While Gregory was a young woman seeking to play, Batt was an older man inspired by women's football in Italy.
[3][2] There were fourteen players in the team that went to the 1971 Women's World Cup, most of them teenagers without work obligations over the summer and so able to travel.
Here, they played to a reported 90,000 capacity crowd when they lost to Mexico; the host team was also fond of them, throwing a farewell party.
[2] Designer Martine Rose would later discover the story that "transcends gender and age", collaborating with Nike on a commemorative shirt in 2021 for the team's 50th anniversary.
[3] After being first reunited in 2018,[4] and a guest of UEFA to watch England at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup,[1] the team have regular reunions.