Maureen Flowers

Maureen Flowers (, born 5 December 1946) is an English retired professional darts player and was in the 1980s the world number-one female darts player.

Early life Flowers grew up in Norton Green. She learnt to play darts in her father's pub.

Darts career Flowers won the Ladies National Pairs with her friend Yvonne Allen.

Twice a World Masters finalist, Flowers lost on both occasions to Ann Marie Davies in 1982 and Mandy Solomons in 1988. At the WDF World Cup in 1983, she won the Women's Pairs (with Audrey Derham) and Women's Overall events.

Sponsored by Unicorn, Flowers designed her own signature darts.

Personal life From 1978 to 1987, Flowers was in a relationship with Eric Bristow. She was also the first manager of Bristow's protégé, Phil Taylor, during the late 1980s and early 1990s. She was married to footballer John Flowers, and by extension sister-in-law to World Cup squad member Ron Flowers.