// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Rachel Stowell well? Yes, she's doing stellar, a real star.
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Stowell in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 July 1977 | ||
| 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) |
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* 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stowell goal
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 March 2005 | Paderne, Portugal | 3–0 | 4–0 | Algarve Cup | [12] |
Personal life
[edit]
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
[edit]- 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.
- ↑ "Rachel McArthur". The Guardian. 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ "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) - ↑ "Rachel McArthur". BBC Sport. 25 April 2003. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ Merritt, Stephanie (8 April 2001). "Something for the ladies". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ↑ Burt, Jason (3 May 2003). "FA's broken promise ends Fulham's brave new world". The Independent. London. Retrieved 3 April 2010.[dead link]
- ↑ Turner, Georgina (13 October 2004). "Pete Amos". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ Leighton, Tony (7 November 2005). "McArthur held up but will return". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ↑ "Ludlow levels Leeds". TheFA.com. 4 March 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ↑ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ "England player legacy and results archive" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ↑ Duret, Sébastien; Roman, Todd (11 February 2006). "12th Algarve Cup 2005 (Women's Tournament)". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ Parkinson, Simon (19 March 2020). "Football After 57 years, John is still a great servant to DRG". Bristol Post. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ↑ "A wedding belle for Mike". Wolves Heroes. 25 January 2009. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ↑ Tanner, Rob (7 September 2020). "Meet Mike Stowell: Leicester City's 'rock' for 15 years". The Athletic. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ "Three lions link for another Stowell". Wolves Heroes. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ "Ella Stowell signs for Argyle Women". Plymouth Argyle FC. 8 February 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- 1977 births
- Living people
- English women's footballers
- Leeds United Women F.C. players
- Arsenal W.F.C. players
- Southampton Saints L.F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. Women players
- England women's international footballers
- FA Women's National League players
- Footballers from Bristol
- Leicester City W.F.C. players
- Women's association football midfielders
- English women's football biography stubs