Pat Firth
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Patricia Firth | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Fodens Ladies F.C. | |||
| International career | |||
| 1972-1974 | England | 11 | (9[1]) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
[edit]England
[edit]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
[edit]Fodens Ladies F.C.
References
[edit]- ^ "Official cap a women's game milestone, says 'original Lioness'". BBC News. 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b Laverty, Richard (November 29, 2021). "When Fodens Ladies won the FA Cup".
- ^ "Up the Boro | Ron Bradbury Interviews Lionesses Legend Pat Firth" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Live with former Lionesses England women's footballer Pat Mitchell-Firth | #SheCan Episode 22" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ O'Neill, Jen (12 June 2019). "40 years ago today: Scotland 2-3 England". She Kicks. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Original Lioness: 'It would be nice to have an FA cap'". BBC News. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (2022-11-18). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". Mirror. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
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