Samantha Britton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samantha Britton | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1973[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | ||
| Position(s) |
Defender / Midfielder/ Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Huddersfield Town | |||
| Bronte | |||
| Arsenal Ladies | |||
| Cove Rangers | |||
| Croydon | |||
| Doncaster Belles | |||
| Everton Ladies | |||
| 2000 | IBV | 14 | (12) |
| 2001–2003 | Leeds United Ladies | ||
| 2003–2005 | Everton Ladies | ||
| International career | |||
| England | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samantha Britton (born 8 December 1973) is an English retired footballer, and former England international player. An extremely versatile performer, Britton was equally at home playing in defence, midfield or attack.[2]
Britton played for England in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]
She dropped out of the side after the finals, but scored on her return two years later as England beat Scotland 4–0.[4] At the time she was playing for Cove Rangers in Scotland, but was looking for a move back to the English Premier League. She had previously played for Arsenal.
Britton got her wish as she joined Croydon for 1997–98, featuring in the 3-2 FA Women's Cup final defeat to Arsenal.[5] She moved to Doncaster Belles the following season. In summer 2000 Britton played for IBV in Iceland, finishing as the club's top goalscorer with 12 goals in 14 games.[6]
During qualifying for Euro 2001, Britton pre-empted the results of a random drugs test by admitting to smoking marajuana. She was subsequently banned for seven months by England coach Hope Powell and missed six Everton matches while attending a voluntary rehabilitation programme.[7][8] Britton was recalled to the England squad for the European Championship finals.[1]
In March 2005 she was playing for Everton,[9] having re-joined from Leeds United in January 2003.[10]
References
- ^ a b "European Women Championship 2001 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "England Women's player profiles". BBC Sport. 19 June 2001. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "England-Samantha Britton". FIFA. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ Sweet, Susan (25 August 1997). "England excel as Coultard joins club". London: The Independent. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ Adam Szreter (5 May 1998). "Women's Football: Another trophy for the Gunners". The Independent. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "Grein - Samantha Britton rekin úr enska landsliðinu" (in Icelandic). MBL.is. 28 November 2000. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ Pete Lansley (30 June 2001). "Britton survives drug 'shame'". London: The Independent. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ Tony Leighton (12 March 2001). "The highs and lows of Britton". London: BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ "Cite revel in relegation win". London: The Guardian. 7 March 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ Paula Cocozza (3 February 2003). "Women's Football". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
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