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FIRST INDUCTEES INTO EVERTON WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME ARE UNVEILED TO COINCIDE WITH HISTORIC MOVE TO GOODISON

- By CHRIS BEESLEY ECHO Reporter

EVERTON Football Club have confirmed the first five inductees to the new 'Everton Women's Hall of Fame'.

Announced on Tuesday to coincide with Everton Women's historic permanent move into Goodison Park, the Hall of Fame celebrates and honours the players, coaches and pioneers who have shaped the history of the women's team and game.

The club say that the first names to be inducted have all exerted significant influence on both Everton Women and the world of female football generally.

The quintet will all be immortalised at Goodison Park, with their images displayed prominently at the stadium.

They have also been invited to attend tonight's game against London City Lionesses (kickoff 7.30pm), where they will be officially welcomed onto the pitch in front of supporters.

Selected by a panel made up of former coaches and players, Everton supporters' groups, journalists, the Everton Heritage Society and club officials - the historic first five are:

Mo Marley

A giant of women's football, Mo Marley has served the club she has supported since childhood as a player, coach and manager.

In 1988 she signed for Leasowe Pacific, the football club rebranded as Everton Ladies in 1995, capping her first season there with a Women's FA Cup winner's medal.

Dominant in the air at both ends of the pitch, the centre-back was a key component of the 1997/98 league title-winning side and earned 41 England caps.

Having gained her coaching qualifications, in 2002 she took over from her husband Keith as Everton Ladies' manager.

Under Mo's visionary stewardship, Everton consistently competed for the top honours, recruiting and developing players who would go on to become household names, including Jill Scott, Lucy Bronze and Fara Williams while silverware arrived in the shape of the Premier League Cup (2008) and the Women's FA Cup (2010).