2001–02 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
2001–02 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerVic Akers
StadiumMeadow Park
Premier LeagueWinners
FA CupQuarter Finals
Premier League CupSemi Finals
UEFA CupQuarter finals
Community ShieldWinners
London County CupRunners Up
Top goalscorerLeague: Marianne Spacey: (16)
All: Marianne Spacey: (26)
Biggest win10–2 (vs Leeds United, Premier League, 11 May 2002)
Biggest defeat4–0 (vs Doncaster Rovers Belles, Premier League, 11 April 2002)

The 2001–02 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 15th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, retaining their title from the previous season. They defeated Doncaster Rovers Belles 5-2 to clinch the Charity Shield.[1] They also competed in the FA Cup and Premier League Cup, but were knocked out by Doncaster Rovers Belles and Fulham respectively.[2] Fulham also beat Arsenal in the Final on the London County Cup. Arsenal played in the first edition of the UEFA Women's Cup, but were knocked out at the Quarter Final stage by Toulouse.[3]

Squad information & statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2002[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 Arsenal Academy
Aman Dosanj (1983-09-09) 9 September 1983 1999 Southampton Saints
Jo Price (1985-06-07) 7 June 1985 2001 Arsenal Academy
Toni-Anne Wayne (1983-05-08) 8 May 1983 2000 Arsenal Academy
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling (1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 1987 Arsenal Academy
Pauline MacDonald (1975-04-17) 17 April 1975 2000 Cumbernauld United
Leanne Champ (1983-08-10) 10 August 1983 2001 Millwall Lionesses
Faye White (1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 1996 Three Bridges
Clare Wheatley (1971-02-04) 4 February 1971 1995 Chelsea
Julie Fletcher (1974-09-28) 28 September 1974 2001 Charlton Athletic
Yvonne Tracy (1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 2000 St Patrick's Athletic
Anita Asante (1985-04-27) 27 April 1985 1998 Arsenal Academy
Georgie Adams (1984-11-07) 7 November 1984 1999 Bushey
Carol Harwood (1965-12-01) 1 December 1965 2002 Southampton Saints
Eartha Pond (1983-09-04) 4 September 1983 2002 Chelsea
Casey Stoney (1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 1999 Chelsea
Sarah Woolliscroft (1974-12-24) 24 December 1974 1999 Ilkeston Town
Kelley Few (1971-10-17) 17 October 1971 1991 Romford
Jessica Wright (1983-09-11) 11 September 1983 2001 Berkhamsted Town
Midfielders
Jayne Ludlow (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 2000 Southampton Saints
Sian Williams (captain) (1968-02-02) 2 February 1968 1990 Millwall Lionesses
Ciara Grant (1978-05-17) 17 May 1978 1998 St Patrick's Athletic
Emma Thomas (1983-10-17) 17 October 1983 1996 Arsenal Academy
Nicky Grant (1976-08-13) 13 August 1976 2001 ÍBV
Emma Coss (1979-05-09) 9 May 1979 1992 Arsenal Academy
Alana Livingstone (1974-11-17) 17 November 1974 2001 Arsenal Academy
Alex Cottier (1973-12-06) 6 December 1973 2001 Southampton Saints
Jo Gardner 1999
Forwards
Angela Banks (1975-12-23) 23 December 1975 1999 Whitehawk
Ellen Maggs (1983-02-16) 16 February 1983 2000 Arsenal Academy
Alex Scott (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 2000 Arsenal Academy
Marieanne Spacey (1966-02-13) 13 February 1966 1993 Wimbledon
Sheuneen Ta (1985-07-21) 21 July 1985 1997 Arsenal Academy
Emma Moore (1980-07-15) 15 July 1980 2001 Charlton Athletic
Mikaela Howell (1988-07-12) 12 July 1988 1999 Southampton Women
Megumi Ogawa (1980-03-18) 18 March 1980 2000 Arsenal Academy

Appearances and goals

Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup Charity Shield UEFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
Emma Byrne 18 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 32 0
Jo Price 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jasmine Cripps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Toni-Anne Wayne 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+2 0
Aman Dosanj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling 11+1 0 3 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 23+1 1
Pauline MacDonald 18 3 3 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 32 3
Leanne Champ 17+1 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0+1 0 5 0 29+2 0
Faye White 17 5 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 1 29 7
Clare Wheatley 4+5 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 5+7 0
Julie Fletcher 7+2 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1+1 0 9+5 1
Yvonne Tracy 7+3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0+1 0 1+3 0 12+7 0
Anita Asante 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Georgie Adams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carol Harwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eartha Pond 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
Kelley Few 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
Casey Stoney 12+2 3 1+2 0 2+1 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 22+5 4
Sarah Woolliscroft 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
Jessica Wright 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
Midfielders
Jayne Ludlow 15+1 13 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 5 4 26+1 23
Sian Williams (captain) 15 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 26 0
Ciara Grant 13+1 6 3 2 4 5 1 0 1 1 5 3 27+1 17
Emma Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nicky Grant 5+1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11+1 0
Emma Coss 1+4 0 0+1 0 1+3 0 1 1 0 0 1+1 0 4+9 1
Alana Livingstone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Cottier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jo Gardner 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
Angela Banks 14+2 10 3 1 3+1 5 0 0 1 1 4 3 25+2 20
Ellen Maggs 6+10 5 0+3 1 2+1 3 1 0 0+1 0 1+3 1 10+18 10
Alex Scott 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
Megumi Ogawa 0+4 0 0 0 0+2 1 1+1 1 0 0 0+2 1 1+9 3
Marianne Spacey 18 16 3 2 4 5 1 1 1 1 5 1 32 26
Emma Moore 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 1 2+6 1
Sheuneen Ta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mikaela Howell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank Position Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup Charity Shield UEFA Cup Total
1 FW Marianne Spacey 16 2 5 1 1 1 26
2 MF Jayne Ludlow 13 3 1 0 2 4 23
3 FW Angela Banks 10 1 5 0 1 3 20
4 MF Ciara Grant 6 2 5 0 1 3 17
5 FW Ellen Maggs 5 1 3 0 0 1 10
6 DF Faye White 5 0 1 0 0 1 7
7 DF Casey Stoney 3 0 1 0 0 0 4
8 FW Megumi Ogawa 0 0 1 1 0 1 3
DF Pauline MacDonald 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
9 DF Eartha Pond 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
10 FW Emma Moore 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
MF Emma Coss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
DF Julie Fletcher 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
DF Kirsty Pealling 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 61 10 22 6 5 15 119

Clean sheets

Rank Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup Charity Shield UEFA Cup Total
1 Emma Byrne 9 2 1 1 0 2 15
2 Jo Price 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Toni-Anne Wayne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 9 2 1 1 0 2 15

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date Position Player From club
2001 FW Emma Moore Charlton Athletic
2001[5] DF Leanne Champ Millwall Lionesses
2001[6] DF Jessica Wright Berkhamsted Town
2001 MF Alex Cottier Southampton Saints
2001[7] DF Julie Fletcher Charlton Athletic
2001[8] MF Nicky Grant ÍBV
2002 DF Eartha Pond Chelsea
2002 DF Carol Harwood Southampton Saints

Transfers out

Announcement date Position Player To club
2001 FW Nina Downham Chelsea
2001 DF Susan Heaps St Catherine's
2001 DF Carol Harwood Southampton Saints
2001 FW Grainne Kierans Charlton Athletic
2001 GK Lesley Higgs Retired
2001 MF Caroline Thorpe St Catherine's
2001 DF Jenny Canty
2001 MF Leanne Small
2002[9] DF Sarah Woolliscroft Birmingham City
2002 MF Alex Cottier Southampton Saints

Loans out

Announcement date Position Player To club
2001[10] GK Toni-Anne Wayne Barnet

Club

Kit

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Dreamcast / Sega

Home
Away
Third

Competitions

FA Women's Community Shield

Main article: 2001 FA Women's Charity Shield
11 August 2001 Final Arsenal 5–2 Doncaster Belles Kingston upon Thames
  • C. Grant 5'
  • Ludlow 12', 71'
  • Spacey 20'
  • Banks 90'
 Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,103
Referee: Janie Frampton

FA Women's Premier League National Division

Main article: 2001–02 FA Women's Premier League

Partial league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 18 16 1 1 60 15 +45 49 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
2 Doncaster Belles 18 13 2 3 57 21 +36 41
3 Charlton Athletic 18 10 1 7 40 24 +16 31
4 Leeds United 18 7 5 6 36 37 −1 26
5 Everton 18 8 2 8 30 31 −1 26
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 16 1 1 60 15  +45 49 9 0 0 39 8  +31 7 1 1 21 7  +14

Results by matchday

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ResultWWWWWWWWWWWDWLWWWW
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Source: FA WPL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
19 August 2001 1 Leeds United 2–5 Arsenal  
14:00 BST
  • Kelly 14'
  • Skillcorn 42'
 Report
26 August 2001 2 Arsenal 4–1 Doncaster Belles Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
2 September 2001 3 Arsenal 3–1 Southampton Saints Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
16 September 2001 4 Arsenal 3–1 Charlton Athletic Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
14 October 2001 5 Sunderland 0–3 Arsenal  
14:00 BST Report
2 December 2001 6 Southampton Saints 0–3 Arsenal Southampton
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: St Mary's
9 December 2001 7 Arsenal 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
16 December 2001 8 Everton 0–1 Arsenal  
14:00 GMT Report
20 January 2002 9 Arsenal 4–2 Everton Borehamwood
12:00 GMT
Report
  • Barr 10'
  • Whewell 66'
 Stadium: Meadow Park
10 March 2002 10 Arsenal 6–0 Barry Town Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
13 March 2002 11 Arsenal 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Colney Heath
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
3 April 2002 12 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Arsenal Southwick
20:00 BST Report Stadium: Old Barn Way
7 April 2002 13 Tranmere Rovers 1–5 Arsenal Heswall
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Gayton Park
11 April 2002 14 Doncaster Belles 4–0 Arsenal Woodlands
19:30 BST
Report Stadium: Welfare Ground
18 April 2002 15 Barry Town 0–1 Arsenal  
14:00 BST Report
21 April 2002 16 Arsenal 4–1 Sunderland Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
25 April 2002 17 Charlton Athletic 0–3 Arsenal Bromley
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Hayes Lane
11 May 2002 18 Arsenal 10–2 Leeds United Highbury
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Highbury

FA Women's Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Women's Cup
13 January 2002 Fourth round Loughborough Students 0–7 Arsenal  
13:00 GMT Report
3 February 2002 Fifth round Arsenal 3–0 Leeds United Borehamwood
 Report Stadium: Meadow Park
17 February 2002 Quarter-finals Doncaster Belles 2–1 Arsenal Doncaster
 Report
Stadium: Belle Vue Stadium
Referee: J Drew (Lincolnshire)

FA Women's Premier League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Women's Premier League Cup
23 September 2001 First round Arsenal 8–0 Ipswich Town Borehamwood
 Report Stadium: Meadow Park
28 October 2001 Second round Arsenal 8–1 Sunderland Borehamwood
 Report
  • Lanaghan 67'
 Stadium: Meadow Park
11 November 2001 Quarter-finals Barry Town 2–4 Arsenal  
  • Jones 54'
  • Saunders 80'
 Report
16 January 2002 Semi-finals Fulham 3–2 (a.e.t.) Arsenal Woking
 Report
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium

London County Cup

18 November 2001 Quarter-finals Wimbledon 1–5 Arsenal Kingston Upon Thames
 Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
31 January 2002 Semi-finals Arsenal 1–0 Charlton Athletic Potters Bar
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: The Lantern Stadium
17 April 2002 Final Arsenal 0–4 Fulham East Dulwich
 Stadium: Champion Hill

UEFA Women's Cup

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Women's Cup

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Women's Cup qualifying round § Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS BER WRO HTA
1 Arsenal 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Advance to quarter-finals — 4–0 – 7–0
2 Bern (H) 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6 – — 3–1 7–0
3 AZS Wrocław 3 1 0 2 9 5 +4 3 1–2 – — –
4 Hapoel Tel Aviv 3 0 0 3 0 21 −21 0 – – 0–7 —
Source: RSSSF[3]
(H) Hosts
1 October 2001 1 Arsenal 4–0 Bern Bern
 Report Stadium: Stadion Neufeld
3 October 2001 2 Arsenal 7–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv Bern
 Report Stadium: Stadion Neufeld
Attendance: 80
5 October 2001 3 AZS Wrocław 1–2 Arsenal Bern
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Neufeld

Knockout phase

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Women's Cup knockout phase
Quarter-finals
16 March 2002 First leg Arsenal 1–1 Toulouse Borehamwood
 Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,695
30 March 2002 Second leg Toulouse 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)		 Arsenal Toulouse
 Report
Stadium: Stade des Sept-Deniers
Attendance: 3,628

See also

References

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