Rachel Williams

Williams joined Leicester City Women as a twelve-year-old, progressing through their centre of excellence to play in their senior side. 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. 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. The following season she was part of the Leicester team that won promotion to the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division.

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. 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. In October 2009 she scored against former club Leicester City Women as Doncaster progressed in the Premier League Cup. With Doncaster not playing until the FA WSL in March 2011, Williams re–signed for Leicester City in summer 2010. In December 2010, Williams was revealed to have signed for Birmingham City's FA WSL squad. After converting to a…

England

Williams scored on her England Under-19 debut, whilst still an Under-17 player, against Switzerland in 2005. 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. At the time she was the only uncapped player to be awarded a contract. 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. 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. Despite excellent form at club level, Williams was overlooked for the 2011 World Cup squad. 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. 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.

International goals

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Great Britain Olympic

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Club

As of match played 10 December 2025.

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 7 March 2017.

Williams used to work as a plasterer before football became fully professional.