2006–07 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
2006-07 season
Manager	Vic Akers
Stadium	Meadow Park
Premier League	Champions
FA Cup	Winners
Premier League Cup	Winners
UEFA Cup	Winners
Community Shield	Winners
London County Cup	Winners
	← 2005–06 2007–08 →

The 2006-07 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 20th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, winning the title for a 4th consecutive season, winning every single match.^[1]^[2] In May, the team played their first ever game at Emirates Stadium, defeating Everton 3-2.^[3] They completed a domestic treble by also winning the Premier League Cup and the FA Women's Cup, defeating Leeds United and Charlton Athletic in the finals respectively.^[4]^[5] That treble became a quadruple, when they won the UEFA Women's Cup, defeating Umea over two legs, Alex Scott's last-gasp long range effort in Sweden proving to be the difference between the two sides. This was Arsenal Ladies' first ever European Trophy, the first for the club as whole since the 1994 European Cup Winner's Cup, and they remain the sole English club to win a Women's European Trophy. Combined with the FA Women's Community Shield and The London County Cup, Arsenal won a clean sweep of six titles, a feat that has never been repeated in the English game.^[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	Emma Byrne	(1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 (age 45)	2000	Fortuna Hjørring
13	Amy Pearce			Homegrown
24	Rebecca Spencer	(1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 33)		Homegrown
Defenders
2	Meghan McKeag	(1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 35)		Homegrown
3	Yvonne Tracy	(1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 (age 43)	2000	St Patrick's Athletic
5	Leanne Champ	(1983-08-10) 10 August 1983 (age 41)	2001	Millwall Lionesses
6	Faye White (captain)	(1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 46)	1996	Horsham Ladies
12	Alex Scott	(1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 40)	2005	Birmingham City
15	Cori Daniels	(1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 (age 38)		Homegrown
18	Anita Asante	(1985-04-27) 27 April 1985 (age 39)	1998	Homegrown
23	Mary Phillip	(1977-03-14) 14 March 1977 (age 47)	2004	Fulham
26	Gilly Flaherty	(1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 33)	2003	Millwall Lionesses
	Seana Cooke	(1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 33)
	Félicienne Minnaar	(1989-01-31) 31 January 1989 (age 35)
Midfielders
4	Jayne Ludlow	(1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 45)	2000	Southampton Saints
7	Ciara Grant	(1978-05-17) 17 May 1978 (age 46)	1998	St Patrick's Athletic
8	Kelly Smith	(1978-10-29) 29 October 1978 (age 46)	2005	New Jersey Wildcats
16	Sian Larkin	(1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 (age 36)		Homegrown
17	Katie Chapman	(1982-06-15) 15 June 1982 (age 42)	2006	Charlton Athletic
19	Charlotte Gurr	(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 35)		Millwall Lionesses
21	Elizabeth Wicks	(1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 (age 35)		Homegrown
22	Danielle Buet	(1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 (age 36)		Castle Colts
	Danielle Saulter
	Renée Slegers	(1989-02-05) 5 February 1989 (age 35)	2006	SSE
	Yuko Takahashi
Forwards
9	Lianne Sanderson	(1988-02-03) 3 February 1988 (age 36)	2003	Homegrown
10	Julie Fleeting	(1980-12-18) 18 December 1980 (age 43)	2004	Ross County
11	Rachel Yankey	(1979-11-01) 1 November 1979 (age 45)	2005	New Jersey Wildcats
14	Karen Carney	(1987-08-01) 1 August 1987 (age 37)	2006	Birmingham City
20	Gemma Davison	(1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 (age 37)	2001	Watford
25	Stacey Sowden			Homegrown
	Sarah Wiltshire	(1991-07-07) 7 July 1991 (age 33)		Homegrown

Appearances and goals

No.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		PL Cup		LC Cup		Comm Shield		UEFA Cup		Total
No.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Emma Byrne	22	0	5	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	9	0	43	0
13	Amy Pearce	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Rebecca Spencer	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
Defenders
2	Meghan McKeag	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	Yvonne Tracy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Leanne Champ	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2+2	0
6	Faye White (captain)	3+2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	4+3	1
12	Alex Scott	22	2	4	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	9	1	41	4
15	Cori Daniels	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0+1	0	1+2	2
18	Anita Asante	22	1	5	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	42	2
23	Mary Phillip	20	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	39	0
26	Gilly Flaherty	2+8	0	1+1	1	0+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4+10	1
	Seana Cooke	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
	Félicienne Minnaar	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
Midfielders
4	Jayne Ludlow	17+1	14	5	7	4	1	1	0	1	0	10	2	38+1	24
7	Ciara Grant	21	0	5	0	5	1	1	0	0+1	0	7+1	0	39+2	1
8	Kelly Smith	18+2	19	4+1	4	3+2	2	1	2	1	1	5	5	32+5	33
16	Sian Larkin	3+11	1	0+4	01	2+2	1	2	0	0+1	0	2+3	0	9+21	3
17	Katie Chapman	21	14	5	3	4	2	0	00	1	1	8	1	39	21
19	Charlotte Gurr	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	2	1	0+0	0	0+2	0	2+4	1
21	Elizabeth Wicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	Danielle Buet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Danielle Saulter	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
	Renée Slegers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
	Yuko Takahashi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
9	Lianne Sanderson	20+2	30	5	6	5	3	0	0	1	0	9	2	40+2	41
10	Julie Fleeting	6+2	12	3	0	3+1	8	0	0	0	0	9	9	21+3	29
11	Rachel Yankey	20+1	11	4+1	1	5	2	0	0	1	0	8+1	3	38+3	17
14	Karen Carney	19+2	9	3+2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	4+3	2	29+7	12
20	Gemma Davison	6+15	4	1+4	4	2+2	1	2	0	0+1	01	1+6	1	12+28	11
25	Stacey Sowden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sarah Wiltshire	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Position	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	PL Cup	LC Cup	Comm Shield	UEFA Cup	Total
1	9	FW	Lianne Sanderson	30	6	3	0	0	2	41
2	8	MF	Kelly Smith	19	4	2	2	1	5	33
3	10	FW	Julie Fleeting	12	0	8	0	0	9	29
4	4	MF	Jayne Ludlow	14	7	1	0	0	2	24
5	17	MF	Katie Chapman	14	3	2	0	1	1	21
6	11	FW	Rachel Yankey	11	1	2	0	0	3	17
7	14	FW	Karen Carney	9	1	0	0	0	2	12
8	20	FW	Gemma Davison	4	4	1	0	1	1	11
9	12	DF	Alex Scott	2	1	0	0	0	1	4
10	16	MF	Sian Larkin	1	1	1	0	0	0	3
11	18	DF	Anita Asante	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
	15	DF	Cori Daniels	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
	Own Goal			1	0	0	0	0	1	2
12	22	MF	Danielle Buet	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
	7	MF	Ciara Grant	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
	6	DF	Faye White (captain)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	26	DF	Gilly Flaherty	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
	19	MF	Charlotte Gurr	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Total				119	30	21	6	3	27	206

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	PL Cup	LC Cup	Comm Shield	UEFA Cup	Total
1	1	Emma Byrne	14	2	3	1	1	6	27
2	24	Rebecca Spencer	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Total			14	2	3	2	1	6	28

Competitions

FA Women's Community Shield

2 August 2006	Arsenal	3–0	Everton	Crewe
20:05 BST	Smith Chapman Davison	Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,604

FA Women's Premier League

20 August 2006 1	Blackburn Rovers	0–3	Arsenal	Brockhall Village
14:00 BST		Report	Smith Fleeting	Stadium: Blackburn Rovers Training Ground

27 August 2006 2	Arsenal	14–0	Fulham	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Sanderson Smith Chapman Carney Asante	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

3 September 2006 3	Bristol Academy	0–6	Arsenal	Kenn
14:00 BST		Report	Ludlow Sanderson Smith Fleeting	Stadium: Hand Stadium

4 October 2006 4	Fulham	0–9	Arsenal	Burnham
19:30 BST		Report	Davison Ludlow Carney Chapman Sanderson Yankey	Stadium: The 1878 Stadium

22 October 2006 5	Everton	1–4	Arsenal	Crosby
14:00 BST	Williams (pen.)	Report	Fleeting Smith Sanderson (pen.)	Stadium: Rossett Park

29 October 2006 6	Arsenal	6–0	Sunderland	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Yankey Sanderson Carney	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 350

17 December 2006 7	Arsenal	4–0	Blackburn Rovers	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Ludlow Fleeting	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

11 January 2007 8	Arsenal	1–0	Birmingham City	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Bassett 52' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

14 January 2007 9	Sunderland	0–9	Arsenal
14:00 GMT		Report	Ludlow Smith Carney A. Scott Davison Sanderson Chapman

21 January 2007 10	Cardiff City	1–6	Arsenal	Cardiff
14:00 GMT		Report	Smith (pen.) Chapman Yankey Sanderson	Stadium: Cardiff Athletic Stadium

25 February 2007 11	Arsenal	4–0	Cardiff City	Hoddesdon
14:00 GMT	Carney Smith Chapman	Report		Stadium: Stewart Edward Stadium
Note: The game took place at Hoddesdon Town FC due to unplayable conditions at Boreham Wood

28 February 2007 12	Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–4	Arsenal	Doncaster
19:30 GMT		Report	Yankey Smith Sanderson	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

22 March 2007 13	Arsenal	4–1	Bristol Academy	Borehamwood
19:45 GMT	Sanderson 1', 82' Chapman 5' Yankey 11'	Report	Yorston 41' (pen.)	Stadium: Meadow Park

25 March 2007 14	Leeds United	1–8	Arsenal	Garforth
14:00 GMT	Clarke	Report	Sanderson Yankey Smith A. Scott Carney	Stadium: Wheatley Park

29 March 2007 15	Arsenal	3–0	Charlton Athletic	Borehamwood
19:45 GMT	Sanderson Fleeting Ludlow	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

5 April 2007 16	Charlton Athletic	2–9	Arsenal	Gravesend
14:00 BST	Dowie	Report	Sanderson Chapman Smith Yankey Fleeting Larkin	Stadium: Stonebridge Road

8 April 2007 17	Birmingham City	0–1	Arsenal	Redditch
14:00 BST		Report	Ludlow 85'	Stadium: Valley Stadium

15 April 2007 18	Arsenal	7–0	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Fleeting Carney Sanderson Ludlow	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

24 April 2007 19	Chelsea	1–5	Arsenal	East Molesey
19:30 BST		Report	Sanderson Yankey Chapman	Stadium: Imber Court

2 May 2007 20	Arsenal	3–1	Chelsea	Borehamwood
19:30 BST	Sanderson 2', 40' White 34'	Report	Edwards 78'	Stadium: Meadow Park

9 May 2007 21	Arsenal	3–2	Everton	Holloway, London
13:30 BST	Sanderson Smith	Report	Unitt	Stadium: Emirates Stadium

20 May 2007 22	Arsenal	6–0	Leeds United	London Colney
14:00 BST	Smith Sanderson Ludlow Davison	Report		Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre

Partial league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal	22	22	0	0	119	10	+109	66	Champions, to European Cup
2	Everton	22	17	1	4	56	15	+41	52	To European Cup^[a]
3	Charlton Athletic	22	16	2	4	63	32	+31	50
4	Bristol Academy	22	13	1	8	53	41	+12	40
5	Leeds United	22	12	1	9	50	44	+6	37

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Since Arsenal had won the 2006-07 European Cup, Everton qualify as League runner-up.

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	22	0	0	119	10	+109	66	11	0	0	55	4	+51	11	0	0	64	6	+58

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W

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

FA Women's Cup

7 January 2007 Fourth Round	Stockport County	1–4	Arsenal	Stockport
13:00 GMT		Report	Chapman Smith (pen.) A.Scott	Stadium: Neil Rourke Memorial Stadium

4 February 2007 Fifth Round	Arsenal	14–1	Reading	Borehamwood
13:00 GMT	Sanderson Davison Ludlow Asante Flaherty Yankey Larkin	Report	Caswell	Stadium: Meadow Park

11 February 2007 Quarter Final	Arsenal	6–0	Birmingham City	Borehamwood
12:00 GMT	Ludlow Carney Chapman Sanderson	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

18 March 2007 Semi Final	Bristol Academy	0–2	Arsenal	Bristol
15:00 GMT		Report	Chapman Ludlow	Stadium: Memorial Ground

7 May 2007 Final	Arsenal	4–1	Charlton Athletic	Nottingham
13:00 BST	Smith 7', 80' Ludlow 15', 45'	Report	Holtham 2'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,529 Referee: Anthony Bates

FA Women's Premier League Cup

8 October 2006 First Round	Arsenal	4–1	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Fleeting Yankey	Report	(pen.)	Stadium: Meadow Park

15 October 2006 Second Round	Arsenal	3–0	Birmingham City	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Davison 21' Fleeting 50', 90'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

11 November 2006 Quarter Final	Arsenal	9–0	Nottingham Forest	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Sanderson Smith Chapman Yankey Larkin	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

10 December 2006 Semi Final	Arsenal	4–1	Chelsea	Borehamwood
12:00 BST	Fleeting Grant	Report	E. White	Stadium: Meadow Park

4 March 2007 Final	Leeds United	0–1	Arsenal	Scunthorpe
14:30 GMT		Report	Ludlow 90+2'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,688 Referee: D Roberts

London County Cup

24 January 2007 Quarter Final	Arsenal	4–0	West Ham United	Potters Bar
14:00 GMT	Daniels Gurr Buet			Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

Semi Final	Arsenal	v	Wimbledon
Note: Game was never played. Arsenal given a w/o

16 April 2007 Final	Millwall Lionesses	0–2	Arsenal	Dagenham
19:30 BST		Report	Smith	Stadium: Victoria Road

UEFA Women's Cup

Group Stage

12 September 2006 1	Arsenal	5–4	Rossiyanka	Krasnoarmeysk
14:00	Fleeting 1', 21', 42', 49', 64'	Report	Morozova 4' Barbashina 51' Poryadina 62' Verezubova 68' Letyushova 85'	Stadium: Krasnoarmeysk Stadium

14 September 2006 2	1. FC Femina	0–6	Arsenal	Krasnoarmeysk
	Benkö 63' Kovesi 78'	Report	Paraoanu 21' (o.g.) Ludlow 22', 72' A. Scott 58' Chapman 61' Yankey 59' 67' Sanderson 78' Davison 79'

17 September 2006 3	Arsenal	1–0	Brøndby IF	Krasnoarmeysk
	Sanderson 48'	Report

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal Ladies	3	3	0	12	4	+8	9
2	Brøndby	3	2	1	7	3	+4	6
3	Rossiyanka	3	1	2	9	9	0	3
4	Femina	3	0	3	3	15	−12	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Quarter Final

12 October 2006 First Leg	Breiðablik	0–5	Arsenal	Kópavogur
17:00 (CET)	Helgadóttir 79'	Report	Smith 32' (67) Sanderson 70' Fleeting 75' (79)	Stadium: Kópavogsvöllur Attendance: 942 Referee: Floarea Cristina Ionescu

19 October 2006 Second Leg	Arsenal	4–1	Breiðablik	Borehamwood
20:30 (CET)	Fleeting 7' Smith 24' Carney 85' Yankey 89'	Report	Bjornsdottir 68' Magnúsdóttir 74'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Jenny Palmqvist

Semi Final

4 November 2006 First Leg	Brøndby	2–2	Arsenal	Brøndby
13:00 (CET)	Pape 16' L. Jensen 59' Werming 69'	Report	Smith 9', 51' 79' 79'	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Referee: Claudine Brohet

11 November 2006 Second Leg	Arsenal	3–0	Brøndby	Borehamwood
15:00 (CET)	Yankey 33' 33' Carney 53' Fleeting 44' 90'	Report	Paaske Sørensen 8' Falk 56'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Natalia Avdonchenko

Final

21 April 2007 First Leg	Umeå	0–1	Arsenal	Umeå
14:00 (CET)		Report	Ludlow 15' A. Scott 90+1'	Stadium: Gammliavallen Attendance: 6,265 Referee: Christine Beck

29 April 2007 Second Leg	Arsenal	0–0	Umeå	Borehamwood
13:00 (CET)	Phillip 77' Ludlow 87'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 3,467 Referee: Nicole Petignat

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[table_note_res_CC0.32276461102197-9] Since Arsenal had won the 2006-07 European Cup, Everton qualify as League runner-up.

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