Audrey Rigby

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Audrey Rigby
Personal information
Full name Audrey Rigby
Date of birth (1957-09-17) 17 September 1957 (age 67)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Nottingham Forest
International career
1976 England 1 (0)
1983–1987 New Zealand 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Audrey Rigby (née Allen; born 17 September 1957) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. [1]

Rigby made her Football Ferns as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with Australia on 28 November 1983, [2] and finished her international career with 14 caps to her credit. [1]

In 1972–73 Rigby was in England, playing for an early incarnation of Nottingham Forest Ladies. [3] She played for England in a 5–1 win over Wales in 1976.

She was allotted 32 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international. [4] [5]

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