Fran Kirby

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|quote=[My mum] used to tell a story about taking me to the doctors for a couple of tests. The doctor threw a tennis ball to see how I would react. I think I was supposed to just catch it, but I kicked it straight back to him. I was three years old. My mum just went, "O.K., ... I thinks she wants to be a footballer."

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Born and raised in Reading with her brother Jamie and parents Denise and Steve,{{cite news |last1=Hamilton |first1=Tom |title=The true grit of England's Fran Kirby |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-womens-world-cup/story/3867955/the-true-grit-of-englands-fran-kirby |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=ESPN |date=4 June 2019 |archive-date=12 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112072339/https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-womens-world-cup/story/3867955/the-true-grit-of-englands-fran-kirby |url-status=live }} Kirby began playing football as a young girl after watching her brother play. She would play any chance she got: at school, in the street, in the front garden.{{cite news |last1=Malin |first1=Angelica |title=About Time You Met: Fran Kirby |url=https://www.abouttimemagazine.co.uk/life/about-time-you-metfran-kirby/ |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=About Time}} At a early age, her mother, Denise, wrote in a birthday card that Fran would play in a World Cup one day: she was her biggest supporter.

Kirby attended Caversham Park Primary School and Chiltern Edge, Sonning Common where she played against boys.{{cite web |title=Interview with Chelsea and England star Fran Kirby |url=https://www.berksandbuckslife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/interview-with-chelsea-and-england-star-fran-kirby-1-4588604 |publisher=Berkshire Life |access-date=10 January 2021 |date=28 June 2016 |archive-date=12 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112151403/https://www.berksandbuckslife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/interview-with-chelsea-and-england-star-fran-kirby-1-4588604 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Reading and England striker Fran Kirby boosts Crosfields' six-a-side |url=https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/reading-england-striker-fran-kirby-7980070 |website=getreading.co.uk/ |publisher=Berkshire Live |access-date=28 March 2021 |date=22 October 2014 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212636/https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/reading-england-striker-fran-kirby-7980070 |url-status=live }} As part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, a plaque honouring Kirby was installed at local club Caversham Trents.{{cite web |date=2022-09-22 |title=England's Euro 2022 winners honoured with gold plaques at local football clubs |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/england-euro-2022-winners-honoured-gold-plaques-local-football-clubs |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=90min |archive-date=2 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402021108/https://www.90min.com/posts/england-euro-2022-winners-honoured-gold-plaques-local-football-clubs |url-status=dead }} At age 7, she joined Reading's academy and made her senior debut at 16.{{cite news |last1=Preston |first1=Andy |title=Maiden Erlegh's Fran gives Lionesses a lift |url=https://www.wokingham.today/maiden-erleghs-fran-gives-lionesses-a-lift/ |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=Wokingham Today |date=11 June 2019 |archive-date=12 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112060819/https://www.wokingham.today/maiden-erleghs-fran-gives-lionesses-a-lift/ |url-status=live }}

Kirby joined her hometown club Reading at the age of seven and worked her way through the youth teams. She made her debut for the first team at the age of 16 but quit football the following year after an onset of depression, brought about by the death of her mother.{{cite news|last1=Hassan|first1=Nabil|title=Fran Kirby: England & Reading forward on overcoming adversity|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31850624|access-date=10 April 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 March 2015|archive-date=19 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319180718/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31850624|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Kessel|first1=Anna|title=England forward Fran Kirby aiming for greatness at women's World Cup|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/27/england-forward-fran-kirby-aiming-for-greatness-at-womens-world-cup|access-date=10 April 2015|work=The Guardian|date=27 December 2014|archive-date=16 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416023906/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/27/england-forward-fran-kirby-aiming-for-greatness-at-womens-world-cup|url-status=live}} Kirby returned to the club in 2012 and went on to become the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division's top scorer for the 2012–13 season, with 32 goals in 21 appearances.{{cite web|title=Southern Division Player Stats 2012/13|url=https://full-time.thefa.com/StatLeaders.do?divisionseason=576717736&league=872938|access-date=11 April 2015|publisher=The Football Association}}

With Reading promoted to the newly formed Women's Super League 2 for 2014, Kirby helped the team achieve third place with 24 goals in 16 appearances.{{cite web|title=WSL Player Stats|url=http://www.fawsl.com/playerStats.html#WcstVDlUGxqMPTlz.97|publisher=FA WSL|access-date=11 April 2015|archive-date=2 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502053313/http://www.fawsl.com/playerStats.html#WcstVDlUGxqMPTlz.97|url-status=live}} She ended the season as the league's top goalscorer; netting four against London Bees,{{cite web|title=London Bees 1 – 9 Reading FC Women|url=http://www.londonbeeswsl.com/matchesReport/london_bees_v_reading_fc_women_05_october_2014_report.html#WSpG3dRkjszptfPb.97|publisher=FA WSL|access-date=12 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015004104/http://www.londonbeeswsl.com/matchesReport/london_bees_v_reading_fc_women_05_october_2014_report.html#WSpG3dRkjszptfPb.97|archive-date=15 October 2014|url-status=dead}} as well as hat-tricks against Durham, Watford and Doncaster Rovers Belles.{{cite web|title=Reading FC Women 4 – 0 Durham Women FC|url=http://reading.fawsl.com/matchesReport/reading_fc_women_v_durham_women_fc_18_may_2014_report.html#F4zCpmcuPUuB99UU.97|publisher=FA WSL|access-date=12 April 2015|archive-date=9 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009170855/http://reading.fawsl.com/matchesReport/reading_fc_women_v_durham_women_fc_18_may_2014_report.html#F4zCpmcuPUuB99UU.97|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Hat-Trick Heroine Kirby|url=http://reading.fawsl.com/matchesReport/watford_ladies_fc_v_reading_fc_women_10_august_2014_report.html#e5pe5J0OSOT61WyY.97|publisher=FA WSL|access-date=12 April 2015|archive-date=9 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009171026/http://reading.fawsl.com/matchesReport/watford_ladies_fc_v_reading_fc_women_10_august_2014_report.html#e5pe5J0OSOT61WyY.97|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Stunning Reading Silence the Belles|url=http://reading.fawsl.com/matchesReport/reading_fc_women_v_doncaster_rovers_belles_30_august_2014_report.html#1cbVW2RGh5XYKktu.97|publisher=FA WSL|access-date=12 April 2015|archive-date=9 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009165857/http://reading.fawsl.com/matchesReport/reading_fc_women_v_doncaster_rovers_belles_30_august_2014_report.html#1cbVW2RGh5XYKktu.97|url-status=dead}} Shortly after, she became the first female player to receive a professional contract from the club.{{cite news|last1=Trehan|first1=Dev|title=England striker Fran Kirby says Reading means 'everything' to her|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9773998/england-striker-fran-kirby-says-reading-means-everything-to-her|access-date=12 April 2015|publisher=Sky Sports|date=24 March 2015|archive-date=14 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414074002/http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9773998/england-striker-fran-kirby-says-reading-means-everything-to-her|url-status=live}} At the 2014 FA Women's Awards, Kirby was named the inaugural WSL2 Players' Player of the Year.{{cite web|title=Ji So-Yun named FA WSL 1 Players' Player of the Year|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/fawsl/2014/nov/fa-womens-awards-ji-so-yun-chelsea-fran-kirby-liverpool-david-parker-sheffield-helen-mitchell|publisher=The Football Association|access-date=12 April 2015|archive-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009071223/https://www.thefa.com/news/2014/nov/14/fa-womens-awards-ji-so-yun-chelsea-fran-kirby-liverpool-david-parker-sheffield-helen-mitchell|url-status=live}}

Kirby continued her goalscoring form into the 2015 WSL2 season, taking 11 goals in five league appearances for Reading, including all four goals in a 4–2 away win against Yeovil Town and five goals in a 7–0 win against London Bees.{{cite web|title=Royals defeat Glovers to kick of 2015 Campaign|url=http://reading.fawsl.com/matchesReport/yeovil_town_ladies_fc_v_reading_fc_women_19_march_2015_report.html#hCS0b8EzkDXV8YZP.97|publisher=FA WSL|access-date=11 April 2015}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|title=Royals take the sting out of the Bees in the Hive|url=http://reading.fawsl.com/matchesReport/london_bees_v_reading_fc_women_29_march_2015_report.html#6CcZLEDTYBIJTFuE.97|publisher=FA WSL|access-date=11 April 2015}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Following the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Reading accepted an undisclosed transfer fee from Chelsea and she completed a move in July 2015.{{cite news|title=Fran Kirby: Chelsea Ladies sign England striker from Reading|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33445428|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=8 July 2015|archive-date=10 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710234033/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33445428|url-status=live}} It was reported that the fee of between £40,000 and £60,000 constituted a British record, although Chelsea denied this was the case and Kirby was not aware of the figure.{{cite news|title=Fran Kirby: Chelsea striker 'does not know' her transfer fee|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33521860|access-date=19 December 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 July 2015|archive-date=29 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729111941/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33521860|url-status=live}}

At the 2015 FA Women's Cup Final, staged at Wembley Stadium for the first time, Kirby was a cup-tied spectator for Chelsea's 1–0 win over Notts County. It was Chelsea's first major trophy.{{cite news|last1=Aloia|first1=Andrew|title=How Chelsea won the Women's FA Cup|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/33511324|access-date=5 October 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=1 August 2015|archive-date=4 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804021304/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/33511324|url-status=live}} In October 2015, she scored twice in Chelsea's 4–0 win over Sunderland which secured the club's first FA WSL title; a league and cup double.{{cite news|last1=Garry|first1=Tom|title=WSL 1: Chelsea Ladies 4–0 Sunderland Ladies|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34372478|access-date=8 October 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 October 2015|archive-date=6 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006042530/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34372478|url-status=live}} The same month, Kirby scored Chelsea's first ever UEFA Women's Champions League goal in a 1–0 win over Glasgow City.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34480687|title=Chelsea Ladies 1–0 Glasgow City|work=BBC Sport|archive-date=8 November 2020|access-date=29 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108133236/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34480687|url-status=live}}

File:Lewes FC Women 1 Chelsea Women 2 Conti Cup 02 11 2019-213 (49006149841).jpg match, November 2019]]

Kirby's form extended into the 2016 FA WSL season. In April, she secured Chelsea's return to Wembley Stadium by scoring a late, extra-time winner against Manchester City in the FA Women's Cup semi-final.{{cite news|last1=Piperdy|first1=Hash|title=Kirby wants Wembley chance after firing Chelsea to Final|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/competitions/fa-womens-cup/2016/apr/fran-kirby-semi-final-reaction-180416|access-date=23 April 2016|publisher=The Football Association|date=18 April 2016}} Four days later, she scored both goals in Chelsea's 2–0 WSL win at Arsenal.{{cite news|title=Chelsea beat Arsenal with Kirby brace|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36041779|access-date=23 April 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 April 2016}}

On 22 April 2018, Kirby was awarded the PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year and the Football Writers' Women's Footballer of the Year for the 2017–18 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/apr/24/chelsea-fran-kirby-football-writers-womens-footballer-of-the-year|title=Fran Kirby named Football Writers' Women's Footballer of the Year|date=24 April 2018|work=The Guardian}}

In February 2020, Chelsea announced that Kirby was diagnosed with pericarditis,{{r|recovill}}{{r|recov}} which had ruled her out of the team since November 2019.{{cite web |title=Fran Kirby on her Chelsea FC Women absence |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/02/17/fran-kirby-on-her-chelsea-fc-women-absence-?cardIndex=0-0 |website=chelseafc.com |publisher=Chelsea FC |access-date=17 February 2020 |date=17 February 2020 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602223905/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/02/17/fran-kirby-on-her-chelsea-fc-women-absence-?cardIndex=0-0 |url-status=live }}{{r|ill}} She overcame her infection, despite being told by cardiologists that she may never play again,{{r|recov}} and played 70 minutes in Chelsea's FA Community Shield win against Manchester City on 29 August 2020.{{cite news |last1=Sanders |first1=Emma |title=Chelsea 2–0 Man City in Women's Community Shield: Millie Bright stunner helps Blues win |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53894486 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=5 September 2020 |archive-date=3 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903195454/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53894486 |url-status=live }} On 9 December 2020, Kirby's 2 goals in a 5–0 win against Benfica in the UEFA Women's Champions League, saw her overtake Eniola Aluko as Chelsea's all-time goal scorer, with her 69th and 70th goals for the club, five years after signing.{{Cite web|last=McElwee|first=Molly|date=9 December 2020|title=Fran Kirby becomes Chelsea's record goalscorer in five-goal thrashing of Benfica|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/womens-sport/2020/12/09/fran-kirby-becomes-chelseas-record-goalscorer-five-goal-thrashing/amp/|website=The Telegraph}}

During a match against her former club, Reading on 10 January 2021, Kirby scored four goals lifting Chelsea to a 5–0 win.{{cite news |title=Four-goal Kirby fires Chelsea to WSL win amid COVID chaos |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/four-goal-kirby-fires-chelsea-to-wsl-win-amid-covid-chaos/articleshow/80201472.cms |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |agency=Reuters |date=10 January 2021 |archive-date=12 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112112742/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/four-goal-kirby-fires-chelsea-to-wsl-win-amid-covid-chaos/articleshow/80201472.cms |url-status=live }} In the 2021 FA Women's League Cup final match against Bristol City W.F.C., Kirby scored two goals and created four assists as defending champions Chelsea won 6–0 at Vicarage Road.{{cite news |last1=Robson |first1=James |title=Chelsea Women win Continental Cup as Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby star in win against Bristol City |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-women-win-continental-cup-sam-kerr-fran-kirby-b924043.html |access-date=15 March 2021 |work=Evening Standard|date=14 March 2021}}

Kirby was singled out by observers as the top performer for Chelsea during their double-winning 2020–21 campaign.{{r|sky2021award}}{{Cite news |title=How Emma Hayes turned Chelsea from also-rans to all-conquerors |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/may/10/how-emma-hayes-turned-chelsea-from-also-rans-to-all-conquerors |date=10 May 2021 |archive-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210510202509/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/may/10/how-emma-hayes-turned-chelsea-from-also-rans-to-all-conquerors |last=Wrack |first=Suzzane |work=The Guardian}}{{Cite web |title=Miedema, Kerr and the Women's Super League team of the season |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/miedema-kerr-womens-super-league-team-of-the-season/zgm5e1fe11zw1nw6uppk9mqzd |date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210510233959/https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/miedema-kerr-womens-super-league-team-of-the-season/zgm5e1fe11zw1nw6uppk9mqzd |archive-date=10 May 2021 |website=goal.com |last=Ruszkai |first=Ameé}} She later won FWA's 2021 Women's Footballer of the Year award.{{Cite news |title=Fran Kirby: Chelsea forward wins Football Writers' Association Women's Footballer of the Year award |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12306472/fran-kirby-chelsea-forward-wins-football-writers-association-womens-footballer-of-the-year-award |date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210514201520/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12306472/fran-kirby-chelsea-forward-wins-football-writers-association-womens-footballer-of-the-year-award |archive-date=14 May 2021 |location=United Kingdom |work=Sky Sports}}{{Cite news |title=Chelsea's Fran Kirby wins FWA Women's Footballer of the Year |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210514175212/https://theathletic.com/news/fran-kirby-chelsea-award-win/Tnjx6C0gPQWX |archive-date=14 May 2021 |url=https://theathletic.com/news/fran-kirby-chelsea-award-win/Tnjx6C0gPQWX |date=14 May 2021 |work=The Athletic |last=Percival |first=Holly }} On 5 December, Kirby scored the opening goal in the delayed 2020–21 FA Cup final against Arsenal, helping her team lift the trophy and secure the domestic quadruple of the 2020–21 season, the first English women's club to achieve the feat.{{Cite news|title=Chelsea secure treble with FA Cup victory|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59518489|access-date=5 December 2021|archive-date=29 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429065259/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59518489|url-status=live}}

In the 2023–24 League Cup quarterfinal, Kirby scored two goals and made two assists in the 5–0 win against Sunderland.{{Cite news |title=Chelsea thrash Sunderland to reach League Cup semis |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68235035 |access-date=2024-02-08 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB |archive-date=7 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207231146/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68235035 |url-status=live }}

On 4 May 2024, it was announced that Kirby would leave Chelsea at the end of the 2023–24 season.

Kirby signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on 4 July 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cv2g6g2v14qo|title=England's Kirby joins Brighton after Chelsea exit|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=4 July 2024|archive-date=4 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704182707/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cv2g6g2v14qo|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/37029/13163612/fran-kirby-brighton-women-sign-former-chelsea-forward-on-free-transfer|title=Fran Kirby: Brighton Women sign former Chelsea forward on free transfer|publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=4 July 2024|archive-date=4 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704182411/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/37029/13163612/fran-kirby-brighton-women-sign-former-chelsea-forward-on-free-transfer|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Fran Kirby signs for Albion|url=https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/4051421/fran-kirby-signs-for-albion/|date=4 July 2024|access-date=11 July 2024|website=www.brightonandhovealbion.com|archive-date=11 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711204551/https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/4051421/fran-kirby-signs-for-albion/|url-status=live}}

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Early in her career, Kirby was a member of the England under-23 squad. She became the first WSL 2 player to be called up to the senior squad, in June 2014 for the World Cup qualifiers against Belarus and Ukraine.{{cite web|title=Mark Sampson announces 23-player squad for crunch qualifiers|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/england/womens/2014/jun/mark-sampson-announces-final-23-for-crunch-qualifiers-030614|publisher=The Football Association|access-date=12 April 2015}} She was named on the substitutes' bench against Belarus but did not make an appearance. She made her senior international debut against Sweden in August 2014, getting the second goal in a 4–0 friendly win at Victoria Park, Hartlepool.{{cite web|last1=Reid|first1=James|title=Ruthless England Women defeat Sweden in Hartlepool|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/england/womens/2014/aug/england-v-sweden-match-report-030814|publisher=The Football Association|access-date=11 April 2015}}

In May 2015, England manager Mark Sampson named Kirby in his final squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, hosted in Canada.{{cite news|last1=Lavery|first1=Glenn|title=England squad named for FIFA Women's World Cup|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/england/womens/2015/may/world-cup-canada-2015-squad-announcement|access-date=12 May 2015|publisher=The Football Association|date=11 May 2015|archive-date=27 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127194203/https://www.thefa.com/news/2015/may/11/world-cup-canada-2015-squad-announcement|url-status=live}} She scored in England's 2–1 win over Mexico{{cite news|last1=Magowan|first1=Alistair|title=Women's World Cup 2015: Kirby England's mini Messi – Sampson|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33125160|access-date=13 October 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 June 2015|archive-date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706125639/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33125160|url-status=live}} and was hailed "mini Messi" by Sampson.{{r|samp}}{{r|recov}} Although Kirby was disappointed to be ruled out by injury from the quarter-finals onwards, England's eventual third-place finish left her with a positive overall impression of the tournament: "a fantastic experience and one I won't forget in a hurry."{{cite news|title=Kirby: I couldn't have asked for any more|url=https://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2015/m=11/news=kirby-i-couldn-t-have-asked-for-any-more-2732108.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115015111/http://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2015/m=11/news=kirby-i-couldn-t-have-asked-for-any-more-2732108.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 November 2015|access-date=23 April 2016|publisher=FIFA|date=12 November 2015}}

Sampson kept Kirby in the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying campaign. In Estonia on 21 September 2015 she scored twice in England's 8–0 win.{{cite news|title=Danielle Carter hat-trick guides England to opening Euro 2017 qualifying win|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/sep/21/england-women-estonia-euro-2017|access-date=21 September 2015|work=The Guardian|date=21 September 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33543373|title=Euro 2017 qualifying: England thrash Estonia 8–0|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=21 September 2015|date=21 September 2015|archive-date=22 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922033811/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33543373|url-status=live}} After "12 months of hell" caused by knee and ankle injuries, Kirby returned to England's line-up for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.{{cite news |last1=Pitt-Brooke |first1=Jack |title=Fran Kirby looks to put 12 months of hell behind her and become England's 'mini Messi' once again |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/fran-kirby-england-women-euro-2017-mini-messi-injury-knee-ankle-a7846801.html |access-date=1 March 2019 |work=The Independent |date=18 July 2018 |archive-date=2 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302030045/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/fran-kirby-england-women-euro-2017-mini-messi-injury-knee-ankle-a7846801.html |url-status=live }} In England's opening fixture against rivals Scotland, second striker Kirby's clever dummy sent Jodie Taylor through to score England's opening goal in a 6–0 rout.{{cite news |last1=Theivam |first1=Kieran |title=Women's Euro 2017: 5 things we learned from England 6–0 Scotland |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/womens-euro-2017-5-things-we-learned-england-6-0-scotland |access-date=1 March 2019 |publisher=FourFourTwo |date=19 July 2017}} In the next match Kirby and Taylor scored in a 2–0 win over Spain, which secured England's place in the quarter-final.{{cite news |last1=Edwards |first1=Luke |title=England 2 Spain 0, Women's Euro 2017: Lionesses refuse to buckle as they advance towards quarter-finals |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/23/england-vs-spainwomens-euro-2017-live-score-updates/ |access-date=1 March 2019 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=24 July 2017 |archive-date=1 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301203019/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/23/england-vs-spainwomens-euro-2017-live-score-updates/ |url-status=live }} When England were thrashed 3–0 by the hosts in the semi-final, Kirby was rueful: "We had chances and could have had a few penalties. We are bitterly disappointed".{{cite news |last1=Garry |first1=Tom |title=Women's Euro 2017 semi-final: FT: Netherlands 3–0 England |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/40776527 |access-date=1 March 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 August 2017 |archive-date=1 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301202318/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/40776527 |url-status=live }}

On 6 October 2018, Kirby scored in England's 1–0 friendly win over Brazil at Meadow Lane. In post-match interviews England coach Phil Neville breathlessly proclaimed Kirby's superiority to six-time World Player of the Year Marta: "I'd take my No 10 over Brazil's No 10, that's for sure".{{cite news |last1=Wrack |first1=Suzanne |title=Fran Kirby strikes early to seal narrow win for England Women over Brazil |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/06/england-women-brazil-international-friendly-match-report |access-date=1 March 2019 |work=The Observer |date=6 October 2018}}

In June 2022 Kirby was included in the England squad which won the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.{{cite web |title=England Women's final squad named for EURO 2022 |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2022/Jun/15/england-womens-final-squad-named-for-UEFA-EURO-2022-20221506 |last=Davies |first=Callum |work=England Football.com |publisher=The FA |date=15 June 2022 |access-date=12 July 2022 |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622180642/https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2022/Jun/15/england-womens-final-squad-named-for-UEFA-EURO-2022-20221506 |url-status=live }}[https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/teams/500039/squad/ England Squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712135718/https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/teams/500039/squad/ |date=12 July 2022 }}. UEFA. Retrieved 12 July 2022.

Kirby was allotted 186 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.{{cite press release |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/england/womens-senior-team/Legacy?tab=Players |title=ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE |date=18 November 2022 |access-date=31 January 2025 |publisher=The Football Association}}{{Cite web |last=Lacey-Hatton |first=Jack |date=2022-11-18 |title=Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/lionesses-introduce-legacy-numbers-players-28529161 |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=mirror |language=en |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110000207/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/lionesses-introduce-legacy-numbers-players-28529161 |url-status=live }}

In 2023, Kirby confirmed that she would miss the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 due to requiring surgery for an ongoing knee problem.{{Cite web |title=Fran Kirby: England forward ruled out of World Cup with injury as crisis grows |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/37034/12871536/fran-kirby-england-forward-ruled-out-of-world-cup-with-injury-as-crisis-grows |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Sky Sports |language=en |archive-date=20 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620002739/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/37034/12871536/fran-kirby-england-forward-ruled-out-of-world-cup-with-injury-as-crisis-grows |url-status=live }}

In March 2025, Kirby was called up to the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League squad for the matches against Belgium, after missing the first two matches, due to injury.{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2025-03-25 |title=Beth Mead, Fran Kirby return to England squad for Nations League double header with Belgium |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6228960/2025/03/25/england-women-squad-belgium-nations-league/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |date=2025-03-25 |title=Fran Kirby recalled to England squad for Belgium double-header |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c1w0vlp2jwlo |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} On 3 April, it was announced Kirby would miss the first of the two matches, due to a minor injury.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-03 |title=England's Fran Kirby and Chloe Kelly to miss Belgium home match |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cwy6g23r4j9o |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

Kirby was hailed as a "stand out player" in Great Britain's gold medal-winning team at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.{{cite news|title=Fran Kirby 2013 – Gold Medalist at World University Games Kazan, 2015 England forward, going for gold again.|url=http://bucs.org.uk/page.asp?section=18352§ionTitle=Fran+Kirby+2013+-+Gold+Medalist+at+World+University+Games+Kazan%2C+2015+England+forward%2C+going+for+gold+again.|access-date=23 April 2016|publisher=British Universities and Colleges Sport|date=9 June 2015}} She went on to represent Great Britain at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.{{Cite news |title='I had to start from scratch' - Kirby |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57701132 |access-date=2022-11-11}}

While growing up, Kirby was very close to her mother Denise.{{cite web |date=30 August 2018 |title=It's OK not to be OK – Fran Kirby |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cTvv6zaGHA |access-date=27 January 2020 |website=youtube.com |publisher=WePlayStrong |archive-date=11 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411171831/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cTvv6zaGHA |url-status=live }} When Kirby was 14, Denise died suddenly from a brain haemorrhage. Two years later, Kirby experienced a deep depression, and stated that she "just could not comprehend what had happened. And it stayed like that for many years."{{cite web |last=Kirby |first=Fran |date=4 June 2019 |title=The Puzzle |url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/global/articles/fran-kirby-world-cup |access-date=27 January 2020 |work=The Players' Tribune |archive-date=12 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612014250/https://www.theplayerstribune.com/global/articles/fran-kirby-world-cup |url-status=live }} Away with England U17, Kirby broke down because she "missed [her] mum". She returned home and dropped out of football. She later reflected that "I'd have days where I wouldn't get out of bed. Or I wouldn't go to college. I could get as far as the bus stop, then I'd just break down crying." One day, one of her friends invited her to play with her amateur team, where she found her love for football again.{{cite web |date=3 June 2019 |title=England's Fran Kirby: 'It's OK not to be OK' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqTknBsgMK0 |access-date=27 January 2020 |website=youtube.com |publisher=Players' Tribune Global}}

In October 2019, Kirby received the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) from the University of Winchester for her "achievements both on and off the field, in particular her work supporting mental health and wellbeing."{{cite web |date=22 October 2019 |title=Fran Kirby presented with a Honorary Doctorate |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/10/21/fran-kirby-presented-with-honorary-doctorate |access-date=27 January 2020 |website=Chelsea FC |publisher=Chelsea FC}}

In February 2020, Chelsea revealed Kirby had successfully recovered from pericarditis, a potentially career-ending illness.{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Louise |date=5 September 2020 |title=Fran Kirby: 'The cardiologist said if I didn't slow down, I wouldn't play again' |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/05/fran-kirby-the-cardiologist-said-if-i-didnt-slow-down-i-wouldnt-play-again |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210510142243/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/05/fran-kirby-the-cardiologist-said-if-i-didnt-slow-down-i-wouldnt-play-again |archive-date=10 May 2021}} Kirby had fallen ill in November 2019 and came close to retiring from the game as a result.{{Cite news |last=Wrack |first=Suzzane |date=14 April 2021 |title=England striker Fran Kirby came close to retiring due to illness |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/14/england-striker-fran-kirby-came-close-to-retiring-due-to-illness |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210510144053/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/14/england-striker-fran-kirby-came-close-to-retiring-due-to-illness |archive-date=10 May 2021}}

In April 2020, Kirby was named in Diva magazine's Visible Lesbian 100 list during Lesbian Visibility Week.{{Cite web |title=Visible Lesbian 100 |url=https://www.lesbianvisibilityweek.com/visible-lesbian-100.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424181012/https://www.lesbianvisibilityweek.com/visible-lesbian-100.html |archive-date=24 April 2020 |access-date=24 October 2020 |website=Lesbian Visibility Week}}

In April 2022, Kirby stated on Twitter that she had continued to deal with to an "on-going issue" throughout her career and wanted to "put [her] health first".{{Cite web |title=@Fran Kirby |url=https://twitter.com/frankirby/status/1515006722414456836 |access-date=16 April 2022 |website=Twitter}} Emma Hayes, the then manager of Chelsea Women, clarified during a press conference that Kirby had been "suffering a lot with fatigue", yet the cause was unknown.{{Cite web |date=15 April 2022 |title=Chelsea's Fran Kirby ruled out 'for foreseeable future' with fatigue problem |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/apr/15/fran-kirby-ruled-out-for-foreseeable-future-with-fatigue-problem |access-date=16 April 2022 |website=TheGuardian}}

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:Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kirby goal.

Chelsea

• FA Women's Super League: 2015,{{r|soccerway}} Spring Series,{{r|soccerway}} 2017–18,{{r|soccerway}} 2019–20,{{Soccerway|id=samantha-kerr/68949|name=S. Kerr|access-date=4 February 2021}} 2020–21,{{cite news|last=Chadband|first=Ian|date=10 May 2021|title=Sam Kerr wins the WSL – and Golden Boot|website=FTBL.com.au|url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/sam-kerr-wins-the-wsl---and-golden-boot-564310|access-date=10 May 2021|archive-date=9 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509235106/https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/sam-kerr-wins-the-wsl---and-golden-boot-564310|url-status=live}} 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
• FA Women's Cup: 2014–15,{{r|soccerway}} 2017–18,{{cite web|title=F. Kirby|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/francesca-kirby/340123/|access-date=10 January 2021|publisher=Soccerway|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501165728/https://int.soccerway.com/players/francesca-kirby/340123/|url-status=live}} 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
• FA Women's League Cup: 2019–20,{{cite news|last=Wrack|first=Suzanne|date=29 February 2020|title=Beth England strikes late to win Continental Cup final for Chelsea|newspaper=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/chelsea-women-arsenal-womens-league-cup-final|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-date=25 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225223537/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/chelsea-women-arsenal-womens-league-cup-final|url-status=live}} 2020–21{{cite news|last=Chadband|first=Ian|date=15 March 2021|title='It's what I came here for...' – Kerr scores hat-trick as Chelsea lift Cup|website=TheWomensGame.com|url=https://thewomensgame.com/news/its-what-i-came-here-for---kerr-scores-hat-trick-as-chelsea-lift-cup-562133|access-date=15 March 2021|archive-date=9 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309015603/https://thewomensgame.com/news/its-what-i-came-here-for---kerr-scores-hat-trick-as-chelsea-lift-cup-562133|url-status=live}}
• FA Women's Community Shield: 2020{{cite news|date=30 August 2020|title=Chelsea beat Man City in women's Community Shield despite Kerr misses|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/chelsea-beat-man-city-in-women-s-community-shield-despite-kerr-misses-20200830-p55ql0.html|access-date=26 October 2020|archive-date=24 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224205620/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/chelsea-beat-man-city-in-women-s-community-shield-despite-kerr-misses-20200830-p55ql0.html|url-status=live}}
• UEFA Women's Champion's League runners-up: 2020–21{{Cite web|last=UEFA.com|title=Chelsea-Barcelona {{!}} UEFA Women's Champions League|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2030666/|access-date=2022-01-09|website=UEFA|language=en|archive-date=16 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516185842/https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2030666--chelsea-vs-barcelona/matchinfo/|url-status=live}}

England

{{See also|England women's national football team#Collective honours|label 1=Collective honours for the England women's national football team}}

• FIFA Women's World Cup: third place 2015{{Cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/66/09/64/eng_51_0704_ger-eng_fulltime.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706175120/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/66/09/64/eng_51_0704_ger-eng_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 July 2015 |date=4 July 2015 |title=Match for third place – Match report |publisher=FIFA |access-date=7 July 2019}}
• UEFA Women's Championship: 2022{{cite web |last=Sanders |first=Emma |date=31 July 2022 |title=England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62339532 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=31 July 2022 |archive-date=4 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804085702/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62339532 |url-status=live }}

Individual

• PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year: 2017–18,{{cite news|title=Chelsea's Fran Kirby wins PFA Women's Player of the Year prize|url=http://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/28508/11343476/chelseas-fran-kirby-wins-pfa-womens-player-of-the-year-prize|access-date=22 April 2018|work=Sky Sports|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726204246/https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/28508/11343476/chelseas-fran-kirby-wins-pfa-womens-player-of-the-year-prize|url-status=live}} 2020–21{{Cite web |title=Emma Hayes, Fran Kirby win 2020–21 WSL Manager, Player of the Season awards |url=https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/2021/5/25/22452274/emma-hayes-fran-kirby-win-2020-21-wsl-manager-player-of-the-season-awards |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210525115706/https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/2021/5/25/22452274/emma-hayes-fran-kirby-win-2020-21-wsl-manager-player-of-the-season-awards |date=25 May 2021 |archive-date=25 May 2021 |last=Pasztor |first=David |work=SB Nation}}
• PFA WSL 1 Team of the Year: 2017–18,{{cite news|title=PFA WSL 1 Team of the Year: Five Chelsea Ladies players named|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43823542|work=BBC Sport|date=19 April 2018|archive-date=22 August 2022|access-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822172946/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43823542|url-status=live}} 2020–21{{Cite web |title=Chelsea players, including Fran Kirby and Sam Kerr, dominate PFA WSL Team of the Year |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/28508/12324582/chelsea-players-including-fran-kirby-and-sam-kerr-dominate-pfa-wsl-team-of-the-year |date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210604134833/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/28508/12324582/chelsea-players-including-fran-kirby-and-sam-kerr-dominate-pfa-wsl-team-of-the-year |archive-date=4 June 2021 |work=Sky Sports |location=United Kingdom}}
• FWA Women's Footballer of the Year: 2017–18,{{cite news|title=Fran Kirby named Football Writers' Association Women's Footballer of the Year|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/28508/11344644/fran-kirby-named-football-writers-association-womens-footballer-of-the-year|work=Sky Sports|archive-date=24 April 2018|access-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424161903/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/28508/11344644/fran-kirby-named-football-writers-association-womens-footballer-of-the-year|url-status=live}} 2020–21{{r|sky2021award}}{{r|ath2021award}}
• FA Women's Super League Player of the Month: January 2021,{{Cite web|title=Hayes and Kirby win manager and player of the month awards {{!}} Official Site {{!}} Chelsea Football Club|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/02/17/hayes-and-kirby-win-manager-and-player-of-the-month-awards|access-date=22 November 2021|website=ChelseaFC|archive-date=28 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428230955/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/02/17/hayes-and-kirby-win-manager-and-player-of-the-month-awards|url-status=live}} September 2021{{Cite web|title=The winner of the PFA Vertu Motors WSL Fans' Player of the Month – September|url=https://www.90min.com/posts/fran-kirby-pfa-wsl-fans-player-of-the-month-september|access-date=22 November 2021|website=90min.com|date=11 October 2021|archive-date=22 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122005544/https://www.90min.com/posts/fran-kirby-pfa-wsl-fans-player-of-the-month-september|url-status=dead}}
• London Football Awards Women's Super League Player of the Year: 2020–21{{Cite web|title=Kirby and Charles secure honours at London Football Awards 2021 {{!}} Official Site {{!}} Chelsea Football Club|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/04/27/kirby-and-charles-secure-honours-at-london-football-awards-2021?cardIndex=3-1|access-date=22 November 2021|website=ChelseaFC|archive-date=22 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122025124/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/04/27/kirby-and-charles-secure-honours-at-london-football-awards-2021?cardIndex=3-1|url-status=live}}
• FA Women's Super League Player of the Year: 2020–21{{Cite web|title=Hayes and Kirby win Barclays FA WSL Manager and Player of the Year awards {{!}} Official Site {{!}} Chelsea Football Club|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/05/24/hayes-and-kirby-win-barclays-fa-wsl-manager-and-player-of-the-ye?cardIndex=2-6|access-date=22 November 2021|website=ChelseaFC|archive-date=22 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122015133/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/05/24/hayes-and-kirby-win-barclays-fa-wsl-manager-and-player-of-the-ye?cardIndex=2-6|url-status=live}}
• Chelsea Women's Player of the Year: 2017–18,{{Cite web|title=Chelsea Women's awards go to Erin Cuthbert and Sophie Ingle {{!}} Official Site {{!}} Chelsea Football Club|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/05/10/chelsea-women-s-awards-go-to-erin-cuthbert-and-sophie-ingle|access-date=29 December 2021|website=ChelseaFC|archive-date=8 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508213800/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/05/10/chelsea-women-s-awards-go-to-erin-cuthbert-and-sophie-ingle|url-status=live}} 2020–2021{{Cite web|title=Fran Kirby named PFA Player of the Year {{!}} Official Site {{!}} Chelsea Football Club|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/06/07/fran-kirby-named-pfa-player-of-the-year?cardIndex=3-3|access-date=22 November 2021|website=ChelseaFC|archive-date=22 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122014011/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/06/07/fran-kirby-named-pfa-player-of-the-year?cardIndex=3-3|url-status=live}}
• Freedom of the City of London (announced 1 August 2022){{cite web|date=2022-08-01|title=Lionesses and Sarina Wiegman given Freedom of the City of London after Euros win|url=https://www.itv.com/news/london/2022-08-01/lionesses-and-sarina-wiegman-given-freedom-of-the-city-of-london-after-euros-win|access-date=2022-08-01|website=ITV News|archive-date=8 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608230542/https://www.itv.com/news/london/2022-08-01/lionesses-and-sarina-wiegman-given-freedom-of-the-city-of-london-after-euros-win|url-status=live}}

Records

• All-time leading scorer for Chelsea Women: 101

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{{reflist}}

• Aluko, Eniola (2019), They Don't Teach This, Random House, {{ISBN|9781473564480}}
• Brown, Charlotte (2019), Kirby, John Blake {{ISBN|9781789461565}}
• Caudwell, Jayne (2013), Women's Football in the UK: Continuing with Gender Analyses, Taylor & Francis, {{ISBN|9781317966234}}
• Clarke, Gemma (2019), Soccerwomen: The Icons, Rebels, Stars, and Trailblazers Who Transformed the Beautiful Game, {{ISBN|9781568589206}}
• Dunn, Carrie (2019), Pride of the Lionesses: The Changing Face of Women's Football in England, Pitch Publishing (Brighton) Limited, {{ISBN|9781785315411}}
• Dunn, Carrie (2016), The Roar of the Lionesses: Women's Football in England, Pitch Publishing Limited, {{ISBN|9781785311512}}
• Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, {{ISBN|0803240368}}
• Smith, Kelly (2012), Footballer: My Story, Transworld, {{ISBN|9781446488591}}
• Stay, Shane (2019), The Women's World Cup 2019 Book: Everything You Need to Know About the Soccer World Cup, Books on Demand, {{ISBN|1782551921}}
• Theivam, Keiran and Jeff Kassouf (2019), The Making of the Women's World Cup: Defining Stories from a Sport's Coming of Age, Little, {{ISBN|1472143310}}

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• [https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/women/fran-kirby Chelsea FC player profile]
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