Maureen Martin (née Reynolds) is a former England women's international footballer and manager of Norwich City Women FC with whom she won the 1986 WFA Cup final.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975-81/82 | Lowestoft Ladies | ||
| 1982-83 | Norwich City | ||
| International career | |||
| 1980-81 | England | 5 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982-87 | Norwich City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club Career
editMartin started her football career playing for a local club near Norwich called Costessey LFC. She then signed for Lowestoft Ladies F.C. and won the East Anglian League and league cup double in 1975. She was captain of the Lowestoft side that reached the 1979 WFA Cup final where they lost 1-0 to Southampton WFC.[1]
International career
editMartin represented England five times. She made her debut against Belgium in 1980, captaining the side in Ostend and in a subsequent match scored twice against Republic of Ireland at Dalymount Park, Dublin.[1][2] In November 2022 Martin was recognized by The Football Association as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 48th women's player to be capped by England.[3][4]
Managerial Career
editMartin's greatest managerial achievement was winning the Women's FA Cup with Norwich in 1986. Her side triumphed over Doncaster Rovers Belles 4-3 with the match coincidentally being held at Carrow Road.[5][6] She formed the original Norwich ladies team in 1982 whom she nicknamed 'the fledgelings' at that time. After Lowestoft Ladies disbanded, Martin signed several of their players including Linda Curl and Vicky Johnson. The club won the East Anglian League and league cup double in the 1982-83 season and reached the semi-final of the WFA Cup in 1985. During her time at Norwich, Martin was a player-manager, non-playing manager, coach and club secretary. She left the club after the 1986-87 season.[1]
Honours
editNorwich City
References
edit- ^ a b c "Maureen Martin (née Reynolds): Teak-tough England defender and Cup-winning Norwich manager". Women's Football Archive.
- ^ Rampling, Ali. "The forgotten story of women's football pioneer Maureen Martin". The Athletic.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Briggs, Stacia (December 18, 2021). "The day Norwich City won the FA Cup at Carrow Road". Eastern Daily Press.
- ^ Slegg, Chris; Gregory, Patricia (May 6, 2021). "A History of the Women's FA Cup Final". The History Press – via Google Books.