:Welch
1548:Revie
1508:Gradi
1478:Busby
1448:White
1433:Unitt
1423:Smith
1383:Lopez
1373:Davis
1341:Women
1282:Swift
1257:Speed
1187:Regis
1147:Moore
1042:Keane
1037:Jones
1027:James
1022:Irwin
1012:Hurst
982:Henry
957:Giles
952:Giggs
887:Cohen
827:Brady
822:Bonds
767:Banks
737:Adams
324:Italy
312:Wales
271:final
185:(née
69:Years
1743:Curl
1393:Parr
1378:Gore
1363:Cope
1332:Zola
1292:Tull
1207:Rush
1167:Owen
1017:Ince
1002:Hunt
962:Gray
902:Dean
807:Best
792:Bell
762:Ball
671:ISBN
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606:2023
581:2023
555:2022
450:2013
421:2013
314:and
246:Club
201:the
79:Apps
73:Team
1523:Mee
1077:Lee
1062:Law
730:Men
326:at
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