Female footballer, Lilly Parr, becomes first of her kind to get a statue

Women’s football pioneer and prolific left winger Lilly Parr is set to become the first ever female footballer to be honoured with a life-sized statue.

Parr graced the field for the first time almost 100 years ago. She was the first woman to be inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.

The trailblazer’s statue will be unveiled at the National Football Museum, United Kingdom, next month.

It was commissioned by the Football Association and with the work given to professional sculptor Hannah Stewart, the sculpture is meant to inspire the England women’s football team, the Lionesses, at the World Cup in France this summer.

Parr played for 32 years and scored close to 1000 goals.

“Women’s football is in a very strong place today with the England team helping us to drive participation and interest at every level. We have come a long way since Lily Parr’s days and she deserves recognition as a true pioneer of the sport,” said Marzena Bogdanowicz, the FA’s Head of Commercial and Marketing.