Former Harrogate school pupil and Aston Villa star Rachel Daly wins Barclays Women’s Super League Player of the Month award

The 31-year-old, who was born in Harrogate, spent six years with Houston Dash in the USA, aside from a loan spell in 2020 with West Ham, and only returned to play in England on a permanent basis this summer when she signed for Aston Villa.

Rachel had a red-hot month in front of goal when she scored from the penalty spot to seal a 1-0 win over Liverpool, before notching a superb hat-trick against Reading at Villa Park to give her four league goals last month.

She picked up the same award back in September and is already up to ten goals for the season.

Her coach, Carla Ward, has been nominated for the Barclays Women’s Super League Manager of the Month after a perfect month of results in November.