2009–10 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies

2009-10 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Tony Gervaise (Until February 2010) Laura Harvey (From February 2010)
Stadium	Meadow Park
Premier League	Champions
FA Cup	Runners Up
Premier League Cup	Semi-finals
Champions League	Quarter-finals
London County Cup	Winners
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2009–10 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 23rd season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, the final season they would compete in this League before joining the WSL in 2011. Arsenal won their 7th consecutive League Title, comfortably finishing 11 points ahead of 2nd place Everton.^[1] However, Everton would be their downfall in the Premier League Cup and FA Women's Cup, defeating them in the Semi-finals and Final respectively.^[2][3] They also competed in the UEFA Women's Champions League, but lost at the Quarter-final stage to Duisburg.^[4]

This was Arsenal's first season without manager Vic Akers, who stood down at the end of the previous season to take up the position of General Manager at the club. Tony Gervaise was appointed to take charge, however, he stood down after just 20 games into the season, citing there was a lack of clarity about who was in charge, and was replaced by Laura Harvey.^[5][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	Rebecca Spencer	(1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 33)	2006	Homegrown
24	Sarah Quantrill	(1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 34)		Homegrown
Defenders
2	Corinne Yorston	(1983-06-15) 15 June 1983 (age 41)	2009	Bristol Academy
3	Yvonne Tracy	(1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 (age 43)	2000	St Patrick's Athletic
5	Gilly Flaherty	(1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 33)	2003	Millwall Lionesses
6	Faye White (captain)	(1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 46)	1996	Horsham Ladies
19	Niamh Fahey	(1987-10-13) 13 October 1987 (age 37)	2008	Salthill Devon
	Lara Fay	(1993-08-09) 9 August 1993 (age 31)		Homegrown
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
16	Kim Little	(1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34)	2008	Hibernian
17	Katie Chapman	(1982-06-15) 15 June 1982 (age 42)	2006	Charlton Athletic
18	Natalie Ross	(1989-09-14) 14 September 1989 (age 35)	2008	Hibernian
22	Laura Coombs	(1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 (age 33)	2007	Homegrown
23	Abbie Prosser	(1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 33)		Homegrown
27	Naomi Cole	(1992-03-30) 30 March 1992 (age 32)		Homegrown
Forwards
10	Julie Fleeting	(1980-12-18) 18 December 1980 (age 44)	2004	Ross County
11	Rachel Yankey	(1979-11-01) 1 November 1979 (age 45)	2005	New Jersey Wildcats
12	Gemma Davison	(1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 (age 37)	2001	Watford
14	Jen Beattie	(1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 (age 33)	2009	Celtic
20	Helen Lander	(1986-04-26) 26 April 1986 (age 38)	2009	Watford
25	Lauren Bruton	(1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 32)	2008	Homegrown
28	Danielle Carter	(1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31)	2009	Homegrown
	Ruesha Littlejohn	(1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 (age 34)	2010	Glasgow City
	Emily Thomson	(1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 (age 31)	2009	Motherwell

Appearances and goals

No.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		PL Cup		LC Cup		UEFA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Emma Byrne	20+1	0	3	0	4	0	2	0	6	0	35	0
13	Rebecca Spencer	2	0	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	4+1	0
24	Sarah Quantrill	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
2	Corinne Yorston	19+1	2	3+1	0	3+1	0	3	0	6	0	34+3	2
3	Yvonne Tracy	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1+1	0	12+1	0
5	Gilly Flaherty	17+1	0	4	0	2	0	1	0	4	1	28+1	1
6	Faye White (captain)	11+2	1	5	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	22+2	2
19	Niamh Fahey	19+1	0	5	0	4	0	3	0	6	0	37	0
	Lara Fay	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	2+2	0
Midfielders
4	Jayne Ludlow	18+1	4	4	2	4	1	2	1	5	1	33+1	9
7	Ciara Grant	22	1	5	0	4	0	2	0	6	1	39	2
16	Kim Little	21	23	5	8	4	5	1	2	5	9	36	47
17	Katie Chapman	10	4	2	1	3	1	2	0	4	1	21	7
18	Natalie Ross	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
22	Laura Coombs	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	1	1+5	1
23	Abbie Prosser	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
27	Naomi Cole	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
10	Julie Fleeting	12	6	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	17	10
11	Rachel Yankey	20	7	5	2	3	0	1	1	6	2	35	12
12	Gemma Davison	22	12	5	0	4	0	3	1	6	1	40	14
14	Jen Beattie	11+5	7	2+2	1	2+1	1	1	1	2+2	1	18+10	11
20	Helen Lander	6+12	6	2+1	0	2+2	1	2	5	3+1	2	15+16	14
25	Lauren Bruton	1+6	1	0+1	0	0+3	0	1+1	3	0+5	1	2+16	5
28	Danielle Carter	2+10	3	1+4	0	0	0	0+2	0	2+1	0	5+17	3
	Ruesha Littlejohn	1	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	3	0	0	3+1	3
	Emily Thomson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Position	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	PL Cup	LC Cup	UEFA Cup	Total
1	16	MF	Kim Little	23	8	5	2	9	47
2	12	FW	Gemma Davison	12	0	0	1	1	14
	20	FW	Helen Lander	6	0	1	5	2	14
3	11	FW	Rachel Yankey	7	2	0	1	2	12
4	14	FW	Jen Beattie	7	1	1	1	1	11
5	10	FW	Julie Fleeting	6	2	2	0	0	10
6	4	MF	Jayne Ludlow	4	2	1	1	1	9
7	17	MF	Katie Chapman	4	1	1	0	1	7
8	25	FW	Lauren Bruton	1	0	0	3	1	5
9	28	FW	Danielle Carter	3	0	0	0	0	3
		MF	Ruesha Littlejohn	0	0	0	3	0	3
10	7	MF	Ciara Grant	1	0	0	0	1	2
	2	DF	Corinne Yorston	2	0	0	0	0	2
	6	DF	Faye White (captain)	1	1	0	0	0	2
11	22	MF	Laura Coombs	0	0	0	0	1	1
	5	DF	Gilly Flaherty	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total				77	17	11	17	21	143

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	PL Cup	LC Cup	UEFA Cup	Total
1	1	Emma Byrne	7	2	2	2	4	17
2	24	Sarah Quantrill	0	0	0	1	0	1
Total			7	2	2	3	4	18

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	From club
2 July 2009[9]	14	FW	Jen Beattie	Celtic
2 July 2009[10]	2	DF	Corinne Yorston	Bristol Academy
23 January 2010[11]		FW	Ruesha Littlejohn	Glasgow City

Transfers out

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	To club
July 2009[12]	27	DF	Seana Cooke	St Francis
2009	9	FW	Suzanne Grant	Celtic
2009	21	DF	Eartha Pond	Chelsea
2009	15	DF	Laura Bassett	Leeds United

Loans out

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	To club
2010		FW	Ruesha Littlejohn	Rangers

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Competitions

FA Women's Premier League

Main article: 2009–10 FA Women's Premier League

Birmingham City v Arsenal

27 September 2009 1	Birmingham City	0–1	Arsenal	Stratford-upon-Avon
14:00 BST		Report	Little 2'	Stadium: Knights Lane Referee: Neil Pratt

Arsenal v Doncaster Rovers Belles

11 October 2009 2	Arsenal	8–1	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Davison 14', 22' Little 32', 71' White 41' Yankey 42' Lander 63' Beattie 74'	Report	Hansen 20'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Tim Robinson

Nottingham Forest v Arsenal

15 October 2009 3	Nottingham Forest	0–8	Arsenal	Gedling
19:45 BST		Report	Yorston 9' Yankey 21' Little 51', 56' (pen.), 75' Lander 62' Chapman 68' (pen.) Davison 72'	Stadium: Bill Stokeld Stadium Referee: Robert Ellis

Bristol Academy v Arsenal

18 October 2009 4	Bristol Academy	1–4	Arsenal	Almondsbury
14:00 BST	Passariello 15'	Report	Little 6', 38' Chapman 59' Davison 81'	Stadium: Oaklands Park Referee: Mark Powell

Chelsea v Arsenal

8 November 2009 5	Chelsea	2–3	Arsenal	East Molesey
14:00 GMT	Sanderson 1' Champ 8'	Report	Beattie 49', 70', 90'	Stadium: Imber Court Referee: Andy Mead

Arsenal v Sunderland

15 November 2009 6	Arsenal	5–1	Sunderland	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Fleeting 23', 28' Little 52', 56' Yankey 59'	Report	Gutteridge 7'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Alan Dale

Sunderland v Arsenal

22 November 2009 7	Sunderland	2–1	Arsenal	Hetton-le-Hole
14:00 GMT	Nobbs 59' McDougall 86'	Report	Little 55'	Stadium: Hetton Centre Referee: Anthony Murphy

Arsenal v Watford

3 December 2009 8	Arsenal	6–2	Watford	Borehamwood
19:00 GMT	Fleeting 11' Chapman 62' Little 69' Davison 73' Ludlow 79' Lander 90'	Report	Flaherty 38' (o.g.) Barrett 71'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Dele Sotimirin

Arsenal v Bristol Academy

13 December 2009 9	Arsenal	8–0	Bristol Academy	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Little 13' (pen.), 74' Ludlow 26' Lander 31' Davison 58' Chapman 66' Beattie 79' Carter 80'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: David Thomas

Arsenal v Chelsea

24 January 2010 10	Arsenal	2–1	Chelsea	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Davison 56' Carter 81'	Report	Sanderson 84'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Paul Forrester

Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers

7 March 2010 11	Arsenal	4–1	Blackburn Rovers	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Roberts 13' (o.g.) Davison 59' Carter 64' Ludlow 79'	Report	Roberts 45'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Garry Starr

Millwall Lionesses v Arsenal

8 April 2010 12	Millwall Lionesses	1–3	Arsenal	Beckenham
19:45 BST	Beckett 54'	Report	Little 37', 64', 77'	Stadium: Eden Park Avenue Referee: Andy Mead

Everton v Arsenal

11 April 2010 13	Everton	0–1	Arsenal	Crosby
14:00 BST		Report	Yankey 6' Ludlow  75'	Stadium: Rossett Park Attendance: 180 Referee: Jane Sims

Arsenal v Millwall Lionesses

15 April 2010 14	Arsenal	5–1	Millwall Lionesses	Borehamwood
19:30 BST	Little 11', 29' Grant 52' Yankey 78' Lander 90'	Report	Beckett 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Andrew Medlock

Leeds Carnegie v Arsenal

18 April 2010 15	Leeds Carnegie	0–1	Arsenal	Farsley
14:00 BST		Report	Yankey 15'	Stadium: Throstle Nest Attendance: 224 Referee: Michael Moore

Watford v Arsenal

21 April 2010 16	Watford	0–1	Arsenal	Northwood
19:30 BST		Report	Fleeting 51'	Stadium: The Skyline Stadium Referee: Andrew Medlock

Doncaster Rovers Belles v Arsenal

25 April 2010 17	Doncaster Rovers Belles	2–1	Arsenal	Doncaster
14:00 BST	Hamilton 84'	Report	Beattie 13' Weston 26'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Sean Barber

Arsenal v Nottingham Forest

29 April 2010 18	Arsenal	4–1	Nottingham Forest	Borehamwood
19:45 BST	Little 12' Fleeting 32' Beattie 49' Davison 84'	Report	Bailey 90+4'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Garry Starr

Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal

6 May 2010 19	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Arsenal	Blackburn
19:00 BST	Sheen 70'	Report	Yorston 60'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 477 Referee: Robert Goodwin-Davey

Arsenal v Everton

9 May 2010 20	Arsenal	4–2	Everton	Borehamwood
12:30 BST	Yankey 31' Davison 39', 78' Fleeting 80'	Report	Williams (52) Dowie 62'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Carl Henry

Arsenal v Leeds Carnegie

12 May 2010 21	Arsenal	3–0	Leeds Carnegie	Holloway
19:00 BST	Little 11', 71' (pen.) Davison 87'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 3,572 Referee: Andy Mead

Arsenal v Birmingham City

16 May 2010 22	Arsenal	4–1	Birmingham City	London Colney
14:00 BST	Bruton 12' Beattie 36' Little 52' Ludlow 86'	Report	Goulding 87'	Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre Referee: Peter Smith

Partial league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal	22	20	1	1	79	19	+60	61	2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League Approved for FA Women's Super League
2	Everton	22	16	2	4	67	19	+48	50	2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League Approved for FA WSL
3	Chelsea	22	16	1	5	60	27	+33	49	Approved for FA WSL
4	Leeds Carnegie	22	15	2	5	50	16	+34	47
5	Sunderland	22	12	1	9	36	35	+1	37

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2010. Source: Soccerway table

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	20	1	1	79	19	+60	61	11	0	0	53	11	+42	9	1	1	26	8	+18

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	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W
Position	9	9	6	5	4	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

FA Women's Cup

Main article: 2009–10 FA Women's Cup

Arsenal v Sunderland

17 January 2010 Fourth Round	Arsenal	4–1 (a.e.t.)	Sunderland	Borehamwood
13:00 GMT	Chapman 66' Little 98', 99', 114'	Report	Grant 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 157

Arsenal v Leeds Carnegie

07 February 2010 Fifth Round	Arsenal	3–2	Leeds Carnegie	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Beattie 15' Ludlow 59' Yankey 79'	Report	White 53' Clarke 82'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Tim Robinson

Arsenal v Doncaster Rovers Belles

14 February 2010 Quarter-Final	Arsenal	5–0	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Yankey 6' Little 38', 62', 80' Williams 90' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 155 Referee: G. Sprague

Chelsea v Arsenal

4 April 2009 Semi-Final	Chelsea	0–4	Arsenal	Staines-upon-Thames
14:00 GMT		Report	Fleeting 34' Little 36' F. White 44' Ludlow 64'	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 605

Arsenal v Everton

3 May 2010 Final	Arsenal	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Everton	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Little 43' (pen.) Fleeting 54'	Report	Dowie 16', 119' F. White 45' (o.g.)	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,505 Referee: Una Hon

FA Women's Premier League Cup

Main article: 2009–10 FA Women's Premier League Cup

Watford v Arsenal

14 September 2009 First Round	Watford	1–4	Arsenal	Northwood
14:00 BST	Wade 3' (pen.)	Report	Little 4', 26', 55' Lander 90'	Stadium: The Skyline Stadium

Millwall Lionesses v Arsenal

5 October 2009 Second Round	Millwall Lionesses	0–2	Arsenal	Beckenham
14::00 BST		Report	Beattie 8' Ludlow 85'	Stadium: Eden Park Avenue

Arsenal v Keynsham Town

1 November 2009 Quarter-Final	Arsenal	4–0	Keynsham Town	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Fleeting 25', 42' Chapman 45' Little 78'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

Everton v Arsenal

7 December 2009 Semi-Final	Everton	2–1	Arsenal	Crosby
12:30 BST	Dowie 3' Westwood 108'	Report	Byrne  25' Little 36' (pen.)	Stadium: Rossett Park Referee: Emma Hock

London County Cup

West Ham United v Arsenal

10 February 2010 Quarter-Final	West Ham United	0–2	Arsenal	Thurrock
14:00 GMT		Report	Yankey 10' Bruton 89'	Stadium: Ship Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

4 March 2010 Semi-Final	Tottenham Hotspur	0–10	Arsenal	Cheshunt
14:00 GMT		Report	Lander Littlejohn Bruton Ludlow Davison	Stadium: Goffs Lane

Arsenal v Millwall Lionesses

23 March 2010 Final	Arsenal	6–0	Millwall Lionesses	Finchley
19:30 GMT	Lander 12', 57' Little 51', 54' Beattie 73' Own Goal 81' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: The Maurice Rebak Stadium

UEFA Women's Champions League

Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League

Round of 32

PAOK v Arsenal

30 September 2009 First Leg	PAOK	0–9	Arsenal	Thessaloniki
18:00 BST	Tsoukala  49' Kynossidou  56'	Report	Yankey 8', 72' Little 13', 32', 35', 90+4' Lander 44', 62' Ludlow 87' F. White  90'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Lena Arwedahl

Arsenal v PAOK

7 October 2009 Second Leg	Arsenal	9–0	PAOK	Borehamwood
15:00 BST	Little 11', 13', 47' Chapman 17' Beattie 21' Kynossidou 44' (o.g.) Davison 74' Bruton 77' Coombs 84'	Report	Vlasiadou  24' Gkatzogianni  90'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 197 Referee: Yuliya Medvedeva-Keldyusheva

Round of 16

Sparta Praha v Arsenal

4 November 2009 First Leg	Sparta Praha	0–3	Arsenal	Prague
18:00 BST	Kladrubská  54' Kožárová  72'	Report	Flaherty 11' Yorston  14' Grant 27' Little 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 1,975 Referee: Christine Baitinger

Arsenal v Sparta Praha

11 November 2009 Second leg	Arsenal	2–0	Sparta Praha	Borehamwood
13:30 GMT	Heroldová 31' (o.g.) Davison  45+1' Little 56'  71'	Report	Ringelová  57' Heroldová  65' Mocová  69'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 312 Referee: Efthalia Mitsi

Quarter-Final

Duisburg v Arsenal

10 March 2010 First Leg	Duisburg	2–1	Arsenal	Duisburg
19:30 GMT	Grings 24' (pen.) Hegering 49'	Report	Little  24' Grings 66' (o.g.) Ludlow  71'	Stadium: MSV-Arena Attendance: 5,145 Referee: Jenny Palmqvist

Arsenal v Duisburg

14 March 2010 Second leg	Arsenal	0–2	Duisburg	Bishop's Stortford
13:00 GMT	Flaherty  48' Popp  79'	Report	Oster 49' Himmighofen 88'	Stadium: Woodside Park Attendance: 724 Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen

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