Liz Deighan (born c. 1953, Northumberland) is a former

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player, who played for the

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, as well as clubs including Fodens WFC, Southport WFC, and St Helens W.F.C.. She won 48 England caps, making her debut against

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on 7 November 1974. Although often deployed in attack early in her career, Deighan made a name for herself as a midfielder. She scored in the semi final of the

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, in which England reached the final before losing to

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on penalties. Her final cap came in the Mundialito in September 1985. Domestically she won the

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in the 1979–80 season with St Helens, and reached three other finals as runner-up with the club during the 1980s. Upon retirement from the game she trained as a coach, including a spell in charge of England's Under-21 ladies. In 1989 Deighan founded and managed Newton Ladies FC, the team who would eventually become

Liverpool F.C. Women Liverpool Football Club Women is an English women's football club, founded in 1989 as ''Newton LFC'' and subsequently renamed ''Knowsley United WFC'' and ''Liverpool Ladies''. A founding member of the top-tier FA Women's Super League in 2011, ...

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1950s births Year of birth uncertain Living people Women's association football midfielders Footballers from Northumberland English women's footballers English women's football managers England women's international footballers Liverpool L.F.C. managers Fodens Ladies F.C. players {{England-women-footy-bio-stub