"After playing in front of about half a dozen people in Fog Lane Park, I was running up the tunnel at the Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon and playing in front of 45,000." - Anne Grimes
Although playing in front of packed, raucous crowds in foreign countries may seem like a daunting task to players who were discouraged to play in their home country, the Corinthians thrived in those environments.
Grimes recalls holding her nerve to produce one of the defining moments of her sporting life.
She explained: “The best memory I had was running up the tunnel at the Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon after playing in front of about half a dozen people in Fog Lane Park and going up that tunnel and playing in front of 45,000.
“It was absolutely incredible and there was a penalty which I saved and the whole 45 [thousand] erupted!"
By jet-setting across the globe, the attitudes towards women's football back in England were a distant thought.
The 1921 FA ban on female participation in the sport blocked those who wanted to play competitively.
It wasn’t until the 1960s when the prevention was lifted, and representatives of 44 clubs attended the first Women’s Football Association in London.
However, Whitworth explained the mental difficulties she and her teammates faced when returning to England after incredibly successful world tours.
She added: “When we came back, we couldn’t cope with it because you’d been with freedom and so many people enjoying life then you’re back down to earth. It was very difficult.
“I think because I was so young, you didn’t have the fear of people. You were just doing what you wanted and that was playing football. It was just amazing, the whole tour.
“I wish I was about 20 and I would have appreciated a lot of things, because you’ve got people who are millionaires, and people in poverty which was sad to see.
“When you’re that age you just don’t think about these things.
“It would’ve been brilliant if we had the recognition and it would’ve been professional because we had some cracking players. They would’ve walked into the England side they were that good.”