About Janet Bagguley
Janet Bagguley was an association football player.
Janet Clark (née Bagguley) is a former England women's international footballer. After retiring from football Bagguley became a postwoman.
Club career As a teenager, Bagguley joined Macclesfield Ladies, where she was known as the 'female Nobby Stiles' for her aggressive play.
She eventually gave up football as she couldn't get enough time off work to keep playing while also pursuing other interests.
International career Bagguley made her first appearance for England in their first ever official match. England played against Scotland on 18 November 1972 in Greenock, winning 3–2. Bagguley represented England 11 times.
After football After her football career, Bagguley became a Royal Mail postwoman. In 2025 she was the face of the 'Lioness Letters' initiative, through which she travelled around England with a special postbox collecting letters of support for the current England women's squad ahead of their UEFA Women's Euro 2025 campaign.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Janet Bagguley. https://biography.guide/janet-bagguley/
MLA: "Janet Bagguley." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/janet-bagguley/.
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