Sue Buckett
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Birth name | Susan Buckett | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Wokingham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.62 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966–1986 | Southampton Women's F.C. | ||
1986–1999 | Red Star Southampton | ||
International career | |||
1971–1982 | England | 29 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sue Buckett (born 1 January 1944) is a former England women's international footballer.[1][2] She represented the England women's national football team at senior international level and spent most of her career at Southampton Women's F.C.[citation needed]
International career
[edit]Sue Buckett made her first appearance for England against Scotland on 18 November 1972, winning England's 3–2 victory.[3] In November 2022, Buckett was recognized by The Football Association as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 1st women's player to be capped by England.[4]
Honours
[edit]Southampton
References
[edit]- ^ Gray, James (July 12, 2022). "FA should honour female England players who were not given their caps due to 'penny-pinching'". inews.co.uk.
- ^ "Legacy numbers introduced for England women's team". BBC Sport.
- ^ O'Neill, Jen (12 June 2019). "40 years ago today: Scotland 2-3 England". She Kicks. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
Categories:
- 1944 births
- Sportspeople from Wokingham
- Living people
- Southampton Women's F.C. players
- English women's footballers
- Southampton Saints L.F.C. players
- FA Women's National League players
- England women's international footballers
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Footballers from Berkshire
- English women's football biography stubs
- English football goalkeeper stubs