Brenda Sempare | |
Birth Date: | 1961 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | England |
Position: | Midfield |
Clubs1: | Friends of Fulham |
Brenda Sempare (born 9 November 1961)[1] is an English former international women's footballer. She played in all four games of England's 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup appearance.[1]
Sempare helped Friends of Fulham win the 1985 FA Women's Cup. In November 2001 Hope Powell wrote in The Times that Sempare's performance in 1985's 2 - 0 final win over Doncaster Belles at Craven Cottage was "the best all-round performance I have ever seen."[2]
In April 1996, Sempare was one of Croydon Ladies' penalty scorers as Croydon beat Liverpool Ladies on penalties in the FA Women's Cup final at The New Den.[3] The following month goals from Sempare and Kerry Davis earned a 2 - 1 league win over Arsenal Ladies, which sealed a domestic double for Croydon.
Sempare retired at the end of that 1995 - 96 season, but returned to action during 1996 - 97. On 23 September 2010, she was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.[4]
While working as a postwoman Sempare helped England reach the semi-final of the 1987 European Competition for Women's Football, where they lost 3 - 2 to Sweden after extra time. She had also featured in the 1984 tournament,[5] where England reached the final.
Sempare also played for England at the 1995 World Cup.[1]
She was allotted 62 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[6] [7]