Rachel Stowell

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

In 2004, Stowell returned to newly promoted Bristol City. She then went on to play for Arsenal and Leeds United. Stowell joined Leicester City after a period of inactivity after childbirth and an ACL injury. 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.

International career

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

International goals

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

Personal life

Stowell (right) tackles Heather Scheuber of Birmingham City

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

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

References

  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.