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1999–2000 Arsenal L.F.C. season

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Arsenal Ladies
1999–2000 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerVic Akers
StadiumMeadow Park
Premier LeagueThird Place
FA CupSemi Final
Premier League CupWinners
London County CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Marianne Spacey (16)
All: Marianne Spacey (31)
Biggest win16–0 (vs Leyton Orent, London County Cup)
Biggest defeat2–0 (vs Doncaster Rovers Belles, Premier League, 05 September 1999)

The 1999–2000 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 13th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, finishing in third place.[1] They won the Premier League Cup by defeating Croydon 3-0 in the Final, but lost to Doncaster Rovers Belles in the FA Cup.[2][3] They also won the London County Cup, triumphing 3-0 over Wimbledon in the Final.

Squad Statistics

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First team squad

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Squad statistics correct as of May 2000[4]

Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Signed From
Goalkeepers
Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 (age 45) 2000 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
England Jasmine Cripps (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 39) 1998 Homegrown
England Lesley Higgs (1965-10-25) 25 October 1965 (age 59) 1997 England Wembley
England Aman Dosanj (1983-09-09) 9 September 1983 (age 41) 1999 England Southampton Saints
Defenders
England Kirsty Pealling (1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 (age 49) 1987 Homegrown
Scotland Pauline MacDonald (1975-04-17) 17 April 1975 (age 49) 2000 Scotland Cumbernauld United
England Faye White (1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 47) 1996 England Horsham Ladies
England Clare Wheatley (1971-02-04) 4 February 1971 (age 54) 1995 England Chelsea
England Carol Harwood (1965-12-01) 1 December 1965 (age 59) 1997 England Wembley
England Kelley Few 1990 England Watford
England Casey Stoney (1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 (age 42) 1999 Homegrown
England Kim Jerry-Silver (1977-10-06) 6 October 1977 (age 47) 1996 England Wembley
England Sarah Woolliscroft (1974-12-24) 24 December 1974 (age 50) 1999
England Jenny Canty (1976-03-22) 22 March 1976 (age 48) 1997
Republic of Ireland Tammy Scrivens 1997
Wales Vicki Slee (1973-03-09) 9 March 1973 (age 51) 1991
Kirsty Hewitson (1975-05-17) 17 May 1975 (age 49) 1999
Midfielders
England Sian Williams (captain) (1968-02-02) 2 February 1968 (age 57) 1990 Italy Juve Siderno
Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant (1978-05-17) 17 May 1978 (age 46) 1998 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
England Tina Mapes (1971-01-21) 21 January 1971 (age 54) 1997 England Croydon
England Emma Coss (1979-05-09) 9 May 1979 (age 45) 1992 Homegrown
Republic of Ireland Carol Conlon (1979-01-09) 9 January 1979 (age 46) 1998
Republic of Ireland Linda Watt 1995
Forwards
England Angela Banks (1975-12-23) 23 December 1975 (age 49) 1999 England Whitehawk
England Marianne Spacey (1966-02-13) 13 February 1966 (age 59) 1993 England Friends of Fulham
England Rachel Yankey (1979-12-01) 1 December 1979 (age 45) 1996 Homegrown
England Justine Lorton (1974-03-11) 11 March 1974 (age 50) 1998 England Millwall Lionesses
Republic of Ireland Grainne Kierans (1978-09-20) 20 September 1978 (age 46) 1999 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
England Sheuneen Ta (1985-07-21) 21 July 1985 (age 39) 1997 Homegrown
England Nina Downham (1980-12-31) 31 December 1980 (age 44) 1998 England Millwall Lionesses
Unknown
Jo Gardner 1999
Holly Roberts 1999

Appearances and goals

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Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
England Lesley Higgs 11 0 2 0 3+1 0 1 0 16+1 0
Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 6 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 11 0
England Aman Dosanj 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England Jasmine Cripps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
England Kirsty Pealling 15 3 4 0 5 1 1+1 0 25+1 4
Scotland Pauline MacDonald 5 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 10 0
England Faye White 14 2 3 1 4 0 2 1 23 4
England Clare Wheatley 14 1 4 0 4 3 2 0 24 4
England Carol Harwood 16 0 2 0 5 0 2 2 25 2
England Kelley Few 4+9 0 1+2 1 1+2 1 2 0 8+13 2
England Casey Stoney 9+2 2 1+1 0 4 0 2+1 2 16+4 4
England Kim Jerry-Silver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England Sarah Woolliscroft 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
England Jenny Canty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Republic of Ireland Tammy Scrivens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wales Vicki Slee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kirsty Hewitson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
England Sian Williams (captain) 17 2 4 0 5 0 2 0 27 2
Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 11 4 4 2 4 2 2 2 21 10
England Tina Mapes 0+5 0 0 0 1+1 1 0 0 1+6 1
England Emma Coss 0+3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+5 0
Carol Conlon 0+3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+5 0
Republic of Ireland Linda Watt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
England Angela Banks 15 13 4 6 5 7 1 1 25 27
England Marianne Spacey 17 16 4 9 5 4 1 2 27 31
England Rachel Yankey 18 14 4 3 3+1 3 1 3 26+1 23
England Justine Lorton 11+7 5 1+1 0 2+2 2 2 0 16+10 7
Republic of Ireland Grainne Kierans 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
England Sheuneen Ta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
England Nina Downham 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+2 0
Unknown
Jo Gardner 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Holly Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Rank Position Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup Total
1 FW England Marianne Spacey 16 9 4 2 31
2 FW England Angela Banks 13 6 7 1 27
3 FW England Rachel Yankey 14 3 3 3 23
4 MF Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 4 2 2 2 10
5 FW England Justine Lorton 5 0 2 0 7
6 DF England Faye White 2 1 0 1 4
DF England Clare Wheatley 1 0 3 0 4
DF England Kirsty Pealling 3 0 1 0 4
DF England Casey Stoney 2 0 0 2 4
7 MF England Sian Williams (captain) 2 0 0 0 2
DF England Carol Harwood 0 0 0 2 2
DF England Kelley Few 0 1 1 0 2
Own Goals 2 0 0 0 2
8 MF England Tina Mapes 0 0 1 0 1
Total 64 22 24 13 123

Clean sheets

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Rank Name Premier League FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup Total
1 England Lesley Higgs 4 1 1 2 8
2 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 4 0 0 0 4
3 England Aman Dosanj 0 0 0 0 0
Total 8 1 1 2 12

Transfers, loans and other signings

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Transfers in

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Announcement date Position Player From club
1999 Jo Gardner
1999 Holly Roberts
1999 DF Republic of Ireland Tammy Scrivens
1999 DF Kirsty Hewitson
1999 MF Republic of Ireland Linda Watt
1999 GK England Aman Dosanj England Southampton Saints
1999 DF England Sarah Woolliscroft
1999 FW England Angela Banks England Whitehawk
1999 FW Republic of Ireland Grainne Kierans Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
2000 DF Scotland Pauline MacDonald Scotland Cumbernauld United
2000 GK Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne Denmark Fortuna Hjørring

Transfers out

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Announcement date Position Player To club
1999 DF England Kim Jerry-Silver England Fulham
1999 GK England Sarah Reed United States Lynn Fighting Knights
1999 MF Australia Taryn Rockall Australia NSW Sapphires
1999 GK Abbie Yeoman
1999 MF England Tina Mapes England Croydon
2000 FW England Justine Lorton Iceland Stjarnan

Loans out

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Announcement date Position Player To club
2000 FW England Rachel Yankey United States Laval Dynamites

Club

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Kit

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Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Dreamcast

Home
Away

Competitions

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FA Women's Premier League

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29 August 1999 1 Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Arsenal
  • Smith
  • 86'
Report
03 October 1999 5 Croydon 1–0 Arsenal
  • 35'
Report
24 October 1999 6 Arsenal 5–0 Everton Borehamwood
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
12 March 2000 13 Everton 1–1 Arsenal Crosby
Report
  • 78'
Stadium: Rossett Park
09 April 2000 14 Liverpool 1–1 Arsenal
75' (pen.) Report
04 May 2000 18 Arsenal 3–0 Croydon Borehamwood
Report Stadium: Meadow Park

Partial league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Croydon (C) 18 15 2 1 58 13 +45 47 Champions
2 Doncaster Belles 18 15 1 2 66 14 +52 46
3 Arsenal 18 13 2 3 73 13 +60 41
4 Everton 18 10 3 5 62 31 +31 33
5 Tranmere Rovers 18 9 1 8 43 36 +7 28
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Results Summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 13 2 3 73 13  +60 41 9 0 0 48 3  +45 4 2 3 25 10  +15

Results by matchday

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

FA Women's Cup

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09 January 2000 Fourth Round Cardiff City 1–8 Arsenal
Report
30 April 2000 Quarter Final Fulham 0–7 Arsenal
Report

FA Women's Premier League Cup

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26 September 1999 First Round Arsenal 6–0 Langford Borehamwood
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
31 October 1999 Second Round Aston Villa 1–7 Arsenal
Report
23 January 2000 Semi Final Everton 1–2 (a.e.t.) Arsenal
  • 80'
Report

London County Cup

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "England (Women) 1999/00". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  2. ^ "Arsenal Ladies stroll to cup glory past Croydon". The Guardian. 2000-04-03. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  3. ^ "England (Women) 1999/00". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  4. ^ "Arsenal Ladies". 2000-01 Arsenal Handbook: Page 70.
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