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UEFA Women's Championship
England: Runners-up
How England performed
The Lionesses' qualifying campaign for the 1984 UEFA Women's Championship was perfect: six wins from six, 24 goals scored and one conceded. Davis scored 11 of them, including all four in a 4–0 win in Scotland, and the campaign closed with a 6–0 home win over the Republic of Ireland.
Under manager Martin Reagan, with Carol Thomas as captain, England's matches at the finals stage were played home and away. They beat Denmark 2–1 at home, Curl and Deighan scoring, and 1–0 away through Bampton to reach the final against Sweden. Sweden won the first leg 1–0, Curl's goal earned a 1–0 win in the second leg to level the tie, and the final was decided by a penalty shoot-out, which Sweden won 4–3. The Lionesses finished as runners-up with three wins and one defeat from four matches, four goals scored and two conceded, with Curl scoring in both home legs.
England fixtures
England
7–1
Northern Ireland
England won
England: Davis, Davis, Doe, Curl, Curl pen, Turner, Coultard
Northern Ireland: None
Scotland
0–4
England
England won
England: Davis, Davis, Davis, Davis
Scotland: None
Republic of Ireland
0–1
England
England won
England: Davis
Republic of Ireland: None
Northern Ireland
0–4
England
England won
England: Davis, Davis, Curl, Chapman
Northern Ireland: None
England
2–0
Scotland
England won
England: Chapman, Chapman
Scotland: None
England
6–0
Republic of Ireland
England won
England: Davis, Davis, Gallimore, Deighan, Curl, Fitzpatrick og
Republic of Ireland: None
Match page: England v Republic of Ireland, 11 September 1983
England
2–1
Denmark
England won
England: Curl 31', Deighan 51'
Denmark: Hindkjær 49' pen
Denmark
0–1
England
England won
England: Bampton 44'
Denmark: None
Sweden
1–0
England
England lost
England: None
Sweden: Sundhage 57'
England
1–0
Sweden
England won
3–4 pens
England: Curl 31'
Sweden: None
England statistics
Full England squad
| No. | Player | Pos | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theresa Wiseman | GK | Howbury Grange | – |
| 2 | Carol Thomas C | DF | Rowntree | – |
| 3 | Morag Pearce | DF | Southampton | – |
| 4 | Lorraine Hanson | DF | Doncaster Belles | – |
| 5 | Angela Gallimore | DF | Broadoak | 1 |
| 6 | Gillian Coultard | MF | Rowntree | 1 |
| 7 | Elisabeth Deighan | MF | St Helens | 2 |
| 8 | Debbie Bampton | MF | Howbury Grange | 1 |
| 9 | Linda Curl | FW | Norwich | 6 |
| 10 | Kerry Davis | FW | Crewe | 11 |
| 11 | Pat Chapman | MF | Southampton | 3 |
| 12 | Theresa Irvine | GK | Aylesbury | – |
| 13 | Brenda Sempare | MF | Friends of Fulham | – |
| 14 | Hope Powell | MF | Millwall Lionesses | – |
| 15 | Janet Turner | MF | Crewe | 1 |
| 16 | Sheila Parker | DF | Chorley | – |
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