2017 Arsenal L.F.C. season

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Arsenal Ladies
2016–17 season
ManagerPedro Martínez Losa
StadiumMeadow Park
Women's Super League3rd
Women's FA CupSixth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Danielle Carter (4)
All: Danielle Carter (6)
Biggest win10–0 (vs Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup, 19 March 2017)
Biggest defeat1–0 (vs Birmingham City, FA Cup, 26 March 2017)
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The 2017 season was Arsenal Ladies' 7th season in the Women's Super League, 25th season in the top flight, and the 30th season overall. The club participated in the WSL and the FA Cup.

The 2017 WSL season covered only half of a normal season's length, following a reorganisation of top-level women's football in England to shift its schedule to a traditional autumn-to-spring calendar.[1] For this reason there was no WSL Cup, Champions League qualification, or relegation to be competed for.

This was the club's final season known as Arsenal Ladies before rebranding to Arsenal Women in July 2017.[2]

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

Last updated on 2 May 2017[3]
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Sari van Veenendaal Netherlands (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 34)
13 Anna Moorhouse England (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29)
Defenders
2 Alex Scott (captain) England (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 39)
3 Emma Mitchell Scotland (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 31)
12 Vyan Sampson England (1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 27)
16 Louise Quinn Republic of Ireland (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 33)
19 Jemma Rose England (1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 (age 32)
24 Lotte Wubben-Moy England (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 25)
32 Anna Patten England (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 25)
Midfielders
4 Fara Williams England (1984-01-25) 25 January 1984 (age 40)
6 Leah Williamson England (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27)
8 Jordan Nobbs England (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31)
10 Kim Little Scotland (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 33)
11 Carla Humphrey England (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 27)
17 Heather O'Reilly United States (1985-01-02) 2 January 1985 (age 39)
20 Dominique Janssen Netherlands (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 29)
21 Daniëlle van de Donk Netherlands (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 32)
Forwards
7 Chloe Kelly England (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26)
9 Dan Carter England (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 30)
14 Jodie Taylor England (1986-05-17) 17 May 1986 (age 37)
15 Katie McCabe Republic of Ireland (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 28)
23 Beth Mead England (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 28)

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
17 October 2016 MF 10 Scotland Kim Little United States Seattle Reign FC Undisclosed [4]
18 January 2017 MF 17 United States Heather O'Reilly United States FC Kansas City Free [5]
24 January 2017 FW 23 England Beth Mead England Sunderland Undisclosed [6]
17 February 2017 GK 13 England Anna Moorhouse England Doncaster Undisclosed [7]
3 May 2017[a] DF 16 Republic of Ireland Louise Quinn England Notts County Free [9]
  1. ^ Made her debut on 30 April 2017 prior to the official announcement.[8]

Transfers out[edit]

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
9 November 2016 DF — England Casey Stoney England Liverpool Free [10][11]
15 December 2016 DF — Germany Josephine Henning France Lyon Free [12][13]
30 December 2016 FW — England Rachel Yankey — Free [14]
30 December 2016 GK — Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne England Brighton & Hove Albion Free [15][16]
11 January 2017 FW — England Kelly Smith Retired — [17]
15 February 2017 FW — Nigeria Asisat Oshoala China Dalian Quanjian Undisclosed [18]

Loans out[edit]

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
31 March 2017 31 May 2018 MF 28 England Charlie Devlin England Millwall Lionesses Undisclosed [19]

Pre-season[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

1 February 2017 Friendly Arsenal England 1 – 3 Germany Bayern Munich Seville, Spain
15:00 Carter 63' Report Miedema 18'
Bürki 81', 88'		 Stadium: CD Luis del Sol

Testimonials[edit]

22 February 2017 Kelly Smith Arsenal 4 – 2 All-Stars Borehamwood
Little
Carter
Nobbs
Dean 		Report Houghton
Smith (pen.)		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Howard Webb

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Women's Super League 8 5 3 0 22 9 +13 062.50
FA Cup 2 1 0 1 10 1 +9 050.00
Total 10 6 3 1 32 10 +22 060.00

Updated to match played 3 June 2017
Source: Competitions

Spring Series[edit]

Main article: FA WSL Spring Series § WSL 1

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
8 5 3 0 22 9  +13 18 2 1 0 9 6  +3 3 2 0 13 3  +10

Last updated: 3 June 2017.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday[edit]

Matchday12345678
GroundAHAAHAHA
ResultDDWDWWWW
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2017. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

30 April 2017 1 Sunderland 0 – 0 Arsenal Hetton le Hole
14:00 Holmes Yellow card 31' Report Stadium: Hetton Centre
Attendance: 577
Referee: Rebecca Welch
4 May 2017 2 Arsenal 4 – 4 Liverpool Canons Park
19:30 Kelly 36'
Carter 54', 59'
Nobbs 80'		 Report Greenwood 13'
Harding 43'
Weir 44'
Bonner 83'		 Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 696
Referee: David Rock
7 May 2017 3 Yeovil Town 1–5 Arsenal Taunton
14:00 Report Stadium: Viridor Stadium
17 May 2017 4 Chelsea 2–2 Arsenal Staines
19:30 Report Stadium: Staines Town FC
20 May 2017 5 Arsenal 4–2 Birmingham City Canons Park
13:00 Report Stadium: The Hive Stadium
28 May 2017 6 Manchester City 0–1 Arsenal Manchester
12:30 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
31 May 2017 7 Arsenal 1–0 Reading Canons Park
19:30 Report Stadium: The Hive Stadium
3 June 2017 8 Bristol City 0–5 Arsenal Filton
18:00 Report Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2016–17 FA Women's Cup
19 March 2017 Fifth round Arsenal 10 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood
14:00 Carter 22', 30'
Janssen 29'
Little 38'
van de Donk 43', 59', 84'
Kelly 65'
Mead 69'
McCabe 77'		 Report Stadium: Meadow Park
26 March 2017 Sixth round Birmingham City 1 – 0 Arsenal Solihull
14:00 Ewers 77' Report Stadium: Damson Park

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of 5 May 2017
Players without any appearance are not included.
No. Pos Nat Player Total FA WSL FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers:
1 GK Netherlands NED Sari van Veenendaal 4 0 2 0 2 0
Defenders:
2 DF England ENG Alex Scott 2 0 2 0 0 0
16 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Louise Quinn 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Lotte Wubben-Moy 2 0 2 0 0 0
32 DF England ENG Anna Patten 3 0 2 0 0+1 0
Midfielders:
4 MF England ENG Fara Williams 4 0 1+1 0 2 0
6 MF England ENG Leah Williamson 3 0 1 0 2 0
8 MF England ENG Jordan Nobbs 4 1 2 1 2 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Kim Little 2 1 0 0 2 1
17 MF United States USA Heather O'Reilly 4 0 1+1 0 2 0
20 MF Netherlands NED Dominique Janssen 4 1 2 0 2 1
21 MF Netherlands NED Daniëlle van de Donk 4 3 2 0 2 3
Forwards:
7 FW England ENG Chloe Kelly 4 2 1+1 1 0+2 1
9 FW England ENG Danielle Carter 4 4 2 2 2 2
14 FW England ENG Jodie Taylor 4 0 1+1 0 2 0
15 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Katie McCabe 3 1 0+1 0 2 1
23 FW England ENG Beth Mead 2 1 0 0 0+2 1

Goalscorers[edit]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

As of 2 May 2017
Rank Pos. No. Player FA WSL FA Cup Total
1 MF 21 Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk 0 3 3
2 FW 9 England Danielle Carter 0 2 2
3 FW 7 England Chloe Kelly 0 1 1
MF 10 Scotland Kim Little 0 1 1
FW 15 Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe 0 1 1
MF 20 Netherlands Dominique Janssen 0 1 1
FW 23 England Beth Mead 0 1 1
Total 0 10 10

Clean sheets[edit]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

As of 2 May 2017
Rank Pos. No. Player FA WSL FA Cup Total
1 GK 1 Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal 1 1 2
Total 1 1 2

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Women's Super League to switch to winter season in 2017". BBC Sport. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Important update from our women's team". Arsenal F.C. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Ladies Players". Arsenal FC. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Kim Little rejoins Arsenal Ladies". Arsenal FC. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Arsenal Ladies sign Heather O'Reilly". Arsenal FC. 18 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Arsenal Ladies sign Beth Mead". Arsenal FC. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Anna Moorhouse joins Arsenal Ladies". Arsenal FC. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  8. ^ Quinn, Louise. "Very happy to say I've signed with @ArsenalLadies for the Spring Series! Buzzing to be back on the pitch! Onwards and upwards 🔴⚪". Twitter. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Quinn signs for Arsenal Ladies". Arsenal FC. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Casey Stoney departs Arsenal Ladies". Arsenal FC. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Casey Stoney: England defender joins Liverpool Ladies after leaving Arsenal". BBC. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Josephine Henning leaves Arsenal Ladies". Arsenal FC. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Welcome Josephine Henning!! The Olympic Champion just signed a 6 months contract with the Olympique Lyonnais! #teamOL". Twitter. @OL_English. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Rachel Yankey leaves Arsenal Ladies". Arsenal FC. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Emma Byrne leaves Arsenal Ladies". Arsenal FC. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  16. ^ Magee, Emily (24 January 2017). "Brighton & Hove Albion Women add four new signings ahead of the Spring Series". VAVEL. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Kelly Smith ends playing career". Arsenal FC. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  18. ^ "Oshoala joins Dalian Quanjian". Arsenal FC. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Devlin heads out on loan". Arsenal FC. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  20. ^ "Kelly Smith winner of the PFA Special Achievement Award". ThePFA.com. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  21. ^ "The PFA FA WSL Team of the Year". ThePFA.com. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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