Cindy Heydon

Heydon began playing senior football for St George-Budapest as a ten-year-old. She was a member of the Budapest team that was undefeated in the New South Wales Metropolitan Ladies Soccer Association between 1971 and 1979.{{Cite news |last=Seemampillai |first=Janakan |date=3 June 2020 |title=Remembering the most dominant women's team in Australian history |work=The Women's Game |publisher=nextmedia|url=https://thewomensgame.com/news/remembering-the-most-dominant-womens-team-in-australian-history-548829 |access-date=2020-06-26}} Later in her career, she played for Arncliffe and Marconi.{{Cite news |date=22 May 1983 |title=Women on the ball |language=en |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/123844387/ |page=17|access-date=2020-06-26|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web |title=Teams of the Decades - Women's 1979-1989 |url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/news/teams-decades-womens-1979-1989 |access-date=23 May 2019 |website=MyFootball |date=20 December 2013 |publisher=Football Federation Australia |language=en}} She played futsal in the late 1980s for Bankstown Tornadoes in the National Indoor Soccer League.{{Cite news |last=Warren |first=Johnny |date=5 November 1989 |title=Tornadoes storming in |language=en |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/123605932/ |access-date=2020-06-26}}

Heydon was a member of the Australian team that finished third at the 1975 AFC Women's Championship, though matches at this tournament are not considered to be full international matches by Football Federation Australia (FFA). Her first recognised national cap was in 1978, though she didn't play a full international until 1979 against New Zealand. She was the 1981 Matildas Captain NZ Tour - 4 matches 4 wins. Between 1978 and 1984, Heydon played 23 times for Australia, including 11 times in full international matches.{{Cite web |last=Howe, Andrew |title=Official Media Guide of Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 |url=http://www.womensoccer.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/australia_wwc_media_guide_2011-updated08jul11.pdf |access-date=28 May 2019 |publisher=Football Federation Australia |via=WomenSoccer.com.au}}{{Cite news |last=Seemampillai |first=Janakan |date=22 June 2020 |title=Legends unite calls to induct 'godfather of women's football' into Hall of Fame |work=The Women's Game |url=https://thewomensgame.com/news/legends-unite-calls-to-induct-godfather-of-womens-football-into-hall-of-fame-549494 |access-date=2020-06-26}}

• AFC Women's Championship third place: 1975

• Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame: 2002{{Cite web |date=2017-12-05 |title=Hall of Fame Inductees 2002 |url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/hall-fame-inductees-2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403220445/https://www.myfootball.com.au/hall-fame-inductees-2002 |archive-date=2018-04-03 |access-date=2020-06-26 |website=MyFootball |publisher=Football Federation Australia |language=en}}
• Football Federation Australia Women's Team of the Decade: 1979–89{{Cite web |title=Cindy Heydon |url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/news/cindy-heydon |access-date=28 May 2019 |website=MyFootball |date=29 May 2014 |publisher=Football Federation Australia |language=en}}

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