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Lorraine Taylor

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Lorraine Taylor
Personal information
Full name Lorraine Robin Taylor
Date of birth (1961-09-20)20 September 1961
Place of birth New Zealand
Date of death 3 May 2025(2025-05-03) (aged 63)
Position(s) Midfielder
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 New Zealand 22 (0)

Lorraine Robin Taylor (20 September 1961 – 3 May 2025) was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.

Biography

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Taylor made her New Zealand national team debut in a 2–0 loss to Australia on 26 March 1989[1] and ended her international career with 22 caps to her credit.[2]

Taylor represented New Zealand at the Women's World Cup finals in China in 1991[3][4] playing all three group games; a 3–0 loss to Denmark,[5] a 4–0 loss to Norway[6] and a 4–1 loss to China.[7]

Taylor died on 3 May 2025, at the age of 63.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Football Ferns – Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  3. ^ 1991 FIFA World Cup Archived 2 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China PR 1991 – Team New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  5. ^ Match Report – Denmark v New Zealand Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Match Report – Norway v New Zealand Archived 9 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Match Report – China PR v New Zealand Archived 19 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Lorraine Taylor Obituary". Waikato Times. 17 May 2025.
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