2012 Arsenal L.F.C. season
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2012 season | |
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Manager | Laura Harvey |
Stadium | Meadow Park |
Super League | Champions |
FA Cup | Semi-finals |
WSL Cup | Winners |
Champions League | Semi-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Kim Little (11) All: Kim Little (19) |
Highest home attendance | 5,052 (vs Chelsea, 26 April 2012) |
Biggest win | 6–0 (vs Bobruichanka, UWCL, 8 October 2011) |
Biggest defeat | 2–0 (vs 1. FFC Frankfurt, UWCL, 21 April 2012) 2–0 (vs Chelsea, FA Cup, 3 May 2012) |
The 2012 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 25th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the second edition of the FA WSL, England's top flight for women's football since 2011, winning it for a second season in a row with an unbeaten campaign.[1] Arsenal also played in the FA Women's Cup, and the FA WSL Cup, winning the latter against Birmingham City in October.[2] They also competed in the UEFA Women's Champions League, losing at the Semi Final stage to Frankfurt.[3]
Squad statistics
First team squad
Squad statistics correct as of May 2018[4]
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 | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
1 | Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
13 | Jamaica Rebecca Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
31 | England Sophie Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
35 | Northern Ireland Nicole Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||
2 | England Steph Houghton | 12+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 28+2 | 3 |
3 | Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
5 | England Gilly Flaherty | 11+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 |
6 | England Faye White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
19 | Republic of Ireland Niamh Fahey | 11+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 |
22 | England Alex Scott (captain) | 12+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 |
25 | Wales Hayley Ladd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||
4 | Wales Jayne Ludlow | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 |
7 | Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 |
8 | England Jordan Nobbs | 12+1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 4+3 | 4 | 21+5 | 10 |
16 | Scotland Kim Little | 13+1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 28+1 | 19 |
17 | England Katie Chapman | 13+1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 28+1 | 7 |
28 | Wales Angharad James ‡ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
30 | England Bianca Bragg | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
32 | England Melissa Lawley ‡ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||
9 | England Ellen White | 4+6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1+3 | 1 | 7+1 | 2 | 14+10 | 8 |
11 | England Rachel Yankey | 11+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 23+3 | 4 |
12 | England Gemma Davison | 11+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 14+9 | 3 |
14 | Scotland Jen Beattie | 4+7 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 3 | 1+5 | 3 | 8+16 | 9 |
15 | England Danielle Carter | 5+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+3 | 3 | 12+8 | 4 |
20 | England Lauren Bruton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | England Kelly Smith | 4+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+3 | 5 |
Italic indicates an academy player.
Goalscorers
Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | FA Cup | WSL Cup | UWCL | Total |
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1 | 16 | MF | Scotland Kim Little | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
2 | 8 | MF | England Jordan Nobbs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
3 | 14 | FW | Scotland Jen Beattie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
4 | 9 | FW | England Ellen White | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
5 | 17 | MF | England Katie Chapman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
6 | 23 | FW | England Kelly Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
7 | 11 | FW | England Rachel Yankey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
15 | FW | England Danielle Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
8 | 12 | FW | England Gemma Davison | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | DF | England Steph Houghton | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | 4 | MF | Wales Jayne Ludlow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
7 | MF | Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 37 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 74 |
Disciplinary record
Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | FA Cup | WSL Cup | UWCL | Total | |||||
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Yellow card | Red card | Yellow card | Red card | Yellow card | Red card | Yellow card | Red card | Yellow card | Red card | ||||
1 | 17 | MF | England Katie Chapman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2 | 2 | DF | England Steph Houghton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1 | GK | Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
11 | FW | England Rachel Yankey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Own Goals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
3 | 5 | DF | England Gilly Flaherty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | MF | Scotland Kim Little | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
12 | FW | England Gemma Davison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
9 | FW | England Ellen White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
22 | DF | England Alex Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
19 | DF | Republic of Ireland Niamh Fahey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
8 | MF | England Jordan Nobbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
4 | MF | Wales Jayne Ludlow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Clean sheets
Rank | No. | Name | Super League | FA Cup | WSL Cup | UWCL | Total |
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1 | 1 | Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
2 | 13 | Jamaica Rebecca Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
3 | 31 | England Sophie Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
Transfers, loans and other signings
Transfers in
Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | From club |
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9 March 2012[9] | 22 | DF | England Alex Scott | United States Boston Breakers |
9 March 2012[9] | 23 | FW | England Kelly Smith | United States Boston Breakers |
March 2012 | 12 | FW | England Gemma Davison | United States Sky Blue FC |
March 2012 | 13 | GK | Jamaica Rebecca Spencer | France ASJ Soyaux |
Transfers out
Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
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December 2011 | 13 | GK | Jamaica Rebecca Spencer | France ASJ Soyaux |
2011 | 10 | FW | Scotland Julie Fleeting | Maternity |
13 March 2012[10] | 28 | MF | Wales Angharad James | England Bristol Academy |
13 March 2012[10] | 32 | MF | England Melissa Lawley | England Bristol Academy |
March 2012 | 13 | GK | Jamaica Rebecca Spencer | England Birmingham City |
Loans out
Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
---|---|---|---|---|
June 2012[11] | 25 | DF | Wales Hayley Ladd | Finland Kokkola Futis 10 |
Competitions
FA WSL
8 April 2012 1 | Arsenal | 3–2 | Everton | Borehamwood |
13:30 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis |
26 April 2012 2 | Arsenal | 3–1 | Chelsea | Holloway, London |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 5,052 Referee: Tim Robinson |
6 May 2012 3 | Liverpool | 0–2 | Arsenal | Skelmersdale |
14:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Skelmersdale Ormskirk Stadium Referee: Barry Cropp |
30 May 2012 5 | Bristol Academy | 0–3 | Arsenal | Stoke Gifford |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 1,107 Referee: Mark Pottage |
24 June 2012 6 | Arsenal | 4–2 | Birmingham City | Borehamwood |
14:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 809 Referee: Dean Treleaven |
5 July 2012 7 | Chelsea | 2–4 | Arsenal | Staines |
19:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 326 Referee: Steven Rea |
19 August 2012 8 | Everton | 2–2 | Arsenal | Crosby |
14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Rossett Park Attendance: 618 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
25 August 2012 9 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 0–4 | Arsenal | Doncaster |
18:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 376 Referee: Marc Edwards |
30 August 2012 10 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Bristol Academy | Borehamwood |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 987 Referee: Anthony Da Costa |
9 September 2012 11 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Lincoln | Borehamwood |
14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 571 Referee: Gavin Muge |
23 September 2012 12 | Arsenal | 4–1 | Liverpool | Borehamwood |
14:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 464 Referee: Alan Dale |
30 September 2012 13 | Arsenal | 3–2 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | Borehamwood |
14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 712 Referee: Sasa Ihringova |
7 October 2012 14 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Arsenal | Tiddington |
14:00 BST | Simpkins File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' | Report | Stadium: Knights Lane Attendance: 715 Referee: Massey |
Partial league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Arsenal (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 34 | Qualification to Champions League |
2 | Birmingham City | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 26 | |
3 | Everton | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 25 | |
4 | Bristol Academy | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 18 | |
5 | Lincoln Ladies | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 18 |
Source: FA WSL results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Results Summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 |
Results by matchday
FA Women's Cup
11 March 2012 Fifth Round | Lincoln | 0–1 | Arsenal | Lincoln |
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Alleway Yellow card | Report | Stadium: Ashby Avenue Attendance: 364 Referee: Robert Ellis |
25 March 2012 Quarter-Final | Arsenal | 2–1 | Everton | Borehamwood |
14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 414 |
3 May 2012 Semi-Final | Chelsea | 2–0 | Arsenal | Brentford |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 358 Referee: Paul Forrester | ||
Note: Kick-off was delayed by 15 minutes |
FA WSL Cup
Group 2
18 March 2012 1 | Liverpool | 0–3 | Arsenal | Skelmersdale |
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Skelmersdale Ormskirk Stadium |
10 June 2012 3 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Chelsea | Borehamwood |
14:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 634 Referee: Ashvin Degnarain |
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIN | ARS | CHE | LIV | |
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1 | Lincoln Ladies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage | — | 4–3 | — | 3–2 | |
2 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | — | — | 3–0 | — | ||
3 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | 1–2 | — | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | — | 0–3 | — | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
3 September 2012 Semi-Final | Bristol Academy | 0–4 | Arsenal | Stoke Gifford |
19:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 570 Referee: Adam Bromley |
10 October 2012 Final | Birmingham City | 0–1 | Arsenal | Barnet |
19:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 2535 Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis |
UEFA Women's Champions League
Round of 32
29 September 2011 First Leg | Bobruichanka Belarus | 0–4 | England Arsenal | Bobruisk |
14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Spartak Stadium Attendance: 2,050 Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden) |
5 October 2011 Second Leg | Arsenal England | 6–0 | Belarus Bobruichanka | Borehamwood |
17:00 BST |
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Report | Astasheva Yellow card 86' | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 209 Referee: Séverine Zinck (France) |
Round of 16
3 November 2011 First Leg | Rayo Vallecano Spain | 1–1 | England Arsenal | Madrid |
19:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Fundación Rayo Vallecano Attendance: 480 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic) |
9 November 2011 Second Leg | Arsenal England | 5–1 | Spain Rayo Vallecano | Borehamwood |
15:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Report |
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Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 323 Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece) |
Quarter-Final
14 March 2012 First Leg | Arsenal England | 3–1 | Sweden Göteborg | Borehamwood |
15:30 GMT (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 447 Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania) |
21 March 2012 Second Leg | Göteborg Sweden | 1–0 | England Arsenal | Gothenburg |
19:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Valhalla IP Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) |
Semi-Final
15 April 2012 First Leg | Arsenal England | 1–2 | Germany 1. FFC Frankfurt | Borehamwood |
16:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 894 Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy) |
21 April 2012 Second Leg | 1. FFC Frankfurt Germany | 2–0 | England Arsenal | Frankfurt |
14:15 BST | Report | Chapman Yellow card 14' | Stadium: Stadion am Brentanobad Attendance: 3,710 Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland) |
References
- ↑ "Women's Super League: Arsenal celebrate title with Doncaster win". BBC Sport. 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ↑ "Arsenal beat Birmingham to retain Continental Cup title". BBC Sport. 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ↑ "Arsenal lose to Frankfurt again in Women's Champions League semi". BBC Sport. 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ↑ "ARSENAL WFC". Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ↑ UEFA.com (2010-08-10). "Houghton and Nobbs join Arsenal | UEFA Women's Champions League 2010/11". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ "England's Kelly Smith and Alex Scott rejoin Arsenal Ladies". BBC Sport. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ UEFA.com (2010-08-10). "Houghton and Nobbs join Arsenal | UEFA Women's Champions League 2010/11". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ UEFA.com. "The official website for European football". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "England's Kelly Smith and Alex Scott rejoin Arsenal Ladies". BBC Sport. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "More new signings". 2013-12-12. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ↑ "Arsenal starlet enjoying Finland experience – Football – Herts Advertiser". 2016-01-02. Archived from the original on 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2024-11-20.