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.
 Stowell in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 July 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bristol City Women | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1996 | Bristol City Women | ||
| 1996–2000 | Southampton Saints | ||
| 2000–2004 | Fulham Ladies | ||
| 2004–2005 | Bristol City Women | ||
| 2005–2006 | Arsenal Ladies | ||
| 2006–2008 | Leeds United Ladies | ||
| 2009–2010 | Leicester City Women | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2005 | England | 17 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:08, 31 December 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:08, 31 December 2010 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Stowell joined Bristol City Women 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]
She was allotted 141 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[7][8]
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,[9] following the birth of their daughter in April of the previous year.[9] 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