Ellen White overtook Kelly Smith to become England’s all-time leading goalscorer by reaching 48 international strikes with a hat-trick in the Women’s World Cup qualifying match against Latvia.
A quickfire brace scored inside four first-half minutes saw White finally edge her Lionesses tally beyond Smith’s at Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium.
The Manchester City striker went on to grab goal number 48 by completing a hat-trick before being substituted.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at five of her most famous England strikes.
When @ellsbells89 became our all-time record goalscorer ?
WHAT A MOMENT! ? pic.twitter.com/tTWqNedhHD
— Lionesses (@Lionesses) November 30, 2021
England 3-0 Austria, Women’s World Cup qualifying, March 25 2010
ON THIS DAY: On 25 March 2010, @ellsbells89 and @clrafferty1 made their #Lionesses debuts in a 3-0 win over Austria pic.twitter.com/XABJVpkKZK
— England (@England) March 25, 2016
White made her England debut as a substitute, in the absence of Smith whose record she has gone on to break. She scored in the 84th minute to cap off the win with a chip from a narrow angle.
England 2-0 Japan, World Cup Group Stage, July 5 2011
England 6-0 Scotland, Women’s European Championships, July 19 2017, Group stage
United States 0-1 England, She Believes Cup, March 4 2017
England 3-0 Norway, World Cup Quarter-finals, June 27 2019
