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Rachel Stowell

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Rachel Stowell
Stowell in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-07-27) 27 July 1977 (age 49)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1996 Bristol City
1996–2000 Southampton Saints
2000–2004 Fulham
2004–2005 Bristol City
2005–2006 Arsenal
2006–2008 Leeds United
2009–2010 Leicester City
International career‡
2002–2005 England 14 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:08, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:08, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

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

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Stowell joined her local club Bristol City aged 12 and played there for seven years before moving to Southampton Saints.[2] With Southampton, Stowell played in the 1999 FA Women's Cup final.[3] She joined Fulham when the club went professional in 2000 and played for the club from 2000 until 2003.[4][5][6]

In 2004, Stowell returned to newly promoted Bristol City.[7] She then went on to play for Arsenal and Leeds United.[8][9] 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

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Stowell has England legacy number 141. The FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[10][11]

International goals

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Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stowell goal
#DateVenueOpponent ScoreResultCompetitionRef.
19 March 2005Paderne, Portugal Northern Ireland 3–04–0Algarve Cup[12]

Personal life

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Stowell (right) tackles Heather Scheuber of Birmingham City

Stowell's grandfather Wally McArthur played for Bristol Rovers from 1933 until 1950.[13]

She married former Wolves goalkeeper Mike Stowell in June 2009, following the birth of their daughter in April of the previous year.[14] The two married whilst Rachel was playing for Leicester City Women and Mike was the goalkeeping coach at Leicester City FC.[15] The couple's daughter Ella is a goalkeeper who plays for Plymouth Argyle and has been called up for England at youth level.[16][17]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Rachel announces retirement". London: Women's Soccer Scene. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Rachel McArthur". The Guardian. 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "READ UP ON TONIGHT'S ENGLAND STARS". Norwich City F.C. 23 July 2002. Retrieved 6 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Rachel McArthur". BBC Sport. 25 April 2003. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Merritt, Stephanie (8 April 2001). "Something for the ladies". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  6. ↑ Burt, Jason (3 May 2003). "FA's broken promise ends Fulham's brave new world". The Independent. London. Retrieved 3 April 2010.[dead link]
  7. ↑ Turner, Georgina (13 October 2004). "Pete Amos". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Leighton, Tony (7 November 2005). "McArthur held up but will return". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  9. ↑ "Ludlow levels Leeds". TheFA.com. 4 March 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  10. ↑ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "England player legacy and results archive" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  12. ↑ Duret, Sébastien; Roman, Todd (11 February 2006). "12th Algarve Cup 2005 (Women's Tournament)". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  13. ↑ Parkinson, Simon (19 March 2020). "Football After 57 years, John is still a great servant to DRG". Bristol Post. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "A wedding belle for Mike". Wolves Heroes. 25 January 2009. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  15. ↑ Tanner, Rob (7 September 2020). "Meet Mike Stowell: Leicester City's 'rock' for 15 years". The Athletic. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Three lions link for another Stowell". Wolves Heroes. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Ella Stowell signs for Argyle Women". Plymouth Argyle FC. 8 February 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
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