1. Fara Williams signed for Everton in 2004 and later became the captain of the club, winning the Premier League Cup in 2008 and the FA Women's Cup in 2010.
28 Facts About Fara Williams
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Fara Williams was named The Football Association Young Player of the Year in 2002, FA Players' Player of the Year in 2009 and FA International Player of the Year in both 2007 and 2009.
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From her senior debut in 2001 until her retirement in 2019, Fara Williams earned 172 caps for the England women's team, making her their highest capped player.
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Fara Williams played at the 2005,2009,2013 and 2017 European Championships, as well as the World Cups in 2007,2011 and 2015.
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Fara Williams featured for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, earning five further caps taking her career total to 177 caps.
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Fara Williams missed two penalties, one in normal time and one in the shoot-out, as Everton were edged out by Leeds in the FA Women's Cup semi-final at Haig Avenue.
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However, Fara Williams' performances saw her voted FA Players' Player of the Year.
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On 23 September 2009, Fara Williams was picked in the Women's Professional Soccer International Draft by Philadelphia Independence.
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Fara Williams was due to join up with her England teammate Lianne Sanderson in the United States, before deciding to stay with Everton.
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On 5 January 2016, Liverpool confirmed that Fara Williams would be leaving the club to sign for deposed former champions Arsenal Ladies.
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Fara Williams forced the decisive own-goal in the play-off against France which sealed qualification.
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On 23 May, Fara Williams picked up the 2007 FA International Player of the Year Award.
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On 8 May 2008, England played Belarus in the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying and Fara Williams scored a hat-trick of long-range goals.
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In May 2009, Fara Williams was again named FA International Player of the Year, and was voted FA Players' Player of the Year.
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At the Euro 2009 final tournament in Finland, Fara Williams scored a penalty during England's first game against Italy.
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Fara Williams was England's top-scorer with seven goals during qualifying for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Fara Williams played 120 minutes in the quarter-final exit to France.
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Fara Williams was not among the penalty takers in England's penalty shootout defeat.
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Fara Williams earned her 100th cap at the 2012 Cyprus Cup against Switzerland on 1 March 2012.
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On 3 August 2014, Fara Williams led the England team out against Sweden and became the most capped player in the history of English football, with 130 caps.
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Fara Williams was not included in England's squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, but manager Phil Neville said her international career was not over.
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Fara Williams was allotted 140 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England's inaugural international.
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In June 2012, Fara Williams was named in an 18-player Great Britain squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Fara Williams made her debut for Great Britain in a goalless draw against Sweden, before featuring four times in the tournament, as the team were eliminated by Canada in the quarter-finals.
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Fara Williams was homeless for seven years during the early part of her football career.
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Fara Williams was later employed by FA as a skills coach.
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Fara Williams has worked for the Homeless FA charity as a coach at Manchester United's The Cliff, and helping to select the England team for the Homeless World Cup.
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Fara Williams was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to women's football and charity.