Bethany England
English footballer
Bethany England (born 3 June 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace.
She previously played for Doncaster Rovers Belles, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspur, and represented England on the U19 and U23 national teams. She has earned 26 appearances for the England national team.
In 2020, England was named the league's Player of the Year and PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year after leading Chelsea to win the 2019–20 FA WSL and 2019–20 FA League Cup. She was also named to the PFA Team of the Year.
Early life
England was born and raised with her two sisters in Barnsley, a large market and college town in South Yorkshire, between Leeds and Sheffield. She began playing with a boys' team around age six and played with the team for 3–4 years. A plaque honouring England, as part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, was installed at Junior Tykes F.C. in Barnsley in 2022. She was later scouted to join the Sheffield United girls' centre of excellence. After three years with the Sheffield United girls' team, England began playing for the Sheffield United academy at age 13 where she played for three years along with her twin sister, Laura.
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