Audrey Rigby

Audrey Rigby
Personal information
Full name Audrey Rigby
Date of birth (1957-09-17) 17 September 1957 (age 66)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Nottingham Forest L.F.C.
International career
1983–1987 New Zealand 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Audrey Rigby (née Allen; born 17 September 1957) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.[1]

Rigby made her Football Ferns as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with Australia on 28 November 1983,[2] and finished her international career with 14 caps to her credit.[1]

In 1972–73 Rigby was in England, playing for an early incarnation of Nottingham Forest Ladies.[3]

She was allotted 32 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Football Ferns - Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Club History". Nottingham Forest Ladies. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  4. ^ "England squad named for World Cup". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. ^ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.