2000–01 Arsenal L.F.C. season
English women's football club season
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The 2000–01 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 14th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, winning their 4th League title since promotion with an unbeaten campaign.[1] They completed a domestic treble by winning the FA Cup and the Premier League Cup by defeating Fulham 1–0 and Tranmere Rovers 3–0 in the respective Finals.[2][3]
| 2000–01 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter Hill-Wood | |||
| Manager | Vic Akers | |||
| Stadium | Meadow Park | |||
| Premier League | Winners | |||
| FA Cup | Winners | |||
| Premier League Cup | Winners | |||
| Charity Shield | Winners | |||
| London County Cup | Runners Up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Angela Banks (30) All: Angela Banks (44) | |||
| Biggest win | 11–0 (vs Liverpool (H), Premier League, 3 December 2000) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 (vs Fulham (N), London County Cup, 25 April 2001) | |||
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Arsenal were also invited to play in the inaugural Charity Shield against newly formed Charlton Athletic (formerly Croydon). The Shield was shared between the two sides after the game ended 1–1.[4] They were not able to retain the London County Cup however, losing 3–0 to Fulham in the Final. By winning the Premier League, Arsenal qualified for the first edition of the UEFA Women's Cup.[5]
Squad information & statistics
First team squad
Squad statistics correct as of May 2001[6]
| Name | Date of birth (age) | Since | Signed from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||
| 14 June 1979 (aged 22) | 2000 | ||
| 4 November 1985 (aged 15) | 1998 | ||
| 25 October 1965 (aged 35) | 1997 | ||
| 9 September 1983 (aged 17) | 1999 | ||
| 8 May 1983 (aged 18) | 2000 | ||
| Defenders | |||
| 14 April 1975 (aged 26) | 1987 | ||
| 17 April 1975 (aged 26) | 1999 | ||
| 2 February 1978 (aged 23) | 1996 | ||
| 4 February 1971 (aged 30) | 1995 | ||
| 27 February 1981 (aged 20) | 2000 | ||
| 7 November 1984 (aged 16) | 1999 | ||
| 1 December 1965 (aged 35) | 1997 | ||
| 13 May 1982 (aged 19) | 1999 | ||
| 6 January 1981 (aged 20) | 2000 | ||
| 22 March 1976 (aged 25) | 1991 | ||
| 24 December 1974 (aged 26) | 1999 | ||
| 17 October 1971 (aged 29) | 1991 | ||
| Midfielders | |||
| 7 January 1979 (aged 22) | 2000 | ||
| 2 February 1968 (aged 33) | 1990 | ||
| 17 May 1978 (aged 23) | 1998 | ||
| 9 May 1979 (aged 22) | 1992 | ||
| 9 January 1979 (aged 21) | 1998 | ||
| 2 August 1981 (aged 19) | 2000 | ||
| 29 September 1982 (aged 18) | 2000 | ||
| 1999 | |||
| Forwards | |||
| 23 December 1974 (aged 26) | 1999 | ||
| 16 February 1983 (aged 18) | 1997 | ||
| 14 October 1984 (aged 16) | 2000 | ||
| 13 February 1966 (aged 35) | 1993 | ||
| 21 July 1985 (aged 15) | 1997 | ||
| 20 September 1978 (aged 22) | 1999 | ||
| 31 December 1980 (aged 20) | 1998 | ||
| 12 July 1988 (aged 12) | 1999 | ||
| 18 March 1980 (aged 21) | 2000 | ||
Appearances and goals
| Name | PLND | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Charity Shield | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 6+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | |
| 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
| 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | |
| 16+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 | |
| 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | |
| 15+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 | |
| 6+6 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10+12 | 4 | |
| 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 28 | |
| 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 18 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 14 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2+9 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5+14 | 7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 44 | |
| 1+6 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+14 | 7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 23 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Goalscorers
| Rank | Position | Name | PLND | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Comm Shield | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 30 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
| 2 | MF | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 3 | FW | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | |
| 4 | MF | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 5 | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| MF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 7 | DF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 9 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 11 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Total | 88 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 139 | ||
Clean sheets
| Rank | Name | PLND | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Charity Shield | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
Transfers, loans and other signings
Transfers in
| Announcement date | Position | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2000[7] | DF | ||
| August 2000[8] | MF | ||
| August 2000[9] | DF | ||
| 2000[10] | MF | ||
| 2000[11] | MF |
Transfers out
| Announcement date | Position | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000[12] | FW | ||
| 2000[13] | DF | ||
| 2000 | MF | ||
| 2000 | DF | ||
| 2000 | DF | Retired | |
| 2000 | MF | ||
| 2000 | Kate Baruth |
Club
Competitions
Overall record
| 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 | 20 August 2000 | 13 May 2001 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 9 | +79 | 94.44 |
| FA Women's Cup | 7 January 2001 | 7 May 2001 | Fourth round | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 100.00 |
| FA Women's Premier League Cup | 24 September 2000 | 1 April 2000 | First round | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 100.00 |
| FA Women's Charity Shield | 6 August 2000 | Final | Winners | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| London County Cup | 29 November 2000 | 4 March 2001 | Quarter-finals | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 66.67 |
| Total | 32 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 140 | 18 | +122 | 90.63 | ||||
Last updated: 24 May 2026
Source: FA WPL
FA Women's Charity Shield
| 6 August 2000 Final | Arsenal | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Fulham |
| 15:45 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Craven Cottage |
| Note: Charity Shield was shared between Arsenal and Charlton Athletic | ||||
FA Women's Premier League National Division
Partial league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal (C) | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 9 | +79 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 2 | Doncaster Belles | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 13 | +45 | 45 | |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic[a] | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 11 | +32 | 35 | |
| 4 | Everton | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 35 | |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 28 |
- Croydon made a business deal with Charlton Athletic (men's team) and changed the name accordingly.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 9 | +79 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 4 | +46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 5 | +33 |
Results by matchday
Matches
| 20 August 2000 1 | Arsenal | 5–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park |
| 27 August 2000 2 | Everton | 1–2 | Arsenal | Crosby |
| 12:35 BST | Report | Stadium: Rossett Park Referee: Ian R. Davies |
| 3 September 2000 3 | Arsenal | 6–0 | Sunderland | Potters Bar |
| 12:00 BST | Report | Stadium: The Lantern Stadium |
| 1 October 2000 5 | Southampton Saints | 1–9 | Arsenal | Totton |
| Report | Stadium: Testwood Stadium |
| 8 October 2000 6 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Arsenal | Northfleet |
| 14:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stonebridge Road Referee: Ms AK Chapman |
| 15 October 2000 7 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Barry Town | Borehamwood |
| 14:30 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Meadow Park |
| 25 October 2000 8 | Arsenal | 10–0 | Millwall Lionesses | Borehamwood |
| Report | Stadium: Meadow Park |
| 3 December 2000 9 | Arsenal | 11–0 | Liverpool | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park |
| 17 December 2000 10 | Arsenal | 5–0 | Charlton Athletic | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park |
| 14 January 2001 11 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Everton | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Mr Butterworth |
| 18 March 2001 12 | Sunderland | 1–3 | Arsenal | Durham |
| 12:00 GMT |
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Report | Stadium: New Ferens Park Stadium |
| 15 April 2001 13 | Doncaster Belles | 0–1 | Arsenal | Woodlands |
| Report |
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Stadium: Welfare Ground |
| 22 April 2001 14 | Arsenal | 7–1 | Southampton Saints | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Mr I Butterworth |
| 26 April 2001 15 | Millwall Lionesses | 0–5 | Arsenal | Carshalton |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: War Memorial Sports Ground Referee: Wendy Toms (Dorset) |
| 29 April 2001 16 | Barry Town | 1–3 | Arsenal | Barry |
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Report | Stadium: Jenner Park Stadium |
| 10 May 2001 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–4 | Arsenal | Heswall |
| Report | Stadium: Gayton Park |
FA Women's Cup
| 7 January 2001 Fourth round | Arsenal | 5–3 | Leeds United | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: W Savill |
| 11 February 2001 Fifth round | Chelsea | 0–10 | Arsenal | |
| Report | Attendance: 63 Referee: M S Hayward |
| 18 February 2001 Quarter-finals | Arsenal | 1–0 | Doncaster Belles | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: I Butterworth |
| 25 March 2001 Semi-finals | Bristol Rovers | 0–3 | Arsenal | Bristol |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: The Memorial Ground Attendance: 3,306 Referee: J Farries (Bicester) |
FA Women's Premier League Cup
| 24 September 2000 First round | Sunderland | 0–7 | Arsenal | |
| Report |
| 5 November 2000 Second round | Arsenal | 5–1 | Southampton Saints | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: J Farries |
| 25 February 2001 Quarter-finals | Doncaster Belles | 1–2 | Arsenal | Woodlands |
| Report | Stadium: Welfare Ground |
| 11 March 2001 Semi-finals | Charlton Athletic | 0–3 | Arsenal | Northfleet |
| Report | Stadium: Stonebridge Road |
| 1 April 2001 Final | Tranmere Rovers | 0–3 | Arsenal | Chester |
| 14:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,006 Referee: E.M. Evans (Manchester) |
London County Cup
| 29 November 2000 Quarter Final | Arsenal | 3–0 | Millwall Lionesses | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Mr P Jones |
| 4 March 2001 Semi Final | Arsenal | 8–0 | Southwark Caribbeans | Potters Bar |
| Report | Stadium: The Lantern Stadium |
| 25 April 2001 Final | Fulham | 3–0 | Arsenal | East Molesey |
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Report | Stadium: Imber Court |