Karen Farley

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

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

Club career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored
1 11 December 1994 Vicarage Road, Watford  Germany 1–4 1995 UEFA Championship 1
2 26 January 1995 Florence  Italy 1–1 Friendly 1
3 23 February 1995 Bochum  Germany 1–2 1995 UEFA Championship 1
5 10 June 1995 Tingvalla IP, Karlstad  Nigeria 3–2 1995 World Cup 2
7 19 November 1995 The Valley, London  Croatia 5–0 1997 UEFA Championship Qual. 1
8 11 February 1996 Benavente  Portugal 5–0 1997 UEFA Championship Qual. 1

References[edit]

  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.