Farrend James Rawson (born 11 July 1996) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England, that compete in the , the fourth level of the English football league system. They have spent their entire history playing a ...

Career

Rawson was born in

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and began his footballing career at

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...

. On 3 June 2014 it was reported that Rawson had been offered a professional contract at Derby and would join the club's Under-21 team for the 2014–15 season. He was called up to the Derby first-team squad and was an unused substitute as Derby won 1–0 at

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against

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, England. The team compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Their home ground is ...

in the second round of the League Cup on 26 August 2014. Rawson signed on a 28-day youth loan for fellow

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club

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The team plays in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, after suffering relegation fr ...

on 7 March 2015, making his debut the same day in a 2–0 away win against

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. His loan spell at Rotherham expired on 4 April but he played against

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gr ...

two days later and subsequently Rotherham faced a charge for fielding an ineligible player. On 24 April, Rotherham were deducted three points and fined £30,000 for fielding him in that match. Rawson re-joined Rotherham on a six-month loan deal on 15 July 2015, along with teammate

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. Upon re-signing Rawson, then boss Steve Evans described Rawson as being a future Premier League player and was complimentary about the players performances on loan the previous season calling them "outstanding". Rawson scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 draw against Charlton on 12 September 2015. On 7 January 2016, Rawson's loan at Rotherham was extended until the end of the season, however on 22 February 2016, a clause was activated allowing his immediate recall by Derby. On 17 January 2017, Rawson joined League One club

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Coventry, West Midlands. The club plays in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club is nicknamed The Sky Blues after the sky blue colou ...

on loan until the end of the season. Rawson was cup-tied for Coventry's win in the

2017 EFL Trophy Final The 2017 EFL Trophy final was an association football match that was played on 2 April 2017 at Wembley Stadium, London. It was played between EFL League One, League One teams Coventry City F.C., Coventry City and Oxford United F.C., Oxford United ...

. On 31 August 2017, he moved on loan to

until January 2018. On 4 January 2018, he signed for

Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. Formed in October 188 ...

on an 18-month contract. Rawson joined

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

on 18 July 2020. On 18 June 2022, Rawson agreed to join League One club

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, on Morecambe Bay, part of the Irish Sea. In 2011 the parish had a population of 34,768. Name The first use of the name was by John Whit ...

upon the expiration of his Mansfield Town contract. On 2 July 2024, Rawson agreed to join League One club

on a two-year contract.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rawson, Farrend 1996 births Living people Footballers from Nottingham English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Derby County F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players English Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen