FAW wants pioneer women's contact details for cap event

Wales played women's internationals prior to 1993 but they were not organised by the Football Association of Wales

The Football Association of Wales (FAW) wants to honour all the women who played for Wales before the governing body assumed responsibility for the team.

But they have contact details for only 44 of the 94 who did so between 1973 and 1993 and have launched an appeal for contact details for the other 50 before a cap presentation event in October 2024 at which they will be officially honoured.

The FAW says it has record of 27 games played in the 20 years before Wales women became affiliated to the governing body.

The capping presentation will be held at St Fagan’s Museum of History, Cardiff on Friday, 4 October for the pioneering women who played for Wales from 1973-93.

The FAW stated: "Over the last 18 months, the FAW has been working on obtaining contacts of former players that were involved in squads at the time to honour and celebrate their achievements."

The FAW is hoping to be given contact details for:

Sandra Bretag, Sue Johnson, Gaynor Blackwell, Pat Griffiths, Sandra Hunt, Tina Cosatori, Linda James, Gaynor Jones, Gaynor Jones (nee Blackwell), Ann Rice, Julie Yale, Gillian Rowlands, Ann Jenkins, June Houldey, Helen Green, Caroline Green, Janet Lewis, Carol Paul, Barbara Jones, Christine Ross, Karen Atkins, Mandy Williams, Liz Harrington, Jean McCarthy, Angela Powell, Eve Webber, Wendy Wood, Jacqueline Butt, Nikki Groves, Samantha Porter, Suzy Faul, Jill Anson, Sandra Moore, Chris Coyle, Gill Bellis, Paula Cleeve, Lynette Roberts, Val Williams, G Day, Gail Manning, Delyth Wyn Jones, Jackie Weir (nee Jones), Annette Jones, T Heaton.