Sandra Choat

Sandra Choat
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Amersham Angels
Queen's Park Rangers
Amersham Angels
International career
1974-76 England 5 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sandra Choat is a former England women's international footballer. Choat's greatest achievement in her club career was winning the 1977 WFA Cup Final with QPR.

Club Career

Choat started her career at Amersham Angels who she joined when she was fifteen years old. She moved to QPR in 1974.[1] Choat played in three consecutive Women's FA Cup finals for QPR between 1976 and 1978, all against Southampton. In 1976 and 1978 her QPR team were defeated with Choat scoring a consolation goal in the latter at Wexham Park, Slough, which QPR lost 8-2. Choat was victorious in the competition however in 1977 when QPR beat Southanmpton 1-0. Choat said later that to beat the dominant Southampton team in an important match was "incredible"[2]She returned to Amersham Angels and reportedly scored a career total of 406 goals in 360 matches across the clubs that she played at.[1]In 1972 Choat scored ten goals in a game against Stevenage in a WEA Mitre Trophy first round fixture. The match finished 20-0.[3]

International career

Sandra Choat made her England debut against France in 1974.[4] On Saturday 19 April 1975, Choat scored a hattrick against Switzerland in Basel.[5]

In November 2022, Choat was recognized by The Football Association as an England national team's legacy player, the 20th women's player to be capped by England. In total she won five caps and scored four goals.[6][7]

Honours

Q.P.R.

References

  1. ^ a b Bailey, Alison. "The town's pioneering women footballers". Amersham Museum. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. ^ Slegg Chris, Gregory Patricia (2021). A History of the Women's FA Cup Final. thehistorypress. pp. 50–60. ISBN 9780750996594.
  3. ^ "Fifteen Goals in Forty Minutes Buckinghamshire Examiner British Newspaper Archive Page 7". 10 November 1972.
  4. ^ Williams, Jean (January 28, 2022). The History of Women's Football. Pen and Sword History. ISBN 9781526785329 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Frith, Wilf (June 28, 2022). "Switzerland v Lionesses match day programmes past".
  6. ^ "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. ^ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (2022-11-18). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". Mirror. Retrieved 2023-06-19.