Rachael Laws

Rachael Laws

Laws with Liverpool in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Rachael Laws
Date of birth	(1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Newcastle, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Liverpool
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2018	Sunderland	128	(0)
2013	→ Liverpool (loan)	9	(0)
2018–2020	Reading	5	(0)
2020–	Liverpool	76	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:40, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

Rachael Laws (born 5 November 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Liverpool.

Early life

Laws was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, and studied at Gateshead College. ^{[1] [2]}

Club career

Laws first played for Liverpool during the 2013 FA WSL season. She played 9 games and helped her side win the title while battling for a place in the first team with Sarah Quantrill. ^[3] She then signed for Sunderland on 31 December 2013 going on to make 36 appearances in the WSL. Following Sunderland's denial for a place in the 2018–19 FA WSL she joined Reading. ^[4] She said in an interview with BBC Sport: "Reading is somewhere I want to personally be and thrive hopefully while I am here". ^[5] On 8 June 2020, Reading announced that Laws had left the club after her contract had expired. ^[6] On 7 July 2020, it was announced that Laws had joined recently relegated side Liverpool F.C. Women having previously been on loan to the club in 2013. ^[7]

On 25 July 2025, it was announced that Laws had signed a new contract to extend her time with Liverpool, with her saying that "Over the summer it was a no-brainer when the club said they wanted to keep me here." ^[8]

International career

Laws was called up by Mark Sampson in 2014 for England's World Cup qualification but was an unused substitute in a 10–0 away win against Montenegro. ^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 February 2025' ^[10]

Some entries may be missing or incomplete due to lack of historical statistics.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [a]		League Cup [b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	2005–06	Women's Premier League	4	0	0	0	3	0	7	0
	2006–07	Women's Premier League	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2007–08	Women's Premier League North	7	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
	2008–09	Women's Premier League North	9	0	0	0	2	0	11	0
	2009–10	Women's Premier League	21	0	1	0	2	0	24	0
	2010–11	Women's Premier League	17	0	0	0	2	0	19	0
	2011–12	Women's Premier League	12	0	1	0	4	0	17	0
	2012–13	Women's Premier League	16	0	0	0	6	0	22	0
	2014	Women's Super League 2	0	0	1	0	3	0	4	0
	2015	Women's Super League	8	0	1	0	1	0	10	0
	2016	Women's Super League	13	0	2	0	0	0	15	0
	2017–18	Women's Super League	15	0	0	0	5	0	20	0
	Total		128	0	6	0	29	0	163	0
Liverpool (on loan)	2013	Women's Super League	9	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
Reading	2018–19	Women's Super League	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
	2019–20	Women's Super League	5	0	1	0	5	0	11	0
	Total		5	0	1	0	7	0	13	0
Liverpool	2020–21	Women's Championship	18	0	1	0	0	0	19	0
	2021–22	Women's Championship	19	0	1	0	1	0	21	0
	2022–23	Women's Super League	17	0	1	0	0	0	18	0
	2023–24	Women's Super League	15	0	2	0	2	0	19	0
	2024–25	Women's Super League	7	0	2	0	1	0	10	0
	Total		76	0	7	0	4	0	87	0
Career total			218	0	14	0	41	0	273	0

1. Includes the Women's FA Cup
2. Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup and FA Women's National League Cup

Honours

Laws (left) with Liverpool celebrating their WSL title win in 2013

• FA Women's Super League

Winner (1): 2013

• FA Women's Championship

Winner (2): 2014, 2021-22

• FA Women's National League North

Winner (1): 2008-09

• FA Women's National League Cup

Winner (1): 2011-12

• Women's FA Cup

Runner-Up (1): 2008-09

References

1. "Rachael Laws". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
2. "Women's Football Academy". Gateshead College. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
3. "Rachael Laws at Soccerway". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
4. "Sunderland Ladies demoted two divisions after losing FA appeal". Sunderland Echo. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
5. "Reading Women sign goalkeeper Rachael Laws, while Remi Allen signs new deal". BBC Sport. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
6. "🙏 Reading FC Women issue thanks as out of contract players depart". www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
7. "Liverpool FC Women complete Rachael Laws signing". www.liverpoolfc.com. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
8. Price, Glenn (25 July 2025). "Rachael Laws signs new Liverpool FC Women contract - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
9. "England Women thrash Montenegro 10–0 in qualifier". BBC Sport. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
10. "England - R. Laws - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

External links

• Profile at the Liverpool F.C. website
• Rachael Laws at Soccerway