2004–05 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies

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)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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 to Charlton Athletic, and failed to progress in the London County Cup.[3] 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 Djurgårdens IF.[4]

Squad Statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2018[5]

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Since	Signed From
Goalkeepers
1	Emma Byrne	(1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 (age 45)	2000	Fortuna Hjørring
13	Caroline Collie	(1986-08-11) 11 August 1986 (age 38)	2002
	Jasmine Cripps	(1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 39)	1998	Homegrown
	Lauren Wells	(1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 36)	2004	Homegrown
Defenders
2	Kirsty Pealling	(1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 (age 49)	1987	Homegrown
3	Yvonne Tracy	(1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 (age 43)	2000	St Patrick's Athletic
5	Leanne Champ	(1983-08-10) 10 August 1983 (age 41)	2001	Millwall Lionesses
6	Faye White (captain)	(1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 46)	1996	Horsham Ladies
11	Clare Wheatley	(1971-02-04) 4 February 1971 (age 53)	1995	Chelsea
15	Anita Asante	(1985-04-27) 27 April 1985 (age 39)	1998	Homegrown
17	Hayley Kemp	(1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 37)	1998	Homegrown
23	Mary Phillip	(1977-03-14) 14 March 1977 (age 47)	2004	Fulham
	Cori Daniels	(1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 (age 38)	2002	Homegrown
	Kelly Lawrence	(1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 (age 36)	2004	Homegrown
	Yuki Tozaki
Midfielders
4	Jayne Ludlow	(1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 46)	2000	Southampton Saints
7	Ciara Grant	(1978-05-17) 17 May 1978 (age 46)	1998	St Patrick's Athletic
12	Elaine O'Connor	(1982-02-20) 20 February 1982 (age 42)	2004	St Catherine's
12	Kelly Smith	(1978-10-29) 29 October 1978 (age 46)	2005	New Jersey Wildcats
16	Emma Thomas	(1983-10-17) 17 October 1983 (age 41)	1996	Homegrown
21	Lisa Burrows	(1985-08-01) 1 August 1985 (age 39)	2002	Homegrown
	Sian Larkin	(1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 (age 36)	2003	Homegrown
	Charlotte Gurr	(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 35)	2004	Homegrown
	Kirsty McBride	(1985-09-09) 9 September 1985 (age 39)	2004	Hibernian
	Danielle Saulter
Forwards
8	Angela Banks	(1975-12-23) 23 December 1975 (age 49)	2004	Retirement
9	Lianne Sanderson	(1988-02-03) 3 February 1988 (age 36)	2003	Homegrown
10	Julie Fleeting	(1980-12-18) 18 December 1980 (age 44)	2004	Ross County
14	Justine Lorton	(1974-03-11) 11 March 1974 (age 50)	2003	Charlton Athletic
22	Dunia Susi	(1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 37)	2004	Homegrown
24	Gemma Davison	(1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 (age 37)	2004	Watford
	Amber Hearn	(1984-11-28) 28 November 1984 (age 40)	2004	Homegrown
	Mikaela Howell	(1988-07-12) 12 July 1988 (age 36)	1999
Unknown
	Vikki Keeping
	Kylie Wren
	Lucy Tape

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	Emma Byrne	18	0	4	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	7	0	35	0
13	Caroline Collie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Jasmine Cripps	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lauren Wells	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	Kirsty Pealling	17	1	3+1	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	7	0	33+1	1
3	Yvonne Tracy	3+3	0	1	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	5+6	0
5	Leanne Champ	14+2	0	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	1	0	4+1	0	25+5	0
6	Faye White (captain)	8+1	3	4	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	5+1	2	20+2	8
11	Clare Wheatley	16+2	0	3	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	7	1	32+1	1
15	Anita Asante	14	1	1+2	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	24+3	1
17	Hayley Kemp	2+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2+1	1	6+3	1
23	Mary Phillip	17	0	3+1	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	32+1	0
	Cori Daniels	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	Jayne Ludlow	15+3	5	4	2	4	1	1	1	1	0	7	2	32+3	11
7	Ciara Grant	16+2	5	4	0	4	2	1	1	1	0	7	2	33+2	10
12	Elaine O'Connor	1+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2+4	0
12	Kelly Smith	2+1	2	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2+2	2
16	Emma Thomas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
21	Lisa Burrows	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
	Kirsty McBride	3+5	0	1	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4+8	0
	Sian Larkin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charlotte Gurr	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
Forwards
8	Angela Banks	14+2	13	4	0	4	0	1	4	0	0	6+1	3	29+3	20
9	Lianne Sanderson	18	9	4	1	4	3	0	0	1	0	4+3	0	31+3	13
10	Julie Fleeting	14	12	3	3	4	5	0	0	1	0	6+1	3	28+1	23
14	Justine Lorton	5+6	4	1	0	0+1	0	1	3	0+1	0	1+2	0	8+10	7
22	Dunia Susi	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+3	0
24	Gemma Davison	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	1+4	0
	Amber Hearn	1+6	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+4	0	1+12	0
	Mikaela Howell	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
	Kylie Wren	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	Julie Fleeting	12	3	5	0	0	3	23
2	8	FW	Angela Banks	13	0	0	4	0	3	20
3	9	FW	Lianne Sanderson	9	1	3	0	0	0	13
4	4	MF	Jayne Ludlow	5	2	1	1	0	2	11
5	7	MF	Ciara Grant	5	0	2	1	0	2	10
6	6	DF	Faye White (captain)	3	1	2	0	0	2	8
7	14	FW	Justine Lorton	4	0	0	3	0	0	7
8	12	MF	Kelly Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
	Own Goals			1	1	0	0	0	0	2
9	2	DF	Kirsty Pealling	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	15	DF	Anita Asante	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	17	DF	Hayley Kemp	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	11	DF	Clare Wheatley	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total				56	8	13	9	0	14	100

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	PL Cup	LC Cup	Comm Shield	UEFA Cup	Total
1	1	Emma Byrne	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	23	DF	Mary Phillip	Fulham
2004	12	MF	Elaine O'Connor	St Catherines
2004	8	FW	Angela Banks	Retirement
2005	12	MF	Kelly Smith	New Jersey Wildcats

Transfers out

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	To club
2004	24	DF	Georgie Adams	Birmingham City
2004	23	MF	Eleri Earnshaw	New York Magic
2004	12	DF	Julie Fletcher	Charlton Athletic
2004	30	DF	Carol Harwood	Retired
2004	19	FW	Mihoko Ishida
2004	10	FW	Ellen Maggs	Birmingham City
2004		MF	Veronica Phewa
2004		MF	Portia Modise
2004			Toni Carelse
2004	22	MF	Jo Potter	Birmingham City
2004	9	FW	Alex Scott	Birmingham City
2004	7	MF	Sian Williams	Charlton Athletic
2005	12	MF	Elaine O'Connor	Long Island Lady Riders

Club

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Home

Away

Third

Competitions

FA Women's Community Shield

Main article: 2004 FA Women's Community Shield

Arsenal v Charlton Athletic

5 August 2006 Final	Arsenal	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Stevenage
19:45 BST		Report	Heatherson 41'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Referee: Mr S J Long

FA Women's Premier League

Main article: 2004–05 FA Women's Premier League

Arsenal v Charlton Athletic

22 August 2004 1	Arsenal	2–2	Charlton Athletic	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Sanderson 1' Champ   63' Banks 74'	Report	Aluko 27', 60'	Stadium: Meadow Park

Fulham v Arsenal

29 August 2004 2	Fulham	0–0	Arsenal	Motspur Park
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Motspur Park Referee: Len Wilcox

Liverpool v Arsenal

05 September 2004 3	Liverpool	0–4	Arsenal
14:00 BST		Report	Lorton Ludlow Grant

Arsenal v Liverpool

03 October 2004 4	Arsenal	4–1	Liverpool	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Banks 54', 81' Sanderson 65' Ludlow 87'	Report	Hart 60'	Stadium: Meadow Park

Birmingham City v Arsenal

13 October 2004 5	Birmingham City	2–5	Arsenal	Redditch
19:45 BST	Lacey Gallagher	Report	Banks Sanderson Pealling	Stadium: Valley Stadium

Arsenal v Leeds United

29 October 2004 6	Arsenal	1–0	Leeds United	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Lorton 53'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

Arsenal v Everton

04 November 2004 7	Arsenal	2–0	Everton	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Grant pen' Fleeting	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

Bristol City v Arsenal

21 November 2004 8	Bristol City	2–3	Arsenal
14:00 GMT	McArthur Tomkins	Report	Banks Sanderson

Arsenal v Bristol Rovers

28 November 2004 9	Arsenal	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Fleeting Grant	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

Arsenal v Doncaster Rovers Belles

05 December 2004 10	Arsenal	3–0	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Fleeting 45', 78', 82'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

Arsenal v Bristol City

23 January 2005 11	Arsenal	7–0	Bristol City	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Bryant (o.g.) Smith Fleeting Sanderson White Lorton	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

Everton v Arsenal

06 February 2005 12	Everton	1–1	Arsenal	Crosby
14:00 GMT	Handley 33'	Report	Ludlow 72'	Stadium: Rossett Park

Doncaster Rovers Belles v Arsenal

27 February 2005 13	Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–1	Arsenal
14:00 GMT		Report	Fleeting

Arsenal v Birmingham City

23 March 2005 14	Arsenal	8–1	Birmingham City	Borehamwood
19:30 GMT	Asante Banks Fleeting Grant Sanderson	Report	Maggs	Stadium: Meadow Park

Leeds United v Arsenal

27 March 2005 15	Leeds United	1–2	Arsenal
14:00 GMT	Ward	Report	Ludlow White

Bristol Rovers v Arsenal

04 April 2005 16	Bristol Rovers	1–5	Arsenal
14:00 BST	Williams	Report	Banks Sanderson Wheatley

Charlton Athletic v Arsenal

22 April 2005 17	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Arsenal
14:00 GMT		Report	Smith

Arsenal v Fulham

07 May 2005 18	Arsenal	6–2	Fulham	Finchley
15:00 GMT	Fleeting Ludlow Sanderson Banks	Report	Anderson Ritchie	Stadium: The Maurice Rebak Stadium

Partial league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Arsenal (C)	18	15	3	0	57	13	+44	48	Qualification for the European Cup
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

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	15	3	0	57	13	+44	48	8	1	0	35	6	+29	7	2	0	22	7	+15

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H
Result	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	5	6	4	5	5	4	5	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1

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

FA Women's Cup

Main article: 2004–05 FA Women's Cup

Arsenal v AFC Wimbledon

09 January 2005 Fourth Round	Arsenal	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Borehamwood
	Ludlow 67', 72'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 110

Leeds United v Arsenal

30 January 2005 Fifth Round	Leeds United	1–3	Arsenal	Garforth
	Ward 70'	Report	Fleeting 30' White 50' Sanderson 80'	Stadium: Wheatley Park

Birmingham City v Arsenal

20 February 2005 Quarter Finals	Birmingham City	0–3	Arsenal	Solihull
		Report	Fleeting 22', 85' Lacey 39' (o.g.)	Stadium: Damson Park

Everton v Arsenal

20 March 2005 Semi Finals	Everton	3–0	Arsenal	Southport
	Williams 44' Handley 79' McDougall 85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Haig Avenue Referee: Douglas Stewart

FA Women's Premier League Cup

Main article: 2004–05 FA Women's Premier League Cup

Arsenal v Sunderland

12 September 2004 First Round	Arsenal	3–0	Sunderland	Borehamwood
14:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Meadow Park
Note: Given as a home walkover after Sunderland withdrew from the competition

Arsenal v Bristol City

10 October 2004 Second Round	Arsenal	4–1	Bristol City	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Fleeting Grant Sanderson	Report	Bryant	Stadium: Meadow Park

Arsenal v Fulham

04 November 2004 Quarter Final	Arsenal	3–0	Fulham	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Grant Ludlow Sanderson	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

Birmingham City v Arsenal

12 December 2004 Semi Final	Birmingham City	1–3	Arsenal
14:00 GMT	Barr 52'	Report	Fleeting 16', 78', 89'

Charlton Athletic v Arsenal

06 March 2005 Final	Charlton Athletic	0–3	Arsenal	Brentford
19:30 GMT		Report	Fleeting 24' White 47', 69'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 2,512

London County Cup

Addeyans v Arsenal

16 January 2005 First Round	Addeyans	1–10	Arsenal
14:00 GMT			Banks Lorton Grant Ludlow Davison

UEFA Women's Cup

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Women's Cup

Group Stage

Arsenal v Athletic Club

14 September 2004 1	Arsenal	2–2	Athletic Club	Stockholm
15:00 BST	White 40'  58' Grant 87' (pen.)	Report	Vázquez 4'  73' Iturregi 56' Moreno  86'	Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium

Aegina v Arsenal

16 September 2004 2	Aegina	1–7	Arsenal	Stockholm
15:00 BST	Koutrafouri 41' Tefani 44' Zouzouli  47' Bentoumi  61'	Report	Ludlow 8' White  21' 57' Champ  29' Fleeting 40', 75' Grant 66' Wheatley 69' Banks 82'	Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium

Djurgården v Arsenal

18 September 2004 3	Djurgården	0–1	Arsenal	Stockholm
13:00 BST	Nykvist   81' Fagerström  84'	Report	Kemp 8'  72'	Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal Ladies	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7	7
2	Djurgården	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
3	Athletic Club Neskak	3	1	1	1	9	6	+3	4
4	Aegina	3	0	0	3	2	17	−15	0

Source: ^[citation needed]

Quarter Final

Torres v Arsenal

23 October 2004 First Leg	Torres	2–0	Arsenal	Vanni Sanna, Sassari
13:00 BST	Conti 19' Guarino 78'	Report

Arsenal v Torres

31 October 2004 Second Leg	Arsenal	4–1	Torres	Borehamwood
13:00 BST	Banks 36', 38' White  57' Ludlow 72' Fleeting 82'	Report	Pedersen 68' Placchi  79'	Stadium: Meadow Park

Semi Final

Djurgården v Arsenal Ladies

7 April 2005 First Leg	Djurgården	1–1	Arsenal Ladies	Solna
17:00 BST	Ekblom 39'	Report	Fleeting 23'	Stadium: Råsunda

Arsenal v Djurgården

15 April 2005 Second Leg	Arsenal	0–1	Djurgården	Borehamwood
19:45 BST	Champ  80'	Report	Svensson 41'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,808

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