2017 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
2016–17 season
ManagerPedro Martínez Losa
StadiumMeadow Park
Super LeagueThird
FA CupSixth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Danielle Carter (4)
All: Danielle Carter (6)
Biggest win10–0 (vs Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup, 19 March 2017)
Biggest defeat1–0 (vs Birmingham City, FA Cup, 26 March 2017)
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The 2017 season was Arsenal Ladies' 7th season in the Women's Super League, 25th season in the top flight, and the 30th season overall. The club participated in the WSL and the FA Cup.

The 2017 WSL season covered only half of a normal season's length, following a reorganisation of top-level women's football in England to shift its schedule to a traditional autumn-to-spring calendar.[1] For this reason there was no WSL Cup, Champions League qualification, or relegation to be competed for.

This was the club's final season known as Arsenal Ladies before rebranding to Arsenal Women in July 2017.[2]

Squad statistics

First team squad

Last updated on 2 May 2017[3]

No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Last Contract Signed From
Goalkeepers
1 Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 34) 2015 April 2016[4] Netherlands FC Twente
13 England Anna Moorhouse (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29) 2017 February 2017[5] England Doncaster Rovers Belles
Defenders
2 England Alex Scott (captain) (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 40) 2012 January 2014[6] United States Boston Breakers
3 Scotland Emma Mitchell (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 32) 2013 August 2015[7] Germany SGS Essen
12 England Vyan Sampson (1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 28) 2014 January 2016[8] Homegrown
16 Republic of Ireland Louise Quinn (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34) 2017 May 2017[9] England Notts County
19 England Jemma Rose (1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 (age 32) 2014 December 2015[10] England Bristol Academy
24 England Lotte Wubben-Moy (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 25) 2015 Homegrown
32 England Anna Patten (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 25) 2017 Homegrown
Midfielders
4 England Fara Williams (1984-01-25) 25 January 1984 (age 40) 2016 January 2016[11] England Liverpool
6 England Leah Williamson (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27) 2014 July 2015[12] Homegrown
8 England Jordan Nobbs (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31) 2010 February 2016[13] England Sunderland
10 Scotland Kim Little (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 34) 2016 October 2016[14] United States Seattle Reign
11 England Carla Humphrey (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 27) 2015 February 2015[15] Homegrown
17 United States Heather O'Reilly (1985-01-02) 2 January 1985 (age 39) 2017 January 2017[16] United States Kansas City
20 Netherlands Dominique Janssen (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 29) 2015 April 2016[17] Germany SGS Essen
21 Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 33) 2015 October 2016[18] Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
Forwards
7 England Chloe Kelly (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26) 2015 February 2016[19] Homegrown
9 England Danielle Carter (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31) 2009 January 2016[20] Homegrown
14 England Jodie Taylor (1986-05-17) 17 May 1986 (age 38) 2016 March 2016[21] United States Portland Thorns
15 Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29) 2015 December 2015[22] Republic of Ireland Shelbourne
23 England Beth Mead (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 29) 2017 January 2017[23] England Sunderland

Appearances and goals

No. Name Super League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal 7 0 2 0 9 0
13 England Anna Moorhouse 1 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 England Alex Scott (captain) 6 0 0 0 6 0
3 Scotland Emma Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 England Vyan Sampson 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Republic of Ireland Louise Quinn 3+2 0 0 0 3+2 0
19 England Jemma Rose 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 England Lotte Wubben-Moy 8 0 0 0 8 0
32 England Anna Patten 8 0 0+1 0 8+1 0
Midfielders
4 England Fara Williams 3+4 0 2 0 5+4 0
6 England Leah Williamson 7 0 2 0 9 0
8 England Jordan Nobbs 8 4 2 0 10 4
10 Scotland Kim Little 0 0 2 1 2 1
11 England Carla Humphrey 0+2 0 0 0 0+2 0
17 United States Heather O'Reilly 7+1 2 2 0 9+1 0
20 Netherlands Dominique Janssen 7 0 2 0 9 1
21 Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk 7+1 2 2 3 9+1 5
Forwards
7 England Chloe Kelly 2+5 2 0+2 1 2+7 3
9 England Dan Carter 7 4 2 2 9 6
14 England Jodie Taylor 4+3 3 2 1 6+3 4
15 Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe 0+3 0 2 1 2+3 1
23 England Beth Mead 3+2 1 0+1 1 3+3 2

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

As of 2 May 2017
Rank No. Pos. Player FA WSL FA Cup Total
1 21 MF Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk 2 3 5
2 8 MF England Jordan Nobbs 4 0 4
3 14 FW England Jodie Taylor 3 0 3
16 DF Republic of Ireland Louise Quinn 3 0 3
7 FW England Chloe Kelly 0 1 3
4 9 FW England Danielle Carter 0 2 2
17 MF United States Heather O'Reilly 2 0 2
23 FW England Beth Mead 0 1 2
5 10 MF Scotland Kim Little 0 1 1
15 FW Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe 0 1 1
20 MF Netherlands Dominique Janssen 0 1 1
Total 14 10 24

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Position Name Super League FA Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 20 MF Netherlands Dominique Janssen 2 0 0 0 2 0
2 24 DF England Lotte Wubben-Moy 1 0 0 0 1 0
27 MF United States Heather O'Reilly 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 4 0 0 0 4 0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

As of 2 May 2017
Rank No. Pos. No. Player FA WSL FA Cup Total
1 1 GK 1 Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal 1 1 2
Total 1 1 2

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date No. Position Player From club
17 October 2016[24] 10 MF Scotland Kim Little United States Seattle Reign FC
18 January 2017[25] 17 MF United States Heather O'Reilly United States FC Kansas City
24 January 2017[26] 23 FW England Beth Mead England Sunderland
17 February 2017[27] 13 GK England Anna Moorhouse England Doncaster
3 May 2017[28][a] 16 DF Republic of Ireland Louise Quinn England Notts County
  1. ^ Made her debut on 30 April 2017 prior to the official announcement.[29]

Transfers out

Announcement date No. Position Player To club
21 October 2016[30] 6 MF Spain Vicky Losada Spain Barcelona
21 October 2016[30] 17 MF Spain Marta Corredera Spain Atlético Madrid
21 October 2016[30] 7 FW Spain Natalia Pablos Spain Raya Vallecano
9 November 2016[31] 5 DF England Casey Stoney England Liverpool
15 December 2016[32] 22 DF Germany Josephine Henning France Lyon
30 December 2016[33] 11 FW England Rachel Yankey Retired
30 December 2016[34] 1 GK Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne England Brighton & Hove Albion
11 January 2017[35] 10 FW England Kelly Smith Retired
15 February 2017[36] 24 FW Nigeria Asisat Oshoala China Dalian Quanjian
March 2017[37] 29 DF England Chiara Ritchie-Williams United States LSU Lady Tigers
July 2017[38] 30 MF England Georgia Allen United States Syracuse Orange

Loans out

Announcement date No. Position Player To club
31 March 2017[39] 28 MF England Charlie Devlin England Millwall Lionesses

Pre-season

Friendlies

1 February 2017 Friendly Arsenal England 1 – 3 Germany Bayern Munich Seville, Spain
15:00 Carter 63' Report Miedema 18'
Bürki 81', 88'		 Stadium: CD Luis del Sol

Testimonials

22 February 2017 Kelly Smith Arsenal 4 – 2 All-Stars Borehamwood
Little
Carter
Nobbs
Dean 		Report Houghton
Smith (pen.)		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Howard Webb

Competitions

Spring Series

Main article: FA WSL Spring Series

Matches

30 April 2017 1 Sunderland 0–0 Arsenal Hetton le Hole
14:00 BST Holmes Yellow card 31' Report Stadium: Hetton Centre
Attendance: 577
Referee: Rebecca Welch
4 May 2017 2 Arsenal 4–4 Liverpool Canons Park
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 696
Referee: David Rock
7 May 2017 3 Yeovil Town 1–5 Arsenal Taunton
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Viridor Stadium
Attendance: 824
Referee: Scott Jackson
17 May 2017 4 Chelsea 2–2 Arsenal Staines
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Aji Ajibola
20 May 2017 5 Arsenal 4–2 Birmingham City Canons Park
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 1,070
Referee: Neil Morrison
28 May 2017 6 Manchester City 0–1 Arsenal Manchester
12:30 BST Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,808
Referee: Anthony Tankard
31 May 2017 7 Arsenal 1–0 Reading Canons Park
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 870
Referee: Alan Dale
3 June 2017 8 Bristol City 0–5 Arsenal Stoke Gifford
18:00 BST Allen Yellow card 63' Report
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Sam Allison

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chelsea 8 6 1 1 32 3 +29 19
2 Manchester City 8 6 1 1 17 6 +11 19
3 Arsenal 8 5 3 0 22 9 +13 18
4 Liverpool 8 4 2 2 20 18 +2 14
5 Sunderland 8 2 3 3 4 14 −10 9
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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
8 5 3 0 22 9  +13 18 2 1 0 9 6  +3 3 2 0 13 3  +10

Last updated: 3 June 2017.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

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ResultDDWDWWWW
Position55342433
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2017. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Women's Cup
19 March 2017 Fifth round Arsenal 10–0 Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,407
Referee: Jason Richardson
26 March 2017 Quarter-Final Birmingham City 1–0 Arsenal Solihull
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 514
Referee: Ian Rathbone

Honours

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