Worcestershire’s own Lioness has been awarded a special cap.

Debbie Day, 64, was among the first players to represent the national team, earning five caps for England between 1976 and 1978.

She was the 34th woman to play for the side and has now been recognised for her contribution with a legacy cap.

“It was a proud moment for me and a long time coming,” said Debbie.

“I’m really pleased that we are finally getting the recognition we deserve."

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Evesham Journal: Debbie Day and her wife Michele with her original England Cap and her newly awarded Legacy Cap outside the Crown Inn in PeopletonDebbie Day and her wife Michele with her original England Cap and her newly awarded Legacy Cap outside the Crown Inn in Peopleton (Image: Debbie Day)

Debbie was one of more than 60 former players invited to St George’s Park on Tuesday, April 4, to receive their individual legacy caps.

During the Lionesses’ 50th anniversary last November, it was announced that every player to have represented England since their first match, against Scotland in 1972, would get their own unique legacy number, with Debbie’s being 34.

She was joined on Tuesday by the likes of Anita Asanta, Carly Telford, Carol Thomas, Faye White and Queen of the Jungle, Jill Scott.

Debbie added: “I was sat with my old teammates chatting and we didn’t realise what we had done, we didn’t realise we were trailblazers.

“We just enjoyed playing football and happened to be good at it.”

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Debbie was born in Birmingham and moved to Worcester when she started to play football.

During her career, she played for teams in Droitwich, Redditch and Leicester and supports Birmingham City, whom her dad, Dicky, played for in the 50s.

She made her debut for the national team against Italy on June 5, 1976, and went on to score two goals in five matches.

As players did not get paid, Debbie worked full-time for several blue chip companies before purchasing a golf club in Evesham in 2001.

She sold the business in 2015 to enjoy retirement and currently resides in Peopleton, near Pershore.

During the presentation on Tuesday, Debbie watched Sarina Wiegman’s squad train ahead of the Finalissima against Brazil tonight, which she predicts they will win 2-0.

“The players were so open and grounded and thankful for what we had done.

“Back in the day we were footballers but now they are proper athletes.

“It was brilliant to meet them. They are all legends of the game and meeting Sarina Wiegman was just excellent.”