2006–07 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
2006–07 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerVic Akers
StadiumMeadow Park
Premier LeagueChampions
FA CupWinners
Premier League CupWinners
UEFA CupWinners
Community ShieldWinners
London County CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Lianne Sanderson (30)
All: Lianne Sanderson (41)
Biggest win14–0 (vs Fulham, Premier League, 27 August 2006)
Biggest defeatN/A

The 2006–07 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 20th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, winning the title for a 4th consecutive season, winning every single match.[1][2] In May, the team played their first ever game at Emirates Stadium, defeating Everton 3–2.[3] They completed a domestic treble by also winning the Premier League Cup and the FA Women's Cup, defeating Leeds United and Charlton Athletic in the finals respectively.[4][5][6] That treble became a quadruple, when they won the UEFA Women's Cup, defeating Umea over two legs, Alex Scott's last-gasp long range effort in Sweden proving to be the difference between the two sides.[7]

This was Arsenal Ladies' first ever European Trophy, the first for the club as whole since the 1994 European Cup Winner's Cup, and they remain the sole English club to win a Women's European Trophy. Combined with the FA Women's Community Shield and The London County Cup, Arsenal won a clean sweep of six titles, a feat that has never been repeated in the English game.[8][9]

Squad information & statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2007[10]

Squad No. Name Date of birth (age) Since Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne (1979-06-14)14 June 1979 (aged 28) 2000 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
13 England Amy Pearce 2006 England Arsenal Academy
24 Jamaica Rebecca Spencer (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 16) 2006 England Arsenal Academy
Defenders
2 England Meghan McKeag (1989-08-12)12 August 1989 (aged 17) 2006 England Arsenal Academy
3 Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy (1981-02-27)27 February 1981 (aged 26) 2000 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
5 England Leanne Champ (1983-08-10)10 August 1983 (aged 23) 2001 England Millwall Lionesses
6 England Faye White (captain) (1978-02-02)2 February 1978 (aged 29) 1996 England Three Bridges
12 England Alex Scott (1984-10-14)14 October 1984 (aged 22) 2005 England Birmingham City
15 England Cori Daniels (1986-06-04)4 June 1986 (aged 21) 2002 England Charlton Athletic
18 England Anita Asante (1985-04-27)27 April 1985 (aged 22) 1998 England Arsenal Academy
23 England Mary Phillip (1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (aged 30) 2004 England Fulham
26 England Gilly Flaherty (1991-08-24)24 August 1991 (aged 15) 2006 England Arsenal Academy
27 Republic of Ireland Seana Cooke (1989-07-06)6 July 1989 (aged 17) 2006 England Arsenal Academy
Netherlands Félicienne Minnaar (1989-01-31)31 January 1989 (aged 18) 2006 England Arsenal Academy
England Faye Marsh 2005 England Arsenal Academy
Emma Ford 2006 England Arsenal Academy
Midfielders
4 Wales Jayne Ludlow (1979-01-07)7 January 1979 (aged 28) 2000 England Southampton Saints
7 Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant (1978-05-17)17 May 1978 (aged 29) 1998 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
8 England Kelly Smith (1978-10-29)29 October 1978 (aged 28) 2005 United States New Jersey Wildcats
16 England Sian Larkin (1988-08-10)10 August 1988 (aged 18) 2003 England Arsenal Academy
17 England Katie Chapman (1982-06-15)15 June 1982 (aged 25) 2006 England Charlton Athletic
19 England Charlotte Gurr (1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 17) 2004 England Arsenal Academy
21 England Elizabeth Wicks (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 17) 2006 England Arsenal Academy
22 England Danielle Buet (1988-10-31)31 October 1988 (aged 18) 2005 England Arsenal Academy
England Lauren Walker (1989-03-12)12 March 1989 (aged 18) 2006 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Netherlands Renée Slegers (1989-02-05)5 February 1989 (aged 18) 2006 England Arsenal Academy
England Danielle Saulter 2004 England Arsenal Academy
Japan Yuko Tukahashi 2006 England Arsenal Academy
Forwards
9 England Lianne Sanderson (1988-02-03)3 February 1988 (aged 19) 2003 England Arsenal Academy
10 Scotland Julie Fleeting (1980-12-18)18 December 1980 (aged 26) 2004 Scotland Ross County
11 England Rachel Yankey (1979-11-01)1 November 1979 (aged 27) 2005 United States New Jersey Wildcats
14 England Karen Carney (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 19) 2006 England Birmingham City
20 England Gemma Davison (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 20) 2001 England Watford
25 England Stacey Sowden 2006 England Arsenal Academy
England Sarah Wiltshire (1991-07-07)7 July 1991 (aged 15) 2007 England Arsenal Academy
Beth Lloyd 2005 England Arsenal Academy

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 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 22 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 43 0
13 England Amy Pearce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Jamaica Rebecca Spencer 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
Defenders
2 England Meghan McKeag 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 England Leanne Champ 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2+2 0
6 England Faye White (captain) 3+2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 4+3 1
12 England Alex Scott 22 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 41 4
15 England Cori Daniels 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0+1 0 1+2 2
18 England Anita Asante 22 1 5 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 42 2
23 England Mary Phillip 20 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 39 0
26 England Gilly Flaherty 2+8 0 1+1 1 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4+10 1
27 Republic of Ireland Seana Cooke 0 0 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Netherlands Félicienne Minnaar 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
Faye Marsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emma Ford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 Wales Jayne Ludlow 17+1 14 5 7 4 1 1 0 1 0 10 2 38+1 24
7 Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 21 0 5 0 5 1 1 0 0+1 0 7+1 0 39+2 1
8 England Kelly Smith 18+2 19 4+1 4 3+2 2 1 2 1 1 5 5 32+5 33
16 England Sian Larkin 3+11 1 0+4 01 2+2 1 2 0 0+1 0 2+3 0 9+21 3
17 England Katie Chapman 21 14 5 3 4 2 0 00 1 1 8 1 39 21
19 England Charlotte Gurr 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 1 0+0 0 0+2 0 2+4 1
21 England Elizabeth Wicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 England Danielle Buet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
England Lauren Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England Danielle Saulter 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
Netherlands Renée Slegers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
Japan Yuko Tukahashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
9 England Lianne Sanderson 20+2 30 5 6 5 3 0 0 1 0 9 2 40+2 41
10 Scotland Julie Fleeting 6+2 12 3 0 3+1 8 0 0 0 0 9 9 21+3 29
11 England Rachel Yankey 20+1 11 4+1 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 8+1 3 38+3 17
14 England Karen Carney 19+2 9 3+2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4+3 2 29+7 12
20 England Gemma Davison 6+15 4 1+4 4 2+2 1 2 0 0+1 01 1+6 1 12+28 11
25 England Stacey Sowden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England Sarah Wiltshire 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Beth Lloyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Position Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup Comm Shield UEFA Cup Total
1 9 FW England Lianne Sanderson 30 6 3 0 0 2 41
2 8 MF England Kelly Smith 19 4 2 2 1 5 33
3 10 FW Scotland Julie Fleeting 12 0 8 0 0 9 29
4 4 MF Wales Jayne Ludlow 14 7 1 0 0 2 24
5 17 MF England Katie Chapman 14 3 2 0 1 1 21
6 11 FW England Rachel Yankey 11 1 2 0 0 3 17
7 14 FW England Karen Carney 9 1 0 0 0 2 12
8 20 FW England Gemma Davison 4 4 1 0 1 1 11
9 12 DF England Alex Scott 2 1 0 0 0 1 4
10 16 MF England Sian Larkin 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
11 18 DF England Anita Asante 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
15 DF England Cori Daniels 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Own Goal 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
12 22 MF England Danielle Buet 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
7 MF Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
6 DF England Faye White (captain) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
26 DF England Gilly Flaherty 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
19 MF England Charlotte Gurr 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Total 119 30 21 6 3 27 206

Clean sheets

Rank No. Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup Comm Shield UEFA Cup Total
1 1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 14 2 3 1 1 6 27
2 24 Jamaica Rebecca Spencer 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Total 14 2 3 2 1 6 28

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date No. Position Player From club
13 July 2006[11] 14 FW England Karen Carney England Birmingham City
19 July 2006[12] 17 MF England Katie Chapman England Charlton Athletic
2006 MF England Lauren Walker England Wolverhampton Wanderers

Transfers out

Announcement date No. Position Player To club
2006[13] 21 MF England Lisa Burrows England Watford
2006 11 MF England Rachel McArthur England Leeds United
2006 2 DF England Kirsty Pealing Retired
2006 24 MF England Karen Ray United States Hartford Hawks
2006 17 DF England Hayley Kemp
2006 DF England Vaila Barsley United States St. John's Red Storm
2006 FW Republic of Ireland Sarah McGrath United States St. John's Red Storm
2006 DF Northern Ireland Ashley Hutton

Club

Kit

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Fly Emirates

Home
Away
Third

Pre-season

30 July 2006 SC Sand 1–2 Arsenal Willstätt
11:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Adams Arena
03 August 2006 Crystal Palace Reserves 0–4 Arsenal Hatfield
Report
Stadium: Queenswood
10 August 2006 Arsenal 3–0 Musashigaoka Hatfield
Report Stadium: Queenswood
17 August 2006 Nottingham Forest 7–0 Arsenal Mapperley
19:00 BST Report
Stadium: Plains Road

Competitions

FA Women's Community Shield

2 August 2006 Arsenal 3–0 Everton Crewe
20:05 BST
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,604
Referee: Saša Ihringová

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) 22 22 0 0 119 10 +109 66 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
2 Everton 22 17 1 4 56 15 +41 52
3 Charlton Athletic 22 16 2 4 63 32 +31 50
4 Bristol Academy 22 13 1 8 53 41 +12 40
5 Leeds United 22 12 1 9 50 44 +6 37
Source: FA WPL
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Because Arsenal won the 2006-07 European Cup, Everton qualified as League runner-up.

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
22 22 0 0 119 10  +109 66 11 0 0 55 4  +51 11 0 0 64 6  +58

Results by matchday

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ResultWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
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Source: FA WPL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

27 August 2006 2 Arsenal 14–0 Fulham Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 271
4 October 2006 4 Fulham 0–9 Arsenal Burnham
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: The 1878 Stadium
22 October 2006 5 Everton 1–4 Arsenal Crosby
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Rossett Park
29 October 2006 6 Arsenal 6–0 Sunderland Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 350
17 December 2006 7 Arsenal 4–0 Blackburn Rovers Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
25 February 2007 11 Arsenal 4–0 Cardiff City Hoddesdon
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Stewart Edward Stadium
Note: The game took place at Hoddesdon Town FC due to unplayable conditions at Boreham Wood
22 March 2007 13 Arsenal 4–1 Bristol Academy Borehamwood
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
29 March 2007 15 Arsenal 3–0 Charlton Athletic Borehamwood
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Carl Henry
24 April 2007 19 Chelsea 1–5 Arsenal East Molesey
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Imber Court
2 May 2007 20 Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea Borehamwood
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
9 May 2007 21 Arsenal 3–2 Everton Holloway, London
13:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium

FA Women's Cup

4 February 2007 Fifth round Arsenal 14–1 Reading Royals Borehamwood
13:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
18 March 2007 Semi-finals Bristol Academy 0–2 Arsenal Bristol
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Memorial Ground
Attendance: 1,212
7 May 2007 Final Charlton Athletic 1–4 Arsenal Nottingham
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,529
Referee: Anthony Bates

FA Women's Premier League Cup

10 December 2006 Semi-finals Arsenal 4–1 Chelsea Borehamwood
12:00 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 266
4 March 2007 Final Leeds United 0–1 Arsenal Scunthorpe
14:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,688
Referee: D Roberts

London County Cup

18 February 2007 Semi-finals Arsenal w/o AFC Wimbledon Potters Bar
14:00 GMT Stadium: Lantern Community Stadium
Note: Game was never played. Arsenal given a w/o

UEFA Women's Cup

Second round qualifying

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS BRØ ROS FEM
1 England Arsenal 3 3 0 0 12 4 +8 9 Advance to quarter-finals 1–0 5–4
2 Denmark Brøndby 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 2–1 5–1
3 Russia Rossiyanka (H) 3 1 0 2 9 9 0 3 4–2
4 Hungary Femina 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0 0–6
Source: RSSSF[7]
(H) Hosts
12 September 2006 1 Arsenal England 5–4 Russia Rossiyanka Krasnoarmeysk
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Stadion Rossiyanka
14 September 2006 2 Femina Hungary 0–6 England Arsenal Krasnoarmeysk
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadion Rossiyanka
17 September 2006 3 Arsenal England 1–0 Denmark Brøndby Shchyolkovo
12:00 BST Report Stadium: Podmoskovie Stadium

Knockout Phase

Quarter-finals
12 October 2006 First leg Breiðablik Iceland 0–5 England Arsenal Kópavogur
16:00 BST Report
Stadium: Kópavogsvöllur
Attendance: 942
Referee: Floarea Cristina Ionescu Romania
Semi-finals
4 November 2006 First leg Brøndby Denmark 2–2 England Arsenal Brøndby
13:00 GMT
Report
  • Smith 9', 51' Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card 79'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 628
Referee: Claudine Brohet Belgium
11 November 2006 Second leg Arsenal England 3–0
(5–2 agg.)
Denmark Brøndby Borehamwood
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Natalia Avdonchenko Russia
Final
21 April 2007 First leg Umeå Sweden 0–1 England Arsenal Umeå
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Gammliavallen
Attendance: 6,265
Referee: Christine Beck Germany
29 April 2007 Second leg Arsenal England 0–0
(1–0 agg.)
Sweden Umeå Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,467
Referee: Nicole Petignat Switzerland

See also

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