Pat Firth Explained
Pat Firth |
Birth Name: | Patricia Firth |
Birth Place: | Leeds, England |
Clubs1: | Fodens Ladies F.C. |
Nationalyears1: | 1972-1974 |
Nationalteam1: | England |
Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
Nationalgoals1: | 9[1] |
Pat Mitchell-Firth (née Firth) 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 Fodens Ladies F.C..[3] [4]
International career
England
Firth played for England in England's first international match against Scotland in Greenock on 18 November 1972.[5]
Firth also scored a hat-trick in an international against Scotland in 1973 among the 8–0 scoreline.[6]
In November 2022, Firth was recognized by The Football Association as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 16th women's player to be capped by England.[7] [8]
Honours
Fodens Ladies F.C.
Notes and References
- News: Official cap a women's game milestone, says 'original Lioness' . BBC News . 7 October 2022 .
- Web site: When Fodens Ladies won the FA Cup. Richard. Laverty. November 29, 2021.
- Web site: Up the Boro | Ron Bradbury Interviews Lionesses Legend Pat Firth. www.youtube.com.
- Web site: Live with former Lionesses England women's footballer Pat Mitchell-Firth | #SheCan Episode 22. www.youtube.com.
- News: O'Neill . Jen . 40 years ago today: Scotland 2-3 England . 2 September 2022 . . 12 June 2019.
- News: Original Lioness: 'It would be nice to have an FA cap' . BBC News . 6 September 2022.
- ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE . 18 November 2022 . 27 April 2023 . The Football Association.
- Web site: Lacey-Hatton . Jack . 2022-11-18 . Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present . 2023-06-19 . . en.