Donna Smith (footballer) explained

Donna Smith
Birth Date:1967 1, df=yes
Birth Place:England
Height:
Position:Defender
Years1: - 1994
Years2:1994 -
Nationalyears1:1994 -
Nationalgoals1:0

Donna Smith (born 17 January 1967)[1] is an English former international women's football defender. She was a member of the England squad for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Finals.[1]

Club career

In 1995, Smith was playing for Croydon Women,[2] after signing from Brighton & Hove Albion Women in 1994. A tall, strong and versatile defender, Smith won the club Players' and Manager's Player of the Year awards in Croydon's double winning 1995 - 96 season. Her other career as a firefighter allowed Smith to exhibit high fitness levels on the football pitch.[3]

International career

Smith was a member of the England squad for the 1995 Women's World Cup, but failed to make an appearance.[1]

She was allotted 101 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: England:Donna Smith. https://web.archive.org/web/20090813022940/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=181267/index.html. dead. 13 August 2009. FIFA. 12 November 2009.
  2. News: England. FIFA. 12 November 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107045902/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D103/edition%3D4654/teams/team%3D1883720.html. 7 November 2012.
  3. Web site: First Team Player Profiles. https://web.archive.org/web/19970107013127/http://www.connect.co.uk/croydon/thelanes/cwfc1.html. Croydon Women's Football Club. 2012-05-27. 1997-01-07.
  4. Web site: England squad named for World Cup . 2023-06-19 . The Football Association . en.
  5. Web site: Lacey-Hatton . Jack . 2022-11-18 . Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present . 2023-06-19 . mirror . en.