 Gore in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sylvia Margaret Gore[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Prescot, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 September 2016 (aged 71) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Manchester Corinthians | |||
| 1967–???? | Fodens | ||
| International career | |||
| 1972–???? | England | 4 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982–1989 | Wales | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sylvia Margaret Gore MBE (25 November 1944 – 9 September 2016) was an English football player and coach.[2] She scored the England women's national football team's first goal in its first official match, a 3–2 win over Scotland in Greenock in 1972, and was involved in women's football for 60 years.[3][4]
- ^ Carrie, Dunn (15 September 2016). "Sylvia Gore obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Lopez 1997, p. 12
- ^ "England Statistics". The Football Association. 3 December 2002. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ Association, The Football. "Women's football legend Sylvia Gore MBE passes away - About Football Association | The FA". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.