The ILFA had just been founded. The English name for the tournament was International Ladies Football Association's European Cup but in Berlin it was advertised as Damen-Fußball-Europameisterschaft. Dutch papers referred to it as "so-called European Championship" ("z.g. toernooi om het Europese kampioenschap voor dames")
NB: all matches played at the Post-Stadion (a venue at the 1936 Olympics).
Participants (4)
Austria [presumably a Vienna XI; there was no federation at the time]
England [represented by Manchester Corinthian Ladies FC]
Netherlands [N.D.V.B., founded in 1955]
West Germany [W.D.F.V.]
NB: reportedly Luxembourg were invited as well, but withdrew;
in 1956, West Germany and the Netherlands had played a friendly in Essen.
Semi-finals
2-11-57 England 2-1 Netherlands
2-11-57 West Germany w/o Austria [Austria arrived late due to fog at Vienna airport]
NB: instead of the second semi-final, West Germany and England played a friendly
over 2x15 minutes, won 3-1 by the visitors.
Third Place Match
3-11-57 Netherlands 8-1 Austria [half-time: 3-0]
Final
3-11-57 West Germany 0-4 England
[Babs Large (3), Mary Bee]
["England" (team manager: Percy Ashley):
Doris Ashley (inside right, captain), Anne Barnes, Dot Barnet,
Veronica Bailey (right half), Mary Bee (inside left),
Maureen Charlton, Josie Hankinson, Bunt Hilton,
Babs Large (outside right), Myra Lypnyckyj, Sheila Smith]
Sources included: Austria Soccer, Bolztribüne, Gary James' Football Archive, Manchester City, various contemporary Dutch newspapers (available through Delpher)
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