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- ↑ Tony Leighton (7 May 2005). "Fulham too professional for battling Belles". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
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[...] merely fifteen years old – a centre-half who, if she stayed fit and keen would play for England one day as sure as the sun shines on the Sahara.
- ↑ "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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