Trailblazer Davis honoured tonight

THE Football Association will recognise Kerry Davis as the first black woman to represent England at Wembley tonight.

It can be revealed that Davis, 60, has been invited by the governing body to attend the Nations League match between England and Germany in her capacity as England’s first black female international.

Davis, who made her England debut in an international against Northern Ireland in 1982, went on to play 82 times for England, scoring 44 goals. The forward who played for Liverpool, Lazio and Napoli, is of dual heritage, born to a Jamaican father and English mother. Davis’ attendance is part of a wider FA plan to host a table of black trailblazers. Ben Odeje, John Charles and Arthur Wharton will also be represented on a table hosted by Paul Elliott, chair of the FA’s inclusion advisory board.