The 2001–02 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 15th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, retaining their title from the previous season. They defeated Doncaster Rovers Belles 5-2 to clinch the Charity Shield.[1] They also competed in the FA Cup and Premier League Cup, but were knocked out by Doncaster Rovers Belles and Fulham respectively.[2] Fulham also beat Arsenal in the Final on the London County Cup. Arsenal played in the first edition of the UEFA Women's Cup, but were knocked out at the Quarter Final stage by Toulouse.[3]

Squad statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2002[4]

Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Signed From
Goalkeepers
Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 (age 45) 2000 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
Wales Jo Price (1985-06-07) 7 June 1985 (age 39) 2001
England Jasmine Cripps (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 39) 1998 Homegrown
England Toni-Anne Wayne (1983-05-08) 8 May 1983 (age 41) 2000
England Aman Dosanj (1983-09-09) 9 September 1983 (age 41) 1999 England Southampton Saints
Defenders
England Kirsty Pealling (1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 (age 49) 1987 Homegrown
Scotland Pauline MacDonald (1975-04-17) 17 April 1975 (age 49) 2000 Scotland Cumbernauld United
England Leanne Champ (1983-08-10) 10 August 1983 (age 41) 2001 England Millwall Lionesses
England Faye White (1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 47) 1996 England Horsham Ladies
England Clare Wheatley (1971-02-04) 4 February 1971 (age 54) 1995 England Chelsea
England Julie Fletcher (1974-09-28) 28 September 1974 (age 50) 2001 England Charlton Athletic
Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy (1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 (age 44) 2000 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
England Anita Asante (1985-04-27) 27 April 1985 (age 39) 1998 Homegrown
England Georgie Adams (1984-11-07) 7 November 1984 (age 40) 1999 Homegrown
England Carol Harwood (1965-12-01) 1 December 1965 (age 59) 2002 England Southampton Saints
Saint Lucia Eartha Pond (1983-09-04) 4 September 1983 (age 41) 2002 England Chelsea
England Kelley Few 1990 England Watford
England Casey Stoney (1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 (age 42) 1999 Homegrown
England Sarah Woolliscroft (1974-12-24) 24 December 1974 (age 50) 1999
England Jessica Wright (1983-09-11) 11 September 1983 (age 41) 2001
Midfielders
Wales Jayne Ludlow (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 46) 2000 England Southampton Saints
England Sian Williams (captain) (1968-02-02) 2 February 1968 (age 57) 1990 Italy Juve Siderno
Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant (1978-05-17) 17 May 1978 (age 46) 1998 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
England Emma Thomas (1983-10-17) 17 October 1983 (age 41) 1996 Homegrown
Wales Eleri Earnshaw (1985-05-17) 17 May 1985 (age 39) 2001 Wales Bangor City
Scotland Nicky Grant (1976-08-13) 13 August 1976 (age 48) 2002 Iceland ÍBV
England Emma Coss (1979-05-09) 9 May 1979 (age 45) 1992 Homegrown
Forwards
England Angela Banks (1975-12-23) 23 December 1975 (age 49) 1999 England Whitehawk
England Ellen Maggs (1983-02-16) 16 February 1983 (age 42) 2000 Homegrown
England Alex Scott (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 40) 2002 Homegrown
Japan Megumi Ogawa (1980-03-18) 18 March 1980 (age 45) 2000
England Marieanne Spacey (1966-02-13) 13 February 1966 (age 59) 1993 England Friends of Fulham
Emma Moore 2001
England Sheuneen Ta (1985-07-21) 21 July 1985 (age 39) 1997 Homegrown
Unknown
Jo Gardner 1999

Appearances and goals

Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup Charity Shield UEFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 18 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 32 0
Wales Jo Price 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England Jasmine Cripps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England Toni-Anne Wayne 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+2 0
England Aman Dosanj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
England Kirsty Pealling 11+1 0 3 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 23+1 1
Scotland Pauline MacDonald 18 3 3 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 32 3
England Leanne Champ 17+1 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0+1 0 5 0 29+2 0
England Faye White 17 5 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 1 29 7
England Clare Wheatley 4+5 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 5+7 0
England Julie Fletcher 7+2 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1+1 0 9+5 1
Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy 7+3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0+1 0 1+3 0 12+7 0
England Anita Asante 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
England Georgie Adams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England Carol Harwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Lucia Eartha Pond 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
England Kelley Few 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
England Casey Stoney 12+2 3 1+2 0 2+1 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 22+5 4
England Sarah Woolliscroft 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
England Jessica Wright 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
Midfielders
Wales Jayne Ludlow 15+1 13 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 5 4 26+1 23
England Sian Williams (captain) 15 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 26 0
Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 13+1 6 3 2 4 5 1 0 1 1 5 3 27+1 17
England Emma Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wales Eleri Earnshaw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland Nicky Grant 5+1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11+1 0
England Emma Coss 1+4 0 0+1 0 1+3 0 1 1 0 0 1+1 0 4+9 1
Forwards
England Angela Banks 14+2 10 3 1 3+1 5 0 0 1 1 4 3 25+2 20
England Ellen Maggs 6+10 5 0+3 1 2+1 3 1 0 0+1 0 1+3 1 10+18 10
England Alex Scott 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
Japan Megumi Ogawa 0+4 0 0 0 0+2 1 1+1 1 0 0 0+2 1 1+9 3
England Marianne Spacey 18 16 3 2 4 5 1 1 1 1 5 1 32 26
Emma Moore 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 1 2+6 1
England Sheuneen Ta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown
Jo Gardner 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers

Rank Position Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup Charity Shield UEFA Cup Total
1 FW England Marianne Spacey 16 2 5 1 1 1 26
2 MF Wales Jayne Ludlow 13 3 1 0 2 4 23
3 FW England Angela Banks 10 1 5 0 1 3 20
4 MF Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 6 2 5 0 1 3 17
5 FW England Ellen Maggs 5 1 3 0 0 1 10
6 DF England Faye White 5 0 1 0 0 1 7
7 DF England Casey Stoney 3 0 1 0 0 0 4
8 FW Japan Megumi Ogawa 0 0 1 1 0 1 3
DF Scotland Pauline MacDonald 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
9 DF Saint Lucia Eartha Pond 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
10 FW Emma Moore 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
MF England Emma Coss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
DF England Julie Fletcher 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
DF England Kirsty Pealling 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 61 10 22 6 5 15 119

Clean sheets

Rank Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup Charity Shield UEFA Cup Total
1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 9 2 1 1 0 2 15
2 Wales Jo Price 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England Toni-Anne Wayne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 9 2 1 1 0 2 15

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date Position Player From club
2001 FW Emma Moore
2001 MF Wales Eleri Earnshaw Wales Bangor City
2001 DF England Leanne Champ England Millwall Lionesses
December 2001[5] DF England Julie Fletcher England Charlton Athletic
2002 MF Scotland Nicky Grant Iceland ÍBV
2002 DF Saint Lucia Eartha Pond England Chelsea
2002 DF England Carol Harwood England Southampton Saints

Transfers out

Announcement date Position Player To club
2001 DF England Jenny Canty
2001 FW England Nina Downham England Chelsea
2001 DF Republic of Ireland Susan Heaps Republic of Ireland St Catherine's
2001 DF England Carol Harwood England Southampton Saints
2001 FW Republic of Ireland Grainne Kierans England Charlton Athletic
2001 GK England Lesley Higgs Retired
2001 MF Republic of Ireland Caroline Thorpe Republic of Ireland St Catherine's

Club

Kit

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Dreamcast / Sega

Home
Away
Third

Competitions

FA Women's Community Shield

11 August 2001 Final Arsenal 5–2 Doncaster Belles Kingston upon Thames
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,103
Referee: Janie Frampton

FA Women's Premier League

19 August 2001 1 Leeds United 2–5 Arsenal
Report
14 October 2001 5 Sunderland 0–3 Arsenal
Report
16 December 2001 8 Everton 0–1 Arsenal
Report
20 January 2002 9 Arsenal 4–2 Everton Borehamwood
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
7 April 2002 13 Tranmere Rovers 1–5 Arsenal Heswall
Report
Stadium: Gayton Park
18 April 2002 15 Barry Town 0–1 Arsenal
Report
21 April 2002 16 Arsenal 4–1 Sunderland Borehamwood
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
25 April 2002 17 Charlton Athletic 0–3 Arsenal
Report

Partial league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 18 16 1 1 60 15 +45 49 Champions, to European Cup
2 Doncaster Rovers 18 13 2 3 57 21 +36 41
3 Charlton Athletic 18 10 1 7 40 24 +16 31
4 Leeds United 18 7 5 6 36 37 −1 26
5 Everton 18 8 2 8 30 31 −1 26
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

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 16 1 1 60 15  +45 49 9 0 0 39 8  +31 7 1 1 21 7  +14

Results by matchday

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ResultWWWWWWWWWWWDWLWWWW
Position112222111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss


FA Women's Cup

13 January 2002 Fourth Round Loughborough Students 0–7 Arsenal
Report
17 February 2002 Quarter Final Doncaster Belles 2–1 Arsenal Woodlands
Report
Stadium: Welfare Ground
Referee: J Drew

FA Women's Premier League Cup

23 September 2001 First Round Arsenal 3–0 Ipswich Town Borehamwood
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
28 October 2001 Second Round Arsenal 8–1 Sunderland Borehamwood
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
11 November 2001 Quarter Final Barry Town 2–4 Arsenal
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Report
16 January 2002 Semi Final Fulham 3–2 (a.e.t.) Arsenal Woking
Report
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium

London County Cup

UEFA Women's Cup

Group Stage

1 October 2001 Arsenal England 4–0 Switzerland Bern Bern
Report Stadium: Stadion Neufeld
3 October 2001 Arsenal England 7–0 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv Bern
Report Stadium: Stadion Neufeld
Attendance: 80
5 October 2001 AZS WrocławPoland 1–2 England Arsenal Bern
Report
Stadium: Stadion Neufeld

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS BER WRO HTA
1 England Arsenal 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Advance to quarter-finals 4–0 7–0
2 Switzerland Bern 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6 3–1 7–0
3 Poland AZS Wrocław 3 1 0 2 9 5 +4 3 1–2
4 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 3 0 0 3 0 21 −21 0 0–7
Source: RSSSF[3]


Quarter Final

16 March 2002 Arsenal England 1–1 France Toulouse Borehamwood
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,695
Toulouse France 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)
England Arsenal Toulouse
Report
Stadium: Stade des Sept-Deniers
Attendance: 3,628

See also

References

  1. ^ "Arsenal Ladies 5-2 Doncaster". 11 August 2001. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  2. ^ "England (Women) 2001/02". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel (28 August 2002). "UEFA Club Championship (Women) 2001/02". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Arsenal Ladies". 2002-03 Arsenal Handbook.
  5. ^ "Charlton set to lose England duo". 23 December 2001. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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