Tina Mapes

Tina Mapes
Personal information
Full name Tina Ann Mapes
Date of birth (1971-01-21) 21 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Maidstone, England
Position(s) Defender
Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1989 LFC Reigate
1989–1991 Millwall Lionesses
1991–1992 Wimbledon
1992–1993 Lindsdals IF
1994–1997 Croydon
1997–1999 Arsenal
1999–2000 Croydon
International career‡
England 19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:08, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Tina Ann Mapes (born 21 January 1971) is an English football coach and former player, who represented the England women's national football team at senior international level. She played for England in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup finals.[1] She won the Women's FA Cup five times.

Playing career

Club

Mapes played with Reigate in the Sussex Martlet League, then signed for Millwall Lionesses in the Greater London League. Winning club Player of the Year in her first season, 1989–90, Mapes was also part of the Millwall team which won the 1991 Women's FA Cup when they defeated Doncaster Belles at Prenton Park.[2]

Millwall's squad broke up in the aftermath of that success and Mapes began 1991–92 with Wimbledon. Before the end of the season, the first with a National league structure in England, Mapes was scouted by Swedish second-level club Lindsdals IF. She joined the Swedes on a semi–pro basis, linking up with former Millwall teammate Karen Farley.

In 1994 Mapes was brought back to England by Croydon, whose player–manager Debbie Bampton was another member of Millwall's 1991 FA Cup winning team. Playing as a sweeper or central midfielder, Mapes helped her new club to a League and Cup double in 1996.[3] Mapes converted her kick in the penalty shootout in the 1996 FA Women's Cup final win over Liverpool at the New Den.[4] In the following year's competition, Mapes missed as Croydon lost a semi–final shootout to Millwall.[5]

In 1997 Mapes signed for champions Arsenal. In the 1997–98 FA Women's Cup Mapes took part in another semi–final shootout, this time as an emergency goalkeeper after Arsenal's Sarah Reed had been sent off. Arsenal edged out Bradford City and Mapes collected another winner's medal when Arsenal beat Croydon 3–2 in the final.[6] Mapes appeared in five and won FA cup finals.

She won the FA Cup for a fifth time in 2000 when Croydon Women beat Doncaster Belles 2-1 at Bramall Lane. Mapes came on as a late substitute.[2]

National team

Mapes captained the Women's Football Association (WFA) England U–21 team. She made her senior debut before the Football Association (FA) took over women's football in 1993, but dropped out of contention while playing in Sweden.

She was allotted 78 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England's inaugural international.[7][8]

Coaching career

Mapes also has an UEFA A Licence in coaching working with many local clubs, she also tutors for the FA delivering level 1&2 coaching courses.

Honours

Arsenal

References

  1. ^ "England-Tina Mapes". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  2. ^ a b Slegg Chris, Gregory Patricia (2021). A History of the Women's FA Cup Final. thehistorypress. ISBN 9780750996594.
  3. ^ "First Team Player Profiles". Croydon Women's Football Club. Archived from the original on 7 January 1997. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. ^ Aldis, Colin. "England Clubs". Women's Soccer World. Archived from the original on 14 February 1997. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  5. ^ Aldis, Colin (5 April 2011). "Miracles and Upsets Do Happen..." She Kicks. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  6. ^ Colin A. Aldis. "ENGLAND Clubs 1997 – 1998 Season". WomenSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  7. ^ "England squad named for World Cup". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  8. ^ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.