agreed to pay Parr 10 shillings every time she played for the team - and a supplementary payment of a packet of Woodbine cigarettes.
The team played 67 matches in 1921, with the players holding down full-time jobs. They twice represented England in matches against Wales - both of which they won - and they also beat Scotland.However, the Football Association - the sport's governing body - were also watching. Dick, Kerr Ladies often played matches to raise money for local workers, particularly for out-of-work miners, who the working class players felt a strong connection to.
The team was renamed Preston Ladies in 1926 and Parr remained with them. By the time she was named captain in 1946, it was reported she had scored 967 of the team's 3,022 goals, and had missed just five matches. During this time, she had qualified and continued to work as a nurse, as well as becoming the first in her family to own her own home. She and Mary worked at the same hospital and were open about their relationship.
She was the first woman inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame at the National Football Museum in 2002 in Manchester, where ain 2019 to commemorate her achievements. The museum will also be opening a gallery dedicated to her in spring this year.
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