2007–08 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
2007–08 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
London County Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Lianne Sanderson (25); All: Lianne Sanderson (53)
Biggest win	1–11 (vs Newquay, Premier League Cup, 21 October 2007); 11–1 (vs Newquay, FA Cup, 6 January 2008)
Biggest defeat	2–3 (vs Lyon, UEFA Cup, 21 November 2007); 1–0 (vs Everton, Premier League Cup, 28 February 2008)

The 2007–08 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 21st season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, winning the title for a 5th consecutive season and doing so unbeaten once again.^[1] They completed a domestic double by winning the FA Women's Cup by defeating Leeds Carnegie 4-1 in the Final, but lost the Premier League Cup Final to Everton.^[2]^[3] They also competed in the UEFA Women's Cup as reigning champions, but lost at the Quarter-final stage to Lyon.^[4]^[5]

Squad statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2008^[6]

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Since	Signed From
Goalkeepers
1	Emma Byrne	(1979-06-14) 14 June 1979	2000	Fortuna Hjørring
24	Rebecca Spencer	(1991-02-22) 22 February 1991	2006	Homegrown
	Sarah Quantrill	(1990-07-21) 21 July 1990	2007	Homegrown
Defenders
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	Gilly Flaherty	(1991-08-24) 24 August 1991	2003	Millwall Lionesses
18	Anita Asante	(1985-04-27) 27 April 1985	1998	Homegrown
23	Mary Phillip	(1977-03-14) 14 March 1977	2004	Fulham
27	Seana Cooke	(1989-07-06) 6 July 1989		Homegrown
	Faye Marsh			Homegrown
	Cally Rowell	(1991-01-14) 14 January 1991		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	Kim Little	(1990-09-26) 26 September 1990	2008	Hibernian
17	Katie Chapman	(1982-06-15) 15 June 1982	2006	Charlton Athletic
21	Elizabeth Wicks	(1989-10-13) 13 October 1989		Homegrown
22	Laura Coombs	(1991-01-29) 29 January 1991	2007	Homegrown
	Lenie Onzia	(1989-05-30) 30 May 1989	2007	Leuven
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
	Sarah Wiltshire	(1991-07-07) 7 July 1991	2007	Homegrown

Appearances and goals

No.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		PL Cup		LC Cup		UEFA Cup		Total
No.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Emma Byrne	21	0	4	0	4	0	‡	0	5	0	34	0
24	Rebecca Spencer	1+3	0	1	0	0+1	0	‡	0	0	0	2+4	0
	Sarah Quantrill	0	0	0	0	0	0	‡	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	Yvonne Tracy	11+5	2	0+1	0	1+1	0	‡	1	0+1	0	12+8	3
5	Leanne Champ	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	‡	0	0	0	0+1	0
6	Faye White (captain)	16	5	5	0	1+!	0	‡	0	2	0	24+1	5
12	Alex Scott	20+1	1	5	1	3	0	‡	1	5	0	33+1	3
15	Gilly Flaherty	3+3	0	1+2	0	3+1	0	‡	0	0+2	0	7+7	0
18	Anita Asante	21	0	4	0	4	0	‡	0	5	0	34	0
23	Mary Phillip	17+1	0	5	2	1+1	0	‡	0	5	0	28+2	2
27	Seana Cooke	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	‡	1	0	0	0+1	1
	Faye Marsh	0	0	0	0	0+1	1	‡	0	0	0	0+1	1
	Cally Rowell	0	0	0	0	0	0	‡	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	Jayne Ludlow	19+3	9	5	4	4	4	‡	1	5	2	33+3	20
7	Ciara Grant	15+2	1	3+1	2	3	0	‡	0	3	1	24+3	4
8	Kelly Smith	15+1	8	4+1	5	2	0	‡	0	4	2	25+2	15
16	Kim Little	8	1	0	0	0	0	‡	0	0	0	8	1
17	Katie Chapman	7	6	0	0	3	1	‡	0	5	2	15	9
21	Elizabeth Wicks	0	0	0	0	0+1	1	‡	3	0	0	0+1	4
22	Laura Coombs	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	‡	1	0	0	0+1	1
	Lenie Onzia	0	0	0	0	0	0	‡	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	Lianne Sanderson	20	25	5	11	4	7	‡	8	4+1	2	33+1	53
10	Julie Fleeting	9	11	1+1	1	0	0	‡	0	4+1	3	14+2	15
11	Rachel Yankey	15+4	4	4+1	2	4	5	‡	0	5	1	28+5	12
14	Karen Carney	20	10	5	2	4	2	‡	0	3+2	3	32+2	17
20	Gemma Davison	4+14	1	2+3	2	1+3	0	‡	1	0+2	0	7+22	4
	Sarah Wiltshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	‡	0	0	0	0	0

‡ = No match-day line-up data has been sourced for the London County Cup fixtures. Cannot verify any appearances made in the competition for this season.

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Position	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	PL Cup	LC Cup	UEFA Cup	Total
1	9	FW	Lianne Sanderson	25	11	7	8	2	53
2	4	MF	Jayne Ludlow	9	4	4	1	2	20
3	14	FW	Karen Carney	10	2	2	0	3	17
4	8	MF	Kelly Smith	8	5	0	0	2	15
4	10	FW	Julie Fleeting	11	1	0	0	3	15
5	11	FW	Rachel Yankey	4	2	5	0	1	12
6	17	MF	Katie Chapman	6	0	1	0	2	9
7	6	DF	Faye White (captain)	5	0	0	0	0	5
8	7	MF	Ciara Grant	1	2	0	0	1	4
	20	FW	Gemma Davison	1	2	0	1	0	4
	21	MF	Elizabeth Wicks	0	0	1	3	0	4
9	3	DF	Yvonne Tracy	2	0	0	1	0	3
9	12	DF	Alex Scott	1	1	0	1	0	3
10	23	DF	Mary Phillip	0	2	0	0	0	2
11	16	MF	Kim Little	1	0	0	0	0	1
	22	MF	Laura Coombs	0	0	0	1	0	1
	27	DF	Seana Cooke	0	0	0	1	0	1
		DF	Faye Marsh	0	0	1	0	0	1
Total				84	32	21	17	16	170

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	From club
2007		MF	Lenie Onzia	Leuven
1 August 2008^[7]	16	MF	Kim Little	Hibernian

Transfers out

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	To club
6 July 2007^[8]	22	MF	Danielle Buet	Chelsea
6 July 2007^[8]	16	MF	Sian Larkin	Chelsea
2007	19	MF	Charlotte Gurr	Chelsea
2007	15	DF	Cori Daniels	Watford
2007		MF	Danielle Saulter
2007	2	DF	Megan McKeag
2007		MF	Yuko Tukahashi
2007		MF	Renée Slegers	Willem II
2008	5	DF	Leanne Champ	Millwall Lionesses
January 2008^[9]	21	MF	Elizabeth Wicks	Columbia Lions

Club

Kit

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Home

Away

Third

Competitions

FA Women's Premier League

27 September 2007 1	Watford	2–6	Arsenal	Letchworth
19:30 BST	Lander 15', 43'	Report	Sanderson 6', 29', 60' Chapman 20' Carney 54' Smith 64' (pen.)	Stadium: County Ground

30 September 2007 2	Liverpool	1–4	Arsenal	Skelmersdale
14:00 BST	Jones 76'	Report	Ludlow 36' Sanderson 47', 58' Carney 90'	Stadium: Ashley Travel Stadium

4 October 2007 3	Chelsea	0–3	Arsenal	East Molesey
19:30 BST		Report	Fleeting 36', 54', 82'	Stadium: Imber Court

8 November 2007 4	Arsenal	5–0	Charlton Athletic	Borehamwood
19:00 GMT	Sanderson 47', 65' F. White 56' Yankey 78' Ludlow 82'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

11 November 2007 5	Arsenal	9–0	Cardiff City	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Sanderson 12', 17', 59' A. Scott 19' Chapman 20' Ludlow 33' F. White 43', 78' Davison 71'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

29 November 2007 6	Charlton Athletic	0–7	Arsenal	Dartford
19:45 GMT		Report	Ludlow 20' Sanderson 25', 74' Chapman 29', 83', 88l' Grant 60'	Stadium: Princes Park

2 December 2007 7	Everton	0–2	Arsenal	Crosby
14:00 GMT		Report	Sanderson 59' Chapman 78'	Stadium: Rossett Park

13 December 2007 8	Bristol Academy	0–1	Arsenal	Almondsbury
19:30 GMT		Report	Carney 88'	Stadium: Oaklands Park

24 January 2008 9	Arsenal	4–1	Watford	Borehamwood
19:45 GMT	Smith 37', 73' Fleeting 49', 69'	Report	Howell 72'	Stadium: Meadow Park

3 February 2008 10	Blackburn Rovers	1–3	Arsenal	Clitheroe
14:00 GMT	Anderton 79'	Report	F. White 50' Fleeting 58' Smith 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Shawbride

10 February 2008 11	Arsenal	5–2	Liverpool	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Sanderson 5', 37' Yankey 46' Fleeting 77', 88'	Report	Parry 6' McCoy 78'	Stadium: Meadow Park

21 February 2008 12	Arsenal	4–3	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Borehamwood
19:45 GMT	Carney 2' Grant 35' Fleeting 49', 68'	Report	Heckler 56', 65' Exley 61'	Stadium: Meadow Park

2 March 2008 13	Leeds United	0–4	Arsenal	Tadcaster
14:00 GMT		Report	Yankey 3' Sanderson 34', 40' Fleeting 89'	Stadium: Ings Lane

23 March 2008 14	Cardiff City	0–6	Arsenal	Bridgend
14:00 GMT		Report	Carney 15', 18' Smith 24' Sanderson 28', 33' Ludlow 51'	Stadium: Bryntirion Park

26 March 2008 15	Doncaster Rovers Belles	2–4	Arsenal	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Hansen 4' Hamilton 64'	Report	Tracy 2' Sanderson 34', 50' Ludlow 67'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

30 March 2008 16	Arsenal	3–0	Birmingham City	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Ludlow 10' Sanderson 82', 89'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

3 April 2008 17	Birmingham City	0–3	Arsenal	Redditch
19:45 BST		Report	Sanderson 17' Smith 31' Carney 37'	Stadium: Valley Stadium

13 April 2008 18	Arsenal	0–0	Everton	Borehamwood
14:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

20 April 2008 19	Arsenal	2–0	Bristol Academy	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Smith 45' (pen.) Yankey 75'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

24 April 2008 20	Arsenal	4–1	Chelsea	Holloway, London
19:00 BST	Carney 20', 83' Sanderson Smith 32' (pen.) Little 77'	Report	Whitter 15'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium

27 April 2008 21	Arsenal	5–1	Blackburn Rovers	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Ludlow 13', 34' F. White 33' Brewer 35' (o.g.) Sanderson 71'	Report	Campbell 60'	Stadium: Meadow Park

14 May 2008 22	Arsenal	1–1	Leeds United	London Colney
17:30 BST	Carney 21'	Report	Moore 46'	Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre

Partial league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal (C)	22	20	2	0	85	15	+70	62	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
2	Everton	22	18	3	1	69	14	+55	57
3	Leeds United^[a]	22	12	4	6	45	33	+12	40
4	Bristol Academy	22	10	4	8	45	35	+10	34
5	Chelsea	22	9	5	8	40	35	+5	32

Source: FA WPL
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ On 9 July 2008, the team announced they were changing their name to Leeds Carnegie Ladies F.C. This came to ensure all of the professional sports teams Leeds Met University were investing in carried the name of the university's sport department, Carnegie College (including Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie). On 8 July 2010 it was announced by Leeds United F.C. that to stop Leeds Carnegie Ladies from going out of existence the club would step in to provide funding again, bringing the club full circle back to Leeds United Ladies once more, a day under two years since the club was renamed Leeds Carnegie L.F.C.

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	20	2	0	85	15	+70	62	9	2	0	42	9	+33	11	0	0	43	6	+37

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D
Position	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	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

6 January 2008 Fourth Round	Arsenal	11–1	Newquay	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Sanderson Ludlow Grant Davison Grant Yankey Phillip (pen.)	Report	Wood (pen.)	Stadium: Meadow Park

27 January 2008 Fifth Round	Arsenal	8–1	West Ham United	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Sanderson (pen.) Davison Smith Phillip Yankey Carney (o.g.)	Report	Puttick	Stadium: Meadow Park

24 February 2008 Quarter Final	Arsenal	5–1	Birmingham City	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Fleeting 33' Sanderson 37', 65' A. Scott 60' Carney 75'	Report	Hall 20'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 230

16 March 2008 Semi Final	Lincoln	1–5	Arsenal	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Barker 34'	Report	Smith 8', 26' Sanderson 14', 21' Ludlow 80'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,974 Referee: Amy Rayner

5 May 2008 Final	Arsenal	4–1	Leeds United	Nottingham
14:00 BST	Smith 54', 83' Ludlow 59' Sanderson 60'	Report	Clarke 69'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,582 Referee: Saša Ihringová

FA Women's Premier League Cup

7 October 2007 First Round	Cardiff City	0–4	Arsenal	Cwmbran
14:00 GMT		Report	Carney Chapman Yankey Sanderson	Stadium: Cwmbran Stadium

21 October 2007 Second Round	Newquay	1–11	Arsenal	Truro
14:00 BST	Wood (pen.)	Report	Yankey Ludlow Sanderson Marsh Wicks	Stadium: Truro City Stadium Attendance: 1,200

4 November 2007 Quarter Final	Arsenal	3–1	Chelsea	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Carney 43' Ludlow 78' Sanderson 84'	Report	F. White 62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Meadow Park

16 December 2007 Semi Final	Arsenal	4–0	Liverpool	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Ludlow 8' Sanderson 42' Yankey 68' Tracy 84'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

28 February 2008 Final	Everton	1–0	Arsenal	Leyton
14:00 GMT	Kane 7'	Report		Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 5,008

London County Cup

17 February 2008 Quarter Final	West Ham United	2–11	Arsenal	Harlow
14:00 BST		Report	Sanderson Wicks A. Scott Coombs Davison	Stadium: Barrows Farm Stadium

9 March 2008 Semi Final	Arsenal	3–0	Charlton Athletic	Borehamwood
19:00 GMT	Sanderson Cooke	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

16 April 2008 Final	Arsenal	3–1	Millwall Lionesses	Finchley
19:30 BST	Tracy Sanderson Ludlow	Report	Mason	Stadium: Harry Abrahams Stadium

UEFA Women's Cup

Group Stage

11 October 2007 1	Arsenal	4–0	Alma	Borehamwood
18:30 BST	Carney 21', 25' Chapman 32' Sanderson 45'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

13 October 2007 2	Arsenal	7–0	Neulengbach	Borehamwood
	Ludlow 9', 31' Fleeting 28', 36' Carney 33' Chapman 71' Grant 79'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

16 October 2007 3	Arsenal	3–3	Bardolino	Borehamwood
18:00 BST	Fleeting 27' Sanderson 48' Smith 85'	Report	Gabbiadini 49' Manieri 85', 90' Panico 90+2'	Stadium: Meadow Park

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ARS	BAR	NEU	ALM
1	Arsenal (H)	3	2	1	0	14	3	+11	7	Advance to quarter-finals	—	–	7–0	4–0
2	Bardolino	3	2	1	0	11	6	+5	7	Advance to quarter-finals	3–3	—	3–2	–
3	Neulengbach	3	1	0	2	5	10	−5	3		–	–	—	3–0
4	Alma	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0		–	1–5	–	—

Source: RSSSF^[5]Group B1
(H) Hosts

Quarter Final

14 November 2007 First Leg	Lyon	0–0	Arsenal	Lyon
19:00 GMT	Renard 54' Bompastor 68' Georges 69'	Report	Carney 55' Smith 80'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

21 November 2007 Second Leg	Arsenal	2–3 (2–3 agg.)	Lyon	Borehamwood
19:30 GMT	Smith 24' 81' Yankey 33' Ludlow 69' Bompastor 70' Simone 89'	Report	Kátia 16' Abily 38' 61' Thomis 85'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Jenny Palmqvist

References

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External links

Official website

[table_note_LEE0.85964863973653-10] On 9 July 2008, the team announced they were changing their name to Leeds Carnegie Ladies F.C. This came to ensure all of the professional sports teams Leeds Met University were investing in carried the name of the university's sport department, Carnegie College (including Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie). On 8 July 2010 it was announced by Leeds United F.C. that to stop Leeds Carnegie Ladies from going out of existence the club would step in to provide funding again, bringing the club full circle back to Leeds United Ladies once more, a day under two years since the club was renamed Leeds Carnegie L.F.C.

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[rsssf-5] Stokkermans, Karel (12 September 2008). "UEFA Club Championship (Women) 2007/08". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

[6] "Arsenal Ladies". 2008-09 Arsenal Handbook: Pages 130-136.

[7] "16. Kim Little | Ladies Players | Ladies | Arsenal.com". 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2 July 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

[:0-8] Association, The Football. "Duo move to Chelsea". wayback.archive-it.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[9] "Elisabeth Wicks". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

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