Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 September 1970 | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1991 | Millwall Lionesses | ||
1992–1993 | Lindsdals IF | ||
1994–1996 | Hammarby IF DFF | ||
1997–1999 | Tyresö FF | ||
2000 | Hammarby IF DFF | ||
International career | |||
England | (8) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Karen Farley (born 2 September 1970) [1] is an English former women's international footballer. Her married name is Karen Livermore-Farley.
In 1995 [2] and 1996 Farley was playing her club football in Sweden. [3] In 2000, she was still playing for Hammarby. [4]
Farley represented England at senior level, playing in England's first ever World Cup finals appearance in 1995 which ended with a 3–0 quarter final defeat against Germany. [1]
She was allotted 103 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international. [5] [6]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Scored |
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1 | 11 December 1994 | Vicarage Road, Watford | Germany | 1–4 | 1995 UEFA Championship | 1 |
2 | 26 January 1995 | Florence | Italy | 1–1 | Friendly | 1 |
3 | 23 February 1995 | Bochum | Germany | 1–2 | 1995 UEFA Championship | 1 |
5 | 10 June 1995 | Tingvalla IP, Karlstad | Nigeria | 3–2 | 1995 World Cup | 2 |
7 | 19 November 1995 | The Valley, London | Croatia | 5–0 | 1997 UEFA Championship Qual. | 1 |
8 | 11 February 1996 | Benavente | Portugal | 5–0 | 1997 UEFA Championship Qual. | 1 |
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