1971 in women's association football

The following are the '''women's football (soccer) events in the year 1971''' around the world.

## Events
### April
* April 17:
** The first FIFA-recognized international women's football match is played. In that match, France beat the Netherlands 4–0 in Hazebrouck, France, thanks to goals from Jocelyne Ratignier and Marie-Claire Caron-Harant.

### May
* May 9:
** The first ever WFA Cup final is played. Southampton beat Scottish side Stewarton Thistle 4–1 at the Crystal Palace in London.
### September
* September 5:
** The 1971 Women's World Cup final is played. Denmark beat Mexico 3–0 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, thanks to a hat-trick from Susanne Augustesen. The match was played in front of a crowd of between 110,000 and 112,500, which remains a record in women's football. 

## Tournament winners
### International
### League & Cup Winners
## Clubs
### Clubs founded
## Births and deaths
### Births
**Note:** Male managers will be listed in *Italics*. Additionally, only their jobs in women's football will be listed.

#### January
* January 5:
**  Manuela Goller, footballer (SSG 09 Bergisch Gladbach, Grün-Weiß Brauweiler, Germany).
**  Wei Haiying, footballer (China), and Hong Konger councillor.
* Janaury 11:
**  Luce Mongrain, soccer player (NC State Wolfpack, Canada).
*January 15:
**  Agnete Carlsen, footballer (SK Sprint-Jeløy, Nikko Securities, Kolbotn, Athene Moss, Norway).
**  Zhou Yang, footballer (China).
* Janaury 21:
**  Tina Mapes, footballer (Millwall Lionesses, Wimbledon, Lindsdals IF, Croydon, Arsenal, England).
*January 23:
**  Julie Foudy, soccer player (Stanford Cardinal, Sacramento Storm, Tyresö FF, San Diego Spirit, United States).
* January 25:
**  Silke Rottenberg, footballer (Grün-Weiß Brauweiler, TSV Siegen, Sportfreunde Siegen, FFC Brauweiler Pulheim, FCR 2001 Duisburg, 1. FFC Frankfurt, Germany) and manager (Germany U20).
* January 29:
**  Veronica O'Brien, soccer player (New Hampshire Wildcats, Canada) and manager (UTEP Miners, UC Riverside Highlanders).
* January 31:
**  Rita Guarino, footballer (Torino, Reggiana, Fiammamonza, Torres, Maryland Pride, Lazio, Foroni Verona, Italy), assistant manager (Italy U17), and manager (Italy U17, Juventus, Inter Milan).
**  Tara Proctor, footballer (Charlton Athletic Ladies, Brighton & Hove Albion Women, England).

#### February
* February 4:
**  Clare Wheatley, footballer (Sheffield Wednesday, Arsenal Ladies, England).
* February 6:
**  Luisa Marchio, footballer (Torino, ACF Milan, Torres, Atletico Oristano, Roma CF, Italy), assistant manager (Torres), and manager (Atletico Oristano).
* February 16:
**  Amanda Crawford, footballer (New Zealand).
* February 17:
**  Huang Yu-chuan, footballer (Ming Chuan University, Chinese Taipei).
* February 24:
**  Annika Nessvold, footballer (Malmö FF, Sweden).
* February 25:
**  Olivia O'Toole, footballer (Drumcondra, Castle Rovers, Shamrock Rovers, Raheny United, St Catherine's, Republic of Ireland).

#### March
* March 8:
**  Arantza del Puerto, footballer (Añorga KKE, Spain).
* March 22:
**  Angela Iannotta, footballer (ACF Agliana, Panasonic Bambina, Autolelli Picenum, Australia).
* March 26:
**  Anne Zenoni, footballer (Toulouse, France).

#### April
* April 1:
**  Elke Walther, footballer (VfL Sindelfingen, SV Bergisch Gladbach 09, TuS Niederkirchen, SC Freiburg, West Germany/Germany).
* April 4:
**  Sharon Black, footballer (Fortuna Hjørring, Adelaide United, Australia).
* April 22:
**  Eliane, footballer (Brazil).
**  *Spencer Prior*, men's footballer, assistant manager (Australia), and manager (Australia U20, Thailand, Papua New Guinea).

#### May
* May 1:
**  Inesu Emiko Takeoka, footballer (Nikko Securities, Japan).

#### June
* June 13:
**  Saskia Webber, footballer (Rutgers Scarlet Knights, OKI FC Winds, Philadelphia Charge, New York Power, United States) and assistant manager (NC State Wolfpack, Rutgers Scarlet Knights).
* June 14:
**  Karen Burke, footballer (St Helens, Liverpool Ladies, Everton Ladies, ÍBV, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Leeds United Ladies, Blackburn Rovers Ladies, England).
**  Annelie Nilsson, footballer (Sunnanå SK, Sweden).

#### July
* July 16:
**  Wendi Henderson, footballer (New Zealand) and assistant manager (New Zealand).
* July 22:
**  Kristine Lilly, soccer player (North Carolina Tar Heels, Tyresö FF, Boston Breakers (WUSA), KIF Örebro DFF, Boston Breakers (WPS), United States) and indoor soccer player (Washington Warthogs).
* July 25:
**  Irene Stelling, footballer (Hartford Hawks, Denmark).
* July 30:
**  Anita Waage, footballer (Spjelkavik IL, IK Grand Bodø, Trondheims-Ørn SK, Kolbotn, Skeid, Norway).

#### August
* August 3:
**  Cathrine Zaborowski, footballer (Asker Fotball, North Carolina Tar Heels, Norway).
* August 20:
**  Alexandra Svetlitskaya (died 2019), footballer (CSK VVS Samara, Lada Togliatti, Energiya Voronezh, Alma-KTZh, Russia) and manager (Kazakhstan U19).
* August 30:
**  Roser Serra, footballer (Club Femení Barcelona, Arsenal Ladies, Spain).

#### September
* September 7:
**  Briana Scurry, footballer (UMass Minutewomen, Atlanta Beat, Washington Freedom, United States) and assistant manager (Washington Spirit).
* September 12:
**  Ri Ae-gyong, footballer (North Korea).
* September 21:
**  Beate Wendt, footballer (SC Poppenbüttel, Germany).
* September 24:
**  Claudia Klein, footballer (Grün-Weiß Brauweiler, Sportfreunde Siegen, 1. FFC Frankfurt, Germany) and player-manager (Sportfreunde Siegen).

#### October
* October 2:
**  Anette Igland, footballer (Kaupanger IL, Norway).
* October 3:
**  Angela Kelly, soccer player (North Carolina Tar Heels, Raleigh Wings, Canada), assistant manager (Tennessee Lady Volunteers), and manager (Tennessee Lady Volunteers, Texas Longhorns).
* October 7 
**  Bettina Wiegmann, footballer (FFC Brauweiler Pulheim, Boston Breakers, West Germany/Germany).
* October 10:
**  *Reynald Pedros*, men's footballer and manager (Olympique Lyon, Morocco).
* October 18:
**  Megumi Sakata, footballer (Nissan Ladies, Prima Ham FC Kunoichi, Tasaki Perule, Japan).
* October 26:
**  Andrea Neil, soccer player (UBC Thunderbirds, Vancouver Whitecaps, Canada), assistant manager (Canada), and manager (UBC Thunderbirds).

#### December
* December 16:
**  *Scott Booth*, men's footballer and manager (Glasgow City, Birmingham City, Lewes, Aberdeen).
* December 18:
**  Pauline Hamill, footballer (Kilmarnock Ladies, ÍBV, Hibernian Ladies, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Blackburn Rovers Ladies, Celtic, Spartans Women, Scotland) and manager (Scotland U17, Scotland U19, Saudi Arabia U20).
* December 25:
**  Chioma Ajunwa, footballer (Nigeria) and track and field athlete. Gold medalist for Women's long jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

## References