It is odd that someone I never knowingly met, who's very existence was
as much of a surprise to me as her untimely passing, should move me to
post. But such is life.
By all accounts, Pauline England pretty much epitomised the spirit of
FCUM. And, by default, epitomised the spirit of non-league football. A
tireless volunteer for her club, she appears to have seen football as
something to be shared. The support of her team did not preclude
generosity to, and support of, her rivals.
There are
more
personal tributes to the passing of a lady I will never know.
And there are
more
eloquent appraisals of why I feel the need to write anything
at all.
Pauline England. Non league life was the richer for your involvement,
and the poorer for your passing.
