Sylvia Gore's guest appearances

Sylvia Gore

Sporting Witness

Wayne Gretzky

John Daly

Ben Johnson

Ibtihaj Muhammad

Jackie Robinson

Billy Mills

Ashley Fiolek

Emil Zatopek

Alison Hargreaves

Learie Constantine

David Steele

Janet Guthrie

Pat Tillman

George Weah

Brad Snyder

OwlTail

In 1972, the England women's football team played their first ever international match, following a long campaign for official recognition by the  Football Association. Sylvia Gore scored the first goal for the side in a game against Scotland. She talks to Sporting Witness about an era in which women footballers struggled to be taken seriously.Photo: The first England women's team in the dressing-room in 1972 (Getty Images).

In 1972, the England women's football team played their first ever international match, following a long campaign for official recognition by the  Football Association. Sylvia Gore scored the first goal for the side in a game against Scotland. She talks to Sporting Witness about an era in which women footballers struggled to be taken seriously.<br>Photo: The first England women's team in the dressing-room in 1972 (Getty Images).

Sylvia Gore and the start of Women's Football