England’s first black women’s footballer Kerry Davis set to be honoured during England game
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EXCLUSIVE: Kerry Davis, England’s first black women’s footballer, will be honored during England’s clash with Germany on Monday as the FA plans to recognize the country’s pioneers ahead of Black History Month
- Kerry Davis played 82 games for England from 1982 to 1998, scoring 44 goals
- She will be honored on Monday as the first black woman to represent England
- It comes as the look of the FA to recognize pioneers ahead of Black History Month
- Ben Odeje, John Charles and Arthur Wharton will also be represented
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The Football Association recognizes Kerry Davis as the first black woman to represent England at Wembley on Monday night.
Just weeks after the Lionesses made history by ending the country’s 56-year wait for a major international trophy, Mail On Sunday Sport can reveal that Davis, 60, has been invited by the governing body to the Nations League title. game between England and Germany on Monday. in her capacity as England’s first black female international.
Davis, who made her England debut in 1982 in an international match against Northern Ireland, played 82 times for England and scored 44 goals.
Kerry Davis played 82 games for England from 1982 to 1998, scoring 44 goals
The forward who played for Liverpool, Lazio and Napoli is of dual descent; born to a Jamaican father and an English mother.
Davis’s presence is part of a wider FA plan to host a table of black pioneers who hold a special place in English football history ahead of the game against Germany in recognition of Black History Month in October.
Ben Odeje, John Charles and Arthur Wharton – all of whom hold their own special position in the history of black English footballers – will also be represented at a table presented by Paul Elliott, chair of the FA’s Inclusion Advisory Board.
She will be honored on Monday as the first black woman to represent England
Odeje will attend in person, while Charles and Wharton, who passed, will be represented by relatives. Other historical figures will also be represented.
The move to authenticate England’s black pioneers was led by Elliott, although the FA has chosen not to publicize the celebration as they believe it is a private matter.
The Daily Mail first revealed the FA’s plot to honor the black founders of English football before the game against Germany – Gareth Southgate’s last game before the World Cup.
The night is particularly poignant for Odeje, who has waited 51 years for recognition after making his debut for English schoolboys in March 1971.
England play their last game before the start of the Qatar World Cup against Germany
And in an interview with the Mail on Sunday, Odeje, 67, revealed that he has lost all five of his precious English schoolboy caps.
“My wife believes that if there’s something you don’t touch for two years, it’s bullshit,” said Odeje.
“So when we moved from London to Tilbury, we left all the boxes in the attic. All my scrapbooks, hats are gone. I’ve asked for a divorce!’