2008 FA Women's Community Shield

2008 Women's FA Community Shield
Date7 August 2008
VenueMoss Rose, Macclesfield[1]
RefereeSaša Ihringová[2]

The 2008 Women's FA Community Shield was the eighth Women's FA Community Shield, as with its male equivalent, the Community Shield is an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's league and the previous season's Women's FA Cup. The final was contested between Arsenal and Everton on 7 August 2008 at Moss Rose, then home ground of Macclesfield Town. Kelly Smith scored the winner for Arsenal.[3]

Match

Details

Arsenal1–0Everton
Smith 72' Report
Attendance: 1,494
Arsenal
Everton
GK 1 Emma Byrne
DF 2 Alex Scott
DF 3 Yvonne Tracy
DF 5 Gilly Flaherty
DF 15 Laura Bassett
MF 7 Ciara Grant
MF 8 Kelly Smith  75'
MF 4 Jayne Ludlow
FW 11 Rachel Yankey
FW 12 Gemma Davison
FW 14 Karen Carney
Substitutes:
GK 13 Rebecca Spencer
DF 6 Faye White
MF 16 Kim Little  75'
MF 18 Natalie Ross
FW 20 Danielle Bird
Manager:
Vic Akers
GK 1 Rachel Brown
DF 2 Becky Easton
DF 3 Rachel Unitt
DF 6 Lindsay Johnson
MF 4 Fara Williams
MF 5 Emily Westwood  81'
MF 8 Jill Scott
MF 10 Jo Potter  64'
FW 7 Toni Duggan  90'
FW 9 Natasha Dowie
FW 11 Michelle Evans
Substitutes:
GK 13 Danielle Hill
MF 15 Amy Kane
MF 14 Michelle Hinnigan  81'
MF 16 Isobel Christiansen  90'
FW 18 Karen Boyle  64'
Manager:
Mo Marley

References

  1. ^ "TheFA.com - 'Worthy winners'". August 23, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-23.
  2. ^ "Community Shield: Everton 0–1 Arsenal Ladies". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  3. ^ "TheFA.com - Smith settles it". September 24, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-24.