2005–06 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies

2005–06 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Vic Akers
Stadium	Meadow Park
Premier League	Champions
FA Cup	Winners
Premier League Cup	Runners-up
UEFA Cup	Quarter finals
Community Shield	Winners
London County Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Kelly Smith (19) All: Kelly Smith (27)
Biggest win	0–9 (vs AFC Wimbledon, London County Cup, 19 January 2006
Biggest defeat	3–1 (vs Frankfurt, UEFA Cup, 15 October 2005)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2005–06 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 19th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, winning the title for a 3rd consecutive season. They won the FA Women's Cup by defeating Leeds United 5-0 in the Final, but were unable to retain the Premier League Cup, losing to Charlton Athletic 2-1 in a repeat of the previous season's final.[1][2] Arsenal also lost to Charlton Athletic in the London County Cup Final as well, but did triumph over them to win the FA Women's Community Shield.[3][4] In Europe, Arsenal reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA Women's Cup, where they were defeated 4-2 on aggregate by eventual winners Frankfurt.[5]

Squad Statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2018[6]

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	Lauren Wells	(1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 36)	2004	Homegrown
24	Rebecca Spencer	(1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 33)	2006	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
12	Alex Scott	(1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 40)	2005	Birmingham City
15	Cori Daniels	(1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 (age 38)		Homegrown
17	Hayley Kemp	(1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 37)		Homegrown
18	Anita Asante	(1985-04-27) 27 April 1985 (age 39)	1998	Homegrown
23	Mary Phillip	(1977-03-14) 14 March 1977 (age 47)	2004	Fulham
	Vaila Barsley	(1987-09-15) 15 September 1987 (age 37)	2005	Homegrown
	Ashley Hutton	(1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 37)
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
8	Kelly Smith	(1978-10-29) 29 October 1978 (age 46)	2005	New Jersey Wildcats
11	Rachel McArthur	(1977-07-27) 27 July 1977 (age 47)	2005	Bristol City
16	Sian Larkin	(1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 (age 36)	2003	Homegrown
21	Lisa Burrows	(1985-08-01) 1 August 1985 (age 39)	2002	Homegrown
	Charlotte Gurr	(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 35)	2004	Homegrown
	Danielle Buet	(1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 (age 36)		Homegrown
	Danielle Saulter
	Karen Ray			Homegrown
Forwards
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	Rachel Yankey	(1979-11-01) 1 November 1979 (age 45)	2005	New Jersey Wildcats
20	Gemma Davison	(1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 (age 37)	2001	Watford
	Sarah McGrath	(1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 37)	2004	Peamount United
Unknown
	Beth Lloyd			Homegrown
	Karen Marsh			Homegrown

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	5	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	5	0	35	0
13	Lauren Wells	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Rebecca Spencer	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
Defenders
2	Kirsty Pealling	4+4	0	1+2	0	1+2	0	3	0	1	0	4	0	13+8	0
3	Yvonne Tracy	13+1	1	4	0	3	0	1	1	1	0	3	0	25+1	2
5	Leanne Champ	10+2	0	4	0	0+1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	17+3	0
6	Faye White (captain)	15	1	3	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	27	2
12	Alex Scott	8+4	1	2+1	0	3+1	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	19+6	2
15	Cori Daniels	2	0	0+1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3+1	0	8+2	0
17	Hayley Kemp	4+1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7+1	0
18	Anita Asante	14+1	0	5	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	24+2	1
23	Mary Phillip	18	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	34	0
	Vaila Barsley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ashley Hutton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	Jayne Ludlow	14	12	4	1	5	5	3	3	1	2	3+2	2	30+2	24
7	Ciara Grant	14+1	4	2+3	1	2+2	2	1	3	1	1	6	2	26+6	15
8	Kelly Smith	14+2	19	4	3	5	4	0	0	0	0	5	1	28+2	27
11	Rachel McArthur	10+5	6	1+3	0	2	1	3	3	1	0	5	1	22+8	11
16	Sian Larkin	0+3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	2	1	0	0	0+2	0	2+7	1
21	Lisa Burrows	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charlotte Gurr	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
	Danielle Buet	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	1	0	0	1+1	0	1+4	1
	Danielle Saulter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Karen Ray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	1	0	0	0	0	0+2	1
Forwards
9	Lianne Sanderson	17+1	17	5	3	4+1	1	1	1	1	1	5	2	33+2	25
10	Julie Fleeting	8+1	8	5	7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15+1	17
14	Rachel Yankey	15+1	7	5	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	30+1	10
20	Gemma Davison	1+6	1	0	0	1+1	0	3	2	0+1	0	0+1	0	5+9	3
	Sarah McGrath	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
Unknown
	Beth Lloyd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0	1+2	0
	Karen Marsh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Position	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	PL Cup	LC Cup	Comm Shield	UEFA Cup	Total
1	8	MF	Kelly Smith	19	3	4	0	0	1	27
2	9	FW	Lianne Sanderson	17	3	1	1	1	2	25
	4	MF	Jayne Ludlow	12	1	5	3	2	2	25
3	10	FW	Julie Fleeting	8	7	2	0	0	0	17
4	7	MF	Ciara Grant	4	1	2	3	1	2	13
5	11	MF	Rachel McArthur	6	0	1	3	0	1	11
6		FW	Rachel Yankey	7	3	0	0	0	0	10
7	Own Goal			4	1	0	0	0	0	5
8	20	FW	Gemma Davison	1	0	0	2	0	0	3
7	3	DF	Yvonne Tracy	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
	6	DF	Faye White	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
		DF	Alex Scott	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
		MF	Charlotte Gurr	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
		FW	Sarah McGrath	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
8	18	DF	Anita Asante	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
	16	MF	Sian Larkin	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
		MF	Danielle Buet	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
		MF	Karen Ray	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Total				81	20	17	20	4	8	150

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	PL Cup	LC Cup	Comm Shield	UEFA Cup	Total
1	1	Emma Byrne	7	2	4	1	1	1	16
2	24	Rebecca Spencer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			7	2	4	1	1	1	16

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	From club
2005	12	DF	Alex Scott	Birmingham City
2005	11	MF	Rachel McArthur	Bristol City
2005	14	FW	Rachel Yankey	New Jersey Wildcats

Transfers out

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	To club
2005	8	FW	Angela Banks	Whitehawk
2005		FW	Amber Hearn	Doncaster Rovers Belles
2005	13	GK	Caroline Collie
August 2005		DF	Kelly Lawrence	Fulham
2005		FW	Mikaela Howell	Fulham
2005	14	FW	Justine Lorton	Fulham
2005		MF	Kirsty McBride	Hibernian
2005	22	FW	Dunia Susi	Fulham
2005	16	MF	Emma Thomas	Fulham
2005		DF	Yuki Tozaki
2005	11	DF	Clare Wheatley	Retired

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Competitions

FA Women's Community Shield

Main article: 2005 FA Women's Community Shield

Arsenal v Charlton Athletic

5 August 2006	Arsenal	4–0	Charlton Athletic	Milton Keynes
19:45 BST	Grant 13' Grant 13' Ludlow 15', 90+3' Sanderson 60'	Report		Stadium: National Hockey Stadium

FA Women's Premier League

Main article: 2005–06 FA Women's Premier League

Chelsea v Arsenal

14 August 2005 1	Chelsea	0–2	Arsenal	Hampton
14:00 BST		Report	Grant (pen.) Ludlow	Stadium: Beveree Stadium

Arsenal v Leeds United

24 August 2005 2	Arsenal	4–3	Leeds United	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Sanderson Davison McArthur	Report	Clough White (o.g.) Ward	Stadium: Meadow Park

Bristol Academy v Arsenal

28 August 2005 3	Bristol Academy	1–5	Arsenal
14:00 BST	Williams	Report	Scott (o.g.) Grant Smith McArthur	Attendance: 1

Fulham v Arsenal

04 September 2005 4	Fulham	1–6	Arsenal	Motspur Park
14:00 BST	Lorton	Report	Yankey Smith Sanderson Wright (o.g.) White	Stadium: Motspur Park

Charlton Athletic v Arsenal

21 October 2005 5	Charlton Athletic	3–3	Arsenal	Gravesend
14:00 BST	Snare Aluko Coss	Report	Smith (pen.)	Stadium: Stonebridge Road

Everton v Arsenal

30 October 2005 6	Everton	3–3	Arsenal	Crosby
14:00 BST	Unitt Williams Handley	Report	Yankey Smith	Stadium: Rossett Park Attendance: 1,500

Birmingham City v Arsenal

13 November 2005 7	Birmingham City	0–7	Arsenal
14:00 GMT		Report	Grant Sanderson Smith Ludlow (o.g.)

Arsenal v Doncaster Rovers Belles

27 November 2005 8	Arsenal	4–0	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Fleeting 33', 42' Yankey 65' Grant 75'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

Arsenal v Chelsea

04 December 2005 9	Arsenal	6–0	Chelsea	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Smith Fleeting McArthur De la Salle (o.g.) Sanderson	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

Arsenal v Bristol Academy

18 December 2005 10	Arsenal	5–1	Bristol Academy	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Fleeting Ludlow Smith Sanderson	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

Leeds United v Arsenal

22 January 2006 11	Leeds United	1–4	Arsenal
14:00 GMT	Preston	Report	Sanderson Yankey Smith

Sunderland v Arsenal

05 February 2006 12	Sunderland	1–6	Arsenal
14:00 GMT	Lanaghan	Report	Fleeting Reay (o.g.) McArthur Grant Sanderson

Arsenal v Fulham

26 February 2006 13	Arsenal	5–1	Fulham	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Ludlow Sanderson Yankey	Report	Thomas	Stadium: Meadow Park

Arsenal v Birmingham City

30 March 2006 14	Arsenal	4–2	Birmingham City	Borehamwood
19:30 GMT	Sanderson Fleeting Tracy	Report	(o.g.)	Stadium: Meadow Park

Arsenal v Sunderland

02 April 2006 15	Arsenal	7–0	Sunderland	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Ludlow Smith Yankey	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

Arsenal v Everton

09 April 2005 16	Arsenal	5–0	Everton	Borehamwood
12:00 BST	Sanderson Ludlow Smith	Report	Williams	Stadium: Meadow Park

Arsenal v Charlton Athletic

13 April 2006 17	Arsenal	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Borehamwood
19:30 BST	Smith Yankey	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

Doncaster Rovers Belles v Arsenal

16 April 2006 18	Doncaster Rovers Belles	3–5	Arsenal	Doncaster
14:30 BST	Durrant Heckley Exley	Report	Sanderson Fleeting McArthur Yankey Smith	Stadium: Cantley Park

Partial league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Arsenal (C)	18	16	2	0	83	20	+63	50	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Everton	18	14	2	2	46	20	+26	44
3	Charlton Athletic	18	12	3	3	41	13	+28	39
4	Doncaster Rovers Belles	18	7	2	9	32	34	−2	23
5	Bristol Academy	18	4	8	6	19	29	−10	20

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	2	0	83	20	+63	50	9	0	0	42	7	+35	7	2	0	41	13	+28

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	A	H	A	A	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	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: 2005–06 FA Women's Cup

Cardiff City v Arsenal

08 January 2006 Fourth Round	Cardiff City	1–4	Arsenal
14:00 GMT		Report	Fleeting White Yankey

Aston Villa v Arsenal

29 January 2006 Fifth Round	Aston Villa	0–3	Arsenal
14:00 GMT		Report	Fleeting 62' Sanderson 75' (pen.) Grant 90'

Chelsea v Arsenal

19 February 2006 Quarter Final	Chelsea	1–6	Arsenal
14:00 GMT	Perry	Report	Yankey Sanderson Smith Fleeting

Arsenal v Charlton Athletic

19 March 2006 Semi Final	Arsenal	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Charlton Athletic	Bishop's Stortford
15:00 GMT	Fleeting 70' Ludlow 120'	Report	Aluko 74'	Stadium: Woodside Park

Arsenal v Leeds United

24 August 2005 Final	Arsenal	5–0	Leeds United	Bermondsey
14:00 BST	Ward 3' (o.g.) Fleeting 34' Yankey 35' Smith 73' (pen.) Sanderson 77'	Report		Stadium: The Den

FA Women's Premier League Cup

Main article: 2005–06 FA Women's Premier League Cup

Arsenal v Wolves

02 October 2005 First Round	Arsenal	5–0	Wolves	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Scott 10' Smith 25', 43' Ludlow 45' Grant 65'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

Manchester City v Arsenal

23 October 2005 Second Round	Manchester City	0–4	Arsenal
14:00 BST		Report	Ludlow McArthur Smith (pen.)

Arsenal v Bristol City

06 November 2005 Quarter Final	Arsenal	5–0	Bristol City	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Ludlow Smith (pen.) Sanderson Asante Grant	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

Everton v Arsenal

11 December 2005 Semi Final	Everton	0–2	Arsenal
		Report	Ludlow 40' Fleeting 82'

Arsenal v Charlton Athletic

05 March 2006 Final	Arsenal	1–2	Charlton Athletic	High Wycombe
14:00 GMT	Fleeting 75'	Report	Aluko 28', 45'	Stadium: Adams Park

London County Cup

AFC Wimbledon v Arsenal

19 January 2006 Quarter Final	AFC Wimbledon	0–9	Arsenal
		Report	McArthur McGrath Larkin Ludlow Tracy Grant

Arsenal v Addeyans

22 February 2006 Semi Final	Arsenal	9–1	Addeyans	Potters Bar
	Grant Gurr Davison Buet Ludlow Ray	Report		Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

Arsenal v Charlton Athletic

22 March 2006 Final	Arsenal	3–4	Charlton Athletic	East Molesey
	Davison Ludlow Sanderson	Report	Snare (pen.) Ritchie	Stadium: Imber Court

UEFA Women's Cup

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Women's Cup

Group Stage

Arsenal v KŚ AZS Wrocław

13 September 2005 1	Arsenal	3–1	KŚ AZS Wrocław	Brøndby
	Sanderson 17' McArthur 23' Ludlow 75'	Report	Otrębska 84'	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium

Arsenal v Lada Togliatti

15 September 2005 2	Arsenal	1–0	Lada Togliatti	Brøndby
	Smith  31' Ludlow 77'	Report		Stadium: Brøndby Stadium

Brøndby IF v Arsenal

17 September 2005 3	Brøndby IF	1–0	Arsenal	Brøndby
	Jensen 65'	Report		Stadium: Brøndby Stadium

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brøndby	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
2	Arsenal Ladies	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Lada Togliatti	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1
4	AZS Wrocław	3	0	1	2	5	9	−4	1

Source: ^[citation needed]

Quarter Final

Arsenal v Frankfurt

08 October 2005 First Leg	Arsenal	1–1	Frankfurt	Barnet
14:00 BST	Sanderson 45' White  38' Yankey  59' Smith  75'	Report	Smisek 23' Kliehm  31'	Stadium: Underhill

Frankfurt v Arsenal

15 October 2005 Second Leg	Frankfurt	3–1	Arsenal	Frankfurt
14:00 BST	Lingor 20' (pen.) Garefrekes 43' Smisek 54'	Report	Grant 11' Daniels  90+4'	Stadium: Stadion am Brentanobad

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