2009–10 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
2009-10 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerTony Gervaise
(Until February 2010)
Laura Harvey
(From February 2010)
StadiumMeadow Park
Premier LeagueChampions
FA CupRunners Up
Premier League CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
London County CupWinners
2011 →

The 2009–10 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 23rd season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, the final season they would compete in this League before joining the WSL in 2011. Arsenal won their 7th consecutive League Title, comfortably finishing 11 points ahead of 2nd place Everton.[1] However, Everton would be their downfall in the Premier League Cup and FA Women's Cup, defeating them in the Semi-finals and Final respectively.[2][3] They also competed in the UEFA Women's Champions League, but lost at the Quarter-final stage to Duisburg.[4]

This was Arsenal's first season without manager Vic Akers, who stood down at the end of the previous season to take up the position of General Manager at the club. Tony Gervaise was appointed to take charge, however, he stood down after just 20 games into the season, citing there was a lack of clarity about who was in charge, and was replaced by Laura Harvey.[5][6][7]

Squad Statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2018[8]

Squad No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Signed From
Goalkeepers
1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 (age 45) 2000 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
13 Jamaica Rebecca Spencer (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 33) 2006 Homegrown
24 England Sarah Quantrill (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 34) Homegrown
Defenders
2 England Corinne Yorston (1983-06-15) 15 June 1983 (age 41) 2009 England Bristol Academy
3 Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy (1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 (age 43) 2000 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
5 England Gilly Flaherty (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 33) 2003 England Millwall Lionesses
6 England Faye White (captain) (1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 46) 1996 England Horsham Ladies
19 Republic of Ireland Niamh Fahey (1987-10-13) 13 October 1987 (age 37) 2008 Republic of Ireland Salthill Devon
England Lara Fay (1993-08-09) 9 August 1993 (age 31) Homegrown
Midfielders
4 Wales Jayne Ludlow (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 45) 2000 England Southampton Saints
7 Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant (1978-05-17) 17 May 1978 (age 46) 1998 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
16 Scotland Kim Little (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34) 2008 Scotland Hibernian
17 England Katie Chapman (1982-06-15) 15 June 1982 (age 42) 2006 England Charlton Athletic
18 Scotland Natalie Ross (1989-09-14) 14 September 1989 (age 35) 2008 Scotland Hibernian
22 England Laura Coombs (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 (age 33) 2007 Homegrown
23 England Abbie Prosser (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 33) Homegrown
27 England Naomi Cole (1992-03-30) 30 March 1992 (age 32) Homegrown
Forwards
10 Scotland Julie Fleeting (1980-12-18) 18 December 1980 (age 44) 2004 Scotland Ross County
11 England Rachel Yankey (1979-11-01) 1 November 1979 (age 45) 2005 United States New Jersey Wildcats
12 England Gemma Davison (1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 (age 37) 2001 England Watford
14 Scotland Jen Beattie (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 (age 33) 2009 Scotland Celtic
20 Wales Helen Lander (1986-04-26) 26 April 1986 (age 38) 2009 England Watford
25 England Lauren Bruton (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 32) 2008 Homegrown
28 England Danielle Carter (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31) 2009 Homegrown
Republic of Ireland Ruesha Littlejohn (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 (age 34) 2010 Scotland Glasgow City
Scotland Emily Thomson (1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 (age 31) 2009 Scotland Motherwell

Appearances and goals

No. Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup UEFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 20+1 0 3 0 4 0 2 0 6 0 35 0
13 Jamaica Rebecca Spencer 2 0 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0
24 England Sarah Quantrill 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 England Corinne Yorston 19+1 2 3+1 0 3+1 0 3 0 6 0 34+3 2
3 Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1+1 0 12+1 0
5 England Gilly Flaherty 17+1 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 28+1 1
6 England Faye White (captain) 11+2 1 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 22+2 2
19 Republic of Ireland Niamh Fahey 19+1 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 6 0 37 0
England Lara Fay 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 2+2 0
Midfielders
4 Wales Jayne Ludlow 18+1 4 4 2 4 1 2 1 5 1 33+1 9
7 Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 22 1 5 0 4 0 2 0 6 1 39 2
16 Scotland Kim Little 21 23 5 8 4 5 1 2 5 9 36 47
17 England Katie Chapman 10 4 2 1 3 1 2 0 4 1 21 7
18 Scotland Natalie Ross 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
22 England Laura Coombs 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 1 1+5 1
23 England Abbie Prosser 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
27 England Naomi Cole 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
10 Scotland Julie Fleeting 12 6 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 17 10
11 England Rachel Yankey 20 7 5 2 3 0 1 1 6 2 35 12
12 England Gemma Davison 22 12 5 0 4 0 3 1 6 1 40 14
14 Scotland Jen Beattie 11+5 7 2+2 1 2+1 1 1 1 2+2 1 18+10 11
20 Wales Helen Lander 6+12 6 2+1 0 2+2 1 2 5 3+1 2 15+16 14
25 England Lauren Bruton 1+6 1 0+1 0 0+3 0 1+1 3 0+5 1 2+16 5
28 England Danielle Carter 2+10 3 1+4 0 0 0 0+2 0 2+1 0 5+17 3
Republic of Ireland Ruesha Littlejohn 1 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 3 0 0 3+1 3
Scotland Emily Thomson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Position Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 16 MF Scotland Kim Little 23 8 5 2 9 47
2 12 FW England Gemma Davison 12 0 0 1 1 14
20 FW Wales Helen Lander 6 0 1 5 2 14
3 11 FW England Rachel Yankey 7 2 0 1 2 12
4 14 FW Scotland Jen Beattie 7 1 1 1 1 11
5 10 FW Scotland Julie Fleeting 6 2 2 0 0 10
6 4 MF Wales Jayne Ludlow 4 2 1 1 1 9
7 17 MF England Katie Chapman 4 1 1 0 1 7
8 25 FW England Lauren Bruton 1 0 0 3 1 5
9 28 FW England Danielle Carter 3 0 0 0 0 3
MF Republic of Ireland Ruesha Littlejohn 0 0 0 3 0 3
10 7 MF Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 1 0 0 0 1 2
2 DF England Corinne Yorston 2 0 0 0 0 2
6 DF England Faye White (captain) 1 1 0 0 0 2
11 22 MF England Laura Coombs 0 0 0 0 1 1
5 DF England Gilly Flaherty 0 0 0 0 1 1
Total 77 17 11 17 21 143

Clean sheets

Rank No. Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 7 2 2 2 4 17
2 24 England Sarah Quantrill 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 7 2 2 3 4 18

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date No. Position Player From club
2 July 2009[9] 14 FW Scotland Jen Beattie Scotland Celtic
2 July 2009[10] 2 DF England Corinne Yorston England Bristol Academy
23 January 2010[11] FW Republic of Ireland Ruesha Littlejohn Scotland Glasgow City

Transfers out

Announcement date No. Position Player To club
July 2009[12] 27 DF Republic of Ireland Seana Cooke Republic of Ireland St Francis
2009 9 FW Scotland Suzanne Grant Scotland Celtic
2009 21 DF Saint Lucia Eartha Pond England Chelsea
2009 15 DF England Laura Bassett England Leeds United

Loans out

Announcement date No. Position Player To club
2010 FW Republic of Ireland Ruesha Littlejohn Scotland Rangers

Club

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Home
Away
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Competitions

FA Women's Premier League

27 September 2009 1 Birmingham City 0–1 Arsenal Stratford-upon-Avon
14:00 BST Report Little 2' Stadium: Knights Lane
Referee: Neil Pratt
11 October 2009 2 Arsenal 8–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report Hansen 20' Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Tim Robinson
15 October 2009 3 Nottingham Forest 0–8 Arsenal Gedling
19:45 BST Red card Report
Stadium: Bill Stokeld Stadium
Referee: Robert Ellis
18 October 2009 4 Bristol Academy 1–4 Arsenal Almondsbury
14:00 BST Passariello 15' Report
Stadium: Oaklands Park
Referee: Mark Powell
8 November 2009 5 Chelsea 2–3 Arsenal East Molesey
14:00 GMT Report Beattie 49', 70', 90' Stadium: Imber Court
Referee: Andy Mead
15 November 2009 6 Arsenal 5–1 Sunderland Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report Gutteridge 7' Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Alan Dale
22 November 2009 7 Sunderland 2–1 Arsenal Hetton-le-Hole
14:00 GMT
Report Little 55' Stadium: Hetton Centre
Referee: Anthony Murphy
3 December 2009 8 Arsenal 6–2 Watford Borehamwood
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Dele Sotimirin
13 December 2009 9 Arsenal 8–0 Bristol Academy Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: David Thomas
24 January 2010 10 Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report Sanderson 84' Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Paul Forrester
7 March 2010 11 Arsenal 4–1 Blackburn Rovers Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report Roberts 45' Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Garry Starr
8 April 2010 12 Millwall Lionesses 1–3 Arsenal Beckenham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Eden Park Avenue
Referee: Andy Mead
11 April 2010 13 Everton 0–1 Arsenal Crosby
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Rossett Park
Attendance: 180
Referee: Jane Sims
15 April 2010 14 Arsenal 5–1 Millwall Lionesses Borehamwood
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Andrew Medlock
18 April 2010 15 Leeds Carnegie 0–1 Arsenal Farsley
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Throstle Nest
Attendance: 224
Referee: Michael Moore
21 April 2010 16 Watford 0–1 Arsenal Northwood
19:30 BST Report Stadium: The Skyline Stadium
Referee: Andrew Medlock
25 April 2010 17 Doncaster Rovers Belles 2–1 Arsenal Doncaster
14:00 BST Hamilton 84' Report
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: Sean Barber
29 April 2010 18 Arsenal 4–1 Nottingham Forest Borehamwood
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Garry Starr
6 May 2010 19 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Arsenal Blackburn
19:00 BST Sheen 70' Report Yorston 60' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 477
Referee: Robert Goodwin-Davey
9 May 2010 20 Arsenal 4–2 Everton Borehamwood
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Carl Henry
12 May 2010 21 Arsenal 3–0 Leeds Carnegie Holloway
19:00 BST
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 3,572
Referee: Andy Mead
16 May 2010 22 Arsenal 4–1 Birmingham City London Colney
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre
Referee: Peter Smith

Partial league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal 22 20 1 1 79 19 +60 61 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League
Approved for FA Women's Super League
2 Everton 22 16 2 4 67 19 +48 50 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League
Approved for FA WSL
3 Chelsea 22 16 1 5 60 27 +33 49 Approved for FA WSL
4 Leeds Carnegie 22 15 2 5 50 16 +34 47
5 Sunderland 22 12 1 9 36 35 +1 37
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2010. Source: Soccerway table

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
22 20 1 1 79 19  +60 61 11 0 0 53 11  +42 9 1 1 26 8  +18

Results by matchday

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ResultWWWWWWLWWWWWWWWWWWDWWW
Position9965434322222211111111
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Women's Cup

17 January 2010 Fourth Round Arsenal 4–1 (a.e.t.) Sunderland Borehamwood
13:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 157
07 February 2010 Fifth Round Arsenal 3–2 Leeds Carnegie Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Tim Robinson
14 February 2010 Quarter-Final Arsenal 5–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 155
Referee: G. Sprague
4 April 2009 Semi-Final Chelsea 0–4 Arsenal Staines-upon-Thames
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 605
3 May 2010 Final Arsenal 2–3 (a.e.t.) Everton West Bridgford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,505
Referee: Una Hon

FA Women's Premier League Cup

14 September 2009 First Round Watford 1–4 Arsenal Northwood
14:00 BST Wade 3' (pen.) Report Little 4', 26', 55' Lander 90' Stadium: The Skyline Stadium
5 October 2009 Second Round Millwall Lionesses 0–2 Arsenal Beckenham
14::00 BST Report
Stadium: Eden Park Avenue
1 November 2009 Quarter-Final Arsenal 4–0 Keynsham Town Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
7 December 2009 Semi-Final Everton 2–1 Arsenal Crosby
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Rossett Park
Referee: Emma Hock

London County Cup

10 February 2010 Quarter-Final West Ham United 0–2 Arsenal Thurrock
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Ship Lane
23 March 2010 Final Arsenal 6–0 Millwall Lionesses Finchley
19:30 GMT
Report Stadium: The Maurice Rebak Stadium

UEFA Women's Champions League

Round of 32

30 September 2009 First Leg PAOK Greece 0–9 England Arsenal Thessaloniki
18:00 BST Report
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Lena Arwedahl Sweden
7 October 2009 Second Leg Arsenal England 9–0 Greece PAOK Borehamwood
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 197
Referee: Yuliya Medvedeva-Keldyusheva Kazakhstan

Round of 16

4 November 2009 First Leg Sparta Praha Czech Republic 0–3 England Arsenal Prague
18:00 BST Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 1,975
Referee: Christine Baitinger Germany
11 November 2009 Second leg Arsenal England 2–0 Czech Republic Sparta Praha Borehamwood
13:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 312
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi Greece

Quarter-Final

10 March 2010 First Leg Duisburg Germany 2–1 England Arsenal Duisburg
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 5,145
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist Sweden
14 March 2010 Second leg Arsenal England 0–2 Germany Duisburg Bishop's Stortford
13:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Woodside Park
Attendance: 724
Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen Finland

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