1996–97 Arsenal L.F.C. season
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English women's football club season
Arsenal Ladies 1996–97 football season
| 1996–97 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter Hill-Wood |
| Manager | Vic Akers |
| Stadium | Hayes Lane |
| Premier League | Winners |
| FA Cup | Semi Finals |
| Premier League Cup | Second Round |
| London County Cup | Winners |
| Biggest win | 9–0 (vs Southampton Saints (A), Premier League, 26 January 1997) 9–0 (vs Huddersfield Town (H), FA Cup, 02 February 1997) |
| Biggest defeat | 0–1 (vs Doncaster Rovers Belles, Premier League (A), 16 November 1996) 0–1 (vs Wembley (N), FA Cup, 30 March 1997) 1–2 (vs Doncaster Rovers Belles (A), Premier League Cup, 24 November 1996) |
The 1996–97 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 10th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, winning their third League Title since promotion, and were also able to retain the London County Cup for a third year in a row by defeating Millwall Lionesses in the Final.[1] However, they failed to progress in the Premier League Cup and the FA Cup, losing to Doncaster Rovers Belles and Wembley respectively.[2] [3] [4]
Squad information & statistics
[edit source ]First team squad
[edit source ]| Name | Date of birth (age) | Since | Signed from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||
| England Sarah Reed | (1980年05月12日)12 May 1980 (aged 17) | 1996 | England Wembley |
| England Nancy Jeffery | (1978年02月18日)18 February 1978 (aged 19) | 1989 | England Limehouse |
| Australia Sara King | 1972 (aged 24) | 1996 | United States Mount Ida College |
| Defenders | |||
| England Kirsty Pealling | (1975年04月14日)14 April 1975 (aged 22) | 1987 | England Arsenal Academy |
| England Faye White | (1978年02月02日)2 February 1978 (aged 19) | 1996 | England Three Bridges |
| England Clare Wheatley | (1971年02月04日)4 February 1971 (aged 26) | 1995 | England Chelsea |
| England Kim Jerray-Silver | (1977年10月06日)6 October 1977 (aged 19) | 1997 | England Wembley |
| England Jenny Canty | (1976年03月22日)22 March 1976 (aged 21) | 1991 | England Limehouse |
| England Vicki Slee | (1973年03月09日)9 March 1973 (aged 24) | 1991 | England Millwall Lionesses |
| England Michelle Curley | (1972年04月30日)30 April 1972 (aged 25) | 1988 | England Arsenal Academy |
| England Kelley Few | (1971年10月17日)17 October 1971 (aged 25) | 1991 | England Romford |
| Northern Ireland Gill Wylie | (1965年08月27日)27 August 1965 (aged 31) | 1991 | England Tottenham |
| England Jo Moruzzi | (1981年05月16日)16 May 1981 (aged 16) | 1995 | England Arsenal Academy |
| England Amy Lamont | (1974年05月05日)5 May 1974 (aged 23) | 1989 | England Arsenal Academy |
| England Lisa Spry | (1968年01月15日)15 January 1968 (aged 29) | 1988 | England Arsenal Academy |
| Stacey Boulter | 1996 | England Arsenal Academy | |
| England Carly Cruickshank | 1992 | England Limehouse | |
| Midfielders | |||
| England Joanne Broadhurst | (1967年11月27日)27 November 1967 (aged 29) | 1995 | England Doncaster Belles |
| England Sian Williams (c) | (1968年02月02日)2 February 1968 (aged 29) | 1990 | England Millwall Lionesses |
| England Emma Coss | (1979年05月30日)30 May 1979 (aged 18) | 1992 | England Arsenal Academy |
| Republic of Ireland Siobhan Kane | (1975年03月28日)28 March 1975 (aged 22) | 1996 | Republic of Ireland Castle Rovers |
| England Linda Watt | (1973年05月19日)19 May 1973 (aged 24) | 1995 | England Watford |
| England Beth Lovell | (1980年01月12日)12 January 1980 (aged 17) | 1995 | England Arsenal Academy |
| United States Laura Ray | (1974年05月13日)13 May 1974 (aged 23) | 1996 | England Liverpool Feds |
| England Sharon Barber | (1969年05月27日)27 May 1969 (aged 28) | 1988 | England Tottenham |
| New Zealand Robyn Davies-Patrick | (1975年08月29日)29 August 1975 (aged 21) | 1996 | |
| Forwards | |||
| England Marieanne Spacey | (1966年02月13日)13 February 1966 (aged 31) | 1993 | England Wimbledon |
| England Rachel Yankey | (1979年12月01日)1 December 1979 (aged 17) | 1996 | England Mill Hill United |
| England Natasha Daly | (1979年03月29日)29 March 1979 (aged 18) | 1996 | England Mill Hill United |
| England Kelly Smith | (1978年10月29日)29 October 1978 (aged 18) | 1996 | England Wembley |
| England Yvette Rean | (1969年04月11日)11 April 1969 (aged 28) | 1995 | England Watford |
| England Emma Hastings | (1977年11月24日)24 November 1977 (aged 19) | 1995 | England Dunstable |
| England Liz Benham | 1975 (aged 21) | 1996 | England Croydon |
| United States Kara Lee Reynolds | 1972 (aged 25) | 1996 | United States Texas Lightning |
| England Pat Pile | 1964 (aged 33) | 1989 | England Hackney |
| England Emma Burke | 1975 (aged 22) | 1995 | England Oxford University |
| Victoria Kneller | 1977 (aged 19) | 1996 | England Chelmsford |
| England Naomi Poletyllo | 1995 | England Mill Hill United | |
Goalscorers
[edit source ]| Rank | Position | Name | PLND | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | England Joanne Broadhurst | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | FW | England Marieanne Spacey | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | FW | England Kelly Smith | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | FW | United States Kara Lee Reynolds | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| FW | England Rachel Yankey | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 6 | DF | England Faye White | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | DF | England Clare Wheatley | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | England Natasha Daly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 9 | DF | England Kelley Few | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | England Sian Williams | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | England Yvette Rean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 | FW | England Emma Hastings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | England Kim Jerray-Silver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | England Liz Benham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Total | 65 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 97 | ||
Clean sheets
[edit source ]| Rank | Name | PLND | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Sara King | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | England Sarah Reed | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | England Nancy Jeffery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |
Transfers, loans and other signings
[edit source ]Transfers in
[edit source ]| Announcement date | Position | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | GK | England Sarah Reed | England Wembley |
| 1996[5] [6] | GK | Australia Sara King | United States Mount Ida College |
| 1996[7] | MF | Republic of Ireland Siobhan Kane | Republic of Ireland Castle Rovers |
| 1996 | FW | Victoria Kneller | England Chelmsford |
| 1996 | MF | New Zealand Robyn Davies-Patrick | |
| 17 August 1996[8] | FW | England Natasha Daly | England Mill Hill United |
| 17 August 1996[8] [9] | FW | England Rachel Yankey | England Mill Hill United |
| 17 August 1996[8] [10] | DF | England Faye White | England Horsham |
| 4 September 1996[11] [12] | MF | United States Laura Ray | England Liverpool Feds |
| 16 September 1996[13] [14] | FW | United States Kara Lee Reynolds | United States Texas Lightning |
| 28 December 1996[15] | FW | England Kelly Smith | England Wembley |
| 1997[16] | DF | England Kim Jerray-Silver | England Wembley |
Transfers out
[edit source ]| Announcement date | Position | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996[17] | MF | England Sammy Britton | Scotland Cove Rangers |
| 1996[17] [18] | FW | Scotland Michelle Sneddon | Scotland Cove Rangers |
| 1996 | FW | Spain Conchi Sánchez | Retired |
| 1996[19] | MF | England Emma Hayes | Retired |
| 1996 | FW | England Julie Newell | England Chelsea |
| 1996 | GK | England Kathy Simmons | England Langford |
| 1996[20] | DF | England Julia Brown | England Portsmouth |
| 1996 | FW | England Kelly Townshend | England Enfield |
| 1996 | FW | England Krista Yeomans | England Enfield |
| 1996 | FW | Carla Rose | England Bracknell |
| 1996 | DF | England Carly Cruickshank | |
| 1996 | MF | England Sarah Clark | |
| 17 August 1996[8] [21] | GK | Spain Roser Serra | Spain Barcelona |
| February 1997 | FW | England Naomi Poletyllo | England Wembley |
| February 1997 | MF | United States Laura Ray | United States Finger Lakes Heartbreakers |
Club
[edit source ]Kit
[edit source ]Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: JVC [22]
Home
Away
Competitions
[edit source ]Overall record
[edit source ]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | |||||
| FA Women's Premier League National Division | 1 September 1996 | 5 May 1997 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 9 | +56 | 088.89 |
| FA Women's Cup | 19 January 1997 | 30 March 1997 | Fourth round | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 075.00 |
| FA Women's Premier League Cup | 27 October 1996 | 24 November 1996 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| London County Cup | 22 December 1996 | 13 April 1997 | Quarter-finals | Winners | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 100.00 |
| Total | 27 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 97 | 18 | +79 | 085.19 | ||||
Last updated: 22 May 2026
Source: FA WPL
FA Women's Premier League National Division
[edit source ]Main article: 1996–97 FA Women's Premier League
Partial league table
[edit source ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal (C) | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 9 | +56 | 49 |
| 2 | Doncaster Belles | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 41 |
| 3 | Croydon | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 31 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 30 |
| 5 | Millwall Lionesses | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 27 |
Results summary
[edit source ]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 9 | +56 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 3 | +26 |
Results by matchday
[edit source ]| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Matches
[edit source ]Millwall Lionesses v Arsenal
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Surrey Docks Stadium
Referee: W. Bull
- Few 20'
- K. Smith 46'
- Broadhurst 74'
- Reynolds 77'
Referee: W. Bull
FA Women's Cup
[edit source ]Main article: 1996–97 FA Women's Cup
Arsenal v Barry Town
Arsenal v Huddersfield Town
FA Women's Premier League Cup
[edit source ]Main article: 1996–97 FA Women's Premier League Cup
London County Cup
[edit source ]Wimbledon v Arsenal
Arsenal reserves
[edit source ]Greater London Regional Women’s League Premier Division
[edit source ]League table
[edit source ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal Reserves (C) | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 21 | +68 | 55 | Moved to Reserve League |
| 2 | Chelsea | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 41 | |
| 3 | Brentford & Hampton | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 22 | +32 | 40 | |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 40 | |
| 5 | Wembley Reserves | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 29 | Moved to Reserve League |
| 6 | Mill Hill United | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 24 | |
| 7 | Barnet | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 22 | |
| 8 | Chelmsford | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 19 | |
| 9 | Dulwich Hamlet | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 17 | |
| 10 | Newham | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 60 | −37 | 14 | |
| 11 | Wimbledon Reserves | 19 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 61 | −44 | 4 | Moved to Reserve League |
| 12 | Hackney (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club withdrew from league. All results expunged for this season. Relegation to Division Two |
Matches
[edit source ]Newham v Arsenal Reserves
1 September 1996 Newham 4–6 Arsenal Reserves
Brentford & Hampton v Arsenal Reserves
8 September 1996 Brentford & Hampton 1–6 Arsenal Reserves
Mill Hill United v Arsenal Reserves
15 September 1996 Mill Hill United 1–3 Arsenal Reserves
Arsenal Reserves v Wimbledon Reserves
Wembley Reserves v Arsenal Reserves
29 September 1996 Wembley Reserves 1–2 Arsenal Reserves
Arsenal Reserves v Barnet
Dulwich Hamlet v Arsenal Reserves
13 October 1996 Dulwich Hamlet 0–3 Arsenal Reserves
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal Reserves
Arsenal Reserves v Wembley Reserves
Arsenal Reserves v Chelsea
Arsenal Reserves v Mill Hill United
Arsenal Reserves v Tottenham Hotspur
Arsenal Reserves v Newham
Stadium: Commercial Union Sports Ground
Arsenal Reserves v Brentford & Hampton
Report
Stadium: Commercial Union Sports Ground
Barnet v Arsenal Reserves
Arsenal Reserves v Chelmsford
Chelsea v Arsenal Reserves
Greater London Regional Women’s League Cup
[edit source ]Redbridge Raiders v Arsenal Reserves
Second round Redbridge Raiders 0–9 Arsenal Reserves
Arsenal Reserves v Tottenham Hotspur
Arsenal thirds
[edit source ]Greater London Regional Women’s League Division Four
[edit source ]League table
[edit source ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal Thirds (C) | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 20 | +67 | 42 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur Reserves | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 20 | +50 | 34 |
| 3 | Barnet Reserves | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 31 |
| 4 | Wimbledon Thirds | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 29 |
| 5 | Redbridge Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 23 |
| 6 | South London | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 21 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers Reserves | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 16 |
| 8 | Camberwell | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 15 |
| 9 | Comets | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 13 |
| 10 | Hackney "B" | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 99 | −80 | 3 |
Russell Cup
[edit source ]Arsenal Thirds v Rangers
Second round Arsenal Thirds 15–0 Rangers
Arsenal Thirds v Chipstead
Third round Arsenal Thirds 6–1 Chipstead
Arsenal Thirds v Queens Park Rangers
Quarter-finals Arsenal Thirds 2–3 Queens Park Rangers
See also
[edit source ]References
[edit source ]- ↑ Connolly, Kevin (19 April 1997). "Marieanne and Rachel make it three in a row". Arsenal vs Blackburn Rovers Matchdaty Programme: Page 21.
- ↑ Connolly, Kevin (12 April 1997). "Girls set up title finale". Arsenal vs Leicester City Matchday Programme: Page 21.
- ↑ Connolly, Kevin (24 November 1996). "Girl Gunners seek speedy revenge". Arsenal vs Southampton Matchday Programme: Page 21.
- ↑ "Arsenal 0-1 Wembley". The Women's FA Cup.
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- 1 2 "Cove all set to land the double". Aberdeen Herald & Post. 6 March 1997. p. 49.
- ↑ Howell, Bill (7 June 1997). "Michelle aims to beat the pain barrier...and the docs". Aberdeen Evening Express. p. 49.
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