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How FA chiefs refuse to recognise Lionesses’ 1971 World Cup campaign – and why they punished stars when they returned
STEPPING out into the sweltering Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, Carol Wilson felt the ground shake as 97,000 fans went wild at the arrival of the two football teams. Aged just 19, she was the youngest player ever to captain an England team — and she was doing so with a broken foot. Manager Harry Batt with the 1971 England squad that played in the Mexico Women’s World Cup – but were shunned and punished by the Football Association© New Black Films ltd / Mirrorpix Former England captain Carol Wilson received a six-month suspension for taking part in the tournamentSupplied At the 1971 tournament Paula Raynor, above, became England’s youngest goal scorer when she netted against Argen

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