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TIL about Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C. One of the earliest women's football clubs in England. They played from 1917 to 1965, playing 833 games, winning 759, drawing 46, and losing 28. In 1920, Dick, Kerr Ladies defeated a French side 2–0, that was the first international women's association football game.

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