2004–05 Arsenal L.F.C. season
| 2004–05 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter Hill-Wood | |||
| Manager | Vic Akers | |||
| Stadium | Meadow Park | |||
| Premier League | Champions | |||
| FA Cup | Semi finals | |||
| Premier League Cup | Winners | |||
| UEFA Cup | Semi finals | |||
| Community Shield | Runners up | |||
| London County Cup | Semi finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Angela Banks (13) All: Julie Fleeting (23) | |||
| Biggest win | 1–10 (vs Addeyans, London County Cup, 16 January 2005) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 3–0 (vs Everton, FA Cup, 20 March 2005) | |||
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The 2004–05 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 18th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, winning the title for a 2nd consecutive season. They won the Premier League Cup, defeating Charlton Athletic 3–0 in the final to complete a domestic double.[1] However, they were unable to retain the FA Cup, losing 3–0 in the Semi Finals to Everton.[2] They missed out on the FA Community Shield and failed to progress in the London County Cup, after Charlton Athletic defeated them in both competitions.[3][4] This season also saw Arsenal return to Europe after missing out the previous season. They reached the semifinals of the UEFA Women's Cup, where they were defeated 2–1 on aggregate by Djurgården.[5][6]
Squad information & statistics
First team squad
Squad statistics correct as of May 2005[7]
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | Signed From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | 14 June 1979 (aged 26) | 2000 | ||
| 13 | 11 August 1986 (aged 18) | 2002 | ||
| 4 November 1985 (aged 19) | 1998 | |||
| 3 July 1988 (aged 16) | 2004 | |||
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | 14 April 1975 (aged 30) | 1987 | ||
| 3 | 27 February 1981 (aged 24) | 2000 | ||
| 5 | 10 August 1983 (aged 21) | 2001 | ||
| 6 | 2 February 1978 (aged 27) | 1996 | ||
| 11 | 4 February 1971 (aged 34) | 1995 | ||
| 15 | 27 April 1985 (aged 20) | 1998 | ||
| 17 | 23 June 1987 (aged 18) | 1998 | ||
| 23 | 14 March 1977 (aged 28) | 2004 | ||
| 2 November 1987 (aged 17) | 2004 | |||
| 4 June 1986 (aged 19) | 2002 | |||
| Kelly Lawrence | 2 July 1988 (aged 16) | 2004 | ||
| Yuki Tozaki | 2004 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||
| 4 | 7 January 1979 (aged 26) | 2000 | ||
| 7 | 17 May 1978 (aged 27) | 1998 | ||
| 12 | 20 February 1982 (aged 23) | 2004 | ||
| 12 | 29 October 1978 (aged 26) | 2005 | ||
| 16 | 17 October 1983 (aged 21) | 1996 | ||
| 21 | 1 August 1985 (aged 19) | 2002 | ||
| 10 August 1988 (aged 16) | 2003 | |||
| 16 August 1989 (aged 15) | 2004 | |||
| 9 September 1985 (aged 19) | 2004 | |||
| 2004 | ||||
| 2004 | ||||
| Forwards | ||||
| 8 | 23 December 1975 (aged 29) | 2004 | Retirement | |
| 9 | 3 February 1988 (aged 17) | 2003 | ||
| 10 | 18 December 1980 (aged 24) | 2004 | ||
| 14 | 11 March 1974 (aged 31) | 2003 | ||
| 22 | 10 August 1987 (aged 17) | 2004 | ||
| 24 | 17 April 1987 (aged 18) | 2004 | ||
| 28 November 1984 (aged 20) | 2004 | |||
| 12 July 1988 (aged 16) | 1999 | |||
| Unknown | ||||
| Vikki Keeping | 2004 | |||
| Lucy Tape | 2004 | |||
Appearances and goals
| No. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Comm Shield | UEFA Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 17 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33+1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | |
| 5 | 14+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 25+5 | 0 | |
| 6 | 8+1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 | 20+2 | 8 | |
| 11 | 16+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | |
| 15 | 14 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25+3 | 1 | |
| 17 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33+1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Kelly Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| Yuki Tozaki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | 15+3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 32+3 | 11 | |
| 7 | 16+2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 33+2 | 10 | |
| 12 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | |
| 12 | 2+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 21 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 3+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danielle Saulter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kylie Wren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 14+2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 3 | 29+3 | 20 | |
| 9 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 32+3 | 14 | |
| 10 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6+1 | 3 | 28+1 | 23 | |
| 14 | 5+6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 9+10 | 8 | |
| 22 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |
| 24 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 | |
| 1+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+12 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unknown | |||||||||||||||
| Vikki Keeping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lucy Tape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Comm Shield | UEFA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | FW | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | |
| 2 | 8 | FW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | |
| 3 | 9 | FW | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 4 | 4 | MF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5 | 7 | MF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| 6 | 6 | DF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 14 | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 12 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Own Goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 8 | 2 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 17 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 24 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 56 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 103 | |||
Clean sheets
| Rank | No. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Comm Shield | UEFA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||
Transfers, loans and other signings
Transfers in
| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12 | MF | ||
| 12 July 2004[8] | 23 | DF | ||
| 30 July 2004[9] | 8 | FW | Retirement | |
| 4 January 2005[10] | 12 | MF |
Transfers out
| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24 | DF | ||
| 2004 | 23 | MF | ||
| 2004 | 12 | DF | ||
| 2004 | 30 | DF | Retired | |
| 2004 | 19 | FW | ||
| 2004 | 10 | FW | ||
| 2004 | 22 | MF | ||
| 2004 | 9 | FW | ||
| 2004 | 7 | MF | ||
| 2004 | MF | |||
| 2004 | MF | |||
| 2004 | MF | |||
| 2005 | 12 | MF |
Club
Kit
Home
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Away
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Third
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Pre-season
| 29 July 2004 | Arsenal | 8–0 | Enfield Town | Hatfield |
| 18:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Queenswood School |
| 1 August 2004 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–11 | Arsenal | Hatfield |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Queenswood School |
Competitions
FA Women's Community Shield
| 11 August 2004 Final | Arsenal | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Stevenage |
| Report |
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Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 1,487 Referee: Mr S J Long |
FA Women's Premier League National Division
Partial league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal (C) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 13 | +44 | 48 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 41 | |
| 3 | Everton | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 37 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 30 | |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 28 |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 13 | +44 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 6 | +29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 |
Results by matchday
Matches
| 22 August 2004 1 | Arsenal | 2–2 | Charlton Athletic | Borehamwood |
| 12:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Roy Pitters |
| 29 August 2004 2 | Fulham | 0–0 | Arsenal | Motspur Park |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Motspur Park Referee: Len Wilcox |
| 3 October 2004 4 | Arsenal | 4–1 | Liverpool | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Meadow Park |
| 13 October 2004 5 | Birmingham City | 2–5 | Arsenal | Redditch |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Valley Stadium |
| 17 October 2004 6 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Leeds United | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Lorton |
Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Mr C Henry |
| 14 November 2004 7 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Everton | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park |
| 21 November 2004 8 | Bristol City | 2–3 | Arsenal | |
| 14:00 GMT | Report |
| 28 November 2004 9 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park |
| 5 December 2004 10 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 GMT | Fleeting |
Report | Stadium: Meadow Park |
| 23 January 2005 11 | Arsenal | 7–0 | Bristol City | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park |
| 6 February 2005 12 | Everton | 1–1 | Arsenal | Crosby |
| 14:00 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rossett Park |
| 27 February 2005 13 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 0–1 | Arsenal | |
| 14:00 GMT | Report |
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| 23 March 2005 14 | Arsenal | 8–1 | Birmingham City | Borehamwood |
| 19:30 GMT | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: William Savill |
| 24 April 2005 17 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Arsenal | Northfleet |
| 14:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Stonebridge Road |
FA Women's Cup
| 9 January 2005 Fourth round | Arsenal | 2–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Borehamwood |
| 13:00 GMT |
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Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 110 |
| 30 January 2005 Fifth round | Leeds United | 1–3 | Arsenal | Garforth |
| 13:00 GMT |
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Report | Stadium: Wheatley Park |
| 20 February 2005 Quarter-finals | Birmingham City | 0–3 | Arsenal | Solihull |
| 14:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Damson Park |
| 20 March 2005 Semi-finals | Everton | 3–0 | Arsenal | Southport |
| Report | Stadium: Haig Avenue Referee: Douglas Stewart |
FA Women's Premier League Cup
| 5 September 2004 First round | Arsenal | w/o | Sunderland | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park | ||
| Note: Given as a home walkover after Sunderland withdrew from the competition | ||||
| 10 October 2004 Second round | Arsenal | 4–1 | Bristol City | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Meadow Park |
| 7 November 2004 Quarter-finals | Arsenal | 3–0 | Fulham | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park |
| 12 December 2004 Semi-finals | Birmingham City | 1–3 | Arsenal | Solihull |
| 14:00 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Damson Park |
| 6 March 2005 Final | Charlton Athletic | 0–3 | Arsenal | Brentford |
| 12:15 GMT | Report | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 2,512 Referee: C Henry |
London County Cup
| 1 March 2005 Semi Final | Charlton Athletic | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Arsenal | Northfleet |
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Report | Stadium: Stonebridge Road |
UEFA Women's Cup
Second qualifying round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | DJU | NES | AEG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | – | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | – | — | 3–2 | 5–0 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 4 | – | – | — | 5–1 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | 1–7 | – | – | — |
| 14 September 2004 1 | Arsenal | 2–2 | | Stockholm |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium |
| 16 September 2004 2 | Aegina | 1–7 | | Stockholm |
| 15:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium |
| 18 September 2004 3 | Arsenal | 1–0 | | Stockholm |
| 13:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium |
Knockout phase
Quarter-finals
| 31 October 2004 Second leg | Arsenal | 4–1 (4–3 agg.) | | Borehamwood |
| 13:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park |
Semi-finals
| 7 April 2005 First leg | Djurgården | 1–1 | | Solna |
| 17:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Råsunda |
| 15 April 2005 Second leg | Arsenal | 0–1 (1–2 agg.) | | Borehamwood |
| 19:45 BST |
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Report | Svensson |
Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,808 |
See also
References
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- ^ "Women's F.A. Cup - Match Details". womensfacup.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "TheFA.com - Shield glory for Charlton". 11 October 2004. Archived from the original on 11 October 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
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- ^ UEFA.com. "History: Arsenal 0-1 Djurgården | UEFA Women's Champions League 2004/05". UEFA. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Arsenal Ladies". 2005-06 Arsenal Handbook. pp. Pages 78–81.
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