2005–06 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
2005–06 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
Community Shield	Winners
London County Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Kelly Smith (19); All: Kelly Smith (27)
Biggest win	0–9 (vs AFC Wimbledon, London County Cup, 19 January 2006
Biggest defeat	3–1 (vs Frankfurt, UEFA Cup, 15 October 2005)

The 2005–06 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 19th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, winning the title for a 3rd consecutive season. They won the FA Women's Cup by defeating Leeds United 5-0 in the Final, but were unable to retain the Premier League Cup, losing to Charlton Athletic 2-1 in a repeat of the previous season's final.^[1]^[2] Arsenal also lost to Charlton Athletic in the London County Cup Final as well, but did triumph over them to win the FA Women's Community Shield.^[3]^[4] In Europe, Arsenal reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA Women's Cup, where they were defeated 4-2 on aggregate by eventual winners Frankfurt.^[5]

Squad information & statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2006^[6]

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Since	Signed From
Goalkeepers
1	Emma Byrne	(1979-06-14) 14 June 1979	2000	Fortuna Hjørring
13	Lauren Wells	(1988-07-03) 3 July 1988	2004	Arsenal Academy
24	Rebecca Spencer	(1991-02-22) 22 February 1991	2006	Arsenal Academy
Defenders
2	Kirsty Pealling	(1975-04-14) 14 April 1975	1987	Arsenal Academy
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	Three Bridges
12	Alex Scott	(1984-10-14) 14 October 1984	2005	Birmingham City
15	Cori Daniels	(1986-06-04) 4 June 1986	2002	Arsenal Academy
17	Hayley Kemp	(1987-06-23) 23 June 1987	1998	Arsenal Academy
18	Anita Asante	(1985-04-27) 27 April 1985	1998	Arsenal Academy
23	Mary Phillip	(1977-03-14) 14 March 1977	2004	Fulham
	Vaila Barsley	(1987-09-15) 15 September 1987	2005	Arsenal Academy
	Ashley Hutton	(1987-11-02) 2 November 1987	2004	Arsenal Academy
	Karen Marsh		2005	Arsenal Academy
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
11	Rachel McArthur	(1977-07-27) 27 July 1977	2005	Bristol City
16	Sian Larkin	(1988-08-10) 10 August 1988	2003	Arsenal Academy
21	Lisa Burrows	(1985-08-01) 1 August 1985	2002	Arsenal Academy
	Charlotte Gurr	(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989	2004	Arsenal Academy
	Danielle Buet	(1988-10-31) 31 October 1988	2005	Arsenal Academy
	Karen Ray		2005	Arsenal Academy
	Danielle Saulter		2004	Arsenal Academy
Forwards
9	Lianne Sanderson	(1988-02-03) 3 February 1988	2003	Arsenal Academy
10	Julie Fleeting	(1980-12-18) 18 December 1980	2004	Ross County
14	Rachel Yankey	(1979-11-01) 1 November 1979	2005	New Jersey Wildcats
20	Gemma Davison	(1987-04-17) 17 April 1987	2001	Watford
	Sarah McGrath	(1987-10-05) 5 October 1987	2004	Peamount United
	Beth Lloyd		2005	Arsenal Academy

Appearances and goals

No.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		PL Cup		LC Cup		Comm Shield		UEFA Cup		Total
No.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Emma Byrne	18	0	5	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	5	0	35	0
13	Lauren Wells	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Rebecca Spencer	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
Defenders
2	Kirsty Pealling	4+4	0	1+2	0	1+2	0	3	0	1	0	4	0	13+8	0
3	Yvonne Tracy	13+1	1	4	0	3	0	1	1	1	0	3	0	25+1	2
5	Leanne Champ	10+2	0	4	0	0+1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	17+3	0
6	Faye White (captain)	15	1	3	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	27	2
12	Alex Scott	8+4	1	2+1	0	3+1	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	19+6	2
15	Cori Daniels	2	0	0+1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3+1	0	8+2	0
17	Hayley Kemp	4+1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7+1	0
18	Anita Asante	14+1	0	5	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	24+2	1
23	Mary Phillip	18	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	34	0
	Vaila Barsley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ashley Hutton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
	Karen Marsh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
4	Jayne Ludlow	14	12	4	1	5	5	3	3	1	2	3+2	2	30+2	24
7	Ciara Grant	14+1	4	2+3	1	2+2	2	1	3	1	1	6	2	26+6	15
8	Kelly Smith	14+2	19	4	3	5	4	0	0	0	0	5	1	28+2	27
11	Rachel McArthur	10+5	6	1+3	0	2	1	3	3	1	0	5	1	22+8	11
16	Sian Larkin	0+3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	2	1	0	0	0+2	0	2+7	1
21	Lisa Burrows	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charlotte Gurr	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
	Danielle Buet	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	1	0	0	1+1	0	1+4	1
	Danielle Saulter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Karen Ray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	1	0	0	0	0	0+2	1
Forwards
9	Lianne Sanderson	17+1	17	5	3	4+1	1	1	1	1	1	5	2	33+2	25
10	Julie Fleeting	8+1	8	5	7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15+1	17
14	Rachel Yankey	15+1	7	5	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	30+1	10
20	Gemma Davison	1+6	1	0	0	1+1	0	3	2	0+1	0	0+1	0	5+9	3
	Sarah McGrath	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
	Beth Lloyd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0	1+2	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Position	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	PL Cup	LC Cup	Comm Shield	UEFA Cup	Total
1	8	MF	Kelly Smith	19	3	4	0	0	1	27
2	9	FW	Lianne Sanderson	17	3	1	1	1	2	25
2	4	MF	Jayne Ludlow	12	1	5	3	2	2	25
3	10	FW	Julie Fleeting	8	7	2	0	0	0	17
4	7	MF	Ciara Grant	4	1	2	3	1	2	13
5	11	MF	Rachel McArthur	6	0	1	3	0	1	11
6		FW	Rachel Yankey	7	3	0	0	0	0	10
7	Own Goal			4	1	0	0	0	0	5
8	20	FW	Gemma Davison	1	0	0	2	0	0	3
7	3	DF	Yvonne Tracy	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
	6	DF	Faye White	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
		DF	Alex Scott	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
		MF	Charlotte Gurr	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
		FW	Sarah McGrath	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
8	18	DF	Anita Asante	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
	16	MF	Sian Larkin	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
		MF	Danielle Buet	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
		MF	Karen Ray	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Total				81	20	17	20	4	8	150

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	PL Cup	LC Cup	Comm Shield	UEFA Cup	Total
1	1	Emma Byrne	7	2	4	1	1	1	16
2	24	Rebecca Spencer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			7	2	4	1	1	1	16

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	From club
2005	12	DF	Alex Scott	Birmingham City
2005	11	MF	Rachel McArthur	Bristol City
2005	14	FW	Rachel Yankey	New Jersey Wildcats

Transfers out

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	To club
2005	8	FW	Angela Banks	Whitehawk
2005		FW	Amber Hearn	Doncaster Rovers Belles
2005		FW	Mikaela Howell	Fulham
2005	14	FW	Justine Lorton	Fulham
2005		MF	Kirsty McBride	Hibernian
2005	22	FW	Dunia Susi	Fulham
2005	16	MF	Emma Thomas	Fulham
2005^[7]	11	DF	Clare Wheatley	Retired
2005^[8]		MF	Kylie Wren	Watford
2005		DF	Yuki Tozaki
2005			Vikki Keeping
2005			Lucy Tape
August 2005		DF	Kelly Lawrence	Fulham

Club

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Home

Away

Third

Competitions

FA Women's Community Shield

4 August 2005	Arsenal	4–0	Charlton Athletic	Milton Keynes
19:45 BST	Grant 13' 13' Ludlow 15', 90+3' Sanderson 60'	Report		Stadium: National Hockey Stadium Attendance: 2,613 Referee: Ms A Rayner

FA Women's Premier League National Division

Partial league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal (C)	18	16	2	0	83	20	+63	50	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
2	Everton	18	14	2	2	46	20	+26	44
3	Charlton Athletic	18	12	3	3	41	13	+28	39
4	Doncaster Rovers Belles	18	7	2	9	32	34	−2	23
5	Bristol Academy	18	4	8	6	19	29	−10	20

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	2	0	83	20	+63	50	9	0	0	42	7	+35	7	2	0	41	13	+28

Results by matchday

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

Source: FA WPL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

14 August 2005 1	Chelsea	0–2	Arsenal	Hampton
14:00 BST		Report	Grant (pen.) Ludlow	Stadium: Beveree Stadium

24 August 2005 2	Arsenal	4–3	Leeds United	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Sanderson Davison McArthur	Report	Clough White (o.g.) Ward	Stadium: Meadow Park

28 August 2005 3	Bristol Academy	1–5	Arsenal
14:00 BST	Williams	Report	Scott (o.g.) Grant Smith McArthur	Attendance: 1

4 September 2005 4	Fulham	1–6	Arsenal	Motspur Park
14:00 BST	Lorton 34'	Report	Yankey 6' Smith 25', 35' Sanderson 29' Wright 65' (o.g.) White 72'	Stadium: Motspur Park

21 October 2005 5	Charlton Athletic	3–3	Arsenal	Gravesend
14:00 BST	Snare Aluko Coss	Report	Smith (pen.)	Stadium: Stonebridge Road

30 October 2005 6	Everton	3–3	Arsenal	Crosby
12:30 BST	Unitt Williams 49' Handley 81'	Report	Yankey 12' Smith 40', 58'	Stadium: Rossett Park Attendance: 1,500

13 November 2005 7	Birmingham City	0–7	Arsenal
14:00 GMT		Report	Grant Sanderson Smith Ludlow (o.g.)

27 November 2005 8	Arsenal	4–0	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Fleeting 33', 42' Yankey 65' Grant 75'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

4 December 2005 9	Arsenal	6–0	Chelsea	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Smith Fleeting McArthur De la Salle (o.g.) Sanderson	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

18 December 2005 10	Arsenal	5–1	Bristol Academy	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Fleeting 48', 50' Ludlow 68' Smith 82' Sanderson 85'	Report	53'	Stadium: Meadow Park

22 January 2006 11	Leeds United	1–4	Arsenal
14:00 GMT	Preston	Report	Sanderson Yankey Smith

5 February 2006 12	Sunderland	1–6	Arsenal
14:00 GMT	Lanaghan	Report	Fleeting Reay (o.g.) McArthur Grant Sanderson

26 February 2006 13	Arsenal	5–1	Fulham	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Ludlow 25', 34', 83' Sanderson 83' Yankey 90'	Report	Thomas 27'	Stadium: Meadow Park

30 March 2006 14	Arsenal	4–2	Birmingham City	Borehamwood
19:30 GMT	Sanderson Fleeting Tracy	Report	(o.g.)	Stadium: Meadow Park

2 April 2006 15	Arsenal	7–0	Sunderland	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Ludlow 35' 53' 68' Smith Yankey	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

9 April 2005 16	Arsenal	5–0	Everton	Borehamwood
12:00 BST	Sanderson 49', 90' Ludlow 59', 67' Smith	Report	Williams 50'	Stadium: Meadow Park

13 April 2006 17	Arsenal	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Borehamwood
19:45 BST	Smith 21' Yankey 87'	Report	Stoney 78	Stadium: Meadow Park

16 April 2006 18	Doncaster Rovers Belles	3–5	Arsenal	Doncaster
14:30 BST	Durrant 2' Heckley 77' Exley 86'	Report	Sanderson 47' Fleeting 56' McArthur 69' Yankey Smith	Stadium: Cantley Park

FA Women's Cup

8 January 2006 Fourth round	Cardiff City	1–4	Arsenal	Cardiff
14:00 GMT	Dykes 23'	Report	Fleeting 10' White 65' Yankey 70'	Stadium: Cardiff Athletics Stadium

29 January 2006 Fifth round	Aston Villa	0–3	Arsenal	Sutton Coldfield
14:00 GMT		Report	Fleeting 62' Sanderson 75' (pen.) 80 Grant 90'	Stadium: Central Ground Coles Lane Attendance: 50

19 February 2006 Quarter-finals	Chelsea	1–6	Arsenal	Hampton
14:00 GMT	Perry 41'	Report	Yankey 5' Sanderson 31' Smith 40', 60' Fleeting 78', 79'	Stadium: Beveree Stadium

19 March 2006 Semi-finals	Arsenal	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Charlton Athletic	Bishop's Stortford
15:00 GMT	Fleeting 70' Ludlow 120'	Report	Aluko 74'	Stadium: Woodside Park Attendance: 1,095 Referee: Ian Crouch

1 May 2006 Final	Arsenal	5–0	Leeds United	Bermondsey
14:00 BST	Ward 3' (o.g.) Fleeting 34' Yankey 35' Smith 73' (pen.) Sanderson 77'	Report		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 13,452 Referee: Phil Crossley (Kent)

FA Women's Premier League Cup

2 October 2005 First round	Arsenal	5–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Scott 10' Smith 25', 43' Ludlow 45' Grant 65'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

23 October 2005 Second round	Manchester City	0–4	Arsenal
14:00 BST		Report	Ludlow McArthur Smith (pen.)

6 November 2005 Quarter-finals	Arsenal	5–0	Bristol City	Borehamwood
15:00 GMT	Ludlow 44' Smith 60' (pen.) Sanderson 70' Asante 72' Grant 89'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

11 December 2005 Semi-finals	Everton	0–2	Arsenal
		Report	Ludlow 40' Fleeting 82'

5 March 2006 Final	Arsenal	1–2	Charlton Athletic	High Wycombe
14:00 GMT	Fleeting 75'	Report	Aluko 28', 45'	Stadium: Adams Park

London County Cup

19 January 2006 Quarter-finals	AFC Wimbledon	0–9	Arsenal
		Report	McArthur McGrath Larkin Ludlow Tracy Grant

22 February 2006 Semi-finals	Arsenal	9–1	Addeyan Long Lane	Potters Bar
	Grant Gurr Davison Buet Ludlow Ray	Report		Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

22 March 2006 Final	Arsenal	3–4	Charlton Athletic	East Molesey
19:30 GMT	Davison 10' Ludlow Sanderson	Report	Snare 31' (pen.), 70', 76' Ritchie 67'	Stadium: Imber Court

UEFA Women's Cup

Second qualifying round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BRØ	ARS	LTO	WRO
1	Brøndby (H)	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9	Advance to quarter-finals	—	1–0	2–0	–
2	Arsenal	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6	Advance to quarter-finals	–	—	1–0	3–1
3	Lada Togliatti	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1		–	–	—	3–3
4	AZS Wrocław	3	0	1	2	5	9	−4	1		1–3	–	–	—

Source: RSSSF^[9]
(H) Hosts

13 September 2005 1	Arsenal	3–1	KŚ AZS Wrocław	Brøndbyvester
	Sanderson 17' McArthur 23' Ludlow 75'	Report	Otrębska 84'	Stadium: Brøndby Idrætsanlæg

15 September 2005 2	Arsenal	1–0	Lada Togliatti	Brøndbyvester
	Smith 13' 31' Ludlow 77'	Report		Stadium: Brøndby Idrætsanlæg

17 September 2005 3	Brøndby IF	1–0	Arsenal	Brøndbyvester
	Jensen 65'	Report		Stadium: Brøndby Stadium

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals

8 October 2005 First leg	Arsenal	1–1	Frankfurt	Barnet
14:00 BST	Sanderson 45' White 38' Yankey 59' Smith 75'	Report	Smisek 23' Kliehm 31'	Stadium: Underhill

15 October 2005 Second leg	Frankfurt	3–1 (4–2 agg.)	Arsenal	Frankfurt
14:00 BST	Lingor 20' (pen.) Garefrekes 43' Smisek 54'	Report	Grant 11' 90 Daniels 90+4'	Stadium: Stadion am Brentanobad

References

^ "Arsenal Ladies 5-0 Leeds Ladies". 1 May 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ "Arsenal 1-2 Charlton Athletic". 5 March 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ "Ladies lose London County Cup Final". Ladies lose London County Cup Final. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ Turner, Georgina (4 November 2005). "TheFA.com - Ludlow steals the show". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ UEFA.com. "History: Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 Arsenal". UEFA. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ "Arsenal Ladies". 2006-07 Arsenal Handbook: Pages 78-82.
^ GranadaMedia.com. "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
^ "Why, what a success". SussexWorld. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
^ Stokkermans, Karel (13 November 2006). "UEFA Club Championship (Women) 2005/06". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] "Arsenal Ladies 5-0 Leeds Ladies". 1 May 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[2] "Arsenal 1-2 Charlton Athletic". 5 March 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[3] "Ladies lose London County Cup Final". Ladies lose London County Cup Final. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[4] Turner, Georgina (4 November 2005). "TheFA.com - Ludlow steals the show". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[5] UEFA.com. "History: Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 Arsenal". UEFA. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[6] "Arsenal Ladies". 2006-07 Arsenal Handbook: Pages 78-82.

[7] GranadaMedia.com. "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2025.

[8] "Why, what a success". SussexWorld. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2025.

[9] Stokkermans, Karel (13 November 2006). "UEFA Club Championship (Women) 2005/06". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

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