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May 2023

Last Updated: 27/05/2023
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Harrogate's Rachel Daly wins golden boot

by John Plummer

| 27 May, 2023
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Rachel Daly won the Women's Super League golden boot today by finishing as the season's top goalscorer.

Daly was on the scoresheet again in Aston Villa Women's 2-0 final day defeat of Arsenal Women.

It took her total for the season to 22 — two more than Manchester City's Khadija Shaw.

The prestigious golden boot is awarded to the league's top goalscorer and Daly's total equals the all-time record.

It capped another remarkable week for the England player, who was yesterday named Barclays' Player of the Season.

Daly, 31, joined Villa from Houston Dash last summer and was a member of the England Lionesses team that won Euro 2022 last summer.

She started her career at Killinghall Nomads Junior Football Club and returned to the club this month to open a cafe named after her.




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