England national women's football team

National football team women
Name = England
Badge = England National Team.png Nickname =
Association = The Football Association
Coach = flagicon|England Hope Powell, 1998-
Most caps = Gillian Coultard, 119 Caps
Top scorer = Karen Walker, 40 Goals, 83 Caps
FIFA Rank = 12

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First game = flagicon|Scotland Scotland 2-3 England flagicon|England (Greenock, Scotland; November 19, 1972)
Largest win = flagicon|Hungary Hungary 0-13 England flagicon|England (Tapolca, Hungary; October 27, 2005)
Largest loss = flagicon|Norway Norway 8-0 England flagicon|England (Moss, Norway; June 4, 2000)
World cup apps = 2
World cup first = 1995
World cup best = Quarter-finals, 1995, 2007
Regional name = UEFA Women's Championship
Regional cup apps = 7
Regional cup first = 1984
Regional cup best = Runner-up, 1984

The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been moderately successful of late, having got as far as the group stage of the last two European Championships, and has now qualified for two World Cups, 1995 and 2007.

Honours

=Performance in World Cup=

*Unofficial competitions:
**1970 : 4^th
**1971 : 5^th
**1978 : 1^st round
**1984 : 1^st round
**1985 : Winner
**1988 : Winner
*FIFA Women's World Cup:
**1991 : Did not qualify
**1995 : Quarter final
**1999 : Did not qualify
**2003 : Did not qualify
**2007 : Quarter final

=Performance in European Championship=

*Unofficial competitions:
**1969 : 3^rd
**1979 : 4^th
*European Competition for Women's Football:
**1984 : Finalists
**1987 : 4^th
**1989 : Did not qualify
*UEFA Women's Championship:
**1991 : Quarterfinal
**1993 : Quarterfinal
**1995 : Semifinal
**1997 : Did not qualify
**2001 : Group Stage
**2005 : Group Stage
**2009 : Qualified

2009 UEFA Women's Championship qualification

Fixtures and Results, 2007/08

Coaching Staff

*Head Coach: flagicon|England Hope Powell

Trivia

* During the 2007 World cup qualifiers, England conceded the first goal in their opening game against Austria. They then scored 29 consecutive goals, before finally conceding the last goal in their final game against France.

See also

* Women's football in England
* England national football team
* Coat of Arms of England
* Origins of the Three Lions emblem
* Football in England

References

External links

* [http://www.thefa.com/Womens/EnglandSenior/ Official site]
* [http://www.euro2005.net/wB_show_page?wB_page=wB_sports_team&wB_sports_team=england_women Euro2005.net's look on the team]
* [http://www.femalesoccer.net/england_women femaleSOCCER.net's England Women page]
* [http://www.umbro.com/ Umbro England Women's Kit Manufacturer]
* [http://www.threelionsonhershirt.com 'Three Lions on her Shirt' - new book on the England women's team]
* [http://www.englandfc.com/ladies/ladies.html englandfc.com - past results]