Women's football legend Sylvia Gore MBE dies aged 71

Sylvia Gore MBE Credit: Manchester City Women/Twitter

The FA has said it is 'deeply saddened' to learn of the death of women’s football legend Sylvia Gore MBE.

Scores of people haveGore was the first female to score for England, in a 3-2 victory over Scotland on 18 November 1972.

She was a long-standing member of The FA Women’s Committee and once netted 134 goals in a single season and was involved in women’s football for 60 years.

She played for Manchester Corinthians and Fodens, helping the latter to shock the all-conquering Southampton in the 1974 FA Women’s Cup Final, before going on to manage Wales in the 1980s.

In 1999 Gore won a special achievement award at the inaugural FA Women's Awards.

In 2014 she was inducted to the National Football Museum’s Hall of Fame and then became the first female director at the Liverpool County FA.

FA participation and development director Kelly Simmons said:

FA chief executive officer Martin Glenn said: