Karen Farley (born 2 September 1970)[1] is an English former women's international footballer. Her married name is Karen Livermore-Farley.

Karen Farley
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-09-02) 2 September 1970 (age 53)
Place of birthEngland
Position(s)Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1991Millwall Lionesses
1992–1993Lindsdals IF
1994–1996Hammarby IF DFF
0000–1999Tyresö FF
2000Hammarby IF DFF
International career
England(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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In 1995[2] and 1996 Farley was playing her club football in Sweden.[3] In 2000, she was still playing for Hammarby.[4]

International career

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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 was allotted 103 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[5][6]

International goals

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Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetitionScored
111 December 1994Vicarage Road, Watford  Germany1–41995 UEFA Championship1
226 January 1995Florence  Italy1–1Friendly1
323 February 1995Bochum  Germany1–21995 UEFA Championship1
510 June 1995Tingvalla IP, Karlstad  Nigeria3–21995 World Cup2
719 November 1995The Valley, London  Croatia5–01997 UEFA Championship Qual.1
811 February 1996Benavente  Portugal5–01997 UEFA Championship Qual.1

References

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  1. ^ a b "England:Karen Farley". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  2. ^ Liz Searl (20 November 1995). "England's women consolidate position". The Independent. London. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  3. ^ "England buckle under pressure". The Independent. London. 18 March 1996. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "England squad named for World Cup". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  6. ^ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.