| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 November 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Friends of Fulham | |||
| Croydon Ladies | |||
| National team | |||
| England | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Brenda Sempare (born 9 November 1961[1]) is an English former international women's footballer. She played in all four games of England's 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup appearance.[1]
Sempare helped Friends of Fulham win the 1985 FA Women's Cup. In November 2001 Hope Powell wrote in The Times that Sempare's performance in that year's 2-0 final win over Doncaster Belles was "the best all-round performance I have ever seen."[2]
In April 1996, Sempare was one of Croydon Ladies' penalty scorers as Croydon beat Liverpool Ladies on penalties in the FA Women's Cup final at The New Den.[3] The following month goals from Sempare and Kerry Davis earned a 2-1 league win over Arsenal Ladies, which sealed a domestic double for Croydon.
Sempare retired at the end of that 1995-96 season, but returned to action during 1996-97. On September 23, 2010, she was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.[4]
While working as a postwoman Sempare helped England reach the semi-final of the 1987 European Competition for Women's Football, where they lost 3-2 to Sweden after extra time. She had also featured in the 1984 tournament,[5] where England reached the final.
Sempare also played for England at the 1995 World Cup.[1]
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