Rachael Laws

English footballer

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

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

## Club career

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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

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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

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### Club

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rachael Laws.

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

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Liverpool F.C. Women - current squad

* 1 Laws
* 2 Parry
* 3 Evans
* 4 Fisk
* 7 Kapocs
* 8 Nagano
* 9 Kiernan
* 10 Haug
* 12 Borggräfe
* 13 Enderby
* 14 Höbinger
* 15 Lundgaard
* 16 Woodham
* 17 Clark
* 18 Holland
* 19 Maclean
* 22 Kirby
* 23 Bonner
* 24 Kerr
* 34 Silcock
* 36 Shaw
* Manager: Taylor

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