Rachel Williams (footballer)
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{About|the footballer|other people|Rachel Williams (disambiguation)}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rachel Williams
| image = Rachel Williams 2023.jpg
| caption = Williams playing for Manchester United in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|01|10|df=yes}}{{cite web|title=BBC Sport – London 2012 Olympics – Rachel Williams : Great Britain & N. Ireland, Football|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/d385a9ad-5829-4578-994f-af77f457cff2|date=13 August 2012|access-date=12 September 2012|archive-date=29 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729190735/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/d385a9ad-5829-4578-994f-af77f457cff2|url-status=live}}
| birth_place = Leicester, England
| position = Midfielder /
Forward
| currentclub = Manchester United
| clubnumber = 28
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Linden Old Girls
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Leicester City
| years1 = 2004–2008
| clubs1 = Leicester City
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2008–2010
| clubs2 = Doncaster Rovers Belles
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2010 |clubs3=Leicester City
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2011–2013
| clubs4 = Birmingham City
| caps4 = 35
| goals4 = 21
| years5 = 2014
| clubs5 = Chelsea
| caps5 = 8
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2015–2017
| clubs6 = Notts County Ladies
| caps6 = 28
| goals6 = 9
| years7 = 2017–2020
| clubs7 = Birmingham City
| caps7 = 30
| goals7 = 5
| years8 = 2020–2022
| clubs8 = Tottenham Hotspur
| caps8 = 34
| goals8 = 4
| years9 = 2022–
| clubs9 = Manchester United
| caps9 = 53
| goals9 = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2011
| nationalteam1 = England U23
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2009–2017
| nationalteam2 = England
| nationalcaps2 = 15
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2012
| nationalteam3 = Great Britain
| nationalcaps3= 1
| nationalgoals3= 0
| pcupdate = 19 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 7 March 2017
}}
Rachel Louise Williams (born 10 January 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United of the English Women's Super League.
Before rejoining Birmingham City in May 2017, Williams spent 2 years at Notts County Ladies, one year at Chelsea Ladies and three years at her first spell at Birmingham City, where she was converted from an attacking midfielder to a striker. Williams made her senior England debut in July 2009 but had to wait two years for her next appearance, missing out on selection for Women's Euro 2009 and the 2011 Women's World Cup. She was selected in the Great Britain squad for the 2012 London Olympics.
Club career
Williams joined Leicester City Women as a twelve-year-old, progressing through their centre of excellence to play in their senior side.{{cite web|url=http://www.doncasterroversbelles.co.uk/home.php?section=OPE&category=FTE&subcat=players&action=full&id=34|title=Rachel Williams (first team)|publisher=Doncaster Rovers Belles|access-date=13 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831014049/http://www.doncasterroversbelles.co.uk/home.php?section=OPE|archive-date=31 August 2009|url-status=dead}} She was vice–captain as the side won the County League in 2005. and the following season was a member of the side that again won the County League, but also the County Cup.{{cite news|url=http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~813200,00.html|title=Women grab silverware|publisher=Leicester City F.C.|date=7 April 2006|access-date=13 October 2009|archive-date=15 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315150604/http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~813200,00.html|url-status=live}} In the 2006–07 season, Williams was a member of the Leicester side that won the treble of the East Midlands Women's Premier League title, the County Cup and the League Cup and promotion to the Midlands Combination League.{{cite news|url=http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1018691,00.html|title=LCFC Women finish in style|publisher=Leicester City F.C.|date=23 May 2007|access-date=13 October 2009|archive-date=15 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315150616/http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1018691,00.html|url-status=live}} The following season she was part of the Leicester team that won promotion to the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division.
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She left Leicester at the end of the 2007–08 season to join Doncaster Rovers Belles. She was the FA Premier League player of the month for October 2008, and was a member of the Doncaster side that lost to Arsenal Ladies in the 2009 FA Women's Premier League Cup final.{{cite news|url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensPLCup/NewsandFeatures/2009/Arsenal_lift_the_cup.aspx|title=Arsenal life the cup|publisher=The Football Association|author=Glenn Lavery|date=26 February 2009|access-date=13 October 2009|archive-date=29 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929103518/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensPLCup/NewsandFeatures/2009/Arsenal_lift_the_cup.aspx|url-status=live}} She ended her first season with Doncaster as the club's Player of the Year and the Players' Player of the Year.
Williams netted on the opening day of the 2009–10 season as Doncaster drew 1–1 at home to Blackburn Rovers Ladies.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/8204339.stm|title=Promoted duo start with victories|author=Tony Leighton|date=16 August 2009|access-date=17 August 2009|publisher=BBC News}} In October 2009 she scored against former club Leicester City Women as Doncaster progressed in the Premier League Cup.{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/localfootball/womensfootball/Doncaster-Belles-strong-Leicester-City-Women-Cup/article-1390603-detail/article.html|title=Doncaster Belles too strong for Leicester City Women in Cup|publisher=Leicester Mercury|date=5 October 2009|access-date=13 October 2009}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
With Doncaster not playing until the FA WSL in March 2011, Williams re–signed for Leicester City in summer 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.womens-soccer-scene.co.uk/womens-football-news-2010-2011/100820-02-womens-football-news.htm|title=New Leicester boss strengthening squad|publisher=Women's Soccer Scene|access-date=12 September 2010|date=20 August 2010|archive-date=16 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034448/http://www.womens-soccer-scene.co.uk/womens-football-news-2010-2011/100820-02-womens-football-news.htm|url-status=dead}} In December 2010, Williams was revealed to have signed for Birmingham City's FA WSL squad.{{cite news|url=http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/2210|title=Exciting Blues news!|publisher=She Kicks|access-date=20 December 2010|date=20 December 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726143422/http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/2210|archive-date=26 July 2011}} After converting to a striker, Williams made an impressive start to the new season with Birmingham, scoring five goals in her first two WSL appearances{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13152809.stm|title=Birmingham crush Liverpool to lead Women's Super League|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=21 April 2011|date=20 April 2011|author=Tony Leighton}} and winning a recall to the England squad.{{cite news|url=http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/SuperLeague/NewsAndFeatures/2011/liverpool-birmingham-reaction-210111|title=Williams delight at hat-trick|publisher=TheFA.com|access-date=21 April 2011|date=21 April 2011}}
Williams hit 14 goals in 14 games as Birmingham missed out on the WSL title on the final day. She was also voted 2011 Players' Player of the Year at The FA Women's Football Awards.{{cite news|url=http://www.womenssoccerscene.co.uk/womens-football-news-2011-2012/111014-05-womens-football-news.htm|title=Rachel carries off top award|publisher=Women's Soccer Scene|access-date=1 April 2012|date=14 October 2011|archive-date=22 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122211943/http://www.womenssoccerscene.co.uk/womens-football-news-2011-2012/111014-05-womens-football-news.htm|url-status=dead}} She scored an injury time equaliser against Chelsea Ladies in the 2012 FA Women's Cup Final, which Birmingham eventually won after a penalty shootout.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/shootout-has-unhappy-ending-for-chelsea-ladies-7791442.html|title=Shoot-out has unhappy ending for Chelsea Ladies|access-date=8 February 2015|date=27 May 2012|work=The Independent|first=John|last=Nisbet|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925211431/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/shootout-has-unhappy-ending-for-chelsea-ladies-7791442.html|url-status=live}}
In October 2013 Birmingham announced that Williams had departed the club "by mutual consent".{{cite news|url=http://www.birminghamcityladiesfc.co.uk/news/carney_commits.html|title=Carney commits|publisher=Birmingham City Ladies|access-date=6 November 2013|date=17 October 2013|archive-date=30 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030115506/http://www.birminghamcityladiesfc.co.uk/news/carney_commits.html|url-status=live}} A transfer to Chelsea was made public on 6 November 2013.{{cite news|url=http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/8810|title=Rachel Williams joins Chelsea|publisher=She Kicks|access-date=6 November 2013|date=6 November 2013}} She scored seven goals in 13 games across all competitions for Chelsea, who finished second in the 2014 FA WSL. In January 2015 she transferred to Notts County Ladies in her native Midlands.{{cite news|title=Rachel Williams: Chelsea Ladies forward joins Notts County|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30684234|access-date=8 February 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=5 January 2015|archive-date=8 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108171422/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30684234|url-status=live}} Following the closure of Notts County Ladies before the 2017 Spring Series, Williams re-signed to Birmingham City in May 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39939054|title=Birmingham City Ladies: England forward Rachel Williams re-signs for WSL 1 club|publisher=BBC|access-date=21 October 2017|date=16 May 2017|archive-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519222138/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39939054|url-status=live}}
In July 2022, Williams signed a two-year contract with Manchester United, reuniting with her former Birmingham manager Marc Skinner.{{cite web |title=United Women sign Rachel Williams |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-women-sign-rachel-williams |website=Manchester United |access-date=12 July 2022 |archive-date=31 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031151348/https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-women-sign-rachel-williams |url-status=live }}
International career
=England=
Williams scored on her England Under-19 debut, whilst still an Under-17 player, against Switzerland in 2005.{{cite news|url=http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~655813,00.html|title=Women are the Champions|publisher=Leicester City F.C.|date=21 April 2005|access-date=13 October 2009}} Later that year she was selected as part of the England squad for the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.
In May 2009, Williams was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/8050189.stm|title=England Women awarded contracts|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 May 2009|access-date=31 July 2009|archive-date=17 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517224951/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/8050189.stm|url-status=live}} At the time she was the only uncapped player to be awarded a contract.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/14/womens-football-central-contracts-fa-england|title=FA boosts England's women's team with central contracts|work=The Guardian|author=Tony Leighton|date=14 May 2009|access-date=31 July 2009|location=London}} Her debut for the England senior side came in July 2009 when she came on as a substitute for Alex Scott in the 2–0 defeat at home to Iceland.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/8155949.stm|title=England women 0–2 Iceland women|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 July 2009|access-date=31 July 2009}} She missed out on a place in the Women's Euro 2009 Squad, but was picked by head coach Hope Powell for England's squad to face Malta in the first qualifying game for the 2011 Women's World Cup.{{cite news|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/WomensSeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/2009/Squad_Malta.aspx|title=Women's squad named for Malta Qualifier|publisher=The Football Association|date=1 October 2009|access-date=13 October 2009|archive-date=4 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004183738/http://www.thefa.com/England/WomensSeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/2009/Squad_Malta.aspx|url-status=live}} Despite excellent form at club level, Williams was overlooked for the 2011 World Cup squad.{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/rachel-should-have-been-on-world-cup-stage-1-3618187|title=Rachel should have been on World Cup stage|work=Sheffield Star|date=27 July 2011|access-date=1 April 2012|first=Steve|last=Hossack}}
Williams collected her second cap, more than two years after her first, when she replaced Natasha Dowie during half–time of a 2–2 Euro 2013 qualifying draw in Serbia. She scored her first international goal in the next qualifier against Slovenia, a 4–0 win at Swindon's County Ground in September 2011.{{cite news|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/womens-seniors/News/2012/POTY-2011-Rachel-Williams|title=POTY: Rachel Williams|publisher=The Football Association|date=1 January 2012|access-date=1 April 2012}} In June 2013 Williams was left out of Powell's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.
Williams was allotted 171 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=25 February 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 |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 }}
==International goals==
:Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition !! Scored | ||||||
| 1 | 22 September 2011 | County Ground (Swindon) | {{fbw|SLO}} | 4–0 | 2013 UEFA Women's Championship Qual. | 1 |
| 2 | 31 March 2012 | Sajmište, Vrbovec | {{fbw|CRO}} | 6–0 | 2013 UEFA Championship Qual. | 1 |
| 3 | 21 June 2012 | Ob Jezeru, Velenje | {{fbw|SLO}} | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2013 Qual. | 1 |
| 4 | 8 March 2013 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | {{fbw|SCO}} | 4–4 | 2013 Cyprus Cup | 1 |
=Great Britain Olympic=
In June 2012 Williams was named in the 18–player Great Britain squad for the 2012 London Olympics.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18592483|title=Team GB women's squad for London 2012 announced|publisher=BBC Sport|date=26 June 2012|access-date=26 June 2012|archive-date=10 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910233307/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18592483|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Williams also works as a plasterer.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 19 April 2025}}.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/rachel-williams/59323/|title = England – R. Williams – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National CupIncludes the Women's FA Cup !colspan="2"|League CupIncludes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup & Women's National League Cup !colspan="2"|EuropeIncludes the UEFA Women's Champions League !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Leicester City
|2004–2005 |rowspan="2"|Leicestershire County Leagues |? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | colspan="2" |— | ? | ? | ||
| 2005–06
|? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | colspan="2" |— | ? | ? | ||
| 2006–07
|? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | colspan="2" |— | ? | ? | ||
| 2007–08
|? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | colspan="2" |— | ? | ? | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | colspan="2" |— | ? | ? | ||
| rowspan="3"|Doncaster Rovers Belles
|rowspan="2"|WPL |16 | 4 | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | colspan="2" |— | 20 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10
|21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 24 | 7 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | colspan="2" |— | 44 | 15 | ||
| Leicester City
|3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Birmingham City
|2011 |rowspan="3"|WSL |14 | 14 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 14 | 14 | ||
| 2012
|12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | |
| 2013
|9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | colspan="2" |— | 13 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!35 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 28 | |
| Chelsea
|2014 |WSL |8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | colspan=2|— | 12 | 6 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Notts County
|2015 |rowspan="2"|WSL |14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | colspan=2|— | 25 | 10 | ||
| 2016
|14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 18 | 5 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | colspan=2|— | 43 | 15 | ||
| rowspan="5"|Birmingham City
|2017 |rowspan="4"|WSL |5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18
|15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | colspan="2" |— | 15 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | colspan=2|— | 41 | 9 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Tottenham Hotspur
|rowspan="2"|WSL |12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2" |— | 26 | 6 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!34 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | colspan=2|— | 41 | 6 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Manchester United
|rowspan="3"|WSL |17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 25 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24
|21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 11 | |
| 2024–25
|15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | colspan="2" |— | 22 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!53 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 21 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!228 | 62 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 311 | 100 |
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
=International=
:Statistics accurate as of match played 7 March 2017.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan=2|Year ! colspan=2|England ! colspan=2|Great Britain | ||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2" | |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2" | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | |
| Total||13||4||1||0 |
Honours
Leicester City
- Midland Combination Women's Football League: 2007–08
- Unison East Midlands Women's Premier League: 2006–07
- Unison East Midlands Premier League Cup: 2006–07
- Unison East Midlands Southern League Cup: 2005–06
- Leicestershire & Rutland County FA Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
- Leicestershire County League: 2004–05
Birmingham City
- Women's FA Cup: 2011–12{{Cite news|title=Birmingham win cup on penalties|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18194004|access-date=2023-02-14|archive-date=17 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117035538/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18194004|url-status=live}}
Manchester United
- Women's FA Cup: 2023–24;{{Cite web |last=Sanders |first=Emma |date=12 May 2024 |title=Women's FA Cup final: Manchester United beat Tottenham to win first major trophy |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c3g9d12wn33t |access-date=12 May 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-date=23 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523132928/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c3g9d12wn33t |url-status=live }} runner-up: 2022–23{{Cite news |last=Wrack |first=Suzanne |date=14 May 2023 |title=Chelsea claim FA Cup hat-trick after Sam Kerr sees off Manchester United |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/14/chelsea-manchester-united-womens-fa-cup-final-match-report |access-date=29 November 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=19 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619211253/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/14/chelsea-manchester-united-womens-fa-cup-final-match-report |url-status=live }}
Individual
- WSL Goal of the Month: January 2023{{cite web |date=2 February 2023 |title=Williams wins WSL Goal of the Month |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/rachel-williams-wins-wsl-goal-of-the-month-for-january |access-date=2 February 2023 |website=Manchester United F.C. |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202140507/https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/rachel-williams-wins-wsl-goal-of-the-month-for-january |url-status=live }}
- FA Women's Players' Player of the Year: 2010–11{{Cite news |title=Williams re-signs for Birmingham Ladies|publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39939054 |access-date=2023-02-14}}
- Women's Super League Golden Boot: 2010–11{{cite web |title=How the 2011 FA WSL season was won |url=https://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/en/Article/How-the-2011-FA-WSL-season-was-won-08042020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009071310/https://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/en/Article/How-the-2011-FA-WSL-season-was-won-08042020 |archive-date=9 October 2021 |access-date=14 February 2023 |publisher=The Football Association}}
- FA WSL All Star Team: 2010–11
- Doncaster Player of the Year: 2008–09
- Doncaster Players' Player of the Year: 2008–09
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Rachel Williams}}
- [http://www.thefa.com/england/all-teams/players/w/rachel-williams Rachel Williams] at The Football Association website
{{Manchester United W.F.C. squad}}
{{FA Women's Players' Player of the Year}}
{{FA WSL top scorers}}
{{Great Britain women's squad 2012 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Rachel}}
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