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England: Group stage
How England performed
The Lionesses' qualifying campaign for the 2001 UEFA Women's Championship in Germany brought five wins, a draw and two defeats. They beat Switzerland twice and Portugal once, drew 2–2 in Portugal, and lost both fixtures against Norway, 3–0 at home and 8–0 away, before securing two wins over Ukraine in the autumn of 2000. S. Smith was the leading scorer with five goals.
At the finals, Hope Powell's side, captained by Mo Marley, opened with a 1–1 draw against Russia, Banks scoring on the stroke of half-time. They then lost 4–0 to Sweden and 3–0 to the hosts, Germany, and went out at the group stage with a draw and two defeats from three matches, one goal scored and eight conceded. It was a step back from the semi-final finish of 1995.
England fixtures
Switzerland
0–3
England
England won
England: Walker, Burke, S. Smith
Switzerland: None
England
2–0
Portugal
England won
England: S. Smith 23', Walker 30'
Portugal: None
England
0–3
Norway
England lost
England: None
Norway: Pettersen 1', Kvitland 33', Rapp-Ødegaard 45'
Portugal
2–2
England
England drew
England: Burke 40', S. Smith 79'
Portugal: Couto 7', Sequeira 57'
England
1–0
Switzerland
England won
England: S. Smith
Switzerland: None
Norway
8–0
England
England lost
England: None
Norway: Mellgren 5', Rapp-Ødegaard 17', Pettersen 32', S. Gulbrandsen 42', Mellgren 61', Rapp-Ødegaard 63', Pettersen 72', Pettersen 82'
Ukraine
1–2
England
England won
England: K. Smith, Walker
Ukraine: Zinchenko
England
2–0
Ukraine
England won
England: S. Smith, Yankey
Ukraine: None
Russia
1–1
England
England drew
England: Banks 45'
Russia: Svetlitskaya 62'
Sweden
4–0
England
England lost
England: None
Sweden: Törnqvist 3', Bengtsson 26', Ljungberg 75', Eriksson 80'
England
0–3
Germany
England lost
England: None
Germany: Wimbersky 57', Wiegmann 65', Lingor 67'
England statistics
Full England squad
| No. | Player | Pos | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pauline Cope | GK | Charlton Athletic | – |
| 2 | Danielle Murphy | DF | Florida Gators | – |
| 3 | Rachel Unitt | DF | Everton | – |
| 4 | Becky Easton | MF | Doncaster Belles | – |
| 5 | Mo Marley C | DF | Everton | – |
| 6 | Katie Chapman | DF | Fulham | – |
| 7 | Karen Burke | MF | Doncaster Belles | 2 |
| 8 | Tara Proctor | MF | Charlton Athletic | – |
| 9 | Kelly Smith | FW | Philadelphia Charge | 1 |
| 10 | Angela Banks | FW | Arsenal | 1 |
| 11 | Sue Smith | MF | Tranmere Rovers | 5 |
| 12 | Faye White | DF | Arsenal | – |
| 13 | Leanne Hall | GK | Doncaster Belles | – |
| 14 | Julie Fletcher | DF | Charlton Athletic | – |
| 15 | Samantha Britton | MF | Everton | – |
| 16 | Marieanne Spacey | FW | Arsenal | – |
| 17 | Rachel Yankey | FW | Fulham | 1 |
| 18 | Karen Walker | FW | Doncaster Belles | 3 |
| 19 | Vicky Exley | MF | Doncaster Belles | – |
| 20 | Rachel Brown | GK | Pittsburgh Panthers | – |
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