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Sarah Reed

b. 1980

English association football player (born 1980)

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Born 1980. Sarah Reed is a British association football player.

Sarah Reed (born 12 May 1980) is a former England women's international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Her greatest achievement was playing in the winning games of the 1998 FA Women's Cup Final and 1999 FA Women's Cup Final with Arsenal.

Club career Reed was an unused substitute for Wembley when they won the 1995–96 FA Women's Premier League Cup final, beating Doncaster Belles on penalties at Underhill Stadium.

Reed won the Women's FA Cup twice during her career, both with Arsenal. In 1998 they beat Croydon 3-2 at the New Den and in 1999 they beat Southampton Saints 2-0 at The Valley.

International career Reed won four caps for England, at a time when she was an understudy to Pauline Cope. She was called up for the first time by Ted Copeland as a 16-year-old Wembley player for a UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying fixture against Portugal at Griffin Park on 19 May 1996.

In November 2022, Reed was recognized by The Football Association as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 124th women's player to be capped by England.

Honours Arsenal FA Women's Cup: 1998, 1999

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English association football player (born 1980)

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Sarah Reed was born on 12 May 1980.

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Sarah Reed is an association football player.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sarah Reed

· Wikidata: Q114185702

· DBpedia: Sarah Reed (footballer)

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