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- ↑ "Macclesfield's original Lioness celebrates England's Euro triumph". InYourArea.co.uk. 6 August 2022.
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- ↑ ""I certainly didn't think of it as making history" Sue Whyatt, the goalkeeper in the first ever England Women's football squad reflects on what it was like to step on the pitch. – UCLan Live". 9 March 2023.
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- ↑ "'Without you, we wouldn't be here'". englandfootball.com. The Football Association.
- ↑ "Original Lionesses: 'We had it rough, we had to really fight'". BBC. 3 August 2022.
- ↑ "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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