Draft:Carole Osborne

Carole Osborne
Personal information
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Charlton Athletic
International career
1988-1989	England
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Declined by DoubleGrazing 6 months ago. Last edited by Dwanyewest 2 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Submission declined on 26 March 2023 by Greenman (talk).

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Declined by Greenman 13 months ago.

Comment: Football players now need to demonstrate WP:GNG notability, which requires significant coverage in multiple independent and reliable secondary sources. None of the sources cited here meets that standard. DoubleGrazing (talk) 12:16, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Carole Osborne is a former England women's international footballer.^[2]^[3] Osborne's greatest achievement is winning the 1996 FA Women's Cup Final with Charlton Athletic.^[4] Since retiring from professional football Osborne became a paramedic for Kent Ambulance Service.^[5]

International career[edit]

Osbourne gained her first England cap on 18th September 1988 when she came on as a substitute against Norway.^[5]

In November 2022, Osborne was recognized by The Football Association as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 74th women's player to be capped by England.^[6]

Honours[edit]

Charlton

FA Women's Cup: 1996^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Carol Osborne". April 26, 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
^ "Tranmere and Arsenal go goal crazy". February 11, 2001 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
^ Gerty, David (2022-09-23). "England Women to celebrate 50th anniversary at USA game". The Football Association.
^ Slegg, Chris; Gregory, Patricia (May 6, 2021). A History of the Women's FA Cup Final. The History Press. ISBN 9780750997713 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Londono, Alex (August 10, 2023). "From scoring goals as a Lioness to saving lives as a paramedic in London - London Ambulance Service NHS Trust".
^ "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ Slegg, Chris; Gregory, Patricia (6 May 2021). A History of the Women's FA Cup Final. The History Press. ISBN 9780750997713.

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[1] "Carol Osborne". April 26, 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.

[2] "Tranmere and Arsenal go goal crazy". February 11, 2001 – via news.bbc.co.uk.

[3] Gerty, David (2022-09-23). "England Women to celebrate 50th anniversary at USA game". The Football Association.

[4] Slegg, Chris; Gregory, Patricia (May 6, 2021). A History of the Women's FA Cup Final. The History Press. ISBN 9780750997713 – via Google Books.

[auto-5] Londono, Alex (August 10, 2023). "From scoring goals as a Lioness to saving lives as a paramedic in London - London Ambulance Service NHS Trust".

[6] "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[7] Slegg, Chris; Gregory, Patricia (6 May 2021). A History of the Women's FA Cup Final. The History Press. ISBN 9780750997713.

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