Maddie Farrand

**Last statistical update: 20:55, 27 November 2023 (UTC)**

**Maddison Chamney-Farrand** is a footballer who plays for **Hashtag United** (women).

## Career

### Pre-HTU

Youth
Farrand had a stint in the youth systems of, around 2012, Canadian club Saltfleet Explosion and English side Chelsea.

Gillingham
At the end of 2017–18, Farrand signed with Gillingham of the National League - Premier Division, Southern Division. She debuted on 8 April 2018 as Lewes hosted and took the points with a 2–0 win. Next time out, the forward netted her first goal for the club in a loss at Cardiff City. She featured further against Queens Park Rangers, Lewes and Charlton Athletic to conclude the campaign as they placed 9th. Farrand opened 2018–19 with a goal on the second matchday as they fell to a defeat away to Portsmouth on 26 August, which preceed September strikes versus Plymouth Argyle, C & K Basildon (the precursor to HTU) and Watford. In early 2019, the forward made it 7 for the season with goals against Herne Bay, Queens Park Rangers and Chichester City.

Across the two COVID-19 pandemic-enforced curtailment seasons of 2019–20 and 2020–21. In the former, Farrand netted in a league fixture with Chichester City on 22 September 2019, prior to netting in Kent Senior Cup action with a brace over Kent Football United on 17 November and a singular goal against Dartford on 19 January 2020. In the latter, Hounslow and Keynsham Town were on the receiving end as Farrand netted twice. At the backend of 2020–21, Farrand ruptured her achilles tendon; which kept her out of action until January 2022. She returned with 3 sub showings between that month and April, prior to scoring in a Kent Senior Cup final victory on 5 May 2022 versus Dartford - who she had had a concurent spell with in the preceding months.

At the beginning of 2022–23, Farrand scored 4 goals in their opening 3 competitive fixtures as she struck against Watford, Ipswich Town and Portsmouth (brace). Between then and mid-March, the forward netted goal 20 for them versus London Bees on 16 October 2022 as she took her appearance tally for Gillingham to 61. Farrand left in March 2023, having appeared for the final time on 26 February in a home defeat to Milton Keynes Dons.

Dartford
Across February, March and April 2022, whilst still attached to Gillingham and on her comeback trail after a lengthy injury, Farrand made 6 appearances for London & South East Regional League outfit Dartford; making her bow against AFC Whyteleafe on 13 February, before departing with a showing on 24 April at home to Millwall.

### HTU

2022–23
On 16 March 2023, Farrand was announced as a new signing by National League - Division One South East team HTU. She was selected to start by manager Jason Stephens later that day as HTU travelled to Chesham United in the league, coming away with her first goal for *The Tags* in the process after netting the third in an eventual 6–0 triumph at The Meadow. Farrand scored her second on the final day of the season as HTU lifted the league trophy, having won promotion as champions.

2023–24
Farrand was noted as retained prior to the 2023–24 campaign, however she would miss the early portion of the season due to visa issues stemming from her British-Canadian passport - but the plan was for her to return by the end of August 2023.

## Style Of Play

Upon joining *The Tags*, Jason Stephens and his staff converted Farrand from a left winger to a left-back.

## Personal Life

Farrand received a sport scholarship with the Canterbury Christ Church University.

## HTU Statistics

Breakdown

'*Other Cups' includes competitions like the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and friendly tournaments. See also: HTUwiki:DataIssues.*

Appearances (10)
Chesham United  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Cambridge City

Actonians  v  Hashtag United

Ashford Town  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Queens Park Rangers

Rugby Borough  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Oxford United

Hashtag United  v  Plymouth Argyle

Norwich City  v  Hashtag United

Cardiff City  v  Hashtag United

Goals (2)
Chesham United  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Queens Park Rangers

## HTU Honours

* National League - Division One South East (1): 2022–23

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 "Maddison Chamney-Farrand player stats" .
2. ↑ "Legal in both countries now" , 16 April 2018.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Four more rejoin Gillingham Women" , 15 September 2020.
4. ↑ "Saltfleet Explosion starts right" , 11 May 2012.
5. ↑ "Gutted to have ruptured my Achilles tendon during training" , 4 May 2021.
6. ↑ "Kent FA Women's Cup final: Gillingham Women 3 Dartford Women 0" , 6 May 2022.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Maddison Chamney-Farrand player stats" .
8. ↑ "TONIGHT’S TAGS!" , 16 March 2023.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "NEW LEAGUE, NEW TEAM?? Hashtag United 23/24 Women's Squad Update" , 18 August 2023.
10. ↑ "Congratulations to @gillswomenfc on winning the Kent Womens Cup last night!! Absolutely incredible to see 2 @CanterburyCCUni Sport Scholars involved! Maddie Farrand scored the winning goal against Dartford, and Scholar Charley Macneil was part of the coaching team!" , 6 May 2022.