Karen Farley

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Karen Farley
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-09-02) 2 September 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–1991 Millwall Lionesses
1992–1993 Lindsdals IF
1994–1996 Hammarby IF
1997–1999 Tyresö FF
2000 Hammarby IF
International career
England 11 (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.

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Club career

She won the 1991 WFA Cup final with Millwall Lionesses when they defeated Doncaster Belles 1-0 at Prenton Park. [2]

In 1995 [3] and 1996 Farley was playing her club football in Sweden. [4] In 2000, she was still playing for Hammarby. [5]

International career

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 played in all four games in the tournament held in Sweden and scored two goals in a game versus Nigeria. [6] She scored eight goals in eleven games for England but successive ACL injuries prevented her from potentially achieving more caps. [7] She was allotted 103 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international. [8] [9]

International goals

Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetitionScored
111 December 1994 Vicarage Road, Watford Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–4 1995 UEFA Championship 1
226 January 1995 Florence Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–1 Friendly 1
323 February 1995 Bochum Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–2 1995 UEFA Championship 1
510 June 1995 Tingvalla IP, Karlstad Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3–2 1995 World Cup 2
719 November 1995 The Valley, London Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5–0 1997 UEFA Championship Qual. 2
811 February 1996 Benavente Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5–0 1997 UEFA Championship Qual. 1

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References

  1. 1 2 "England:Karen Farley". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  2. ↑ Slegg Chris, Gregory Patricia (2021). A History of the Women's FA Cup. thehistorypress page 116. ISBN   9780750996594.
  3. ↑ Liz Searl (20 November 1995). "England's women consolidate position". The Independent. London. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "England buckle under pressure". The Independent. London. 18 March 1996. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  5. ↑ Thorsten Frennstedt (27 May 2000). "Results of week 6 of Swedish Damallsvenskan Elite League". Women's Soccer World. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  6. ↑ Stedman, Harry. "Former Lioness from first World Cup 'doesn't care who scores' in final". Independent. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  7. ↑ Williams, Sally. "Everyone says they hear a pop or a crack': why are so many female footballers suffering career-ending knee injuries?". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "England squad named for World Cup". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.


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