Maureen Martin (née Reynolds) is a former England women's international footballer and manager of

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with whom she won the 1986 WFA Cup final.

Club Career

Martin started her football career playing for a local club near

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called Costessey LFC. She then signed for Lowestoft Ladies F.C. and won the East Anglian League and league cup double in 1975. She was captain of the Lowestoft side that reached the

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where they lost 1-0 to Southampton WFC.

International career

Martin represented England five times. She made her England debut against

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in 1980 and in a subsequent match scored twice against

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. In November 2022 Martin was recognized by

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as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 48th women's player to be capped by England.

Managerial Career

Martin's greatest managerial achievement was winning the

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with Norwich in 1986. Her side triumphed over

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4-3 with the match coincidentally being held at

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. She formed the original Norwich ladies team in 1982 whom she nicknamed 'the fledgelings' at that time. After Lowestoft Ladies disbanded, Martin signed several of their players including

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and Vicky Johnson. The club won the East Anglian League and league cup double in the 1982-83 season and reached the semi-final of the WFA Cup in 1985. During her time at Norwich, Martin was a player-manager, non-playing manager, coach and club secretary. She left the club after the 1986-87 season.

Honours

Norwich City *

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: 1985–86

References

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