1. Introduction: England Women in a New Era- The 1960s.- 2. First Eleven: From Unofficial to Official.- 3. New Horizons for a New England: Thomas, Bampton, Coultard, Davis, Reagan.- 4. The Hope Powell Era, Mary Phillip and The Kelly Smith Effect.- 5. From Mark Sampson to Sarina.- Appendix 1: Legacy Player Numbers Issued Wembley Stadium 7 October 2022.- Appendix 2: Official England Women’s Senior Matches 1972-2022.
Jean Williams published A Game for Rough Girls? A History of Women's Football in England, in 2003. She subsequently published A Beautiful Game: International Perspectives on Women's Football (2007), and Globalising Women’s Football: Europe, Migration and Professionalisation 1971-2011 (2013).
This is the first academic history of the FA England women’s national football team. Based on unprecedented access to FA data, it details the careers of the 227 women who debuted for England from 1972 to 2022. England won the UEFA Women’s Euros in 2022, and Jean worked with Sarina Wiegman and the squad, on the Legendary Lionesses from 1972.
Jean Williams published A Game for Rough Girls? A History of Women's Football in England, in 2003. She subsequently published A Beautiful Game: International Perspectives on Women's Football (2007), and Globalising Women’s Football: Europe, Migration and Professionalisation 1971-2011 (2013).