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Marilyn Marshall
Personal information
Full name Marilyn Marshall
Place of birth New Zealand
International career
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
1975–1981 New Zealand 18 (9)

Marilyn Marshall is a former association football player and softball player who represented New Zealand at international level. [1]

Marshall made her Football Ferns debut in their first ever international as they beat Hong Kong 2–0 on 25 August 1975 [2] at the inaugural AFC Women's Asian Cup, [3] [4] her sister Debbie Leonidas [5] making her New Zealand debut in the same match. She has the distinction of scoring New Zealand's first ever women's international goal [6] and finished her international career with 18 caps and 9 goals to her credit. [1]

Honours

New Zealand

References

  1. ^ a b "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Roll of Honour". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  3. ^ "1975 Asian Cup". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Football Ferns - Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  5. ^ Ground-breaking women's soccer team to reunite
  6. ^ A History Of New Zealand Women's Soccer