August 14, 2002

Birmingham City to host England versus Iceland World Cup qualifier game on September 22, 2002

The second game of England’s 2003 WWCup play-off qualifier against Iceland will be played at Birmingham City St. Andrews ground on Sunday September 22^nd, with a 3pm kick-off.

England will face Iceland away on Monday 16^th September in the National Stadium in Reykjavik, play their home leg at St Andrews six days later.

England left-back Rachel Unitt is from Walsall and is hoping for some good home support. “This is a really important game for England and we need to get a win to give us a good chance of qualifying for the World Cup. We’ve had some really great support and attendances at our games this year and I hope the people of the Midlands will come and cheer us on. If you haven’t watched women’s football before, this is a great game to come and watch. We play entertaining football and most people are surprised when they see a game. I really enjoyed playing football for my local teams and for Wolves Ladies, where my dad is still the assistant manager. I hope all the girls and women playing football in the area will come along to support us.”

It will be the first time England’s Women have played at St Andrews.

TICKETS

Tickets for the game went on sale on Wednesday from the Birmingham City ticket hotline 0121 772 0101. Entry will be priced at £3 for adults and £1 for children before the day, with prices going up to £5/£1 on matchday. There will also be a special family ticket, priced at £5, for up to two adults and three children. Special group booking rates are available to clubs and schools wishing to attend the game. To request a booking form or for more information, please call 020 8563 9147.