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{{Short description|English footballer (born 1984)}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fara Williams<br />{{small|[[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]}}
| image = Lewes FC Women 2 Southampton Women 2 28 08 2022-109 (52318350759) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Williams in 2022
| full_name = Fara Tanya Franki Merrett<ref name=FIFA>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: List of players: England |publisher=FIFA |page=10 |date=6 July 2015 |access-date=1 June 2019 |archive-date=8 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608175618/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|1|25|df=y}}<ref name=FIFA/>
| birth_place = [[Battersea]], [[London]], England
| height = {{convert|1.64|m|order=flip}}<ref name=FIFA/>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Chelsea F.C. Women|Chelsea]]
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2001
| clubs1 = [[Chelsea F.C. Women|Chelsea]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 2001–2004
| clubs2 = [[Charlton Athletic W.F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]
| caps2 = 
| goals2 = 
| years3 = 2004–2012
| clubs3 = [[Everton F.C. (women)|Everton]]
| caps3 = 122
| goals3 = 70
| years4 = 2012–2015
| clubs4 = [[Liverpool F.C. Women|Liverpool]]
| caps4 = 35
| goals4 = 9
| years5 = 2016–2017
| clubs5 = [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]]
| caps5 = 22
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2017–2021
| clubs6 = [[Reading F.C. Women|Reading]]
| caps6 = 67
| goals6 = 25
| totalcaps = 246
| totalgoals = 106
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2019
| nationalteam1 = [[England women's national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps1 = 172
| nationalgoals1 = 40
| nationalyears2 = 2012
| nationalteam2 = [[Great Britain women's Olympic football team|Great Britain]]
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalteam-update = 16:08, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
| pcupdate = 14:48, 6 February 2020 (UTC)<ref name="fa_stats">{{cite web|title=Fara Williams|url=https://full-time.thefa.com/DisplayStatsForPlayer.do?id=7451445|access-date=1 April 2018|archive-date=16 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816233947/http://full-time.thefa.com/DisplayStatsForPlayer.do?id=7451445|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sw_stats">{{cite web|title=Fara Williams|url=http://us.women.soccerway.com/players/fara-williams/19369/|access-date=12 June 2017|archive-date=23 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423041338/https://us.women.soccerway.com/players/fara-williams/19369/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| medaltemplates = 
{{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fbw|ENG}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[FIFA Women's World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015 Canada]]|}}
}}
'''Fara Tanya Franki Merrett''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (born 25 January 1984), known professionally as '''Fara Williams''', is an English former [[Women's association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. A consistent goalscorer and set-piece specialist, Williams was considered one of England's leading players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/teams/team=1883720/profile.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208220915/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/teams/team=1883720/profile.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 December 2010|title=England |publisher=FIFA|access-date=16 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/player-profile/fara-williams |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022132905/http://www.evertonfc.com/player-profile/fara-williams |archive-date=22 October 2010 |title=Fara Williams |publisher= Everton FC |access-date=17 October 2013}}</ref>

Williams' club career started with [[Chelsea F.C. Women|Chelsea]] then she progressed to [[Charlton Athletic W.F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] in 2001. She signed for [[Everton F.C. (women)|Everton]] in 2004 and later became [[Captain (association football)|the captain]] of the club, winning the [[FA Women's National League Cup|Premier League Cup]] in 2008 and the [[Women's FA Cup|FA Women's Cup]] in 2010. After eight years with Everton, she signed for local rivals [[Liverpool F.C. Women|Liverpool]] in 2012 and won the [[Women's Super League|league title]] in 2013 and 2014. Williams was named [[The Football Association]] (FA) 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.

From her senior debut in 2001 until her retirement in 2019, Williams earned 172 [[Cap (sports)|caps]] for the [[England women's national football team|England women's team]], making her their highest capped player.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fara Williams|url=https://www.thefa.com/england/womens-seniors/squad/fara-williams|access-date=21 October 2021|website=TheFA.com|publisher=The Football Association|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025232741/https://www.thefa.com/england/womens-seniors/squad/fara-williams|url-status=live}}</ref> She played at the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2005|2005]], [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009|2009]], [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013|2013]] and [[UEFA Women's Euro 2017|2017]] European Championships, as well as the World Cups in [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]], [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]] and [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]]. Williams also featured for [[Great Britain women's Olympic football team|Great Britain]] at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], earning five further caps taking her career total to 177 caps.

==Club career==
Williams attended [[Shene School]] in [[Richmond, London]] and joined [[Chelsea F.C. Women|Chelsea]] under–14s at the age of 12.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fara Williams and the next step for women's football |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/theredbulletin/fara-williams-interview-future-womens-football |access-date=23 May 2022 |website=Red Bull |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523114710/https://www.redbull.com/int-en/theredbulletin/fara-williams-interview-future-womens-football |url-status=live }}</ref> She scored 30 goals for Chelsea's first team in the 2000–01 season and signed for [[Charlton Athletic W.F.C.|Charlton Athletic Ladies]] during the following season. She won Charlton's Player of the Year and the FA Women's Young Player of the Year in her first season, the 2001–02 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2978539.stm|title=Farah Williams|publisher=BBC|access-date=23 May 2010|date=25 April 2003|archive-date=30 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530214202/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2978539.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

A back injury ruled Williams out of much of the 2002–03 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freewebs.com/macacresswell4eva/englandwomen.htm |title=England women Fixtures and Results, 2004/05 |publisher=Cresswell Wanderers FC |access-date=11 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024012842/http://www.freewebs.com/macacresswell4eva/englandwomen.htm |archive-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> In May 2003 Williams scored an unfortunate own goal three minutes after coming on as a substitute in Charlton's 3–0 [[FA Women's Cup]] final defeat to [[Fulham F.C. Women|Fulham]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3001379.stm|title=Clockwatch: Women's FA Cup final|publisher=BBC|access-date=16 January 2011|date=5 May 2003|archive-date=4 July 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040704124015/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3001379.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> She headed a corner from Fulham's [[Rachel Unitt]] – Williams' England teammate and then flatmate<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cafc.digital-ink.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=19855&newstype=l|title=Charlton v Fulham Ladies|publisher=Charlton Athletic FC|access-date=17 October 2013|date=26 March 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022052640/http://cafc.digital-ink.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=19855&newstype=l|archive-date=22 October 2013}}</ref> – into her own net.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3001281.stm|title=Fulham Ladies bag Cup|publisher=BBC|access-date=16 January 2011|date=5 May 2003|archive-date=14 June 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040614071642/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3001281.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 2003–04 season, Williams returned to form and was an important part of the Charlton Athletic side who challenged for all three domestic trophies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/match_of_the_day/3663841.stm|title=Too close to call|publisher=BBC|access-date=16 January 2011|date=28 April 2004|first=Hope|last=Powell}}</ref> She started Charlton's second successive FA Women's Cup final in May 2004, but suffered another 3–0 defeat as [[Julie Fleeting]] scored a hat-trick for [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/3679037.stm|title=Arsenal 3 – 0 Charlton|publisher=BBC|access-date=16 January 2011|date=3 May 2004|first=Hope|last=Powell|archive-date=17 November 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051117100444/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/3679037.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Although Arsenal also pipped Charlton to the League title by a single point,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom04.html |title=England (Women) 2003/04 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=16 January 2011 |date=6 March 2005 |first1=Lars |last1=Kubusch |first2=David |last2=Shannon |archive-date=9 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109064513/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom04.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Williams collected an [[FA Women's National League Cup|FA Women's Premier League Cup]] winners' medal when Charlton beat Fulham 1–0 at [[Underhill Stadium|Underhill]] in March 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cafc.digital-ink.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=19872&newstype=l|title=Coss goal gives Charlton cup final win|publisher=Charlton Athletic FC|access-date=17 October 2013|date=28 March 2004|first=Matt |last=Wright|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022052458/http://cafc.digital-ink.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=19872&newstype=l|archive-date=22 October 2013}}</ref>

Williams surprisingly moved to [[Everton F.C. (women)|Everton Ladies]] in the summer of 2004,<ref>{{cite web|title=So Fara so good|publisher=The Football Association|access-date=16 January 2011|date=25 August 2004|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/womens-seniors/News/2004/FaraWilliams_Everton}}</ref> where fans gave her the nickname "Queen Fara".<ref>{{cite web|title=England's lionesses; Pole dancer, juggler, lawyer, mum..our women's Euro finalists|work=The Mirror|access-date=3 October 2010|date=10 September 2009|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/England%27s+lionesses%3B+Pole+dancer,+juggler,+lawyer,+mum..our+women%27s...-a0207491084|first=Beth|last=Neil|archive-date=20 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520224039/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/England%27s+lionesses%3B+Pole+dancer%2C+juggler%2C+lawyer%2C+mum..our+women%27s...-a0207491084|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004–05 Williams lost her third FA Women's Cup final in a row, to former club Charlton.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thefa.com/News/competitions/fa-womens-cup/2005/may/FAWCFinal_CharArs_report|title=Third time lucky|publisher=The Football Association|access-date=17 October 2013|date=28 March 2004|first=Tony|last=Leighton|archive-date=17 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017223103/http://www.thefa.com/News/competitions/fa-womens-cup/2005/may/FAWCFinal_CharArs_report|url-status=live}}</ref> She won another League Cup medal in the 2007–08 season as Everton defeated Arsenal at [[Brisbane Road]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-win-ladies-premier-league-5517815|title=Everton win Ladies Premier League Cup|work=Liverpool Daily Post|access-date=17 October 2013|date=29 February 2008|archive-date=19 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019212724/http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-win-ladies-premier-league-5517815|url-status=live}}</ref> Williams missed two penalties, one in normal time and one in the shoot-out, as Everton were edged out by [[Leeds United Women F.C.|Leeds]] in the FA Women's Cup semi-final at [[Haig Avenue]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7299741.stm|title=Arsenal face Leeds in Cup final|publisher=BBC|access-date=24 May 2011|date=16 March 2008|first=Tony|last=Leighton|archive-date=20 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080320232026/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7299741.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2008–09 season, Everton missed out on the League title on goal difference after a final day defeat to Arsenal. However, Williams' performances saw her voted FA Players' Player of the Year.<ref name=nine/>

On 23 September 2009, Williams was picked in the [[Women's Professional Soccer]] (WPS) [[2009 WPS International Draft|International Draft]] by [[Philadelphia Independence]]. She was due to join up with her England teammate [[Lianne Sanderson]] in the United States, before deciding to stay with Everton.<ref name=philly>{{cite web|title=Everton's Fara Williams declines move to American league|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=17 October 2013|date=14 March 2010|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/mar/14/fara-williams-everton-american-league|first=Tony|last=Leighton|archive-date=1 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701083542/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/mar/14/fara-williams-everton-american-league|url-status=live}}</ref> Williams' loyalty was rewarded with another two Cup finals in 2010: a defeat to [[Leeds United Women F.C.|Leeds Carnegie]] in the Premier League Cup, in which Williams scored Everton's consolation,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensPLCup/NewsandFeatures/2010/FAWPLCFinal_White|title='Overwhelmed' White lauds Final effort|publisher=The Football Association|date=12 February 2010|access-date=26 March 2010|archive-date=6 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606030202/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFAWomensPLCup/NewsandFeatures/2010/FAWPLCFinal_White|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by [[2010 FA Women's Cup Final|a memorable extra–time win over Arsenal in the FA Women's Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article7115210.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530185018/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article7115210.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 May 2010|title= Natasha Dowie goals lift family mood as Everton win Women's Cup|work=[[The Times]]|date=4 May 2010|first=Peter|last=Lansley|access-date=3 October 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Fara Williams (16054926029).jpg|thumb|left|Williams playing for Liverpool at Arsenal in October 2014]]
In November 2012, Williams and [[Natasha Dowie]] left Everton for local rivals [[Liverpool F.C. Women|Liverpool]], who were hoping to build a squad capable of ending Arsenal's dominance of English women's football.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20329072|title=Liverpool sign Everton's Fara Williams and Natasha Dowie|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=14 November 2012|date=14 November 2012|first=Paul|last=Garrity|archive-date=17 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117015015/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20329072|url-status=live}}</ref> Liverpool beat [[Bristol Academy W.F.C.|Bristol Academy]] 2–0 on the final day to secure the [[2013 FA WSL]] league title.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/katrin-omarsdottir-helps-liverpool-to-first-title-q3xcxt9kqqd|work=[[The Times]]|title=Katrin Omarsdottir helps Liverpool to first title|access-date=30 September 2013|date=30 September 2013|first=Alyson|last=Rudd}}</ref>

Liverpool retained their title in [[2014 FA WSL|2014]], but were much less successful in [[2015 FA WSL|2015]]. They finished seventh of eight teams as Williams missed three months of the season with a hamstring injury<ref>{{cite news|last1=Currie|first1=Jo|title=Liverpool Ladies: Injuries 'impacted' on season, says Beard|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34505746|access-date=19 December 2015|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=13 October 2015|archive-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017043250/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34505746|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Coach (sports)|coach]] [[Matt Beard]] departed for American [[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL) club [[Boston Breakers]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 January 2018 |title=Matt Beard's Boston Breakers fold |url=https://shekicks.net/matt-beards-boston-breakers-fold/ |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=SheKicks |language=en-GB |archive-date=6 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706041623/https://shekicks.net/matt-beards-boston-breakers-fold/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 5 January 2016, Liverpool confirmed that Williams would be leaving the club to sign for deposed former champions Arsenal Ladies. Williams said: "I have really enjoyed my time at Liverpool Ladies and will take away some absolutely fantastic memories. When I first joined the Club the team had finished bottom of the league so to win back to back league titles was an incredible achievement."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Philbin|first1=Paul|title=Liverpool Ladies: Fara Williams leaves to join Arsenal|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-ladies-fara-williams-leaves-10688747|access-date=7 January 2016|work=[[Liverpool Echo]]|date=5 January 2016}}</ref>

On 16 August 2017, she left [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal Women]] to join [[Women's Super League]] (WSL) rivals Reading on a two-year deal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/10991130/fara-williams-joins-reading-from-wsl-rivals-arsenal-women|title=Fara Williams joins Reading from WSL rivals Arsenal Women|work=Sky Sports|access-date=16 August 2017|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021030442/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/10991130/fara-williams-joins-reading-from-wsl-rivals-arsenal-women|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2019, she signed a new contract with Reading.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48219240|title=Fara Williams extends Reading contract after missing out on England World Cup squad|date=9 May 2019|access-date=9 May 2019|work=BBC Sport|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022090851/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48219240|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 26 April 2021, Williams announced that she would be retiring from the game at the end of the [[2020–21 Reading F.C. Women season|2020–21 season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fara Williams announces retirement |url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2021/april/-fara-williams-announces-retirement/ |website=readingfc.co.uk/ |publisher=Reading F.C. |access-date=26 April 2021 |date=26 April 2021 |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808113254/https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2021/april/-fara-williams-announces-retirement/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==International career==
===England===
Williams' senior [[England women's national football team|England]] debut came aged 17 against [[Portugal women's national football team|Portugal]] in November 2001.<ref name=ws>{{cite web |url=http://www.womensoccer.com/refs/u19wwc-canada/u19wwc-canada_engbios.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928000433/http://www.womensoccer.com/refs/u19wwc-canada/u19wwc-canada_engbios.shtml |archive-date=28 September 2011 |title=England Player Biographies |publisher= Women Soccer |access-date=17 October 2013}}</ref> During the return fixture in February 2002, her first start, Williams scored the opening goal from a free kick in a 3–0 win at [[Fratton Park]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Williams drives England forward|publisher=The Football Association|access-date=3 October 2010|date=2 February 2002|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/womens-seniors/News/2002/1966|first=Emma |last=Stoney}}</ref>

Williams played in all three of England's group games at [[UEFA Women's Euro 2005|Women's Euro 2005]], scoring a penalty in the 2–1 defeat to [[Denmark women's national football team|Denmark]]. She also scored five goals in helping England qualify for the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|World Cup]] in China, including two in the 13–0 win over [[Hungary women's national football team|Hungary]]. Williams forced the decisive own-goal in the play-off against [[France women's national football team|France]] which sealed qualification.<ref name=potyseven/>

She went on to play in all three of England's group games at the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|World Cup]], and scored a penalty in England's 6–1 win over [[Argentina women's national football team|Argentina]]. However, she also picked up her second yellow card of the group stage in that match, and so missed the quarter-final defeat by the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] through suspension.<ref>{{cite web|title=England player profile: Fara Williams|publisher=UEFA|access-date=16 January 2011|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/woco/players/Player=53108/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818063937/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/woco/players/player=53108/index.html|archive-date=18 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 23 May, Williams picked up the 2007 FA International Player of the Year Award.<ref name=potyseven>{{cite web|title=More honours for Arsenal|publisher=UEFA|access-date=16 January 2011|date=24 May 2007|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/01c1-0e10ac2e25ed-bba463e451b9-1000--more-honours-for-arsenal/|archive-date=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026073259/http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=543061.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 8 May 2008, England played [[Belarus women's national football team|Belarus]] in the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying]] and Williams scored a hat-trick of long-range goals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Contenders: Williams|publisher=The Football Association|access-date=16 January 2011|date=10 January 2009|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/womens-seniors/News/2009/WomPoty_2008_Williams|archive-date=15 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515002227/http://www.thefa.com/England/womens-seniors/News/2009/WomPoty_2008_Williams|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2009, Williams was again named FA International Player of the Year, and was also voted FA Players' Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Akers honoured at FA Awards|publisher=The Football Association|access-date=16 January 2011|date=22 May 2009|url=http://www.thefa.com/GetIntoFootball/Players/PlayersPages/WomensAndGirls/NewsandFeatures/2009/Womens_Awards_2009|archive-date=26 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826114025/http://www.thefa.com/GetIntoFootball/Players/PlayersPages/WomensAndGirls/NewsandFeatures/2009/Womens_Awards_2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009|Euro 2009]] final tournament in [[Finland]], Williams scored a penalty during England's first game against [[Italy women's national football team|Italy]]. However, England lost the match 2–1 after Williams' error resulted in a [[Penalty card#red card|red card]] for [[Casey Stoney]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01dc-0e11ae2e1657-e2f319cfec98-1000--tuttino-rocket-sinks-ten-player-england/ |title=UEFA Women's EURO 2009 - History - England-Italy – UEFA.com |website=[[UEFA]] |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220133603/http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/season=2009/matches/round=15046/match=304289/postmatch/report/index.html |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> England improved and Williams, captain in the absence of the injured [[Faye White]], scored in a 3–2 quarter final win over hosts [[Finland women's national football team|Finland]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Finland women 2–3 England women|publisher=BBC|access-date=16 January 2011|date=3 September 2009|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/8234737.stm|archive-date=8 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908160835/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/8234737.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> She also featured in the semi-final win over [[Netherlands women's national football team|the Netherlands]] and 6–2 final defeat by [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]].<ref name=nine>{{cite web|title=Fara ready for Toffees' opener|publisher=The Football Association|access-date=16 January 2011|date=25 September 2009|url=http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/WomensPremierLeague/NewsAndFeatures/2009/ForestEvertonFara|first=James |last=Masters}}</ref>

Williams was England's top-scorer with seven goals during qualifying for the [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Fara Williams|publisher=The Football Association|access-date=16 January 2011|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/W/Fara-Williams|archive-date=5 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405010844/http://www.thefa.com/england/all-teams/players/w/fara-williams|url-status=dead}}</ref> A knee injury sustained in a [[FA WSL|WSL]] match with [[Notts County Ladies F.C.|Lincoln Ladies]] left her battling for fitness ahead of the finals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fara Williams winning race to be fit for the World Cup|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2 June 2011|date=2 June 2011|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13627576.stm}}</ref> Despite this, Williams was "more than pleased" to be named in the squad on 10 June 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Faye White named in England Women's World Cup squad|work=BBC Sport|date=10 June 2011|access-date=12 June 2011|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13725281.stm}}</ref> At the final tournament, she headed the first goal of England's campaign in the 1–1 draw with [[Mexico women's national football team|Mexico]] and also featured against [[New Zealand women's national football team|New Zealand]] before being rested for the final group game, a 2–0 victory over [[Japan women's national football team|Japan]]. Williams played 120 minutes in the quarter-final exit to France. She was not among the penalty takers in England's [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]] defeat.

[[File:FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 - Edmonton (18821505113).jpg|thumb|left|Williams fizzes a low [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] beyond [[Nadine Angerer]] at the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]] to inflict Germany's first ever defeat to England on the women's stage]]

Williams earned her 100th cap at the [[2012 Cyprus Cup]] against [[Switzerland women's national football team|Switzerland]] on 1 March 2012. England won the game 1–0 with Williams proud to score the only goal of the game: "It's a massive achievement to reach 100 caps and getting the goal made it extra special."<ref>{{cite web|title=England beat Switzerland in Cyprus Cup|work=BBC Sport|date=1 March 2012|access-date=14 November 2012|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17227220|first=Tony|last=Leighton}}</ref> She was part of the England squad which performed poorly at [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013]] and was eliminated in the first round.

On 3 August 2014, Williams led the England team out against [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]] and became the most capped player in the history of English football, with 130 caps. England won the match 4–0 in Hartlepool.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fara Williams becomes most capped player in the history of English football|url=http://www.sportsister.com/2014/08/04/fara-williams-becomes-most-capped-player-in-the-history-of-english-football/|access-date=7 January 2016|publisher=Sportsister|date=4 August 2014|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924104935/http://www.sportsister.com/2014/08/04/fara-williams-becomes-most-capped-player-in-the-history-of-english-football/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]] in [[Canada]], Williams scored a 38th-minute [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] against [[Colombia women's national football team|Colombia]], as England won 2–1 in [[Montreal]] on 17 June. In the semi-final in [[Edmonton]] on 2 July, Williams converted her second penalty of the tournament, in the 40th minute, to give England an equaliser against defending champions [[Japan women's national football team|Japan]]. England lost the game 2–1. Two days later, and back in Edmonton, Williams scored another penalty, on this occasion in extra time, to give England the winning goal in a 1–0 victory over [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]]. Her crucial goal gave England their first ever win over Germany and secured a bronze medal, the team's best ever finish at the [[FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33085963 |title=Germany Women 0-1 England Women |work=BBC Sport |access-date=5 July 2015 |archive-date=5 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705042432/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33085963 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48208626|title=Fara Williams: Phil Neville says midfielder's England career is not over|website=BBC Sport|date=8 May 2019|access-date=8 March 2020|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026065447/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48208626|url-status=live}}</ref>

She was allotted 140 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England's inaugural international.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/england/womens-senior-team/Legacy?tab=Players |title=ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE |date=18 November 2022 |access-date=31 January 2025 |publisher=[[The Football Association]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lacey-Hatton |first=Jack |date=18 November 2022 |title=Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/lionesses-introduce-legacy-numbers-players-28529161 |access-date=19 June 2023 |website=mirror |language=en |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110000207/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/lionesses-introduce-legacy-numbers-players-28529161 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Great Britain===
In June 2012, Williams was named in an 18-player [[Great Britain women's Olympic football team|Great Britain]] squad for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18592483|title=Team GB women's squad for London 2012 announced|work=BBC Sport|date=26 June 2012|access-date=26 June 2012|archive-date=10 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910233307/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18592483|url-status=live}}</ref> She made her debut for Great Britain in a goalless draw against [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/20/london-2012-olympics-team-gb-sweden|title=London 2012 Olympics: Team GB earn credible Sweden draw|work=The Guardian|first=Louise|last=Taylor|date=20 July 2012|access-date=7 March 2024}}</ref> before featuring four times in the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|tournament]], as the team were eliminated by [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canada]] in the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/03/london-2012-team-gb-women-olympics|title=London 2012: Team GB women crash out of Olympics with defeat by Canada|work=The Guardian|first=Paul|last=Wilson|date=20 July 2012|access-date=7 March 2024|archive-date=20 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820043828/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/03/london-2012-team-gb-women-olympics|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Williams was [[Homelessness|homeless]] for seven years during the early part of her football career.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McRae|first1=Donald|title=Fara Williams: 'I had football. A lot of homeless girls have nothing'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/nov/17/fara-williams-football-homeless|access-date=21 March 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=17 November 2014|archive-date=18 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618101936/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/nov/17/fara-williams-football-homeless|url-status=live}}</ref> She was later employed by FA as a skills coach.<ref name=philly/> She has worked for the Homeless FA charity as a coach at Manchester United's [[The Cliff (training ground)|The Cliff]], and helping to select the England team for the [[Homeless World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27644997|title=England midfielder Fara Williams: I was homeless for six years|work=BBC Sport|date=31 May 2014|access-date=31 May 2014|first=Jessica|last=Creighton|archive-date=1 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101005740/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27644997|url-status=live}}</ref>

Williams was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ladies star Fara Williams awarded MBE|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/ladies/201608-ladies-star-fara-williams-awarded-mbe|access-date=21 October 2021|publisher=Liverpool FC|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021144054/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/ladies/201608-ladies-star-fara-williams-awarded-mbe|url-status=live}}</ref> in the [[2016 New Year Honours]] for services to women's football and charity.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=England Women's legend Fara Williams left stunned by MBE |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2016/jan/01/fara-williams-mbe-new-year-honours-list |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=www.thefa.com |language=en |archive-date=22 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022043554/https://www.thefa.com/news/2016/jan/01/fara-williams-mbe-new-year-honours-list |url-status=live }}</ref>

She supports [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61450 |supp=y |page=N25|date=30 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Fara Williams MBE |user=fara_williams47 |number=1504229511247933445 |title=Growing up in Battersea as a Chelsea fan, I never thought I would be sitting here on the Champions League covering them in the Last 16!!! The journey continues 💙 #UCL #CFC}}</ref>

In December 2015, she married former Everton teammate [[Amy Kane]], but they separated a short time later.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Louise |title=England's Fara Williams: 'We're feeling the pain but if you want to win it needs to hurt' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jul/13/england-fara-williams-euro-2017-mark-sampson |access-date=17 June 2018 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=13 July 2017}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
{{expand section|date=October 2021}}

=== Club ===
{{updated|match played 2 May 2021}}<ref>{{soccerway|fara-williams/19369}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Reading F.C. Women|Reading]]
|[[2017–18 Reading F.C. Women season|2017–18]]
|[[Women's Super League|FA WSL 1]]
|18||7||0||0||6||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||10
|-
|[[2018–19 Reading F.C. Women season|2018–19]]
|rowspan="3"|WSL
|20||11||4||5||5||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||19
|-
|[[2019–20 Reading F.C. Women season|2019–20]]
|14||5||1||2||6||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||10
|-
|[[2020–21 Reading F.C. Women season|2020–21]]
|16||3||1||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||4
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!68!!26!!6!!8!!18!!9!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!92!!43
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Williams goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Fara Williams<ref>{{cite book |last1=Karsdorp |first1=Dirk |title=The England Women's FC 1972 – 2018: The Lionesses – A Statistical Record |date=2018 |publisher=Soccer Books |isbn=978-1-86223-391-1 }}</ref>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1 || 2 February 2002 || [[Fratton Park]], [[Portsmouth]], England || {{fbw|POR}} || || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification|2003 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2 || 6 March 2002 || [[Paderne (Albufeira)|Paderne]], Portugal || {{fbw|SCO}} || || style="text-align:center"|4–1 || [[Algarve Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|3 || 14 November 2003 || [[Deepdale]], [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], England || {{fbw|SCO}} || || style="text-align:center"|5–0 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|4 || 14 May 2004 || [[London Road Stadium|London Road]], [[Peterborough]], England || {{fbw|ISL}} || || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|5 || 19 August 2004 || [[Memorial Stadium (Bristol)|Memorial Ground]], [[Bristol]], England || {{fbw|RUS}} || || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|6 || 17 February 2005 || [[National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes)|National Hockey Stadium]], [[Milton Keynes]], England || {{fbw|ITA}} || || style="text-align:center"|4–1 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|7 || rowspan="2"|13 March 2005 || rowspan="2"|Estádio Fernando Cabrita, [[Lagos, Portugal|Lagos]], Portugal || rowspan="2"|{{fbw|MEX}} || || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–0 || rowspan="2"|Algarve Cup
|-
| style="text-align:center"|8 || 
|-
| style="text-align:center"|9 || 7 June 2005 || [[Ewood Park]], [[Blackburn]], England || {{fbw|DEN}} || 1-0|| style="text-align:center" |1–2 || [[UEFA Women's Euro 2005|2005 UEFA Championship]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|10 || 1 September 2005 || Ertl-Glas-Stadion, [[Amstetten, Lower Austria|Amstetten]], Austria || {{fbw|AUT}} || || style="text-align:center"|4–1 || [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2007 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|11 || rowspan="2"|27 October 2005 || rowspan="2"|[[Tapolca]], Hungary || rowspan="2"|{{fbw|HUN}} || || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|13–0 || rowspan="2"|2007 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|12 || 
|-
| style="text-align:center"|13 || 17 November 2005 || [[FC Zwolle Stadion]], [[Zwolle]], Netherlands || {{fbw|NED}} || || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification|2007 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|14 || 20 April 2006 || [[Priestfield Stadium]], [[Gillingham, Kent|Gillingham]], England || {{fbw|AUT}} || || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || 2007 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|15 || 11 March 2007 || [[Adams Park]], [[High Wycombe]], England || {{fbw|SCO}} || || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|16 || 17 September 2007 || [[Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium]], [[Chengdu]], China || {{fbw|ARG}} || 3-0|| style="text-align:center" |6–1 || [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|17 || 14 February 2008 || [[Larnaca]], Cyprus || {{fbw|NOR}} || || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|18 || 6 March 2008 || [[Mourneview Park]], [[Lurgan]], Northern Ireland || {{fbw|NIR}} || || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying|2009 UEFA Championship qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|19 || rowspan="3"|8 May 2008 || rowspan="3"|[[Dinamo-Yuni Stadium|Darida]], [[Minsk]], Belarus || rowspan="3"|{{fbw|BLR}} || || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|6–1 || rowspan="3"|[[UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying|2009 UEFA Championship qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|20 || 
|-
| style="text-align:center"|21 || 
|-
| style="text-align:center"|22 || 5 March 2009 || [[Larnaca]], Cyprus || {{fbw|RSA}} || || style="text-align:center"|6–0 || [[2009 Cyprus Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|23 || 12 March 2009 || Larnaca, Cyprus || {{fbw|CAN}} || || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || [[2009 Cyprus Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|24 || rowspan="2"|23 April 2009 || rowspan="2"|[[New Meadow]], [[Shrewsbury]], England || rowspan="2"|{{fbw|NOR}} || || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|25 || 
|-
| style="text-align:center"|26 || 25 August 2009 || [[Lahden Stadion]], [[Lahti]], Finland || {{fbw|ITA}} || 1-0|| style="text-align:center" |1–2 || [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009|2009 UEFA Championship]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|27 || 3 September 2009 || [[Veritas Stadion]], [[Turku]], Finland || {{fbw|FIN}} || 2-0|| style="text-align:center" |3–2 || 2009 UEFA Championship
|-
| style="text-align:center"|28 || rowspan="3"|25 October 2009 || rowspan="3"|[[Bloomfield Road]], [[Blackpool]], England || rowspan="3"|{{fbw|MLT}} || 2-0|| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" |8–0 || rowspan="3"|[[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2011 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|29 || 4-0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|30 || 5-0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|31 || rowspan="2"|20 May 2010 || rowspan="2"|[[Ta' Qali National Stadium#Ta.27 Qali Centenary Stadium and Training Grounds|Centenary Stadium]], [[Ta' Qali]], Malta || rowspan="2"|{{fbw|MLT}} || 3-0|| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" |6–0 || rowspan="2" |2011 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|32 || 6-0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|33 || 12 September 2010 || New Meadow, Shrewsbury, England || {{fbw|SUI}} || 1-0|| style="text-align:center" |2–0 || 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|34 || 16 September 2010 || Stadion Niedermatten, [[Wohlen]], Switzerland || {{fbw|SUI}} || 3-1|| style="text-align:center" |3–2 || 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|35 || 27 June 2011 || [[Volkswagen Arena]], [[Wolfsburg]], Germany || {{fbw|MEX}} || 1-0|| style="text-align:center" |1–1 || [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|36 || 1 March 2012 || Larnaca, Cyprus || {{fbw|SWI}} || 1-0|| style="text-align:center" |1–0 || [[2012 Cyprus Women's Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|37 || 31 October 2013 || [[Adana 5 Ocak Stadium]], [[Adana]], Turkey || {{fbw|TUR}} || 2-0|| style="text-align:center" |4–0 || [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2015 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|38 || 17 June 2015 || [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Montreal]], Canada || {{fbw|COL}} || 2-0|| style="text-align:center" |2–1 || [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|39 || 1 July 2015 || [[Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)|Commonwealth Stadium]], [[Edmonton]], Canada || {{fbw|JPN}} || 1-1|| style="text-align:center" |1–2 || 2015 FIFA World Cup
|-
| style="text-align:center"|40 || 4 July 2015 || Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada || {{fbw|GER}} || 1-0|| style="text-align:center" |1–0 || 2015 FIFA World Cup
|}

==Honours==
'''Everton'''
*[[FA Women's National League Cup|FA Women's Premier League Cup]]: 2007–08<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thefa.com/Womens/PremierLeagueCup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/02/FAWPLC_report.htm|title=Glory night for Blues|publisher=The FA|access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218212951/http://www.thefa.com/Womens/PremierLeagueCup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/02/FAWPLC_report.htm|archive-date=18 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[FA Women's Cup]]: [[2009–10 FA Women's Cup|2009–10]]
'''Liverpool'''
*[[Women's Super League|FA WSL]]: [[2013 FA WSL|2013]], [[2014 FA WSL|2014]]
'''Arsenal'''
*[[Women's FA Cup|FA Women's Cup]]: [[2015–16 FA Women's Cup|2015–16]]
'''England'''
*[[Cyprus Cup]]: [[2009 Cyprus Cup|2009]], [[2013 Cyprus Cup|2013]], [[2015 Cyprus Cup|2015]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leighton |first1=Tony |title=England women win Cyprus Cup |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/12/england-women-cyprus-cup-canada-hope-powell |work=The Guardian |date=12 March 2009 |archive-date=5 July 2018 |access-date=11 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705062645/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/12/england-women-cyprus-cup-canada-hope-powell |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Leighton |first1=Tony |title=Rachel Yankey volley earns England women their second Cyprus Cup title |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/mar/13/rachel-yankey-england-canada-cyprus-cup |work=The Guardian |date=13 March 2013 |archive-date=11 July 2019 |access-date=11 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711182804/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/mar/13/rachel-yankey-england-canada-cyprus-cup |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lavery |first1=Glenn |title=England 1-0 Canada: Cyprus Cup final match report |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2015/mar/11/cyprus-cup-final-canada-larnaca-match-report |publisher=The Football Association |date=11 March 2015 |access-date=11 July 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512201559/http://www.thefa.com/news/2015/mar/11/cyprus-cup-final-canada-larnaca-match-report |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[UEFA Women's Championship]] runner-up: [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009|2009]]<ref>{{cite web |title=UEFA Women's EURO 2009 - Final |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/match/2001423--england-vs-germany/ |publisher=UEFA |access-date=7 July 2019 |date=10 September 2009 |archive-date=8 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308161203/https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/season=2009/matches/round=15050/match=2001423/postmatch/lineups/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[FIFA Women's World Cup]] third place: [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/66/09/64/eng_51_0704_ger-eng_fulltime.pdf |archive-url=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 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 July 2015 |date=4 July 2015 |title=Match for third place - Match report |publisher=FIFA |access-date=7 July 2019}}</ref>
'''Individual'''
* [[Liverpool Player of the Season Awards|Liverpool Ladies Players' Player of the Season]]: 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/gallery/liverpool-fc-players-awards-echo-9291623|title=Liverpool FC players' awards at the ECHO arena Tuesday May 19 2015|last=Price|first=Mike|date=19 May 2015|website=liverpoolecho|access-date=10 July 2019|archive-date=5 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605113155/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/gallery/liverpool-fc-players-awards-echo-9291623|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[WSL Hall of Fame|Women's Super League Hall of Fame]]: 2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 November 2021 |title=WSL: Fara Williams becomes first player inducted into Hall of Fame to mark 10-year anniversary of Women's Super League |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/28508/12427097/wsl-fara-williams-becomes-first-player-inducted-into-hall-of-fame-to-mark-10-year-anniversary-of-womens-super-league |access-date=11 January 2023 |website=Sky Sports |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111031549/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/28508/12427097/wsl-fara-williams-becomes-first-player-inducted-into-hall-of-fame-to-mark-10-year-anniversary-of-womens-super-league |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of women's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.thefa.com/england/all-teams/players/w/fara-williams Fara Williams] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405010844/http://www.thefa.com/england/all-teams/players/w/fara-williams |date=5 April 2014 }} at the FA website
*[http://www.evertonfc.com Everton FC official website]

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