Gail Borman is a former English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 women's international footballer

Football (soccer)

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, who played club football for the Doncaster Belles. She was described by journalist Pete Davies, author of the book I lost my Heart to the Belles, as a "quick and elegant England striker."

Club career

In 1991–92 Borman hit 17 goals as part of a deadly forward partnership with Karen Walker

Karen Walker (footballer)

Karen Walker is an English former international football centre-forward. She played for Doncaster Belles for 17 years, starting at the age of 16, and began playing for England as a teenager, making 83 appearances and scoring a record 40 goals until she retired from international football in...

, as Doncaster Belles carried off the inaugural National Division

FA Women's Premier League National Division

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. The following season Borman was unable to find a way past Arsenal

Arsenal L.F.C.

Arsenal Ladies Football Club are an English women's association football club affiliated with Arsenal F.C.. Founded in 1987, they are the most successful club in English women's football having won 34 major trophies to date; which are 12 FA Women's Premier League titles, 11 FA Women's Cups, ten...

's goalkeeper as The Belles lost the WFA Cup

FA Women's Cup

The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England – designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier...

 final 3–0 to their southern rivals. In 1994 The Belles and Borman won the Cup back by beating Knowsley United

Liverpool L.F.C.

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 in the final at Glanford Park

Glanford Park

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Borman remained loyal to the club throughout the following years and was named as a substitute in the Belles' FA Women's Cup final defeats in 2000 and 2002. When manager Julie Chipchase left for Leeds United

Leeds United L.F.C.

Leeds United Ladies Football Club are an English women's football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. They compete in the FA Women's Premier League National Division for the 2009–10 season and are one of two Yorkshire teams in the FA Women's Premier League National Division, along with...

 in June 2003, Borman assumed the position of acting manager. She then became assistant to new boss John Buckley

John Buckley (footballer)

John William Buckley is a Scottish former professional footballer and current manager of Doncaster Rovers Belles.-Celtic:Buckley began his professional career in the youth ranks of Celtic, and won the Glasgow Cup against Rangers in 1982...

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International career

Borman represented England

England women's national football team

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 at senior level. She scored both goals in a 2–0 win over Scotland

Scotland women's national football team

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 at McDiarmid Park

McDiarmid Park

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 in August 1992.

Borman missed the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup with a knee injury. She returned to the international fold in November 1995; replacing Karen Farley

Karen Farley

Karen Farley is a former English women's international footballer.-Club career:In 1995 and 1996 Farley was playing her club football in Sweden...

 for the last nine minutes of a 5–0 win over Croatia

Croatia women's national football team

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 at the Valley.