1972 Scotland v England women's football match

none November 2022 1972 Scotland v England women's football match 1972ScovEng.jpg International friendly Scotland SCO 30px 2 England England 30px 3 18 November 1972 Ravenscraig Stadium Greenock Mr. J. McClelland (Scotland) 400 Snow Scotland Women v England Women (1972) was the first ever official international women's football match to be played in Great Britain. It was contested by the national teams of Scotland and England.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63596170 'She hitchhiked to play in first women's international' BBC Sport The match took place on 18 November 1972 at Ravenscraig Stadium in Greenock, Scotland. England won the game 3–2,https://www.thefa.com/England/womens-seniors/News/2002/33002 England Statistics 3 December 2002 1 February 2011 The Football Association almost exactly a hundred years after the first men's international between the two nations.https://books.google.com/books?id=bSseAgPPPoYC&pg=PA126 Football Nation: Sixty Years of the Beautiful Game August 2010 126 bloomsbury 9781408801260 14 January 2012 It was the second international women's match to be granted official status by FIFA, after a meeting between France and Netherlands in April 1971.https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/women/news/newsid=1414187/index.html First ladies pave the way 8 April 2011 17 August 2012 FIFA https://web.archive.org/web/20110706214416/https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/women/news/newsid=1414187/index.html 6 July 2011 Background Previous matches Representative women's fixtures between teams from Scotland and England had taken place much earlier. In May 1881 a touring English team played two fixtures against local opposition in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The second game, before 5,000 spectators at Shawfield Stadium, resulted in a riot. In March 1918 Celtic Park hosted a match between female teams of munitions workers. Vickers-Armstrongs from Barrow, beat William Beardmore and Company from Glasgow 4–0, with proceeds donated to hospitals caring for wounded soldiers from World War I. A return fixture in Barrow three weeks later finished 2–2, in front of 5,000 fans.http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/sport/football/the-women-pioneers-who-fell-in-love-with-the-beautiful-game.16745614?_=b4021ea44b96fd1445061ee1e1771715ac9852cc The women pioneers who fell in love with the beautiful game The Herald 4 March 2012 6 March 2012 Didcock Barry In 1920 Dick, Kerr's Ladies beat a Scottish XI 22–0. A return fixture at Celtic Park the following year finished 9–0 to the English team, watched by a crowd of 6,000. Dick, Kerr's then undertook a tour of Scotland; playing in Edinburgh, Kilmarnock, Aberdeen, Dundee and Dumfries to an aggregate crowd of 70,000.http://womensoccer.tripod.com/history2.html A Brief History of Women's Football Scottish Football Museum 6 March 2012 McCuaig Margo Treatment of women's football in Scotland In 1972 the SFA was resisting pressure from UEFA to take over the administration of women's football. In 1971 the European member associations had voted 39–1 in favour of UEFA's motion that they take control of women's football, with Scotland voting against.Lopez 1997 59 In Scotland football was traditionally seen as a working class, male preserve. A 1921 ban on women's football was not lifted until 1974 and it was not until 1998 that the SFA assumed ultimate responsibility for Scottish women's football.http://www.scottishaffairs.org/backiss/pdfs/sa63/Sa63_Macbeth.pdf Attitudes towards women's football in Scottish society Scottish Affairs 63 Spring 2008 22 September 2012 MacBeth Jessica 63 (First Serie 89–119 10.3366/scot.2008.0020 12 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131212091156/http://www.scottishaffairs.org/backiss/pdfs/sa63/Sa63_Macbeth.pdf dead Wendy Owen reported that the hotel in Gourock where England stayed required its female guests to wear skirts at all times: "this didn't go down too well with the players, most of whom, like me, were never out of trousers. I didn't even possess a dress or skirt and had to go out and buy one before I joined the tour."Owen 2005 48 Teams England's defensive midfielder was 17-year-old Janet Bagguley of Macclesfield Ladies, described by Wendy Owen as "hard as nails and a ferocious tackler".Owen 2005 47 Team captain Sheila Parker (née Porter) was a 24-year-old centre half. Venue right|thumb|Ravenscraig Stadium The match was staged in Greenock at Ravenscraig Stadium, primarily an athletics facility, because a Scottish Football Association (SFA) resolution dating from the 1920s was still in place. This banned women footballers from SFA-affiliated grounds. For the same reason the referee and linesmen were sourced from the Scottish Football Referees Association instead of via the SFA.Caudwell 2007 17 The English FA had rescinded their own similar ban in January 1970.Owen 2005 19 The match Wendy Owen was "bitterly disappointed" to be named amongst the substitutes and watched the game from underneath a blanket on the substitute's bench. The match was played in icy conditions which gave way to heavy snow during the second half. Sylvia Gore recalled that: "There was only one other game played in Scotland that day – a men's game – because the conditions were so bad." A "close and exciting" game saw Scotland leading 2–1 at half time but England recovering to win 3–2. Scotland took the lead with a goal from Mary Carr. Rose Reilly then scored direct from a corner to put Scotland 2–0 ahead. http://www.shekicks.net/flog/blogs/post/693 40 years ago today: Scotland 2-3 England She Kicks 18 November 2012 Wilf Frith 18 November 2012 During the first half Gore made history by scoring England's first ever goal in an official international: http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/pdf/issue4_winter05.pdf Sylvia Gore Knowsley.gov.uk 18 November 2012 Gareth Roberts Winter 2005 7 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220707034858/http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/pdf/issue4_winter05.pdf dead I picked up the ball in my own area and ran 40 yards. I thought I would slip over but I stayed on my feet and side-footed the ball past the keeper. As conditions deteriorated in the second half, England scored twice more without reply. Wendy Owen reported that Gore scored again and Pat Davies got one,Owen 2005 50 while Sue Lopez credited Davies with both England's second half goals.Lopez 1997 93 The English and Scottish FAs report England's goals came from Gore, Lynda Hale, and Jeannie Allot.Association The Football 'It's brilliant the England Women's players of today still remember the 1972 team' https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2022/Nov/18/england-women-jeannie-allott-interview-20221118 2024-02-08 www.englandfootball.com enThe first Women's International https://150.scottishfa.co.uk/classic-moments/scotland-internationals/the-first-women-s-international/ 2024-02-08 150 years of Scottish Football en Match details 1972 11 18 y 14:15 GMT SCO 2 – 3 https://web.archive.org/web/20121122010312/http://www.shekicks.net/flog/blogs/post/693 ENG Carr 20Reilly 27 Gore 37Hale 57Allott 73 Ravenscraig Stadium, Greenock 400 Mr. J. McClelland (Glasgow) _3_stripes_white 1A2D69 1A2D69 1A2D69 FFFFFF FF0000 Scotland _3_stripes_on_white_top FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000066 FFFFFF England GK Janie HoughtonRB Jean HunterLB June HunterRH Linda KiddCH Marian MountLH Sandra WalkerOR Rose ReillyIR Edna NeillisCF Mary AndersonIL Margaret McAuley (c) 47OL Mary CarrSubstitutes:GK Liz Creamer DF Mary Davenport FW Linda Cooper FW Diane McLaren 47Mitchell Andy Scotland women's football internationals 1972-1997 https://www.scottishsporthistory.com/uploads/3/3/6/0/3360867/scotland_women_complete_record_1972-1997_-_formatted_with_photos.pdf Scottish Sport History 9 October 2025 PDFDF Irene Morrison Manager:SCO Rab Stewart300px GK Sue BuckettRB Morag KirklandLB Sandra GrahamRH Janet BagguleyCH Sheila Parker (c)LH Paddy McGroartyOR Lynda HaleIR Sylvia GoreCF Pat DaviesIL Jeannie AllottOL Jean WilsonSubstitutes:GK Susan Whyatt DF Wendy Owen DF Julia ManningEast Jody The first 'official' England Women's football match https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/discovery/history-stories/the-first-official-england-womens-football-match/ 24 June 2023 Brighton & Hove Museums FW Eileen Foreman Manager:ENG Eric Worthington Assistant referees: SCO Mr. D. Munro (East Kilbride) SCO Mr. J. Gibb (East Kilbride) Subsequent matches England has competed against Scotland most notably since 1972 in matches in 2019 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2017.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48191908 England beat Scotland at Women's World Cup BBC Sport https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40651426 England thrash Scotland in Euros opener BBC Sport England 6-0 Scotland: UEFA Women's Euro 2017 www.thefa.com 19 July 2017 https://www.thefa.com/news/2017/jul/19/uefa-womens-euro-2017-england-scotland-group-d-utrecht-190717 27 April 2023https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/international-matches/?mid=127740 Scotland 4-4 England | Cyprus Cup | Scottish FA www.scottishfa.co.ukhttps://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/scotland-women-draw-england-cyprus-cup-1586478 Scotland women draw with England in Cyprus Cup 9 March 2013 www.scotsman.comhttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/10/womensfootball Women's football: Scotland 0-3 England 10 March 2009 the Guardianhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/9415475.stm Leighton Tony England 0-2 Scotland BBC Sport 4 March 2011 7 January 2023 Record The full record between the two countries is as follows: June 2026 CompetitionPlayedResultsGoalsScotlandEnglandDrawScotlandEnglandFriendly 121110543British Home Championship 101015UEFA Championship qualifiers 6060116Algarve Cup 101014Cyprus Cup 211023TOTAL 2222001071 References Bibliography 2 Women, Football and Europe: Histories, Equity and Experiences Magee Jonathan Jonathan Magee Jayne Caudwell Katie Liston Sheila Scraton Mayer and Mayer 2007 978-1841262253 https://books.google.com/books?id=yo2ZnpOQc7AC&pg=PA17 1 Women's Football in Scotland: An Historical Overview Jayne Caudwell Lopez Sue Sue Lopez Women on the Ball: A Guide to Women's Football Scarlet Press 1997 London, England 1857270169 Kicking Against Tradition: A Career in Women's Football Owen Wendy Tempus 2005 0752434276 External links https://www.scottishfa.co.uk The English Football Association Category:November 1972 sports events in the United Kingdom Scotland v England women's football match Scotland v England women's football match Category:Greenock Category:Football in Inverclyde Category:Football matches in Scotland Category:England women's national football team matches Category:Scotland women's national football team matches Category:Women's football events in the United Kingdom