# Rachael Laws

Rachael Laws (born 5 November 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Liverpool.

## Early life

Laws was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, and studied at Gateshead College.

## Club career

Laws first played for Liverpool during the 2013 FA WSL season. She played 9 games and helped her side win the title while battling for a place in the first team with Sarah Quantrill. She then signed for Sunderland on 31 December 2013 going on to make 36 appearances in the WSL. Following Sunderland's denial for a place in the 2018–19 FA WSL she joined Reading. She said in an interview with BBC Sport: "Reading is somewhere I want to personally be and thrive hopefully while I am here". On 8 June 2020, Reading announced that Laws had left the club after her contract had expired. On 7 July 2020, it was announced that Laws had joined recently relegated side Liverpool F.C. Women having previously been on loan to the club in 2013.

## International career

Laws was called up by Mark Sampson in 2014 for England's World Cup qualification but was an unused substitute in a 10–0 away win against Montenegro.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 9 February 2025'
Some entries may be missing or incomplete due to lack of historical statistics.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sunderland | 2005–06 | Women's Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2006–07 | Women's Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2007–08 | Women's Premier League North | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2008–09 | Women's Premier League North | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2009–10 | Women's Premier League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2010–11 | Women's Premier League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2011–12 | Women's Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2012–13 | Women's Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2014 | Women's Super League 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2015 | Women's Super League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2016 | Women's Super League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2017–18 | Women's Super League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Sunderland | Total | Total | 128 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 163 | 0 |
| Liverpool (on loan) | 2013 | Women's Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Reading | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reading | 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Reading | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 2020–21 | Women's Championship | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 2021–22 | Women's Championship | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Liverpool | Total | Total | 76 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 218 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 273 | 0 |
* ↑ Includes the Women's FA Cup
* ↑ Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup and FA Women's National League Cup

## Honours

* FA Women's Super League
    Winner (1): 2013
* FA Women's Championship
    Winner (2): 2014, 2021-22
* FA Women's National League North
    Winner (1): 2008-09
* FA Women's National League Cup
    Winner (1): 2011-12
* Women's FA Cup
    Runner-Up (1): 2008-09