The defeat came in the last match of the series at Stamford Bridge. Keep up-to-date on: © 2020 Smithsonian Magazine. In 1992, Lily Parr was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame at the National Football Museum in Preston. After beating the men they started playing a number of charity fixtures against similar teams around the country, raising money for injured servicemen during and after the war. She eventually died of cancer on 24th May 1978. And she represented England in the first recognised women’s international ­football game, helping her country beat France 2-0. Get the latest news on everything football, The Football Association © 2001 - 2019. In fact, they held the record until 2012 for the highest attendance at a women’s match when Parr faced her old club St. Helen’s at Goodison Park, home of Everton, on Boxing Day 1920 in front of a 53,000 crowd. In that time they scored more than 3500 goals, and Parr scored around 1000 of them. In the 1920s, according to the BBC, 150 women’s teams were dotted across England. She scored a goal in an 11-1 win over Scotland. A heavy smoker, she developed cancer and had a double mastectomy. Representing their country, the Preston team beat the French national side 5-1 in front of 15,000 people at Longton. The goalkeeper would end up saving her spot-kick but her ferocious left-footed struck with so much power, it supposedly broke his arm. A local newspaper reported she had scored 967 goals out of a total of 3,022 scored by the team. It wasn’t a professional career and there are scant official records, so you could argue you may have scored more in your back garden, but it is still an outstanding record. In 1920 Parr played in the first ever recognised women’s international match between England and France in London. They won 11-2 when Parr was one of just three players who scored all the goals. Their first match was played at the Pershing Stadium in Paris in a game which ended 1-1. ��($���Y����/��� p�y;��x�]�����4)ҍ�ԟ�.��IǏ��������2JEV�E�3��f?ߓ�C�/|S8V��u[ ������H�� Lgn}%�\6N�R�.w�'⣊Z0xI�+Ð�����l�=Wܗ)���F�Ձc+J�+��"0����Lկ���Cc�;�;ꬴ�v '���n���3���[V���h�-k�[1e��i�dX�4�)t��4�R�i�9�њ�� �E(W��s=w�Cu3K���;�,��U����s���# �aU����A�C�z߮��Y�:���:�p'�!��6ż%T��B%�o���fR�[ZI��f��|����Kx�2�&�lk�.���b����.�x�����LA�M�E���jE���f��7A�*O2��{n����ʨ�uC����s_zP��w��p�4��%��&�L+zB N$w��Q�Ŵ����|Y����Q��ֲ��ܰ In December 1921 the FA issued this statement; “Complaints having been made as to football being played by women, the Council feel impelled to express their strong opinion that the game of football is unsuitable for females and ought not to be encouraged. "Par" refers to the number of strokes an expert golfer is expected to need to complete the play of one hole on a golf course. In 1923, Dick, Kerr Engineering was taken over by English Electric and the Ladies were told their team would not be subsidised. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. "Otherwise she was just 'Our Lil'. View our online Press Pack. Parr scored all five goals. There she would meet her partner Mary. Some people thought she was good enough to play in the Football League, making reference to her being ‘the best outside left playing in the world today’. She scored a goal in an 11-1 win over Scotland. BBC Homepage. In 1920, Parr represented England in the first recognized women’s international football game, helping her country beat France 2-0. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. Former England and Arsenal captain Faye White added: "It's important to see where the game has come from and what characters such as Lily did for the game in their time.". Enables clubs and referees to administer their day to day activities, The goalscoring legend with a lethal left foot who changed the game. Parr’s potency would continue into the 1920s as she would score five goals in a 9-1 victory over a Best of Britain side and then score all five goals in a 5-1 win over the French national side who had been touring in England. She was an extremely unselfish player who could pinpoint a pass with amazing accuracy and was also a marvellous ball player. The success of the series was such that the Dick, Kerr Ladies went onto tour France playing local sides. 25,000 people turned up for the game where England won 2-0. Parr was just 14 years old in 1919 when she began playing for Dick, Kerr Ladies, a team largely made up of workers from the railway-turned-munitions factory Dick, Kerr and Co. Image caption Lily Parr started her career as a fullback before becoming a prolific goal scorer . What a player. Born in St Helens, Parr began her career at St Helens Ladies in 1919 and a year later joined Dick, Kerr Ladies, the Preston-based team founded by the Dick, Kerr & Co locomotive factory. Lily Parr was more than just a relentless goal scorer, she changed the perception of the women’s game, stood up for her rights as a gay woman and will be forever be remembered as one of Britain’s first footballing icons. Terms of Use Give a Gift. Copyright © 2019 BBC. One of the most powerful players to emerge during this period was Lily Parr, a 6-foot-tall, chain-smoking left winger who is now being honored with a statue at the National Football Museum in Manchester. Image caption Lily Parr started her career as a fullback before becoming a prolific goal scorer . The life-size bronze monument, which will stand outside the museum, is the first statue to represent a woman footballer in the U.K., according to Fiona Tomas of the Telegraph. Sculptor Hannah Stewart says she hopes the statue commissioned by Mars will inspire Phil Neville’s side in their quest to bring home the World Cup next month. Boxing Day 1920 saw the biggest crowd to date for a women’s game when 53,000 turned up to watch Dick, Kerr’s Ladies beat St. Helen’s Ladies 4-0 at Goodison Park. The Ladies were becoming more and more involved in raising money for ‘good causes’ and not only helped ex-servicemen but also local workers who were in difficulty. Parr would continue to play football until 1950 where she would bow out in an 11-1 victory over Scotland after naturally getting on the scoresheet – ending her illustrious career having scored around 1,000 goals. Lily Parr went on to score almost 1,000 goals in a career that spanned three decades. In the 1920s, according to the, Dick, Kerr was the best of the bunch, and Parr was its star player. After the War, the team continued to play and in 1919 Parr played her first season for Dick, Kerr’s Ladies FC and scored an incredible 43 goals even though she was aged just 14. “Hopefully each element of the pose contributes to this. We use cookies to give you the best online experience.

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