Samantha Britton Explained

Sammy Britton
Fullname:Samantha Britton
Birth Date:1973 12, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Huddersfield, England
Position:Defender / Midfielder/
Forward
Clubs1:Huddersfield Town
Clubs2:Bronte
Clubs3:Arsenal Ladies
Clubs4:Cove Rangers
Clubs5:Croydon
Clubs6:Doncaster Belles
Clubs7:Everton Ladies
Years8:2000
Clubs8:IBV
Caps8:14
Goals8:12
Years9:2001–2003
Clubs9:Leeds United Ladies
Years10:2003–2005
Clubs10:Everton Ladies

Samantha Britton (born 8 December 1973) is an English retired footballer, and former England international player. An extremely versatile performer, Britton was equally at home playing in defence, midfield or attack.[2]

Britton played for England in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]

She dropped out of the side after the finals, but scored on her return two years later as England beat Scotland 4–0.[4] At the time she was playing for Cove Rangers in Scotland, but was looking for a move back to the English Premier League. She had previously played for Arsenal.

Britton got her wish as she joined Croydon for 1997–98, featuring in the 3–2 FA Women's Cup final defeat to Arsenal.[5] She moved to Doncaster Belles the following season. In summer 2000 Britton played for IBV in Iceland, finishing as the club's top goalscorer with 12 goals in 14 games.[6]

During qualifying for Euro 2001, Britton pre-empted the results of a random drugs test by admitting to smoking marijuana. She was subsequently banned for seven months by England coach Hope Powell and missed six Everton matches while attending a voluntary rehabilitation programme.[7] [8] Britton was recalled to the England squad for the European Championship finals.[1]

In March 2005 she was playing for Everton,[9] having re-joined from Leeds United in January 2003.[10]

International career

In November 2022, Britton was recognized by The Football Association as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 88th women's player to be capped by England.[11] [12]

Personal life

Britton is of Jamaican descent through her father.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: European Women Championship 2001 - Final Tournament Details. RSSSF. 2010-11-14.
  2. News: England Women's player profiles. BBC Sport. 2001-06-19. 2010-05-30.
  3. Web site: England-Samantha Britton. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111061423/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=417/index.html. dead. 11 November 2012. FIFA. 2011-02-15.
  4. News: England excel as Coultard joins club. The Independent. 1997-08-25. 2009-07-23 . London . Susan . Sweet.
  5. Web site: Women's Football: Another trophy for the Gunners. Adam Szreter. The Independent. 2010-11-15. 1998-05-05.
  6. News: Grein - Samantha Britton rekin úr enska landsliðinu. MBL.is. 2000-11-28. 2011-02-15. Icelandic.
  7. News: Britton survives drug 'shame'. The Independent. 2001-06-30. 2011-02-15. London. Pete Lansley.
  8. News: The highs and lows of Britton. BBC Sport. 2001-03-12. 2011-02-15. London. Tony Leighton.
  9. News: Cite revel in relegation win. The Guardian. 2005-03-07. 2009-07-23 . London.
  10. News: Women's Football. The Guardian. 2003-02-03. 2011-02-15. London. Paula Cocozza.
  11. Web site: Gerty. David. 2023-05-31. England squad named for World Cup. 2023-06-19. The FA.
  12. Web site: Lacey-Hatton . Jack . 2022-11-18 . Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present . 2023-06-19 . . en.
  13. Web site: Stories From The 90's - JJ Heritage.