Jane Stanley (born 1964) is an English former international women's

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. She represented

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and spent much of her club career in Belgium, with

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Club career

In 1989 Stanley turned professional, joining Belgian club Standard Fémina de Liège on a three-year contract worth a reported £100 per week.

International career

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gave Stanley her first appearance for England on 27 April 1986, in a 4–0 European Championship qualifying win over

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. In November 2022, Stanley was recognized by

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as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 69th women's player to be capped by England.

Honours

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(4): 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94 :

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(2): 1990, 1995

References

1964 births Living people English women's footballers England women's international footballers English expatriate women's footballers Standard Liège (women) players Expatriate women's footballers in Belgium People from Filey Footballers from North Yorkshire Women's association football forwards English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 20th-century English sportswomen {{England-footy-forward-1960s-stub