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.


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