Angela Poppy

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Angela Poppy
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-11-19) 19 November 1953 (age 69)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Lowestoft Ladies F.C.
International career
1976 England 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Angela Poppy (born 19 November 1953) is a former England women's international footballer. Poppy's greatest achievement was scoring winning goal in the 1982 Women's FA Cup with Lowestoft Ladies F.C. [1]

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International career

Poppy made her England debut in 1976 against Wales, and won a further 4 additional caps. [2]

In November 2022, Poppy was recognized by The Football Association as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 31st women's player to be capped by England. [3] [4]

Honours

Lowestoft Ladies F.C.

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References

  1. "Where are they now? - Carl Poppy". www.lowestofttownfc.co.uk.
  2. "Lowestoft's FA Cup winners and Lionesses reunite for special anniversary".
  3. "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. Lacey-Hatton, Jack (2022-11-18). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". Mirror . Retrieved 2023-06-19.