Rachael Laws

Rachael Laws (born 5 November 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper, most recently for FA Women's Championship side Liverpool.

Rachael Laws
Laws in 2013 for Liverpool
Personal information
Full name Rachael Laws
Date of birth (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990
Place of birth Newcastle, England
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2018 Sunderland 36 (0)
2013 → Liverpool (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2020 Reading 5 (0)
2020– Liverpool 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 July 2020

Playing career

Club

Laws first played for Liverpool during the 2013 FA WSL season. She played 9 games and helped her side win the title while battling for a place in the first team with Sarah Quantrill.[1] She then signed for Sunderland on 31 December 2013 going on to make 36 appearances in the WSL. Following Sunderland's denial for a place in the 2018–19 FA WSL she joined Reading.[2] She said in an interview with BBC Sport: "Reading is somewhere I want to personally be and thrive hopefully while I am here".[3] On 8 June 2020, Reading announced that Laws had left the club after her contract had expired.[4] On 7 July 2020, it was announced that Laws had joined recently relegated side Liverpool F.C. Women having previously been on loan to the club in 2013.[5]

International career

Laws was called up by Mark Sampson in 2014 for England's World Cup qualification but was an unused substitute in a 10-0 away win against Montenegro.[6]

Honours
Winner (1): 2013
Winner (1): 2014

References
  1. "Rachael Laws at Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. "Sunderland Ladies demoted two divisions after losing FA appeal". Sunderland Echo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. "Reading Women sign goalkeeper Rachael Laws, while Remi Allen signs new deal". BBC Sport. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. "🙏 Reading FC Women issue thanks as out of contract players depart". www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. "Liverpool FC Women complete Rachael Laws signing". www.liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. "England Women thrash Montenegro 10–0 in qualifier". BBC Sport. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2019.


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