Maria Harper

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Maria Harper
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-02-02) 2 February 1963 (age 61)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1991 Leasowe Pacific
1991–1997 Liverpool
International career
1989–1996 England 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maria Harper (born 2 February 1963) is a former England women's international footballer. [1] She played in five FA Women's Cup finals, winning once in 1989.

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Club Career

Harper's greatest achievement is winning the 1989 WFA Cup Final with Leasowe Pacific when they defeated Friends of Fulham 3-2 at Old Trafford. Harper was named player of the match. Leasowe had lost the final in the previous year. She moved to Knowsley United and was part of the side that lost the 1994 final to Doncaster Belles. Further defeats in finals followed in both 1995 and 1996 at the renamed Liverpool against Arsenal and Croydon respectively. [2]

International career

In November 2022, Harper was recognized by The Football Association as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 76th women's player to be capped by England. [3] [4]

Honours

Leasowe Pacific

Liverpool

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References

  1. Gerty, David (2022-09-23). "England Women to celebrate 50th anniversary at USA game". The Football Association.
  2. 1 2 A History of the Women's FA Cup Final. The History Press. 6 May 2021. ISBN   9780750997713.
  3. "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. Lacey-Hatton, Jack (2022-11-18). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". Mirror . Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  5. Garry, Tom (April 15, 2021). "'We won the FA Cup a week after escaping the Hillsborough disaster'". The Telegraph via www.telegraph.co.uk.