Lily Parr
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Lilian Parr (26 April 1905 – 24 May 1978) was an English professional women's association football player who played as a winger. She is best known for playing for the Dick, Kerr's Ladies team, which was founded in 1917 and based in Preston, Lancashire.[2]
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Full name | Lilian Parr | ||
Date of birth | (1905-04-26)26 April 1905 | ||
Place of birth | St Helens, Lancashire, England | ||
Date of death | 22 May 1978(1978-05-22) (aged 73) | ||
Place of death | Goosnargh, Preston, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄4 in (1.81 m) | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1919 | St. Helens Ladies | ||
1920–1951 | Dick, Kerr Ladies | 432 | (967[1]) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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In 2002, she was the only woman to be made an inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame at the National Football Museum.[3]