Wendy Toms which was then unique for a female. She was the first woman to be included on the list of Football League assistant referees when she was chosen for the 1994-95 season, and became a referee in the Football Conference two seasons later, creating another precedent when she took charge of the game between Kidderminster and Nuneaton Borough her first Conference match as referee. Almost a year after that, she operated as an assistant referee in the Premier League, again, the first female ever to do so. Two years after her debut in that league, and having 'run the line' for
Wendy Ey appointed as Women’s Adviser to the South Australian Minister of Sport and Recreation. Her death from cancer in 1997 was tragic and untimely. Ey was committed to enhancing opportunities for women in sport and recreation. Her legacy has been continued through the establishment of scholarships by the Office for Recreation and Sport, to encourage and assist female coaches or officials (who are coaching/officiating at, or striving to coach/officiate at an elite level), to accept further professional development opportunities in their chosen sport. In recognition and honor of Ey's work Sports Medicine Australia has awarded the "Wendy Ey Award for Best