This weekend marks 50 years since a squad made history as the first Northern Ireland women's football team to play an international match
The squad taking on the Republic of Ireland in 1973 was made up of 15 players, seen training hereThis weekend marks 50 years since Alison Bennington and her teammates made history as the first Northern Ireland women's football team to play an international match.The squad taking on the Republic of Ireland in 1973 was made up of 15 players.
Despite the intervening decades, former Northern Ireland International and IFA Elite Youth Academy manager Dannielle McDowell Tuffey said it's not all that different for players now. When she was growing up as a young footballer, Danielle said she knew nothing of the women who changed the game.
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