| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samantha Britton | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-12-08)8 December 1973 (age 51)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender /Midfielder/ Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Huddersfield Town | |||
| Bronte | |||
| Arsenal Ladies | |||
| Cove Rangers | |||
| Croydon | |||
| Doncaster Belles | |||
| Everton Ladies | |||
| 2000 | IBV | 14 | (12) |
| 2001–2003 | Leeds United Ladies | ||
| 2003–2005 | Everton Ladies | ||
| International career | |||
| England | 65 | (3) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samantha Britton (born 8 December 1973) is an English retiredfootballer, and formerEngland international player. An extremely versatile performer, Britton was equally at home playing in defence, midfield or attack.[2]
Britton played for England in the1995 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 beatScotland 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 forArsenal.
Britton got her wish as she joinedCroydon for 1997–98, featuring in the 3–2FA Women's Cup final defeat to Arsenal.[5] She moved toDoncaster Belles the following season. In summer 2000 Britton played forIBV inIceland, finishing as the club's top goalscorer with 12 goals in 14 games.[6]
During qualifying forEuro 2001, Britton pre-empted the results of a random drugs test by admitting to smokingmarijuana. She was subsequently banned for seven months by England coachHope 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 forEverton,[9] having re-joined fromLeeds United in January 2003.[10]
In November 2022, Britton was recognized byThe 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]
Britton is of Jamaican descent through her father.[13]
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