1993–94 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
1993–94 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Vic Akers
Stadium	Southbury Road
National League	Runners Up
FA Cup	Quarter Finals
National League Cup	Winners
Biggest win	11–1 (vs Ipswich Town (A), National League, 21 November 1993)
Biggest defeat	2–3 (vs Wembley (H), National League, 06 March 1994); 0–1 (vs Knowsley United (H), FA Cup, 13 February 1994)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1992–93 1994–95 →

The 1993–94 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 7th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the Premier Division of the WFA National League, finishing runners up to Doncaster Rovers Belles They lost out on the FA Cup to Knowsley United, but won the League Cup, defeating Doncaster Rovers Belles in the Final.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood

ManagerVic Akers

StadiumSouthbury Road

National LeagueRunners Up

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This was Arsenal's sole season using Southbury Road as their main stadium. After this season, they moved to The Lantern Stadium in Potters Bar.

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Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Since	Signed From
Goalkeepers
Lesley Shipp	(1965-10-25)25 October 1965 (aged 28)	1991	Millwall Lionesses
Kathy Simmons	(1966-01-07)7 January 1966 (aged 28)	1991	Tottenham
Nancy Jeffery	(1978-02-18)18 February 1978 (aged 16)	1989	Limehouse
Ruth Gold	(1971-03-08)8 March 1971 (aged 23)	1991	Wimbledon
Pauline Cope ‡	(1969-02-16)16 February 1969 (aged 25)	1994	Millwall Lionesses
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling	(1975-04-14)14 April 1975 (aged 19)	1987	Arsenal Academy
Michelle Curley	(1972-04-30)30 April 1972 (aged 22)	1988	Arsenal Academy
Jenny Canty	(1976-03-22)22 March 1976 (aged 18)	1991	Limehouse
Vicki Slee	(1973-03-09)9 March 1973 (aged 21)	1991	Millwall Lionesses
Kelley Few	(1971-10-17)17 October 1971 (aged 22)	1991	Romford
Gill Wylie (c)	(1965-08-27)27 August 1965 (aged 28)	1991	Tottenham
Kellie Battams	(1977-01-17)17 January 1977 (aged 17)	1989	Arsenal Academy
Amy Lamont	(1974-05-05)5 May 1974 (aged 20)	1989	Arsenal Academy
Lisa Spry	(1968-01-15)15 January 1968 (aged 26)	1989	Islington
Carly Cruickshank		1992	Limehouse
Midfielders
Sian Williams	(1968-02-02)2 February 1968 (aged 26)	1990	Millwall Lionesses
Debbie Bampton	(1961-10-07)7 October 1961 (aged 32)	1992	Wimbledon
Sarah Mulligan	(1972-07-22)22 July 1972 (aged 21)	1988	Stevenage
Emma Hayes	(1976-10-18)18 October 1976 (aged 17)	1992	Arsenal Academy
Sammy Britton	(1973-12-08)8 December 1973 (aged 20)	1993	Bronte
Emma Coss	(1979-05-09)9 May 1979 (aged 15)	1992	Arsenal Academy
Sharon Barber	(1969-05-27)27 May 1969 (aged 25)	1988	Tottenham
Michelle Lee	1974 (aged 20)	1988	Arsenal Academy
Sarah Clark	1972 (aged 22)	1993	Ipswich Town
Liz Benham	1975 (aged 18)	1993	Wimbledon
Forwards
Marieanne Spacey	(1966-02-13)13 February 1966 (aged 28)	1993	Wimbledon
Naz Ball	(1961-02-28)28 February 1961 (aged 33)	1987	Aylesbury
Jo Churchman	(1963-10-08)8 October 1963 (aged 30)	1990	Millwall Lionesses
Michelle Sneddon	(1974-01-18)18 January 1974 (aged 20)	1989	Coltness
Becky Lonergan	(1977-01-18)18 January 1977 (aged 17)	1993	Bronte
Kelly Townshend	(1977-05-12)12 May 1977 (aged 17)	1988	Arsenal Academy
Pat Pile	1964 (aged 30)	1989	Hackney
Andrea Wright		1989	Chelmsford
Debbie Smith		1992	Southend
Claudia Woodley		1991	Arsenal Academy
Karen Philp		1993	Hassocks Beacon
Krista Yeomans		1991	Arsenal Academy
Unknown
Joanne Cook	1973 (aged 21)	1993	Arsenal Academy

Rank	Position	Name	NLPD	FA Cup	NL Cup	Total
1	FW	Marieanne Spacey	18	5	9	32
2	FW	Naz Ball	11	2	2	15
3	DF	Gill Wylie (c)	7	3	3	13
4	FW	Jo Churchman	6	0	4	10
4	FW	Sammy Britton	7	1	2	10
6	MF	Debbie Bampton	5	0	1	6
7	FW	Michelle Sneddon	3	0	2	5
8	FW	Karen Philp	1	1	2	4
9	FW	Becky Lonergan	1	0	2	3
10	DF	Michelle Curley	1	0	0	1
	MF	Sian Williams	1	0	0	1
	DF	Kirsty Pealling	0	0	1	1
Unknown goalscorer			22	0	0	22
Own goal			3	0	1	3
Total			85	12	29	126

Rank	Name	NLPD	FA Cup	NL Cup	Total
1	Lesley Shipp	6	1	2	9
2	Pauline Cope ‡	0	0	1	1
3	Kathy Simmons	0	0	0	0
3	Nancy Jeffery	0	0	0	0
Unknown goalkeeper		3	0	0	3
Total		9	1	3	13

Announcement date	Position	Player	From club
August 1993^[6]^[7]	FW	Marieanne Spacey	Wimbledon
August 1993^[8]	MF	Sammy Britton	Bronte
August 1993^[9]	FW	Becky Lonergan	Bronte
August 1993^[10]	MF	Sarah Clark	Ipswich Town
October 1993^[11]^[12]	FW	Karen Philp	Brighton & Hove Albion
1993	MF	Liz Benham	Wimbledon

Announcement date	Position	Player	To club
1993^[13]	DF	Gill Bordman	Retired
1993	FW	Caroline McGloin	Bromley Borough
1993^[14]	DF	Janet Clarke	Bromley Borough
1993	MF	Christine Couling	Retired
1993	MF	Siobhan Melia	Bromley Borough
1993^[15]	DF	Paula Birri	Bromley Borough
1993^[16]	MF	Marlene Egan	Bromley Borough
1993	GK	Ruth Gold	Wimbledon
1993^[17]	FW	Alice Fairbank	Ironesses
1993	DF	Keeley Salvage	Millwall Lionesses
1993	FW	Sarah Ryan	Millwall Lionesses
1993	DF	Maria Luckhurst
1993	DF	Lesley Palling
1993	FW	Clare Healey
1993	DF	Annie Deegan
1994	MF	Sarah Mulligan	Bromley Borough

1993–94 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Squad information & statistics

First team squad

Goalscorers

Clean sheets

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Transfers out

Club

Kit

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Competitions

Overall record

WFA National League Premier Division

Partial league table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

FA Women's Cup

WFA National League Cup

Arsenal reserves

Greater London Regional Women’s League Premier Division

Greater London Regional Women’s League Cup

See also

References

External links

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Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
WFA National League National Division	12 September 1993	22 May 1994	Matchday 1	2nd	18	14	3	1	85	15	+70	077.78
WFA Cup	5 December 1993	13 February 1994	Fourth round	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	12	3	+9	066.67
WFA National League Cup	31 October 1993	13 November 1994	First round	Winners	5	5	0	0	29	2	+27	100.00
Total					26	21	3	2	126	20	+106	080.77

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Doncaster Belles (C)	18	16	1	1	110	16	+94	49
2	Arsenal	18	14	3	1	85	15	+70	45
3	Knowsley United	18	13	2	3	62	30	+32	41
4	Wembley	18	9	2	7	33	33	0	29
5	Millwall Lionesses	18	8	2	8	38	46	−8	26

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	14	3	1	85	15	+70	45	6	2	1	34	9	+25	8	1	0	51	6	+45

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

12 September 1993 1	Arsenal	7–0	Ipswich Town	Enfield
12:30 BST	Rushbrook 20' (o.g.) Spacey Churchman Bampton Britton	Report		Stadium: Southbury Road Referee: D. Kitchen

3 October 1993 2	Wembley	0–5	Arsenal	Wembley
		Report	Spacey 44', 80', 89', 90' Curley 70'	Stadium: Vale Farm Sports Centre

17 October 1993 3	Red Star Southampton	0–7	Arsenal
		Report	Britton Churchman Spacey Wylie Sneddon

6 March 1994 8	Arsenal	2–3	Wembley	Leyton
	Spacey 3' Ball 25'	Report	Leech 52' Jones 62' Liran 88'	Stadium: Leyton Stadium

20 March 1994 9	Doncaster Belles	2–2	Arsenal	Doncaster
14:00 GMT	Jackson 60' (pen.), 79'	Report	Britton 20' Ball 35'	Stadium: Belle Vue Referee: G. Davies

27 March 1994 10	Arsenal	4–0	Leasowe Pacific	Beckenham
	Ball Philp Spacey 75'	Report		Stadium: Eden Park Avenue

27 April 1994 13	Millwall Lionesses	0–6	Arsenal	Bermondsey
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Surrey Docks Stadium

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	14	3	1	85	15	+70	45	6	2	1	34	9	+25	8	1	0	51	6	+45

24 October 1993 4	Arsenal	2–2	Stanton Rangers	Enfield
13:00	Sturgeon (o.g.) Spacey	Report	Brown	Stadium: Southbury Road Referee: D. Thomas

21 November 1993 5	Ipswich Town	1–11	Arsenal
		Report	Wylie Spacey Bampton Williams Churchman Lonergan

12 December 1993 6	Arsenal	2–2	Knowsley United	Enfield
12:00 GMT	Bampton 15' Spacey	Report	70' 80'	Stadium: Southbury Road Referee: B. Saville

6 February 1994 7	Wimbledon	2–9	Arsenal	Norbury
	(pen.) (pen.)	Report	Ball Spacey Churchman Wylie	Stadium: Turle Road

3 April 1994 11	Knowsley United	0–5	Arsenal	Huyton
		Report	Bampton Britton Churchman Sneddon	Stadium: Alt Park

24 April 1994 12	Arsenal	4–0	Red Star Southampton	Leyton
	Britton Ball	Report		Stadium: Lea Bridge Stadium

1 May 1994 14	Leasowe Pacific	1–2	Arsenal	Moreton
	Bell	Report		Stadium: Cuemasters Ground

5 May 1994 15	Arsenal	7–0	Wimbledon	Enfield
		Report		Stadium: Southbury Road

12 May 1994 16	Arsenal	3–1	Millwall Lionesses	Highbury
	(pen.) Britton	Report		Stadium: Highbury

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	14	3	1	85	15	+70	45	6	2	1	34	9	+25	8	1	0	51	6	+45

15 May 1994 17	Stanton Rangers	0–4	Arsenal	Ilkeston
11:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Hallam Fields

22 May 1994 18	Arsenal	3–1	Doncaster Belles	Hendon
11:30 BST	Spacey 20' Wylie 68' Britton 75'	Report	Skillcorn 6'	Stadium: Silver Jubilee Park Referee: I. Knowles

5 December 1993 Fourth round	Arsenal	8–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Enfield
12:00 GMT	Spacey Wylie Britton Philp	Report		Stadium: Southbury Road Referee: R. Chilvers

2 February 1994 Fifth round	Wembley	2–4	Arsenal	Wembley
	10' (o.g.) Liran 75' (pen.)	Report	Ball 40', 80' Spacey 56', 76'	Stadium: Vale Farm Attendance: 106

13 February 1994 Quarter-finals	Arsenal	0–1	Knowsley United	Enfield
12:00 GMT		Report	Gore 25'	Stadium: Southbury Road Attendance: 50 Referee: R. Dowden

31 October 1993 First round	Horsham	0–6	Arsenal	Broadbridge Heath
12:00		Report	Pealling 26' Wylie 47', 90+2' Spacey Philp 90+4' Lonergan 90+6'	Stadium: Broadbridge Heath Sports Centre Attendance: 250

28 November 1993 Second round	Kidderminster Harriers	0–6	Arsenal	Kidderminster
14:00		Report	Wylie 25' Spacey Philp Britton Churchman	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium

30 January 1994 Quarter-finals	Arsenal	9–1	Red Star Southampton	Merton
	Churchman Ball Spacey Sneddon	Report	8'	Stadium: Old Rutlishians

10 April 1994 Semi-finals	Arsenal	4–1	Leasowe Pacific	Potters Bar
12:00 BST	Lonergan Spacey Bampton	Report	Thomas 53'	Stadium: The Lantern Community Stadium Referee: G. Pope