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 ]
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