Rachel Stowell
 Stowell (right) tackles Heather Scheuber of Birmingham City | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 July 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Playing position | 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 | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2005 | England | 17 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:08, 31 December 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Rachel "Macca"[1] Stowell (née McArthur; born 27 July 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Rachel announces retirement". London: Women's Soccer Scene. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "READ UP ON TONIGHT'S ENGLAND STARS". Norwich City F.C. 23 July 2002. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ↑ Merritt, Stephanie (8 April 2001). "Something for the ladies". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ↑ Burt, Jason (3 May 2003). "FA's broken promise ends Fulham's brave new world". London: The Independent. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ↑ Leighton, Tony (7 November 2005). "McArthur held up but will return". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ↑ "Ludlow levels Leeds". TheFA.com. 4 March 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ↑ "A wedding belle for Mike". Wolves Heroes. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ↑ "Baby joy for Macca". Leeds Carnegie FC. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2010.