2006–07 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
2006–07 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerVic Akers
StadiumMeadow Park
Premier LeagueChampions
FA CupWinners
Premier League CupWinners
UEFA CupWinners
Community ShieldWinners
London County CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Lianne Sanderson (30)
All: Lianne Sanderson (41)
Biggest win14–0 (vs Fulham, Premier League, 27 August 2006)
Biggest defeatN/A

The 2006–07 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 20th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, winning the title for a 4th consecutive season, winning every single match.[1][2] In May, the team played their first ever game at Emirates Stadium, defeating Everton 3-2.[3] They completed a domestic treble by also winning the Premier League Cup and the FA Women's Cup, defeating Leeds United and Charlton Athletic in the finals respectively.[4][5] That treble became a quadruple, when they won the UEFA Women's Cup, defeating Umea over two legs, Alex Scott's last-gasp long range effort in Sweden proving to be the difference between the two sides.[6]

This was Arsenal Ladies' first ever European Trophy, the first for the club as whole since the 1994 European Cup Winner's Cup, and they remain the sole English club to win a Women's European Trophy. Combined with the FA Women's Community Shield and The London County Cup, Arsenal won a clean sweep of six titles, a feat that has never been repeated in the English game.[7][8]

Squad statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2007[9]

Squad No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Signed From
Goalkeepers
1 Emma Byrne (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 2000 Fortuna Hjørring
13 Amy Pearce Homegrown
24 Rebecca Spencer (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 2006 Homegrown
Defenders
2 Meghan McKeag (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 Homegrown
3 Yvonne Tracy (1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 2000 St Patrick's Athletic
5 Leanne Champ (1983-08-10) 10 August 1983 2001 Millwall Lionesses
6 Faye White (captain) (1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 1996 Horsham Ladies
12 Alex Scott (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 2005 Birmingham City
15 Cori Daniels (1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 Homegrown
18 Anita Asante (1985-04-27) 27 April 1985 1998 Homegrown
23 Mary Phillip (1977-03-14) 14 March 1977 2004 Fulham
26 Gilly Flaherty (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 Homegrown
27 Seana Cooke (1989-07-06) 6 July 1989 Homegrown
Félicienne Minnaar (1989-01-31) 31 January 1989 2006 Homegrown
Midfielders
4 Jayne Ludlow (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 2000 Southampton Saints
7 Ciara Grant (1978-05-17) 17 May 1978 1998 St Patrick's Athletic
8 Kelly Smith (1978-10-29) 29 October 1978 2005 New Jersey Wildcats
16 Sian Larkin (1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 Homegrown
17 Katie Chapman (1982-06-15) 15 June 1982 2006 Charlton Athletic
19 Charlotte Gurr (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 2004 Homegrown
21 Elizabeth Wicks (1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 Homegrown
22 Danielle Buet (1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 Homegrown
Danielle Saulter Homegrown
Renée Slegers (1989-02-05) 5 February 1989 Homegrown
Yuko Tukahashi Homegrown
Forwards
9 Lianne Sanderson (1988-02-03) 3 February 1988 2003 Homegrown
10 Julie Fleeting (1980-12-18) 18 December 1980 2004 Ross County
11 Rachel Yankey (1979-11-01) 1 November 1979 2005 New Jersey Wildcats
14 Karen Carney (1987-08-01) 1 August 1987 2006 Birmingham City
20 Gemma Davison (1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 2001 Watford
25 Stacey Sowden Homegrown
Sarah Wiltshire (1991-07-07) 7 July 1991 2007 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 22 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 43 0
13 Amy Pearce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Rebecca Spencer 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
Defenders
2 Meghan McKeag 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 Yvonne Tracy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Leanne Champ 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2+2 0
6 Faye White (captain) 3+2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 4+3 1
12 Alex Scott 22 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 41 4
15 Cori Daniels 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0+1 0 1+2 2
18 Anita Asante 22 1 5 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 42 2
23 Mary Phillip 20 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 39 0
26 Gilly Flaherty 2+8 0 1+1 1 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4+10 1
27 Seana Cooke 0 0 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Félicienne Minnaar 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
Midfielders
4 Jayne Ludlow 17+1 14 5 7 4 1 1 0 1 0 10 2 38+1 24
7 Ciara Grant 21 0 5 0 5 1 1 0 0+1 0 7+1 0 39+2 1
8 Kelly Smith 18+2 19 4+1 4 3+2 2 1 2 1 1 5 5 32+5 33
16 Sian Larkin 3+11 1 0+4 01 2+2 1 2 0 0+1 0 2+3 0 9+21 3
17 Katie Chapman 21 14 5 3 4 2 0 00 1 1 8 1 39 21
19 Charlotte Gurr 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 1 0+0 0 0+2 0 2+4 1
21 Elizabeth Wicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 Danielle Buet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Danielle Saulter 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
Renée Slegers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
Yuko Tukahashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
9 Lianne Sanderson 20+2 30 5 6 5 3 0 0 1 0 9 2 40+2 41
10 Julie Fleeting 6+2 12 3 0 3+1 8 0 0 0 0 9 9 21+3 29
11 Rachel Yankey 20+1 11 4+1 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 8+1 3 38+3 17
14 Karen Carney 19+2 9 3+2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4+3 2 29+7 12
20 Gemma Davison 6+15 4 1+4 4 2+2 1 2 0 0+1 01 1+6 1 12+28 11
25 Stacey Sowden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarah Wiltshire 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 9 FW Lianne Sanderson 30 6 3 0 0 2 41
2 8 MF Kelly Smith 19 4 2 2 1 5 33
3 10 FW Julie Fleeting 12 0 8 0 0 9 29
4 4 MF Jayne Ludlow 14 7 1 0 0 2 24
5 17 MF Katie Chapman 14 3 2 0 1 1 21
6 11 FW Rachel Yankey 11 1 2 0 0 3 17
7 14 FW Karen Carney 9 1 0 0 0 2 12
8 20 FW Gemma Davison 4 4 1 0 1 1 11
9 12 DF Alex Scott 2 1 0 0 0 1 4
10 16 MF Sian Larkin 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
11 18 DF Anita Asante 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
15 DF Cori Daniels 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Own Goal 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
12 22 MF Danielle Buet 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
7 MF Ciara Grant 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
6 DF Faye White (captain) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
26 DF Gilly Flaherty 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
19 MF Charlotte Gurr 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Total 119 30 21 6 3 27 206

Clean sheets

Rank No. Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup Comm Shield UEFA Cup Total
1 1 Emma Byrne 14 2 3 1 1 6 27
2 24 Rebecca Spencer 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Total 14 2 3 2 1 6 28

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date No. Position Player From club
13 July 2006[10] 14 FW Karen Carney Birmingham City
19 July 2006[11] 17 MF Katie Chapman Charlton Athletic

Transfers out

Announcement date No. Position Player To club
2006 DF Vaila Barsley St. John's Red Storm
2006 21 MF Lisa Burrows
2006 DF Ashley Hutton
2006 17 Hayley Kemp
2006 Beth Lloyd
2006 Karen Marsh
2006 11 Rachel McArthur Leeds United
2006 FW Sarah McGrath St. John's Red Storm
2006 2 DF Kirsty Pealing Retired
2006 MF Karen Ray Hartford Hawks

Club

Kit

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Home
Away

Competitions

FA Women's Community Shield

2 August 2006 Arsenal 3–0 Everton Crewe
20:05 BST
  • Smith 23'
  • Chapman 30'
  • Davison 90'
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,604

FA Women's Premier League

4 October 2006 4 Fulham 0–9 Arsenal Burnham
19:30 BST Report Stadium: The 1878 Stadium
22 October 2006 5 Everton 1–4 Arsenal Crosby
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Rossett Park
29 October 2006 6 Arsenal 6–0 Sunderland Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 350
17 December 2006 7 Arsenal 4–0 Blackburn Rovers Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
25 February 2007 11 Arsenal 4–0 Cardiff City Hoddesdon
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Stewart Edward Stadium
Note: The game took place at Hoddesdon Town FC due to unplayable conditions at Boreham Wood
22 March 2007 13 Arsenal 4–1 Bristol Academy Borehamwood
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
2 May 2007 20 Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea Borehamwood
19:30 BST
Report
  • Edwards 78'
Stadium: Meadow Park
9 May 2007 21 Arsenal 3–2 Everton Holloway, London
13:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Partial league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 22 22 0 0 119 10 +109 66 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
2 Everton 22 17 1 4 56 15 +41 52
3 Charlton Athletic 22 16 2 4 63 32 +31 50
4 Bristol Academy 22 13 1 8 53 41 +12 40
5 Leeds United 22 12 1 9 50 44 +6 37
Source: FA WPL
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Arsenal had won the 2006-07 European Cup, Everton qualify as League runner-up.

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
22 22 0 0 119 10  +109 66 11 0 0 55 4  +51 11 0 0 64 6  +58

Results by matchday

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

FA Women's Cup

7 January 2007 Fourth Round Stockport County 1–4 Arsenal Stockport
13:00 GMT
  • Johnston 56'  
Report
Stadium: Neil Rourke Memorial Stadium
4 February 2007 Fifth Round Arsenal 14–1 Reading Borehamwood
13:00 GMT Report
  • Caswell 86'
Stadium: Meadow Park
11 February 2007 Quarter Final Arsenal 6–0 Birmingham City Borehamwood
12:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
18 March 2007 Semi Final Bristol Academy 0–2 Arsenal Bristol
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Memorial Ground
Attendance: 1,212
7 May 2007 Final Charlton Athletic 1–4 Arsenal Nottingham
13:00 BST Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,529
Referee: Anthony Bates

FA Women's Premier League Cup

8 October 2006 First Round Arsenal 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report Exley 25' (pen.) Stadium: Meadow Park
15 October 2006 Second Round Arsenal 3–0 Birmingham City Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
19 November 2006 Quarter Final Arsenal 9–0 Nottingham Forest Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
10 December 2006 Semi Final Arsenal 4–1 Chelsea Borehamwood
12:00 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
4 March 2007 Final Leeds United 0–1 Arsenal Scunthorpe
14:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,688
Referee: D Roberts

London County Cup

24 January 2007 Quarter Final Arsenal 4–0 West Ham United Potters Bar
14:00 GMT
Stadium: The Lantern Stadium
Semi Final Arsenal v Wimbledon
Note: Game was never played. Arsenal given a w/o

UEFA Women's Cup

Group Stage

12 September 2006 1 Arsenal 5–4 Rossiyanka Krasnoarmeysk
14:00
Report Stadium: Stadion Rossiyanka
14 September 2006 2 Femina 0–6 Arsenal Krasnoarmeysk
  • Benkö  63'
  • Kovesi  78'
Report
Stadium: Stadion Rossiyanka
17 September 2006 3 Arsenal 1–0 Brøndby Shchyolkovo
Report Stadium: Podmoskovie Stadium

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS BRØ ROS FEM
1 Arsenal 3 3 0 0 12 4 +8 9 Advance to quarter-finals 1–0 5–4
2 Brøndby 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 2–1 5–1
3 Rossiyanka (H) 3 1 0 2 9 9 0 3 4–2
4 Femina 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0 0–6
Source: RSSSF[6]
(H) Hosts

Quarter Final

12 October 2006 First Leg Breiðablik 0–5 Arsenal Kópavogur
17:00 (CET) Report
Stadium: Kópavogsvöllur
Attendance: 942
Referee: Floarea Cristina Ionescu
19 October 2006 Second Leg Arsenal 4–1
(9–1 agg.)
Breiðablik Borehamwood
20:30 (CET)
Report
  • Bjornsdottir 68'
  • Magnúsdóttir  74'
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist

Semi Final

4 November 2006 First Leg Brøndby 2–2 Arsenal Brøndby
13:00 (CET)
Report
  • Smith 9', 51'  79'  79'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Referee: Claudine Brohet
11 November 2006 Second Leg Arsenal 3–0
(5–2 agg.)
Brøndby Borehamwood
15:00 (CET)
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Natalia Avdonchenko

Final

21 April 2007 First Leg Umeå 0–1 Arsenal Umeå
14:00 (CET) Report
Stadium: Gammliavallen
Attendance: 6,265
Referee: Christine Beck
29 April 2007 Second Leg Arsenal 0–0
(1–0 agg.)
Umeå Borehamwood
13:00 (CET)
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,467
Referee: Nicole Petignat

See also

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