A biography for Fran Kirbyhasn’t been written yet.
“I used to have a little Geordie accent when I was younger; they called me Little Geordie Fran.”
“When people ask me what I think about when I'm playing, I picture myself as a 10-year-old girl, playing in the park, scoring a goal and then celebrating. That's when I'm playing best.”
“People expect you to dribble past 10 players and put the ball in the back of the net.”
“My mum was massively important to everything I've done, and now her memory is a motivational tool for me.”