The 2003–04 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 17th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, and reclaimed their League Title back from Fulham. They won the FA Cup as well, defeating Charlton Athletic 3–0 in the final to complete a domestic double.[1] However, they missed out on the Premier League Cup once again, losing in the Semi Finals to Charlton Athletic.[2] With no Europe to contend with this season, the only other silverware up for grabs was the London County Cup, which Arsenal also won after beating Fulham 4–0 in the Final.
Following their 2–1 defeat to Charlton Athletic in October, Arsenal went unbeaten in the League for the next 108 League matches, a run that ended in 2009 with a 3–0 defeat at home to Everton.[3]
This was Arsenal's last season using Clarence Park as their home ground, ending their two-season stay at St Albans. The following season, Arsenal returned to Boreham Wood's ground, Meadow Park. This would remain their main home for the next 20 years.
Arsenal's final game of the season against Fulham was played at Highbury. This was the last time the Women's team played at Highbury before the club moved to their new residence at Emirates Stadium in 2006.
Squad Statistics
First team squad
Squad statistics correct as of May 2004[4]
Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | Signed From |
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Goalkeepers | ||||
1 | ![]() |
14 June 1979 | 2000 | ![]() |
13 | ![]() |
11 August 1986 | 2002 | Homegrown |
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4 November 1985 | 1998 | Homegrown | |
Defenders | ||||
2 | ![]() |
14 April 1975 | 1987 | Homegrown |
5 | ![]() |
10 August 1983 | 2001 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
2 February 1978 | 1996 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
4 February 1971 | 1995 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |
28 September 1974 | 2001 | ![]() |
15 | ![]() |
27 February 1981 | 2000 | ![]() |
17 | ![]() |
23 June 1987 | 1998 | ![]() |
18 | ![]() |
27 April 1985 | 1998 | Homegrown |
24 | ![]() |
7 November 1984 | 1999 | Homegrown |
30 | ![]() |
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4 June 1986 | 2002 | Homegrown | |
Midfielders | ||||
4 | ![]() |
7 January 1979 | 2000 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
2 February 1968 | 1990 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
17 May 1978 | 1998 | ![]() |
16 | ![]() |
17 October 1983 | 1996 | Homegrown |
21 | ![]() |
1 August 1985 | 2002 | ![]() |
22 | ![]() |
13 November 1984 | 2003 | ![]() |
23 | ![]() |
17 May 1985 | 2001 | ![]() |
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2003 | |||
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20 June 1983 | 2003 | ||
Forwards | ||||
3 | ![]() |
18 December 1980 | 2004 | ![]() |
9 | ![]() |
14 October 1984 | 2002 | Homegrown |
10 | ![]() |
16 February 1983 | 2000 | Homegrown |
14 | ![]() |
3 February 1988 | 2003 | Homegrown |
19 | ![]() |
19 June 1982 | 2003 | ![]() |
20 | ![]() |
11 March 1974 | 2003 | ![]() |
Unknown | ||||
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2003 |
Appearances and goals
No. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
1 | ![]() |
18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
13 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defenders | |||||||||||
2 | ![]() |
18 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27+1 | 5 |
5 | ![]() |
13 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
6 | ![]() |
13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
11 | ![]() |
16+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 |
12 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
15 | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
17 | ![]() |
2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+4 | 1 |
18 | ![]() |
7+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13+7 | 0 |
24 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | ![]() |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Midfielders | |||||||||||
4 | ![]() |
18 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3+1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 29+1 | 29 |
7 | ![]() |
7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 |
8 | ![]() |
18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 14 |
16 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
21 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | ![]() |
6+10 | 2 | 3+2 | 2 | 1+2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14+14 | 9 |
23 | ![]() |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
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0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Forwards | |||||||||||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
9 | ![]() |
9+6 | 5 | 0+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 13+13 | 7 |
10 | ![]() |
18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 27+2 | 12 |
14 | ![]() |
11+4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 20+6 | 11 |
19 | ![]() |
0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
20 | ![]() |
7+4 | 1 | 0+4 | 2 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 9+12 | 5 |
Unknown | |||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
Rank | No. | Position | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Total |
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1 | 4 | MF | ![]() |
18 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 29 |
2 | 3 | FW | ![]() |
7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
3 | 8 | MF | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
4 | 10 | FW | ![]() |
9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
5 | 14 | FW | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
6 | 22 | MF | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
7 | 9 | FW | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
8 | 20 | FW | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
9 | 5 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
10 | 6 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | 16 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 62 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 117 |
Clean sheets
Rank | No. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Total |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
Total | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
Transfers, loans and other signings
Transfers in
Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | From club |
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2003 | 22 | MF | ![]() |
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2003 | 19 | FW | Mihoko Ishida | ![]() |
2003 | 20 | FW | ![]() |
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12 August 2003[5] | MF | ![]() |
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12 August 2003[6] | MF | ![]() |
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2004 | 3 | FW | ![]() |
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Transfers out
Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
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2003 | FW | ![]() |
Retired | |
2003 | 3 | DF | ![]() |
Retired |
2003 | FW | ![]() |
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2003 | MF | ![]() |
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2003 | FW | ![]() |
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2003 | FW | ![]() |
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2003 | 13 | GK | ![]() |
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November 2003[8] | 12 | DF | ![]() |
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Club
Kit
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Competitions
FA Women's Premier League
24 August 2003 2 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Everton | St Albans |
Report | Stadium: Clarence Park |
31 August 2003 3 | Aston Villa | 1–7 | Arsenal | |
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Report |
7 September 2003 4 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 0–2 | Arsenal | |
Report |
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5 October 2003 5 | Arsenal | 7–0 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | St Albans |
Report | Stadium: Clarence Park |
16 October 2003 6 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Arsenal | Charlton |
19:45 BST | Report |
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Stadium: The Valley |
26 October 2003 7 | Fulham | 1–1 | Arsenal | Motspur Park |
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Report | Grant ![]() |
Stadium: Motspur Park |
7 December 2003 9 | Arsenal | 6–0 | Tranmere Rovers | St Albans |
14:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Clarence Park |
22 February 2004 10 | Arsenal | 3–1 | Bristol Rovers | St Albans |
Report |
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Stadium: Clarence Park |
21 March 2004 13 | Arsenal | 4–0 | Leeds United | Borehamwood |
Report | Stadium: Meadow Park |
28 March 2004 14 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Birmingham City | St Albans |
Report |
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Stadium: Clarence Park |
15 April 2004 16 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Borehamwood |
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Report | Stadium: Meadow Park |
18 April 2004 17 | Arsenal | 8–0 | Aston Villa | St Albans |
Report | Stadium: Clarence Park |
Partial league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Arsenal (C) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 11 | +54 | 47 | Champions, to European Cup |
2 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 17 | +35 | 46 | |
3 | Fulham | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 20 | +40 | 44 | |
4 | Leeds United | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 28 | |
5 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 27 |
Results Summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 11 | +54 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 8 | +23 |
Results by matchday
FA Women's Cup
4 January 2004 Fourth Round | Arsenal | 3–0 | Stockport County | St Albans |
Report | Stadium: Clarence Park |
25 January 2004 Fifth Round | Middlesbrough | 1–6 | Arsenal | |
Report |
7 February 2004 Sixth Round | Arsenal | 11–1 | Cardiff City | London Colney |
Report | Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre |
14 March 2004 Semi Final | Bristol Rovers | 0–2 | Arsenal | Bristol |
Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium |
3 May 2004 Final | Arsenal | 3–0 | Charlton Athletic | Shepherd's Bush |
Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,244 Referee: Rayner |
FA Women's Premier League Cup
14 September 2003 First Round | Arsenal | 4–0 | Ipswich Town | St Albans |
Report | Stadium: Clarence Park |
12 October 2003 Second Round | Arsenal | 4–2 | Sunderland | St Albans |
Report | Stadium: Clarence Park |
2 November 2003 Quarter Final | Arsenal | 4–0 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | St Albans |
Report | Stadium: Clarence Park |
14 December 2003 Semi Final | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Arsenal | Gravesend |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stonebridge Road |
London County Cup
18 January 2004 Round One | Arsenal | 4–0 | Millwall Lionesses | St Albans |
Stadium: Clarence Park |
15 February 2004 Semi Final | AFC Wimbledon | 0–9 | Arsenal | |
7 April 2004 Final | Arsenal | 4–0 | Fulham | East Molesey |
Stadium: Imber Court |
See also
References
- ^ Cocozza, Paula (2004-05-04). "Arsenal enjoy Fleeting moment". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Fulham and Charlton book places". 2003-12-14. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Ladies: Arsenal 0-3 Everton - Match report". Ladies: Arsenal 0-3 Everton - Match report. 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Arsenal Ladies". 2004-05 Arsenal Handbook: Pages 80-81.
- ^ "Gunners try SA women". 2003-08-12. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Gunners try SA women". 2003-08-12. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Gunners try SA women". 2003-08-12. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Charlton Athletic 8 Aston Villa 2". Archived from the original on 13 August 2011.
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