1987–88 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
1987–88 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerVic Akers
Division OneUnknown
FA CupFirst Round
League CupUnknown

The 1987–88 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 1st season of existence, following the merger of Aylesbury Ladies FC and the Arsenal FC Youth Training Scheme for girls.[1]

Aylesbury Ladies FC were competing in the Home Counties League Division One at the time. Arsenal took their slot in the League ahead of the 1987–88 season. The manager of Aylesbury at the time, Bob Sayell, emigrated to Menorca, so Vic Akers took over the running of the club following his departure.[2] Despite the change of name, the team remained at their home ground at Cuddington.[3]

Arsenal also played in the FA Cup, but were knocked out in the First Round by Milton Keynes.[4]

Gill Bordman won Arsenal Ladies' first Player of the Season Award.[5]

Squad information & statistics

First team squad

Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Signed From
Goalkeepers
Terri Hinton[6] 1987 Aylesbury
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling[7] (1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 1987 Arsenal Academy
Gill Bordman 1987 Aylesbury
Alicia O'Grady 1987 Aylesbury
Midfielders
Unknown
Forwards
Naz Ball (1961-02-28) 28 February 1961 1987 Aylesbury
Caroline McGloin 1987 Aylesbury
Trudi Mahoney 1987 Aylesbury
Unknown
Allie Clement 1987 Aylesbury
Debbie Ingram 1987 Aylesbury

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date Position Player From club

Transfers out

Announcement date Position Player To club

Club

Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: JVC[8]

Home
Away

Competitions

Home Counties League

10 January 1988 Friends of Fulham 4–0 Arsenal
Report
??? Arsenal 1–3 Friends of Fulham
Report
??? Arsenal ?–? Biggleswade
Report
??? Arsenal ?–? Brighton C & C Sports
Report
??? Arsenal ?–? Chelsea
Report
??? Arsenal ?–? Millwall Lionesses
Report
??? Arsenal ?–? Red Star Southampton
Report
??? Arsenal ?–? Solent
Report
??? Biggleswade ?–? Arsenal
Report
??? Brighton C & C Sports ?–? Arsenal
Report
??? Chelsea ?–? Arsenal
Report
??? Millwall Lionesses ?–? Arsenal
Report
??? Red Star Southampton ?–? Arsenal
Report
??? Solent ?–? Arsenal
Report

WFA Cup

Main article: 1987–88 WFA Cup
06 September 1987 Group B - First round Arsenal 2–3 Milton Keynes
Report

See also

References

  1. ^ "Soccer Ladies do a deal with Arsenal". British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Interview with Gill Sayell". Living Archive.
  3. ^ "Ladies now the Gunners". Bucks Herald. 20 August 1987.
  4. ^ "Arsenal 2-3 Milton Keynes". The Women's FA Cup.
  5. ^ "Player of The Year Trophy". Living Archive.
  6. ^ Baskerville, Clive (10 October 1987). "Terri's a sure fire Gunner". Reading Evening Post. p. 32. Retrieved 17 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 2003-04-14. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  8. ^ "Arsenal FC Kit History". Football Kit Archive. Retrieved 2025-02-14.


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