Rachel McLauchlan (; born 7 July 1997) is a Scottish footballer, who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League 2 club Newcastle United and the Scotland women's national football team.
Club career McLauchlan started her senior career at Inverness City, then transferred to Aberdeen in August 2014. In January 2016 she joined Scottish Women's Premier League title challengers Hibernian. She won six trophies (three Scottish Women's Cups and three SWPL Cups) in her three seasons in Edinburgh.
McLauchlan moved to English club Yeovil Town in January 2019. She returned to Scottish football in July 2019, signing for Glasgow City. By the end of that season she had a SWPL championship medal and a fourth Scottish Cup medal in her collection. During the 2020–21 SWPL season, McLauchlan scored a goal during the team's 2–0 season opener against Celtic.
In January 2021, McLauchlan joined Rangers on a pre-contract agreement arranged in summer 2020,Gers Sign Rachel McLauchlan , Rangers FC, 24 September 2020 with Glasgow City teammates Kirsty Howat and Sam Kerr doing likewise, while Nicola Docherty had made the same move across the city some months earlier. In her first full season with the Gers, 2021–22, McLauchlan was part of the squad that won the SWPL for the first time in club history;Rangers end 14 years of Glasgow City dominance with historic SWPL title win , Rangers News, 8 May 2022 in the second season they won their first SWPL Cup, and in the third season they won their first Scottish Cup, also narrowly missing out on the league title in both years. in the 2024 Scottish Women's Cup final, McLauchlan opened the scoring against Hearts with "an unbelievable strike" from 30 yards and was named as the Player of the Match, eight years after receiving the same award as a Hibs player in the 2016 final.Hibs claim cup double after epic SSE Scottish Women's Cup final , Scottish Women's Football, 6 November 2016
On 11 July 2024, McLauchlan signed for Brighton & Hove Albion.
On 16 July 2026, McLauchlan was announced at Newcastle United.
International career McLauchlan made her debut for the Scotland national team in a 7–0 friendly thrashing by the Netherlands, in Livingston, in October 2016. She entered play as an 86th-minute substitute for Hibs teammate Kirsty Smith. In June 2017, Scotland coach Anna Signeul named McLauchlan in her squad for Euro 2017.
Career statistics
Brighton & Hove Albion
SeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals2024–25Women's Super League18120412422025–261904030260Total3716071502
International appearances Scotland statistics accurate as of match played 3 June 2025. Year ScotlandAppsGoals2016102017402018202019—2020—2021702022202023702024—202540Total270
Honours Club Hibernian Scottish Women's Cup: 2016, 2017, 2018 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup: 2016, 2017, 2018
Glasgow City Scottish Women's Premier League: 2019 Scottish Women's Cup: 2019
Rangers Scottish Women's Premier League: 2021–22 Scottish Women's Cup: 2023–24 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup: 2022–23 City of Glasgow Women's Cup: 2022
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