Another WWI star was Marsden-born Minnie Mary Jane Seed (1897-1951), who played for Sunderland, among other teams in the region.

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Memory Lane: The Story of Minnie Seed, Sunderland Ladies First England International, is an excellent essay about the life and football career of Minnie by James Dutton.

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"Minnie Seed was just one of the many women who blazed a trail in women’s football whose adventures were largely forgotten for many years." - James Dutton.