Houghton, Scott, Flaherty and Welch inducted into WSL Hall of Fame

Former England internationals Steph Houghton, Alex Scott and Gilly Flaherty have been inducted into the Women's Super League Hall of Fame along with referee Rebecca Welch.

Scott, who represented England 140 times, won 21 trophies with Arsenal during 12 years at the club while Houghton won seven trophies in three years with the Gunners before joining Manchester City in 2014.

The 36-year-old captained City to seven trophies during her decade-long stint at the club, including their first league title in 2016, and captained England for eight years.

Flaherty, 33, won 22 trophies during spells with Arsenal and Chelsea and, when she retired last year, she held the record for most appearances in the WSL with 177.

Welch becomes the first official to be inducted into the Hall of Fame having officiated matches across the women's game and became the first female official to oversee a Premier League, EFL and men’s FA Cup fixture.

The four are the third group inducted into the WSL Hall of Fame, which launched in 2021.

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes and former England internationals Rachel Yankey and Fara Williams were the first women inducted.

Ex-Lionesses Karen Carney, Eni Aluko, Katie Chapman and Kelly Smith were given the award in 2022 while Jill Scott, Ellen White and Anita Asante were inducted last year.