Claire Rafferty (footballer)

Claire Lauren Rafferty, born on 11 January 1989, is an English pundit and retired professional footballer. She made more than 100 appearances as a left back or left winger for Chelsea in the FA WSL and also spent time at Millwall Lionesses and West Ham United. She became a first-team regular with Millwall Lionesses at fourteen, signed for Chelsea Ladies in 2007 after recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury, and suffered a second such injury in August 2011 before returning as a substitute in Chelsea's televised 2012 opening game against Doncaster Rovers Belles. She represented England internationally and played at the 2012 Olympics for Great Britain, and in 2014 helped Chelsea finish second in the FA WSL, missing the title by one goal difference.