Fran Kirby Explained

Fran Kirby
Fullname:Francesca Kirby[1]
Birth Date:29 June 1993
Birth Place:Reading, England[2]
Height:1.57m (05.15feet)
Position:Forward, attacking midfielder
Currentclub:Brighton & Hove Albion
Youthyears1:2001–2010
Youthclubs1:Reading
Years1:2012–2015
Clubs1:Reading
Years2:2015–2024
Clubs2:Chelsea
Caps1:43
Goals1:68
Caps2:114
Goals2:63
Years3:2024–
Clubs3:Brighton & Hove Albion
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:2013–2014
Nationalteam1:England U23
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2014–
Nationalteam2:England
Nationalcaps2:73
Nationalgoals2:19
Nationalyears3:2021–
Nationalteam3:Great Britain
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:18 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:16 July 2024

Francesca Kirby (born 29 June 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the England national team. She began her career with hometown club Reading before moving to Chelsea in July 2015 where she remained until 2024. In August 2014, Kirby won her first senior cap for England. She represented her country at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France and the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.

For the 2017–18 season, Kirby was awarded her first PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year award. Alongside the inaugural Football Writers' Women's Footballer of the Year. Winning both awards again in the 2020–21 season.[3] [4] She was named to the shortlist for the Ballon d'Or in 2021, ranking 10th. She was also named to the Top 10 of The Guardian The 100 Best Female Footballers In The World in 2021, ranking 7th.[5] As of May 2024, when it was announced that Kirby would be leaving Chelsea at the end of the 2023–24 season, she holds the record as the club’s leading goalscorer, with 116 goals, holding this record since December 2020.[6] [7]

Early life

Born and raised in Reading with her brother Jamie and parents Denise and Steve,[8] Kirby began playing football as a young girl after watching her brother play. She would play any chance she got: at school, in the street, in the front garden.[9] At a young age, her mother, Denise, wrote in a birthday card that Fran would play in a World Cup one day: she was her biggest supporter.[8]

Kirby attended Caversham Park Primary School and Chiltern Edge, Sonning Common where she played against boys.[10] [11] As part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, a plaque honouring Kirby was installed at local club Caversham Trents.[12] At age 7, she joined Reading's academy and made her senior debut at 16.[13]

Club career

Reading, 2012–15

Kirby joined her hometown club Reading at the age of seven and worked her way through the youth teams. She made her debut for the first team at the age of sixteen but quit football the following year after an onset of depression, brought about by the death of her mother.[14] [15] Kirby returned to the club in 2012 and went on to become the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division's top scorer for the 2012–13 season, with 32 goals in 21 appearances.[16]

With Reading promoted to the newly formed Women's Super League 2 for 2014, Kirby helped the team achieve third place with 24 goals in sixteen appearances.[17] She ended the season as the league's top goalscorer; netting four against London Bees,[18] as well as hat-tricks against Durham, Watford and Doncaster Rovers Belles.[19] [20] [21] Shortly after, she became the first female player to receive a professional contract from the club.[22] At the 2014 FA Women's Awards, Kirby was named the inaugural WSL2 Players' Player of the Year.[23]

Kirby continued her goalscoring form into the 2015 WSL2 season, taking 11 goals in five league appearances for Reading, including all four goals in a 4–2 away win against Yeovil Town and five goals in a 7–0 win against London Bees.[24] [25] Following the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Reading accepted an undisclosed transfer fee from Chelsea and she completed a move in July 2015.[26] It was reported that the fee of between £40,000 and £60,000 constituted a British record, although Chelsea denied this was the case and Kirby was not aware of the figure.[27]

Chelsea, 2015–24

At the 2015 FA Women's Cup Final, staged at Wembley Stadium for the first time, Kirby was a cup-tied spectator for Chelsea's 1–0 win over Notts County. It was Chelsea's first major trophy.[28] In October 2015, she scored twice in Chelsea's 4–0 win over Sunderland which secured the club's first FA WSL title; a league and cup double.[29] The same month, Kirby scored Chelsea's first ever UEFA Women's Champions League goal in a 1–0 win over Glasgow City.[30] Kirby's form extended into the 2016 FA WSL season. In April, she secured Chelsea's return to Wembley Stadium by scoring a late, extra-time winner against Manchester City in the FA Women's Cup semi-final.[31] Four days later, she scored both goals in Chelsea's 2–0 WSL win at Arsenal.[32]

On 22 April 2018, Kirby was awarded the PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year and the Football Writers' Women's Footballer of the Year for the 2017–18 season.[33]

In February 2020, Chelsea announced that Kirby was diagnosed with pericarditis, which had ruled her out of the team since November 2019.[34] She overcame her infection, despite being told by cardiologists that she may never play again, and played 70 minutes in Chelsea's FA Community Shield win against Manchester City on 29 August 2020.[35] On 9 December 2020, Kirby's 2 goals in a 5–0 win against Benfica in the UEFA Women's Champions League, saw her overtake Eniola Aluko as Chelsea's all-time goal scorer, with her 69th and 70th goals for the club, five years after signing.[36]

During a match against her former club, Reading on 10 January 2021, Kirby scored four goals lifting Chelsea to a 5–0 win.[37] In the 2021 FA Women's League Cup final match against Bristol City W.F.C., Kirby scored two goals and created four assists as defending champions Chelsea won 6–0 at Vicarage Road.[38]

Kirby was singled out by observers as the top performer for Chelsea during their double-winning 2020–21 campaign.[39] [40] She later won FWA's 2021 Women's Footballer of the Year award.[41] [42] On 5 December, Kirby scored the opening goal in the delayed 2020–21 FA Cup final against Arsenal, helping her team lift the trophy and secure the domestic quadruple of the 2020–21 season, the first English women's club to achieve the feat.[43]

In the 2023–24 League Cup quarterfinal, Kirby scored two goals and made two assists in the 5–0 win against Sunderland.[44]

On 4 May 2024, it was announced that Kirby would leave Chelsea at the end of the 2023–24 season.[45]

Brighton & Hove Albion, 2024–

Kirby signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on 4 July 2024.[46] [47] [48]

International career

Early in her career, Kirby was a member of the England under-23 squad. She became the first WSL 2 player to be called up to the senior squad, in June 2014 for the World Cup qualifiers against Belarus and Ukraine.[49] She was named on the substitutes' bench against Belarus but did not make an appearance. She made her senior international debut against Sweden in August 2014, getting the second goal in a 4–0 friendly win at Victoria Park, Hartlepool.[50]

In May 2015, England manager Mark Sampson named Kirby in his final squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, hosted in Canada.[51] She scored in England's 2–1 win over Mexico[52] and was hailed "mini Messi" by Sampson. Although Kirby was disappointed to be ruled out by injury from the quarter-finals onwards, England's eventual third-place finish left her with a positive overall impression of the tournament: "a fantastic experience and one I won't forget in a hurry."[53]

Sampson kept Kirby in the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying campaign. In Estonia on 21 September 2015 she scored twice in England's 8–0 win.[54] [55] After "12 months of hell" caused by knee and ankle injuries, Kirby returned to England's line-up for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.[56] In England's opening fixture against rivals Scotland, second striker Kirby's clever dummy sent Jodie Taylor through to score England's opening goal in a 6–0 rout.[57] In the next match Kirby and Taylor scored in a 2–0 win over Spain, which secured England's place in the quarter-final.[58] When England were thrashed 3–0 by the hosts in the semi-final, Kirby was rueful: "We had chances and could have had a few penalties. We are bitterly disappointed".[59]

On 6 October 2018, Kirby scored in England's 1–0 friendly win over Brazil at Meadow Lane. In post-match interviews England coach Phil Neville breathlessly proclaimed Kirby's superiority to six-time World Player of the Year Marta: "I'd take my No 10 over Brazil's No 10, that's for sure".[60]

In June 2022 Kirby was included in the England squad which won the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[61] [62]

Kirby was allotted 186 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[63] [64]

In 2023, Kirby confirmed that she would miss the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 due to requiring surgery for an ongoing knee problem.[65]

Great Britain

Kirby was hailed as a "stand out player" in Great Britain's gold medal-winning team at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.[66] She went on to represent Great Britain at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[67]

Personal life

While growing up, Kirby was very close to her mother Denise.[68] When Kirby was 14, Denise died suddenly from a brain haemorrhage.[8] Two years later, Kirby experienced a deep depression,[8] and stated that she "just could not comprehend what had happened. And it stayed like that for many years."[69] Away with England U17, Kirby broke down because she "missed [her] mum". She returned home and dropped out of football. She later reflected that "I'd have days where I wouldn't get out of bed. Or I wouldn't go to college. I could get as far as the bus stop, then I'd just break down crying." One day, one of her friends invited her to play with her amateur team, where she found her love for football again.[70]

In October 2019, Kirby received the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) from the University of Winchester for her "achievements both on and off the field, in particular her work supporting mental health and wellbeing."[71]

In February 2020, Chelsea revealed Kirby had successfully recovered from pericarditis, a potentially career-ending illness.[72] Kirby had fallen ill in November 2019 and came close to retiring from the game as a result.[73]

In April 2020, Kirby was named in Diva magazine's '"Visible Lesbian 100" list during Lesbian Visibility Week.[74]

In April 2022, Kirby stated on Twitter that she had continued to deal with to an "on-going issue" throughout her career and wanted to "put [her] health first".[75] Emma Hayes, the manager of Chelsea Women, clarified during a press conference that Kirby had been "suffering a lot with fatigue", yet the cause was unknown.[76]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading2012-13WPLS1421711—2132
2014WSL 2162444—2028
2015WSL 251100—511
Total35561115—4671
Chelsea2015WSL543342129
2016WSL7500—75
2017WSL5600—56
2017–18WSL17867843119
2018–19WSL16954852918
2019–20WSL4020—60
2020–21WSL181676963428
2021–22WSL1363062228
2022–23WSL863251169
2023–24WSL2135271336
Total1146334244721195108
Career totals14911945394721240179

International

Year Great Britain
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
201431colspan=2
2015124colspan=2
201630colspan=2
201784colspan=2
201883colspan=2
2019111colspan=2
20216120
2022143colspan=2
202342colspan=2
202440colspan=2
Total731920

Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kirby goal.

List of international goals scored by Fran Kirby
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
13 August 2014 Victoria Park, Hartlepool, England 2–0 4–0 [77]
29 April 2015 Academy Stadium, Manchester, England 2–0 2–1
313 June 2015 Moncton Stadium, Moncton, Canada 1–0 2–1
421 September 2015 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia 3–0 8–0
56–0
610 June 2017 Tissot Arena, Biel, Switzerland 2–0 4–0 Friendly
723 July 2017 Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, Netherlands 1–0 2–0
824 November 2017 Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England 4–0 4–0
928 November 2017 Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester, England 2–0 5–0
101 March 2018 Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, United States 4–0 4–1
116 October 2018 Meadow Lane, Nottingham, England 1–0 1–0 Friendly
129 October 2018 Craven Cottage, London, England 1–0 1–1
136 July 2019 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France 1–2 1–2 [78]
149 April 2021 Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen, France 1–2 1–3 Friendly
1523 February 2022 Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England 3–1 3–1 2022 Arnold Clark Cup
1615 July 2022 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England 1–0 5–0 [79]
1726 July 2022 Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England 4–0 4–0 [80]
1831 October 2023 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium 2–1 2–3 [81]
195 December 2023 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 5–0 6–0 [82]

Honours

Chelsea

England

third place 2015[89]

2022[90]

Individual

Records

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Women's World Cup 2019: Mapping England's Lionesses squad . BBC Sport . 6 September 2019 . 2 July 2019.
  3. News: Chelsea's Fran Kirby wins PFA Women's Player of the Year prize. 22 April 2018. Sky Sports. en.
  4. News: Fran Kirby: Chelsea Ladies striker wins first FWA Women's Footballer of the Year award . 23 October 2020 . BBC.
  5. Web site: Laverty. Rich. The 100 best female footballers in the world 2021. 10 December 2021. The Guardian.
  6. News: Fran Kirby makes history in Chelsea win while City beat Gothenburg . 10 January 2021 . The Guardian . 9 December 2020.
  7. Web site: Forward Kirby to leave Chelsea at end of season . BBC Sport . 4 May 2024 . 4 May 2024.
  8. News: Hamilton . Tom . The true grit of England's Fran Kirby . 10 January 2021 . ESPN . 4 June 2019.
  9. News: Malin . Angelica . About Time You Met: Fran Kirby . 10 January 2021 . About Time.
  10. Web site: Interview with Chelsea and England star Fran Kirby . Berkshire Life . 10 January 2021 . 28 June 2016 . 12 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112151403/https://www.berksandbuckslife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/interview-with-chelsea-and-england-star-fran-kirby-1-4588604 . dead .
  11. Web site: Reading and England striker Fran Kirby boosts Crosfields' six-a-side . getreading.co.uk/ . Berkshire Live . 28 March 2021 . 22 October 2014.
  12. Web site: 2022-09-22 . England's Euro 2022 winners honoured with gold plaques at local football clubs . 2023-04-02 . 90min.
  13. News: Preston . Andy . Maiden Erlegh's Fran gives Lionesses a lift . 10 January 2021 . Wokingham Today . 11 June 2019.
  14. News: Hassan. Nabil. Fran Kirby: England & Reading forward on overcoming adversity. 10 April 2015. BBC Sport. 17 March 2015.
  15. News: Kessel. Anna. England forward Fran Kirby aiming for greatness at women's World Cup. 10 April 2015. The Guardian. 27 December 2014.
  16. Web site: Southern Division Player Stats 2012/13. 11 April 2015. The Football Association.
  17. Web site: WSL Player Stats. FA WSL. 11 April 2015.
  18. Web site: London Bees 1 – 9 Reading FC Women. FA WSL. 12 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015004104/http://www.londonbeeswsl.com/matchesReport/london_bees_v_reading_fc_women_05_october_2014_report.html#WSpG3dRkjszptfPb.97. 15 October 2014. dead.
  19. Web site: Reading FC Women 4 – 0 Durham Women FC. FA WSL. 12 April 2015.
  20. Web site: Hat-Trick Heroine Kirby. FA WSL. 12 April 2015.
  21. Web site: Stunning Reading Silence the Belles. FA WSL. 12 April 2015.
  22. News: Trehan. Dev. England striker Fran Kirby says Reading means 'everything' to her. 12 April 2015. Sky Sports. 24 March 2015.
  23. Web site: Ji So-Yun named FA WSL 1 Players' Player of the Year. The Football Association. 12 April 2015.
  24. Web site: Royals defeat Glovers to kick of 2015 Campaign. FA WSL. 11 April 2015.
  25. Web site: Royals take the sting out of the Bees in the Hive. FA WSL. 11 April 2015.
  26. News: Fran Kirby: Chelsea Ladies sign England striker from Reading. BBC Sport. 8 July 2015.
  27. News: Fran Kirby: Chelsea striker 'does not know' her transfer fee. 19 December 2015. BBC Sport. 14 July 2015.
  28. News: Aloia. Andrew. How Chelsea won the Women's FA Cup. 5 October 2015. BBC Sport. 1 August 2015.
  29. News: Garry. Tom. WSL 1: Chelsea Ladies 4–0 Sunderland Ladies. 8 October 2015. BBC Sport. 4 October 2015.
  30. News: Chelsea Ladies 1–0 Glasgow City. BBC Sport.
  31. News: Piperdy. Hash. Kirby wants Wembley chance after firing Chelsea to Final. 23 April 2016. The Football Association. 18 April 2016.
  32. News: Chelsea beat Arsenal with Kirby brace. 23 April 2016. BBC Sport. 21 April 2016.
  33. Web site: Fran Kirby named Football Writers' Women's Footballer of the Year. 24 April 2018. The Guardian.
  34. Web site: Fran Kirby on her Chelsea FC Women absence . chelseafc.com . Chelsea FC . 17 February 2020 . 17 February 2020.
  35. News: Sanders . Emma . Chelsea 2–0 Man City in Women's Community Shield: Millie Bright stunner helps Blues win . BBC Sport . 5 September 2020.
  36. Web site: McElwee. Molly. 9 December 2020. Fran Kirby becomes Chelsea's record goalscorer in five-goal thrashing of Benfica. The Telegraph.
  37. News: Four-goal Kirby fires Chelsea to WSL win amid COVID chaos . 10 January 2021 . . Reuters . 10 January 2021.
  38. News: Robson . James . Chelsea Women win Continental Cup as Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby star in win against Bristol City . 15 March 2021 . Evening Standard. 14 March 2021.
  39. News: How Emma Hayes turned Chelsea from also-rans to all-conquerors . 10 May 2021 . 10 May 2021 . https://archive.today/20210510202509/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/may/10/how-emma-hayes-turned-chelsea-from-also-rans-to-all-conquerors . Wrack . Suzzane . The Guardian.
  40. Web site: Miedema, Kerr and the Women's Super League team of the season . 10 May 2021 . https://archive.today/20210510233959/https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/miedema-kerr-womens-super-league-team-of-the-season/zgm5e1fe11zw1nw6uppk9mqzd . 10 May 2021 . goal.com . Ruszkai . Ameé.
  41. News: Fran Kirby: Chelsea forward wins Football Writers' Association Women's Footballer of the Year award . 14 May 2021 . https://archive.today/20210514201520/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12306472/fran-kirby-chelsea-forward-wins-football-writers-association-womens-footballer-of-the-year-award . 14 May 2021 . United Kingdom . Sky Sports.
  42. News: Chelsea's Fran Kirby wins FWA Women's Footballer of the Year . https://archive.today/20210514175212/https://theathletic.com/news/fran-kirby-chelsea-award-win/Tnjx6C0gPQWX . 14 May 2021 . 14 May 2021 . The Athletic . Percival . Holly .
  43. News: Chelsea secure treble with FA Cup victory. BBC Sport. 5 December 2021.
  44. News: Chelsea thrash Sunderland to reach League Cup semis . 2024-02-08 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  45. Web site: Forward Kirby to leave Chelsea at end of season . BBC Sport . 4 May 2024 . 4 May 2024.
  46. Web site: England's Kirby joins Brighton after Chelsea exit. BBC Sport. 4 July 2024.
  47. Web site: Fran Kirby: Brighton Women sign former Chelsea forward on free transfer. Sky Sports. 4 July 2024.
  48. Web site: Fran Kirby signs for Albion . 4 July 2024. 11 July 2024. www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  49. Web site: Mark Sampson announces 23-player squad for crunch qualifiers. The Football Association. 12 April 2015.
  50. Web site: Reid. James. Ruthless England Women defeat Sweden in Hartlepool. The Football Association. 11 April 2015.
  51. News: Lavery. Glenn. England squad named for FIFA Women's World Cup. 12 May 2015. The Football Association. 11 May 2015.
  52. News: Magowan. Alistair. Women's World Cup 2015: Kirby England's mini Messi – Sampson. 13 October 2015. BBC Sport. 14 June 2015.
  53. News: Kirby: I couldn't have asked for any more. https://web.archive.org/web/20151115015111/http://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2015/m=11/news=kirby-i-couldn-t-have-asked-for-any-more-2732108.html. dead. 15 November 2015. 23 April 2016. FIFA. 12 November 2015.
  54. News: Danielle Carter hat-trick guides England to opening Euro 2017 qualifying win. 21 September 2015. The Guardian. 21 September 2015.
  55. Web site: Euro 2017 qualifying: England thrash Estonia 8–0. BBC Sport. 21 September 2015. 21 September 2015.
  56. News: Pitt-Brooke . Jack . Fran Kirby looks to put 12 months of hell behind her and become England's 'mini Messi' once again . 1 March 2019 . . 18 July 2018.
  57. News: Theivam . Kieran . Women's Euro 2017: 5 things we learned from England 6–0 Scotland . 1 March 2019 . . 19 July 2017.
  58. News: Edwards . Luke . England 2 Spain 0, Women's Euro 2017: Lionesses refuse to buckle as they advance towards quarter-finals . 1 March 2019 . . 24 July 2017.
  59. News: Garry . Tom . Women's Euro 2017 semi-final: FT: Netherlands 3–0 England . 1 March 2019 . . 3 August 2017.
  60. News: Wrack . Suzanne . Fran Kirby strikes early to seal narrow win for England Women over Brazil . 1 March 2019 . . 6 October 2018.
  61. Web site: England Women's final squad named for EURO 2022 . Davies . Callum . England Football.com . The FA . 15 June 2022 . 12 July 2022.
  62. https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/teams/500039/squad/ England Squad
  63. Web site: Gerty . David . May 31, 2023 . England squad named for 2023 Women's World Cup . 2023-06-19 . England Football . en.
  64. Web site: Lacey-Hatton . Jack . 2022-11-18 . Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present . 2023-06-19 . mirror . en.
  65. Web site: Fran Kirby: England forward ruled out of World Cup with injury as crisis grows . 2023-06-20 . Sky Sports . en.
  66. News: Fran Kirby 2013 – Gold Medalist at World University Games Kazan, 2015 England forward, going for gold again.. 23 April 2016. British Universities and Colleges Sport. 9 June 2015.
  67. News: 'I had to start from scratch' - Kirby . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2022-11-11.
  68. Web site: 30 August 2018 . It's OK not to be OK – Fran Kirby . 27 January 2020 . youtube.com . WePlayStrong.
  69. Web site: Kirby . Fran . 4 June 2019 . The Puzzle . 27 January 2020 . The Players' Tribune.
  70. Web site: 3 June 2019 . England's Fran Kirby: 'It's OK not to be OK' . 27 January 2020 . youtube.com . Players' Tribune Global.
  71. Web site: 22 October 2019 . Fran Kirby presented with a Honorary Doctorate . 27 January 2020 . Chelsea FC . Chelsea FC.
  72. News: Taylor . Louise . 5 September 2020 . Fran Kirby: 'The cardiologist said if I didn't slow down, I wouldn't play again' . The Guardian . https://archive.today/20210510142243/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/05/fran-kirby-the-cardiologist-said-if-i-didnt-slow-down-i-wouldnt-play-again . 10 May 2021.
  73. News: Wrack . Suzzane . 14 April 2021 . England striker Fran Kirby came close to retiring due to illness . The Guardian . https://archive.today/20210510144053/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/14/england-striker-fran-kirby-came-close-to-retiring-due-to-illness . 10 May 2021.
  74. Web site: Visible Lesbian 100 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200424181012/https://www.lesbianvisibilityweek.com/visible-lesbian-100.html . 24 April 2020 . 24 October 2020 . Lesbian Visibility Week.
  75. Web site: @Fran Kirby . 16 April 2022 . Twitter.
  76. Web site: 15 April 2022 . Chelsea's Fran Kirby ruled out 'for foreseeable future' with fatigue problem . 16 April 2022 . TheGuardian.
  77. Book: Karsdorp . Dirk . The England Women's FC 1972 – 2018: The Lionesses – A Statistical Record . 2018 . Soccer Books Ltd . 978-1-86223-391-1 .
  78. News: Women's World Cup: England finish fourth after Sweden defeat. BBC Sport . 6 July 2019.
  79. Web site: Northern Ireland 0–5 England: Lionesses finish Euro 2022 group stage in style as NI bow out . BBC Sport . 15 July 2022 . 15 July 2022.
  80. Web site: England 4-0 Sweden: Lionesses reach Euro 2022 final with big win over Sweden . BBC Sport . 26 July 2022 . 26 July 2022.
  81. Web site: Belgium 3-2 England: Lionesses lose in Women's Nations League . BBC Sport . 31 October 2023 . 31 October 2023.
  82. Web site: Anderson . Jess . Scotland 0-6 England: Lionesses thump Scotland but Team GB Olympic dream over . BBC Sport . 5 December 2023 . 5 December 2023.
  83. News: Chadband. Ian. 10 May 2021. Sam Kerr wins the WSL – and Golden Boot. FTBL.com.au. 10 May 2021.
  84. Web site: F. Kirby. 10 January 2021. Soccerway.
  85. News: Wrack. Suzanne. 29 February 2020. Beth England strikes late to win Continental Cup final for Chelsea. The Guardian. 1 March 2021.
  86. News: Chadband. Ian. 15 March 2021. 'It's what I came here for...' – Kerr scores hat-trick as Chelsea lift Cup. TheWomensGame.com. 15 March 2021.
  87. News: 30 August 2020. Chelsea beat Man City in women's Community Shield despite Kerr misses. The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 October 2020.
  88. Web site: UEFA.com. Chelsea-Barcelona UEFA Women's Champions League. 2022-01-09. UEFA.com. en.
  89. Web site: Match for third place – Match report . https://web.archive.org/web/20150706175120/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/66/09/64/eng_51_0704_ger-eng_fulltime.pdf . dead . 6 July 2015 . 4 July 2015 . FIFA . 7 July 2019.
  90. Web site: Sanders . Emma . 31 July 2022 . England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy . BBC . 31 July 2022.
  91. News: Chelsea's Fran Kirby wins PFA Women's Player of the Year prize. 22 April 2018. Sky Sports.
  92. Web site: Emma Hayes, Fran Kirby win 2020–21 WSL Manager, Player of the Season awards . https://archive.today/20210525115706/https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/2021/5/25/22452274/emma-hayes-fran-kirby-win-2020-21-wsl-manager-player-of-the-season-awards . 25 May 2021 . 25 May 2021 . Pasztor . David . SB Nation.
  93. News: PFA WSL 1 Team of the Year: Five Chelsea Ladies players named. BBC Sport. 19 April 2018.
  94. Web site: Chelsea players, including Fran Kirby and Sam Kerr, dominate PFA WSL Team of the Year . 4 June 2021 . https://archive.today/20210604134833/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/28508/12324582/chelsea-players-including-fran-kirby-and-sam-kerr-dominate-pfa-wsl-team-of-the-year . 4 June 2021 . Sky Sports . United Kingdom.
  95. News: Fran Kirby named Football Writers' Association Women's Footballer of the Year. Sky Sports.
  96. Web site: Hayes and Kirby win manager and player of the month awards Official Site Chelsea Football Club. 22 November 2021. ChelseaFC.
  97. Web site: The winner of the PFA Vertu Motors WSL Fans' Player of the Month – September. 22 November 2021. 90min.com. 11 October 2021. 22 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211122005544/https://www.90min.com/posts/fran-kirby-pfa-wsl-fans-player-of-the-month-september. dead.
  98. Web site: Kirby and Charles secure honours at London Football Awards 2021 Official Site Chelsea Football Club. 22 November 2021. ChelseaFC.
  99. Web site: Hayes and Kirby win Barclays FA WSL Manager and Player of the Year awards Official Site Chelsea Football Club. 22 November 2021. ChelseaFC.
  100. Web site: Chelsea Women's awards go to Erin Cuthbert and Sophie Ingle Official Site Chelsea Football Club. 29 December 2021. ChelseaFC.
  101. Web site: Fran Kirby named PFA Player of the Year Official Site Chelsea Football Club. 22 November 2021. ChelseaFC.
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