Kim Jerray-Silver
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_(cropped).jpg) Jerray-Silver in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kimberley Jerray-Silver | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Hillingdon, England | ||
| Position | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1996 | Wembley | ||
| 1996–1999 | Arsenal | ||
| 1999–2005 | Fulham | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996 | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kimberley Jerray-Silver (born 10 June 1977) is a former English professional footballer and firefighter. She most recently played as a defender for Fulham.
Jerray-Silver won the 1995–96 FA Women's Premier League Cup with Wembley Ladies. In the final against Doncaster Belles, she came on as a second-half substitute. The game finished 2–2 before Wembley won on penalties.[1]
Jerray-Silver went on to play for Arsenal and was part of their treble-winning team in the 1997-98 season.[2]
Jerray-Silver then transferred to Fulham, becoming one of Europe's first female professional footballers.[3] In the 2003 League Cup final Jerray-Silver scored the winning penalty in a shoot-out against her former team, Arsenal, to secure Fulham their second consecutive title.[4][5]
International career
In May 1996 Jerray-Silver won a solitary England cap in a 3–0 Euro qualifying win over Portugal at Griffin Park.[6]
Jerray-Silver was given number 117 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[7][8]
