Millie Farrow

Millie Laura Farrow (born 3 June 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for FA Women's Championship club Leicester City. She has represented England on the under-19 and under-23 national teams.

Millie Farrow
Personal information
Full name Millie Laura Farrow[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-03) 3 June 1996
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 19
Youth career
Hampshire Centre of Excellence
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Chelsea 3 (1)
2016–2017 → Bristol City (loan) 16 (11)
2018 Bristol City 9 (1)
2018–2020 Reading 14 (3)
2020– Leicester City 7 (3)
National team‡
2014–2015 England U19
2016 England U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:55, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 November 2016

Career

Farrow attended Itchen College in Southampton where she was part of the team who won the ECFA National Knockout Cup, scoring four goals in the final against Wyke College at the Bescot Stadium.[2]

Chelsea

Farrow made her debut for Chelsea during the 2014 FA WSL season.[3] Chelsea finished in second place with a 8–4–2 record.[3]

Farrow returned for the 2015 FA WSL season and scored her first goal against Bristol City on 12 July 2015.[3][4] She made two appearances for Chelsea during the regular season. The team finished in first place.[3]

Bristol City

Farrow went on loan to Bristol City in January 2016 ahead of the 2016 FA WSL season.[5][6] She scored 11 goals in her 16 appearances for the team and helped secure a second-place result with a 10–3–3 record and promotion to FA WSL 1.[7] Farrow scored a brace during the final game of the season against Oxford United helping Bristol City win 5–0.[8]

Farrow signed permanently for Bristol City in January 2018, after her previous loan spell had been cut short by injury.[9]

Reading

On 22 July 2018, Farrow joined Reading.[10] On 8 June 2020, Reading announced that Farrow had left the club after her contract had expired.[11]

Leicester City

On 22 August 2020, FA Women's Championship club, Leicester City announced the signing of Millie Farrow ahead of the 2020-21 season, among seven other FA WSL players, as they embarked on their journey as a fully professional club.

International career

Farrow has represented England on the under-19[12] and under-23 national teams.[13]

Honours
with Chelsea
with Bristol City
  • FA WSL 2 Runner-up: 2015

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2018 and 31/07/2018" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. "Women's Footballers Crowned National Champions!". Itchen College. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. "Millie Farrow". Soccer Way. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. "Getting to know you: Bristol City striker Millie Farrow". FA WSL. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  5. Walsh, Jonathan (13 January 2016). "Chelsea's Farrow and Brett loaned to Bristol City Women". Vavel. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  6. "Chelsea duo relishing their challenge with Bristol City Women". Bristol Post. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  7. "2016 Standings and Player Stats". FA WSL. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  8. "WSL 2: Yeovil Town Ladies pip Bristol City Women to title". BBC. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  9. "Millie Farrow: Bristol City Women sign Chelsea Ladies forward". BBC Sport. 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  10. "Millie Farrow: Reading Women sign Bristol City Women striker". BBC Sport. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  11. "🙏 Reading FC Women issue thanks as out of contract players depart". www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  12. Lavery, Glenn (24 January 2014). "Casey Stoney to assist Mo Marley with England U19 training". England Football Association. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  13. "U-23 WNT Wins Nordic Tournament in England After 1–1 Draw with Hosts". U.S. Soccer Federation. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

Further reading
  • Caudwell, Jayne (2011), Women's Football in the UK: Continuing with Gender Analyses, Routledge, ISBN 041556087X
  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
  • Scraton, S., Magee, J., Caudwell, J. (2008), Women, Football and Europe: Histories, Equity and Experience (Ifi) (Vol 1), Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH, ISBN 1841262250
  • Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books, ISBN 1926812603
  • Williams, Jean (2003), A Game for Rough Girls?: A History of Women's Football in Britain, Routledge, ISBN 0415263387


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