Kim Jerray-Silver

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Kim Jerray-Silver
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Jerray-Silver in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kimberley Jerray-Silver
Date of birth (1977-10-06) 6 October 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth Hillingdon, England
Position
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–1996 Wembley
1996–1999 Arsenal
1999–2005 Fulham
International career
1996 England 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kimberley Jerray-Silver (born 10 June 1977) is a former English professional footballer and firefighter. She most recently played as a defender for Fulham.

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Club career

Jerray-Silver won the 1995–96 FA Women's Premier League Cup with Wembley Ladies. In the final against Doncaster Belles, she came on as a second-half substitute. The game finished 2–2 before Wembley won on penalties. [1]

Jerray-Silver went on to play for Arsenal and was part of their treble-winning team in the 1997-98 season. [2]

Jerray-Silver then transferred to Fulham, becoming one of Europe's first female professional footballers. [3] In the 2003 League Cup final Jerray-Silver scored the winning penalty in a shoot-out against her former team, Arsenal, to secure Fulham their second consecutive title. [4] [5]

International career

In May 1996 Jerray-Silver won a solitary England cap in a 3–0 Euro qualifying win over Portugal at Griffin Park. [6]

Jerray-Silver was given number 117 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international. [7] [8]

After football

Jerray-Silver became a firefighter, joining the London Fire Brigade in 2005. She was among the first on the scene at Edgware Road during the 7 July 2005 London bombings. [9]

In 2020, she received the Women in the Fire Service Bright Light Award for her work supporting elderly people in her local area. [10] In July 2025, Jerray-Silver was awarded the British Citizen Award Medal of Honour for Services to the Community (BCAc), in recognition of her contributions to the local community in Ealing. [2] [11] The award was presented at the Palace of Westminster on 24 July 2025. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Pete Davies (11 March 1996). "Wembley's flair rewarded in shoot-out". The Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ealing firefighter awarded British Citizen Award in recognition of community work with older people". www.london-fire.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 Gupta, Priya (9 July 2025). "Acton firefighter & ex-England footballer honoured for community work". Ealing News. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Jerray-Silver holds nerve". The Independent. 31 March 2003. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Leighton, Tony (30 March 2003). "Fulham win dramatic shoot-out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  6. ↑ Tom Chesshyre (20 May 1996). "Davis puts Portuguese to flight". The Independent. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  7. ↑ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Memorial for the victims of 7/7". BBC. 1 November 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "Fire service awards recognises women's exceptional leadership at the Brigade". London Fire Brigade. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Acton firefighter awarded British Citizen Award". hounslowherald.com. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
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