Education
Pealling attended Haggerston School and was spotted by Arsenal Ladies manager Vic Akers during a five-a-side tournament when she was 13.
Pealling attended Haggerston School and was spotted by Arsenal Ladies manager Vic Akers during a five-a-side tournament when she was 13.
She also represented England at full international level Pealling worked as a sports development officer for Croydon Council and since 2004 has coached at Hampstead Football Club. When Jayne Ludlow retired in July 2013, the legendary Welsh midfielder paid tribute to "unsung hero" Pealling in an interview with the Arsenal website: "I should really thank Kirsty because when I was scoring 30 goals a season, it was mostly because of her crosses from the right wing."
She also featured in the eventual semi-final defeat to Germany. However, Pealling and Joanne Broadhurst were controversially dropped from the 1995 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup squad, with manager Ted Copeland saying "They are not international football players at this level"
After a long spell out of international football, Pealling returned as a substitute against Denmark in August 2001.