England women's national football team

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England
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Three Lionesses
Association The Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Hope Powell
Asst coach Brent Hills
Captain Faye White
Most caps Gillian Coultard (119)
Top scorer Kerry Davis (44)
FIFA code ENG
FIFA ranking 8[1]
Highest FIFA ranking 6 (July 2011)
Lowest FIFA ranking 14 (June 2004)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 England 3 – 2 Scotland 
(Greenock, Scotland; 19 November 1972)
Biggest win
 England 13 – 0 Hungary 
(Tapolca, Hungary; 27 October 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Norway 8 – 0 England 
(Moss, Norway; 4 June 2000)
World Cup
Appearances 3 (First in 1995)
Best result Quarter-finals, 1995, 2007, 2011
UEFA Women's Championship
Appearances 8 (First in 1984)
Best result Runner-up, 1984, 2009

The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011. In 2009, the side had their most impressive achievement to date by reaching the European Championships final, losing 6–2 to Germany.

In May 2009 it was announced that a number of the England Women's Team would be awarded central contracts, to help the players concentrate on full-time training and playing, without having to fit it around full-time employment. Seventeen players initially signed contracts.[2]

Contents

[edit] Honours

[edit] Performance in World Cup

  • Unofficial competitions:
    • 1970: 4th
    • 1971: 5th
    • 1978: 1st round
    • 1984: 1st round
    • 1985: Winners
    • 1988: Winners

[edit] World Cup record

World Cup Finals
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Sweden 1995 Quarter Finals 4 2 0 2 6 9 −3
United States 1999 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United States 2003 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
China 2007 Quarter Finals 4 1 2 1 8 6 +2
Germany 2011 Quarter Finals 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3
Canada 2015 To Be Determined - - - - - - -
Total 3/6 12 5 4 3 20 18 +2
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

[edit] Performance in European championship

Year Result Matches Wins Draws* Losses GF GA
1984 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 4 2
Norway 1987 Fourth Place 2 0 0 2 3 5
Germany 1989 Did not Qualify – – – – – –
Denmark 1991 Did not Qualify – – – – – –
Italy 1993 Did not Qualify – – – – – –
1995 Semifinal 2 0 0 2 2 6
1997 Did not Qualify – – – – – –
Germany 2001 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 1 8
England 2005 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 4 5
Finland 2009 Runners-up 6 3 1 2 12 14
Total 6/10 20 7 2 11 26 40
*Missing flag indicates no host country; tournament was played in two-leg knockout rounds (with the exception of the 1995 final).

[edit] 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 5
Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 8 7 1 0 30 2 +28 22
 Spain 8 6 1 1 37 4 +33 19
 Austria 8 3 1 4 14 12 +2 10
 Turkey 8 2 1 5 10 23 −13 7
 Malta 8 0 0 8 1 51 −50 0
  Austria England Malta Spain Turkey
Austria  – 0–4 6–0 0–1 4–0
England  3–0 – 8–0 1–0 3–0
Malta  0–2 0–6 – 0–13 0–2
Spain  2–0 2–2 9–0 – 5–1
Turkey  2–2 0–3 5–1 0–5 –

[4]

[edit] Current squad

England squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying match against Serbia at Keepmoat Stadium on 23 November 2011.[5]

Caps and goals updated as of 24 November 2011.

Name DOB Club Caps (goals) Debut
Goalkeepers
Rachel Brown 2 July 1980 (1980-07-02) (age 31) England Everton 74 (0) vs. Germany, 27 February 1997
Siobhan Chamberlain 15 August 1983 (1983-08-15) (age 28) England Bristol Academy 20 (0) vs. Netherlands, 22 September 2004
Karen Bardsley 14 October 1984 (1984-10-14) (age 27) Sweden Linköpings FC 20 (0) vs. Northern Ireland, 9 March 2005
Defenders
Rachel Unitt 5 June 1982 (1982-06-05) (age 29) England Everton 97 (7) vs. France, 16 August 2000
Casey Stoney (Captain) 13 May 1982 (1982-05-13) (age 29) England Lincoln Ladies 96 (4) vs. France, 16 August 2000
Alex Scott 14 October 1984 (1984-10-14) (age 27) United States Boston Breakers 84 (12) vs. Netherlands, 18 September 2004
Laura Bassett 2 August 1983 (1983-08-02) (age 28) England Birmingham City 21 (0) vs. Italy, 25 February 2003
Dunia Susi 11 August 1987 (1987-08-11) (age 24) England Birmingham City 14 (0) vs. Iceland, 16 July 2009
Sophie Bradley 21 October 1989 (1989-10-21) (age 22) England Nottingham Forest
(on loan from Lincoln Ladies)		 12 (0) vs. Austria, 21 August 2010
Fern Whelan 5 December 1988 (1988-12-05) (age 23) England Everton 2 (0) vs. Sweden, 17 May 2011
Midfielders
Rachel Yankey 1 November 1979 (1979-11-01) (age 32) England Arsenal 117 (18) vs. Scotland, 23 August 1997
Fara Williams 25 January 1984 (1984-01-25) (age 28) England Everton 98 (35) vs. Portugal, 24 November 2001
Karen Carney 1 August 1987 (1987-08-01) (age 24) England Birmingham City 68 (12) vs. Italy, 17 February 2005
Jill Scott 2 February 1987 (1987-02-02) (age 24) England Everton 52 (8) vs. Netherlands, 31 August 2006
Jess Clarke 5 May 1989 (1989-05-05) (age 22) England Lincoln Ladies 30 (8) vs. South Africa, 5 March 2009
Steph Houghton 23 April 1988 (1988-04-23) (age 23) England Arsenal 20 (2) vs. Russia, 8 March 2007
Danielle Buet2 31 October 1988 (1988-10-31) (age 23) England Chelsea 8 (0) vs. South Africa, 5 March 2009
Jade Moore 22 October 1990 (1990-10-22) (age 21) England Birmingham City 0 (0)
Strikers
Kelly Smith 29 October 1978 (1978-10-29) (age 33) United States Boston Breakers 109 (43) vs. Italy, 1 November 1995
Eniola Aluko1 21 February 1987 (1987-02-21) (age 24) United States Sky Blue FC 58 (11) vs. Netherlands, 18 September 2004
Ellen White 9 May 1989 (1989-05-09) (age 22) England Arsenal 22 (8) vs. Austria, 25 March 2010
Rachel Williams 10 January 1988 (1988-01-10) (age 24) England Birmingham City 4 (1) vs. Iceland, 16 July 2009
Natasha Dowie 30 June 1988 (1988-06-30) (age 23) England Everton 3 (0) vs. Turkey, 26 November 2009

1 Withdrew due to her legal studies
2 Called up to replace Aluko

[edit] Recent callups

The following players also received call–ups during 2011.

Name DOB Club Caps (goals) Debut Most recent callup
Goalkeepers
Carly Telford 7 July 1987 (1987-07-07) (age 24) England Chelsea 3 (0) v Scotland, March 2007 vs. Sweden, 17 May 2011
Defenders
Faye White 2 February 1978 (1978-02-02) (age 33) England Arsenal 90 (12) vs. Scotland, 23 August 1997 vs. Serbia, 17 September 2011
Lindsay Johnson 8 May 1980 (1980-05-08) (age 31) England Everton 43 (1) vs. Netherlands, 18 September 2004 vs. Sweden, 17 May 2011
Anita Asante 27 April 1985 (1985-04-27) (age 26) United States Sky Blue FC 51 (1) vs. Iceland, 14 May 2004 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
Claire Rafferty 11 January 1989 (1989-01-11) (age 23) England Chelsea 5 (0) vs. Austria, 25 March 2010 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
Midfielders
Sue Smith 24 November 1979 (1979-11-24) (age 32) England Lincoln Ladies 90 (16) vs. Germany, 27 February 1997 vs. Sweden, 17 May 2011
Strikers

[edit] Past squads

[edit] Fixtures and results, 2010/11

29 July 10 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier, Banks's Stadium, Walsall
England England 3–0  Turkey
Yankey 22, E. White 28, Clarke 76
21 August 10 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier
Austria  0–4 England England
K. Smith 7, 30, A. Scott 40, E. White 80
12 September 10 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier play-off first leg, Greenhous Meadow, Shrewsbury
England England 2–0  Switzerland
Williams 44, K. Smith 45
16 September 10 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier play-off second leg
Switzerland  2–3 England England
Bachmann 41, Zumbuhl 64 K. Smith 32, Aluko 34, Williams (pen.) 50
19 October 10 Peace Cup
South Korea  0–0 England England
21 October 10 Peace Cup
New Zealand  0–0 England England
2 April 11 Friendly
England England 2–1  United States
Clarke 8, Yankey 26 Rapinoe 39

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ England: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. FIFA.com. Accessed 28 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Central contracts confirmed". FA website. 14 May 2009. http://www.thefa.com/England/WomensSeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/2009/CentralContractsAnnouncement.aspx. 
  3. ^ "England 2–6 Germany". BBC Sport. 10 September 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/8246204.stm. Retrieved 10 September 2009. 
  4. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification Group Five". UEFA website. 15 October 2009. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/wowc/standings/round=2000048/group=2000490.html. 
  5. ^ "Bardsley: 'Fuel the fire'". Football Association. 22 November 2011. http://www.thefa.com/England/womens-seniors/News/match-centre/2011/EnglandvSerbia/Previews/Karen-Bardsley. Retrieved 26 November 2011. 

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