Lorraine Robin Taylor (20 September 1961 – 3 May 2025) was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.

Lorraine Taylor
Personal information
Full name Lorraine Robin Taylor
Date of birth (1961-09-20)20 September 1961
Place of birth New Zealand
Date of death 3 May 2025(2025-05-03) (aged 63)
Position Midfielder
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 New Zealand 22 (0)

Biography

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Taylor made her New Zealand national team debut in a 2–0 loss to Australia on 26 March 1989[1] and ended her international career with 22 caps to her credit.[2]

Taylor represented New Zealand at the Women's World Cup finals in China in 1991[3][4] playing all three group games; a 3–0 loss to Denmark,[5] a 4–0 loss to Norway[6] and a 4–1 loss to China.[7]

Taylor died on 3 May 2025, at the age of 63.[8]

References

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  1. "Football Ferns – Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  2. "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  3. 1991 FIFA World Cup Archived 2 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "FIFA Women's World Cup China PR 1991 – Team New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  5. Match Report – Denmark v New Zealand Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Match Report – Norway v New Zealand Archived 9 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Match Report – China PR v New Zealand Archived 19 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Lorraine Taylor Obituary". Waikato Times. 17 May 2025.
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