1999–2000 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
1999–2000 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerVic Akers
StadiumMeadow Park
Premier LeagueThird Place
FA CupSemi Final
Premier League CupWinners
London County CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Marianne Spacey (16)
All: Marianne Spacey (31)
Biggest win16–0 (vs Leyton Orent, London County Cup)
Biggest defeat2–0 (vs Doncaster Rovers Belles, Premier League, 05 September 1999)

The 1999–2000 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 13th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, finishing in third place.[1] They won the Premier League Cup by defeating Croydon 4-1 in the Final, but lost to Doncaster Rovers Belles in the FA Cup.[2][3] They also won the London County Cup, triumphing 3-0 over Wimbledon in the Final.

Squad Statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2000[4]

Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Signed From
Goalkeepers
Emma Byrne (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 2000 Fortuna Hjørring
Jasmine Cripps (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 1998 Homegrown
Lesley Higgs (1965-10-25) 25 October 1965 1997 Wembley
Aman Dosanj (1983-09-09) 9 September 1983 1999 Southampton Saints
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling (1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 1987 Homegrown
Pauline MacDonald (1975-04-17) 17 April 1975 2000 Cumbernauld United
Faye White (1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 1996 Horsham Ladies
Clare Wheatley (1971-02-04) 4 February 1971 1995 Chelsea
Carol Harwood (1965-12-01) 1 December 1965 1997 Wembley
Kelley Few 1991 Watford
Casey Stoney (1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 1999 Homegrown
Kim Jerry-Silver (1977-10-06) 6 October 1977 1996 Wembley
Sarah Woolliscroft (1974-12-24) 24 December 1974 1999
Jenny Canty (1976-03-22) 22 March 1976 1997
Tammy Scrivens 1997
Vicki Slee (1973-03-09) 9 March 1973 1991
Kirsty Hewitson (1975-05-17) 17 May 1975 1999
Midfielders
Sian Williams (captain) (1968-02-02) 2 February 1968 1990 Juve Siderno
Ciara Grant (1978-05-17) 17 May 1978 1998 St Patrick's Athletic
Tina Mapes (1971-01-21) 21 January 1971 1997 Croydon
Emma Coss (1979-05-09) 9 May 1979 1992 Homegrown
Carol Conlon (1979-01-09) 9 January 1979 1998
Linda Watt 1995
Forwards
Angela Banks (1975-12-23) 23 December 1975 1999 Whitehawk
Marieanne Spacey (1966-02-13) 13 February 1966 1993 Friends of Fulham
Rachel Yankey (1979-12-01) 1 December 1979 1996 Homegrown
Justine Lorton (1974-03-11) 11 March 1974 1998 Millwall Lionesses
Grainne Kierans (1978-09-20) 20 September 1978 1999 St Patrick's Athletic
Sheuneen Ta (1985-07-21) 21 July 1985 1997 Homegrown
Nina Downham (1980-12-31) 31 December 1980 1998 Millwall Lionesses
Unknown
Jo Gardner 1999
Holly Roberts 1999

Appearances and goals

Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
Lesley Higgs 11 0 2 0 3+1 0 1 0 16+1 0
Emma Byrne 6 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 11 0
Aman Dosanj 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Jasmine Cripps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling 15 3 4 0 5 1 1+1 0 25+1 4
Pauline MacDonald 5 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 10 0
Faye White 14 2 3 1 4 0 2 1 23 4
Clare Wheatley 14 1 4 0 4 3 2 0 24 4
Carol Harwood 16 0 2 0 5 0 2 2 25 2
Kelley Few 4+9 0 1+2 1 1+2 1 2 0 8+13 2
Casey Stoney 9+2 2 1+1 0 4 0 2+1 2 16+4 4
Kim Jerry-Silver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sarah Woolliscroft 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Jenny Canty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tammy Scrivens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vicki Slee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kirsty Hewitson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
Sian Williams (captain) 17 2 4 0 5 0 2 0 27 2
Ciara Grant 11 4 4 2 4 2 2 2 21 10
Tina Mapes 0+5 0 0 0 1+1 1 0 0 1+6 1
Emma Coss 0+3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+5 0
Carol Conlon 0+3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+5 0
Linda Watt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
Angela Banks 15 13 4 6 5 7 1 1 25 27
Marianne Spacey 17 16 4 9 5 4 1 2 27 31
Rachel Yankey 18 14 4 3 3+1 3 1 3 26+1 23
Justine Lorton 11+7 5 1+1 0 2+2 2 2 0 16+10 7
Grainne Kierans 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Sheuneen Ta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
Nina Downham 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+2 0
Unknown
Jo Gardner 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Holly Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank Position Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup Total
1 FW Marianne Spacey 16 9 4 2 31
2 FW Angela Banks 13 6 7 1 27
3 FW Rachel Yankey 14 3 3 3 23
4 MF Ciara Grant 4 2 2 2 10
5 FW Justine Lorton 5 0 2 0 7
6 DF Faye White 2 1 0 1 4
DF Clare Wheatley 1 0 3 0 4
DF Kirsty Pealling 3 0 1 0 4
DF Casey Stoney 2 0 0 2 4
7 MF Sian Williams (captain) 2 0 0 0 2
DF Carol Harwood 0 0 0 2 2
DF Kelley Few 0 1 1 0 2
Own Goals 2 0 0 0 2
8 MF Tina Mapes 0 0 1 0 1
Total 64 22 24 13 123

Clean sheets

Rank Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup Total
1 Lesley Higgs 4 1 1 2 8
2 Emma Byrne 4 0 0 0 4
3 Aman Dosanj 0 0 0 0 0
Total 8 1 1 2 12

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date Position Player From club
1999 Jo Gardner
1999 Holly Roberts
1999 DF Tammy Scrivens
1999 DF Kirsty Hewitson
1999 MF Linda Watt
1999 GK Aman Dosanj Southampton Saints
1999 DF Sarah Woolliscroft
1999 FW Angela Banks Whitehawk
1999 FW Grainne Kierans St Patrick's Athletic
2000 DF Pauline MacDonald Cumbernauld United
2000 GK Emma Byrne Fortuna Hjørring

Transfers out

Announcement date Position Player To club
1999 DF Kim Jerry-Silver Fulham
1999 GK Sarah Reed Lynn Fighting Knights
1999 MF Taryn Rockall NSW Sapphires
1999 GK Abbie Yeoman
1999 MF Tina Mapes Croydon
2000 FW Justine Lorton Stjarnan

Loans out

Announcement date Position Player To club
2000 FW Rachel Yankey Laval Dynamites

Club

Kit

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Home
Away

Competitions

FA Women's Premier League

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Women's Premier League
29 August 1999 1 Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Arsenal  
14:00 BST
  • Smith
  • 86'
 Report
05 September 1999 2 Doncaster Belles 2–0 Arsenal  
  • 75'
 Report
12 September 1999 3 Reading Royals 0–3 Arsenal  
Report
15 September 1999 4 Arsenal 3–0 Southampton Saints Borehamwood
 Report Stadium: Meadow Park
03 October 1999 5 Croydon 1–0 Arsenal  
 Report
24 October 1999 6 Arsenal 5–0 Everton Borehamwood
 Report Stadium: Meadow Park
07 November 1999 7 Arsenal 10–1 Aston Villa Borehamwood
 Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
15 September 1999 8 Arsenal 2–1 Doncaster Belles Borehamwood
 Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
21 November 1999 9 Arsenal 9–0 Reading Royals Borehamwood
(o.g.)
 Report Stadium: Meadow Park
05 December 1999 10 Aston Villa 1–8 Arsenal  
 Report
15 September 1999 11 Arsenal 8–1 Tranmere Rovers Borehamwood
 Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
13 February 2000 12 Southampton Saints 1–3 Arsenal  
 Report
12 March 2000 13 Everton 1–1 Arsenal Crosby
 Report
Stadium: Rossett Park
09 April 2000 14 Liverpool 1–1 Arsenal  
75' (pen.) Report
16 April 2000 15 Arsenal 2–0 Liverpool Potters Bar
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: The Lantern Stadium
24 April 2000 16 Arsenal 6–0 Millwall Lionesses Highbury
 Report Stadium: Highbury
30 April 2000 17 Millwall Lionesses 0–7 Arsenal  
Report
04 May 2000 18 Arsenal 3–0 Croydon Borehamwood
 Report Stadium: Meadow Park

Partial league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Croydon (C) 18 15 2 1 58 13 +45 47
2 Doncaster Belles 18 15 1 2 66 14 +52 46
3 Arsenal 18 13 2 3 73 13 +60 41
4 Everton 18 10 3 5 62 31 +31 33
5 Tranmere Rovers 18 9 1 8 43 36 +7 28
Source: FA WPL
(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 13 2 3 73 13  +60 41 9 0 0 48 3  +45 4 2 3 25 10  +15

Results by matchday

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

FA Women's Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Women's Cup
09 January 2000 Fourth Round Cardiff City 1–8 Arsenal  
 Report
06 February 2000 Fifth Round Arsenal 5–0 Reading Royals Borehamwood
 Report Stadium: Meadow Park
27 February 2000 Quarter Final Fulham 0–7 Arsenal New Malden
Report
Stadium: Motspur Park
25 March 2000 Semi Final Doncaster Belles 3–2 Arsenal Mansfield
 Report
Stadium: Field Mill
Referee: Wendy Toms

FA Women's Premier League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Women's Premier League Cup
26 September 1999 First Round Arsenal 6–0 Langford Borehamwood
 Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 200
31 October 1999 Second Round Aston Villa 1–7 Arsenal  
 Report
28 November 1999 Quarter Final Arsenal 6–1 Bangor City Potters Bar
 Report
Stadium: The Lantern Stadium
23 January 2000 Semi Final Everton 1–2 (a.e.t.) Arsenal  
 Report
01 April 2000 Final Arsenal 4–1 Croydon Barnet
 Report
Stadium: Underhill Stadium

London County Cup

Second Round Arsenal 16–0 Leyton Orient
30 January 2000 Semi Final Arsenal 8–1 Barking Potters Bar
 Report
Stadium: The Lantern Stadium
19 March 2000 Final Arsenal 3–0 (a.e.t.) Wimbledon East Dulwich
 Report Stadium: Champion Hill

See also

References

  1. ^ "England (Women) 1999/00". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  2. ^ "Arsenal Ladies stroll to cup glory past Croydon". The Guardian. 2000-04-03. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  3. ^ "England (Women) 1999/00". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  4. ^ "Arsenal Ladies". 2000-01 Arsenal Handbook: Page 70.
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