2011 Arsenal L.F.C. season

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Arsenal Ladies
2011 season
ManagerLaura Harvey
StadiumMeadow Park
Super LeagueChampions
FA CupWinners
WSL CupWinners
Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Kim Little (9)
All: Ellen White (16)
Biggest win9–0 (vs Mašinac, UWCL, 14 October 2010)
Biggest defeat3–1 (vs Everton, WSL, 31 July 2011)
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The 2011 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 24th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the first edition of the FA WSL, England's new top flight for women's football. In April, Arsenal played in the first ever WSL match, defeating Chelsea 1–0 at Imperial Fields, thanks to a goal from Gilly Flaherty, the first goal in WSL history.[1] Arsenal won the inaugural title,[2] and also played in the FA Women's Cup, and the FA WSL Cup, winning the former against Bristol Academy[3] in May and the latter against Birmingham City in September.[4] They also competed in the UEFA Women's Champions League, losing at the Semi Final stage to Lyon.[5]

Squad statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2018[6]

Squad No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Last Contract 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) 2013 England Birmingham City
31 England Sophie Harris (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30) 2010 England Lincoln City
Defenders
2 England Steph Houghton (1988-04-23) 23 April 1988 (age 36) 2010 August 2010[7] England Leeds Carnegie
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
21 England Lara Fay (1993-08-09) 9 August 1993 (age 31) Homegrown
25 Wales Hayley Ladd (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31) 2009 England St Albans City
Midfielders
4 Wales Jayne Ludlow (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 46) 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
8 England Jordan Nobbs (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 32) 2010 August 2010[8] England Sunderland
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) 2010 November 2010 United States Chicago Red Stars
28 England Brooke Nunn (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31) Homegrown
29 England Laura Coombs (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 (age 33) England Charlton Athletic
30 England Bianca Bragg (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 31) Homegrown
Forwards
9 England Ellen White (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 (age 35) 2010 July 2010[9] England Leeds Carnegie
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) 2012 United States Sky Blue FC
14 Scotland Jen Beattie (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 (age 33) 2009 Scotland Celtic
15 England Danielle Carter (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31) 2009 Homegrown
20 England Lauren Bruton (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 32) 2008 England Luton Town

Italic indicates an academy player. ‡ = Player played in the earlier rounds of the UEFA Women's Champions League, but departed Arsenal before the start of the WSL Season

Appearances and goals

No. Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup UWCL Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 14 0 4 0 1 0 8 0 27 0
13 Jamaica Rebecca Spencer 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
31 England Sophie Harris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 England Steph Houghton 9+5 1 4 0 3 1 8 0 24+5 2
3 Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 0+4 0
5 England Gilly Flaherty 13+1 1 4 0 3 0 5 1 25+1 2
6 England Faye White (captain) 5+1 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 13+1 0
19 Republic of Ireland Niamh Fahey 12 0 2+1 0 3 0 7 0 24+1 0
21 England Lara Fay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Wales Hayley Ladd 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
4 Wales Jayne Ludlow 4+4 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 11+4 2
7 Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 14 0 4 0 2+1 1 7+1 1 27+2 2
8 England Jordan Nobbs 9+3 1 4 0 2+1 0 5+3 1 20+7 2
16 Scotland Kim Little 12+1 9 4 2 3 1 7 2 26+1 14
17 England Katie Chapman 14 0 4 1 2+1 0 6 1 26+1 2
28 England Brooke Nunn 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 England Laura Coombs 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0+3 0
30 England Bianca Bragg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 England Ellen White 11+3 6 4 5 3 2 7+1 3 25+4 16
10 Scotland Julie Fleeting 7+4 2 2 2 0 0 0+4 2 9+8 6
11 England Rachel Yankey 14 5 3+1 2 2+1 2 8 4 27+2 13
12 England Gemma Davison 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 1
14 Scotland Jen Beattie 6+3 1 2+1 0 0+3 2 3+4 1 11+11 4
15 England Danielle Carter 10+4 3 2+2 0 3 1 3+4 2 18+10 6
20 England Lauren Bruton 0+2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+4 0

Italic indicates an academy player.

Goalscorers

Rank No. Position Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup UWCL Total
1 9 FW England Ellen White 6 5 2 3 16
2 16 MF Scotland Kim Little 9 2 1 2 14
3 11 FW England Rachel Yankey 5 2 2 4 13
4 10 FW Scotland Julie Fleeting 2 2 0 2 6
15 FW England Danielle Carter 3 0 1 2 6
5 14 FW Scotland Jen Beattie 1 0 2 1 4
6 4 MF Wales Jayne Ludlow 0 0 1 1 2
7 MF Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 0 0 1 1 2
8 MF England Jordan Nobbs 1 0 0 1 2
17 MF England Katie Chapman 0 1 0 1 2
2 DF England Steph Houghton 1 0 1 0 2
5 DF England Gilly Flaherty 1 0 0 1 2
7 12 FW England Gemma Davison 0 0 0 1 1
Total 29 12 11 20 72

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Position Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup UWCL Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 5 DF England Gilly Flaherty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 11 FW England Rachel Yankey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
19 DF Republic of Ireland Niamh Fahey 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
3 10 FW Scotland Julie Fleeting 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF England Steph Houghton 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
12 FW England Gemma Davison 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
17 MF England Katie Chapman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF England Faye White (captain) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW England Ellen White 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 11 1

Clean sheets

Rank No. Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup UWCL Total
1 1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 9 3 0 1 13
2 13 Jamaica Rebecca Spencer 0 0 1 0 1
Total 9 3 1 1 14

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date No. Position Player From club
13 July 2010[10] 9 FW England Ellen White England Leeds United
10 August 2010[7] 2 DF England Steph Houghton England Leeds United
10 August 2010[8] 8 MF England Jordan Nobbs England Sunderland
October 2010 17 MF England Katie Chapman United States Chicago Red Stars

Transfers out

Announcement date No. Position Player To club
2 September 2010 20 FW Wales Helen Lander England Chelsea
2010 FW Republic of Ireland Ruesha Littlejohn Scotland Glasgow City
2010[11] 21 FW England Lara Fay England Chelsea
2010[12] 23 MF England Abbie Prosser England Barnet
2010 27 MF England Naomi Cole England Chelsea
1st February 2011[13] 12 FW England Gemma Davison United States Western New York Flash
2011 29 MF England Laura Coombs England Chelsea

Loans out

Announcement date No. Position Player To club
2011 29 MF England Laura Coombs United States Los Angeles Strikers

Competitions

FA WSL

13 April 2011 1 Chelsea 0–1 Arsenal Mitcham
17:30 BST Report Flaherty File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' Stadium: Imperial Fields
Attendance: 2,510
Referee: Sasa Ihringova
21 April 2011 2 Arsenal 1–0 Bristol Academy Borehamwood
19:45 BST Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' Report Culvin Yellow card 78' Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 655
Referee: Mark Engelbertson
28 April 2011 3 Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham City Borehamwood
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 789
Referee: Tim Donnellan
4 May 2011 4 Lincoln 0–2 Arsenal Lincoln
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Ashby Avenue
Attendance: 581
Referee: Sasa Ihringova
28 July 2011 8 Arsenal 3–0 Chelsea Borehamwood
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 608
Referee: Ade Mead
18 August 2011 13 Arsenal 1–0 Everton Borehamwood
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: [Sian Massey-Ellis|Sian Massey]]

Partial league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Arsenal (C) 14 10 2 2 29 9 +20 32 Qualification to Champions League
2 Birmingham City 14 8 5 1 29 13 +16 29
3 Everton 14 7 4 3 19 13 +6 25
4 Lincoln Ladies 14 6 3 5 18 16 +2 21
5 Bristol Academy 14 4 4 6 14 20 −6 16
Source: FA WSL results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(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
14 10 2 2 29 9  +20 32 6 0 1 16 2  +14 4 2 1 13 7  +6

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314
GroundAHHAAAHHAHAHHA
ResultWWLWWDWWLWDWWW
Position11222222222211
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Women's Cup

13 March 2011 Fifth Round Everton 0–2 Arsenal Crosby
13:00 BST Report Stadium: Rossett Park
Attendance: 500
24 April 2011 Semi-Final Barnet 0–5 Arsenal Uxbridge
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Honeycroft
Attendance: 502
Referee: Andy Mead

FA WSL Cup

UEFA Women's Champions League

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-Final

Semi-Final

9 April 2011 First Leg Lyon France 2–0 England Arsenal Lyon
18:00 (CET) Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 20,123
Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)

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