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Radio Cornwall,11 mins
St Merryn's Jill Brader on playing for England at the 1971 Mexico World Cup
Jack MurleyAvailable for over a year
From Lucy Bronze to Jill Scott to Steph Houghton, England's female footballers are now household names. But there was a time when women faced an uphill battle to even be allowed to take part in the beautiful game 鈥� and that included taking part in the biggest tournament in the sport. St Merryn鈥檚 Jill Brader (nee Stockley) was one of England's 'Lost Lionesses' who played at the Mexico World Cup in 1971. She's been sharing her story with our weekend presenter Jack Murley. PHOTO CREDIT:El Heraldo de Mexico
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