Molly Seaton Explained

Mary Ann Seaton (1905 - 1974) was a Northern Irish footballer.[1]

Early life

Seaton was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1905 and at the age of nine her father died.[2]

Career

Seaton was nicknamed "Big Molly".[3] She played for clubs including men's teams.[4] She also captained the Ireland women's team.[5] She had an agent, Josie Farrell, who also worked as a boxing agent.[6] She is regarded as Ireland's greatest women's footballer of all time.[7]

Death

Seaton died in 1974 aged sixty-eight.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Molly Seaton; Belfast's Footballing Legend. bbc.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Forgotten Heroine of Belfast. 13 September 2020 . footballmakeshistory.eu.
  3. News: The Northern Ireland trailblazers for women's football. BBC Sport .
  4. News: Story of Belfast heroine of women's football and Ireland's best. belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  5. Web site: Derry's historic links with game. 4 September 2019 . derryjournal.com.
  6. Web site: Dictoionary of Irish Biography.
  7. Web site: Rough Girls is the remarkable story about Irish football that nobody knows about. 25 July 2021 . irishmirror.ie.
  8. Web site: TRIBUTE TO THE LEGENDARY IRISH WOMAN FOOTBALLER, TALENTED, PIONEER, ICONIC FIGURE. playingpasts.co.uk.

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