_(cropped).jpg) Flaherty in 2018 playing for West Ham United Women | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gilly Louise Scarlett Flaherty | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Millwall Lionesses | ||
| 2003–2006 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2013 | Arsenal | 76 | (4) |
| 2014–2018 | Chelsea | 57 | (8) |
| 2018–2022 | West Ham United | 63 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Liverpool | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | England | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 21 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:33, 9 June 2017 (UTC+1) | |||
Gilly Louise Scarlett Flaherty (born 24 August 1991) is an English former footballer who last played for FA WSL club Liverpool.[1] Flaherty is a former Arsenal Ladies player who began her career in Millwall Lionesses' youth teams. She usually plays in the centre back position and represented England at youth level before making her senior debut in October 2015.
Flaherty previously held the record for the most appearances in the Women's Super League, playing in her record-breaking 176th game in November 2022 to overtake previous holder Jill Scott.[2] She announced her retirement from football halfway through the 2022-23 WSL season.[3]
- ^ "Gilly Flaherty". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Gilly Flaherty becomes record WSL appearance holder". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Gilly Flaherty: Liverpool defender and WSL record appearance holder retires from professional football due to family reasons". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 January 2023.