Marilyn Marshall (footballer)

Marilyn Marshall
Personal information
Full name Marilyn Marshall
Place of birth New Zealand
National team
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1975-1981 New Zealand 18 (9)
† Appearances (Goals).

Marilyn Marshall is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.[1]

Marshall made her Football Ferns debut in their first ever international as they beat Hong Kong 2-0 on 25 August 1975[2] at the inaugural AFC Women's Asian Cup,[3][4] her sister Debbie Leonidas[5] making her New Zealand debut in the same match. She has the distinction of scoring New Zealand's first ever women's international goal[6] and finished her international career with 18 caps and 9 goals to her credit.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id38.htm. Retrieved 11 June 2009. 
  2. ^ "Roll of Honour". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id35.htm. Retrieved 13 May 2009. 
  3. ^ "1975 Asian Cup". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070902063841/http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1975_asian_cup.html. Retrieved 18 May 2009. 
  4. ^ "Football Ferns - Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id42.htm. Retrieved 13 May 2009. 
  5. ^ Ground-breaking women's soccer team to reunite
  6. ^ A History Of New Zealand Women’s Soccer

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