Sue Law is a retired
English footballer and current head of equality and child protection at
the Football Association (FA). She played as a
defender and represented
England at senior international level.
Law won around 40 caps for England as a right back or central defender. Her debut came as a 19–year–old in a win over
Wales in the Isle of Man on 17 August 1985. She took over the right back position later that year from
Carol Thomas
Carol Thomas (née McCune; born 5 June 1955) is an English former footballer and was the second captain of England, taking over from Sheila Parker in 1976. She is the most successful captain of the England women's national team in terms of t ...
, then England's most capped player and second longest serving captain. England won the match 6–0. In November 1992 Law played her final match for England at
Millmoor,
Rotherham in the
EURO 1993 quarter final second–leg meeting with
Italy. In what was the final match to be played under
Women's Football Association (WFA) control, England lost 3–0 (6–2 on aggregate) amidst farcical scenes.
Louise Waller
Louise "Lou" Waller (born 30 July 1969) is an English former international women's football defender. She was a member of the England squad for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Finals. In a long association with Millwall Lionesses, Waller serve ...
was sent off for deliberate handball, while Law, hampered by a back injury, scored an own goal.
She was part of
Millwall Lionesses'
1991 WFA Cup winning team; having joined the Lionesses in 1988.
She later played for
Bromley Borough.
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Footballers from Greater London
Millwall Lionesses L.F.C. players
Charlton Athletic W.F.C. players
English women's footballers
FA Women's National League players
England women's international footballers
Women's association football defenders
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