Rachel Stowell
 Stowell (right) tackles Heather Scheuber of Birmingham City | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bristol City Ladies | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1996 | Bristol City Ladies | ||
| 1996–2000 | Southampton Saints | ||
| 2000–2004 | Fulham Ladies | ||
| 2004–2005 | Bristol City Ladies | ||
| 2005–2006 | Arsenal Ladies | ||
| 2006–2008 | Leeds United Ladies | ||
| 2009–2010 | Leicester City Women | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2005 | England | 17 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:08, 31 December 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:08, 31 December 2010 (UTC) | |||
Rachel "Macca"[1] Stowell (née McArthur; born July 27, 1977) is a former English football player, who played as a central midfielder. She finished her career with Leicester City Women after season 2009-10, and is a former member of the England squad.
Club career
Stowell joined Bristol City Ladies aged 12 and played with her local club for seven years before moving to Southampton Saints. With Southampton Stowell played in the 1999 FA Women's Cup final.[2] She was a full-time professional player with Fulham from 2000 until 2003.[3][4] Stowell later played for Bristol City Ladies again, Arsenal Ladies[5] and Leeds United Ladies.[6] Stowell joined Leicester City after a period of inactivity after childbirth and an ACL injury.[1] She captained Leicester to third place in the 2009-10 FA Women's Premier League Northern Division, then retired at the end of the season.[1]
International career
Stowell made her senior England debut against Norway, playing at right-back in a 3-1 defeat at the Algarve Cup in March 2002.[2]
International goals
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 March 2005 | Paderne |  Northern Ireland |
4–0 | Algarve Cup | 1 |
Personal life
She married former Wolves goalkeeper Mike Stowell in June 2009,[7] following the birth of their daughter in April of the previous year.[8] The two married whilst they both were in Leicester. Rachel being a Leicester City Women's player and her husband Mike Stowell being the goalkeeping coach at Leicester City FC – mainly coaching Chris Weale and Conrad Logan.
References
- ^ a b c "Rachel announces retirement". London: Women's Soccer Scene. 21-05-2010. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "READ UP ON TONIGHT'S ENGLAND STARS". Norwich City F.C. 2002-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- ^ Merritt, Stephanie (08-04-2001). "Something for the ladies". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Burt, Jason (03-05-2003). "FA's broken promise ends Fulham's brave new world". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Leighton, Tony (07-11-2005). "McArthur held up but will return". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Ludlow levels Leeds". TheFA.com. 04-03-2007. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "A wedding belle for Mike". Wolves Heroes. 25-01-2009. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Baby joy for Macca". Leeds Carnegie FC. 28-04-2008. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
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