About Maria Harper
Born 1963. Maria Harper is an association football player.
Maria Harper (born 2 February 1963) is a former England women's international footballer. She played in five FA Women's Cup finals, winning once in 1989.
Club career Harper's greatest achievement is winning the 1989 WFA Cup Final with Leasowe Pacific when they defeated Friends of Fulham 3-2 at Old Trafford. Harper was named player of the match. Leasowe had lost the final in the previous year. She moved to Knowsley United and was part of the side that lost the 1994 final to Doncaster Belles. Further defeats in finals followed in both 1995 and 1996 at the renamed Liverpool against Arsenal and Croydon respectively.
Honours
Leasowe Pacific FA Women's Cup: 1988–89; runner-up: 1987–88
Liverpool FA Women's Cup: runner-up: 1994–95, 1995–96,
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English footballer
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Maria Harper was born on 2 February 1963.
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Maria Harper is an association football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Maria Harper. https://biography.guide/maria-harper/
MLA: "Maria Harper." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/maria-harper/.
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