Samantha "Sammy" Howarth (born Samantha Hayward; 1 February 1971) is an English international
footballer. She played in the
FA Women's Premier League National Division
The FA Women's Premier League National Division (originally WFA National League Premier Division) was a football division in England. From 1991 until 2010, the National Division functioned as the top league in English women's football. During ...
with
Liverpool
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,
Doncaster Belles
Doncaster Rovers Belles Ladies Football Club, previously Doncaster Belles, is an English women's football club that currently plays in the , the fourth tier of women's football in England. The club's administration is based at the Eco Power St ...
and
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they adop ...
. As of 2013, she currently plays for Southampton Women's F.C.
Football career
Club
Howarth played in the 1993–94
Women's FA Cup
The Women's FA Challenge Cup Competition is the top annual cup tournament for women's clubs in English football. Founded in 1970, it has been named the WFA Cup, FA Women's Cup and now Women's FA Cup (Vitality Women's FA Cup for sponsorship re ...
final for
Knowsley United against
Doncaster Belles
Doncaster Rovers Belles Ladies Football Club, previously Doncaster Belles, is an English women's football club that currently plays in the , the fourth tier of women's football in England. The club's administration is based at the Eco Power St ...
. Eight years later she was an unused substitute for Doncaster Belles as they lost the
2002 final to
Fulham
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.
International
In June 1991 Howarth won the first of five
England
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caps in a
friendly draw against
Denmark
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in
Nordby.
In November 2022, Howarth was recognized by
The Football Association
The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world ...
as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 89th women's player to be capped by England.
References
External links
Howarthprofile at Andover New Street Ladies FC website
1971 births
Living people
England women's international footballers
Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. players
FA Women's National League players
Liverpool F.C. Women players
Southampton Saints L.F.C. players
Tranmere Rovers L.F.C. players
English women's footballers
Women's association football defenders
Women's association football midfielders
Footballers from Ashton-under-Lyne
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