2007–08 Arsenal L.F.C. season

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The 2007–08 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 21st season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, winning the title for a 5th consecutive season and doing so unbeaten once again.[1] They completed a domestic double by winning the FA Women's Cup by defeating Leeds Carnegie 4–1 in the Final, but lost the Premier League Cup Final to Everton.[2][3] They were unable to defend their Community Shield title as the competition was suspended due to the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. They also competed in the UEFA Women's Cup as reigning champions, but lost at the quarter-final stage to Lyon.[4][5]

ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerVic Akers
StadiumMeadow Park
Premier LeagueChampions
Quick facts season, Chairman ...
Arsenal Ladies
2007–08 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerVic Akers
StadiumMeadow Park
Premier LeagueChampions
FA CupWinners
Premier League CupRunners Up
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
London County CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Lianne Sanderson (25)
All: Lianne Sanderson (53)
Biggest win11–1 (vs Newquay (A), Premier League Cup, 21 October 2007)
11–1 (vs Newquay (H), FA Cup, 6 January 2008)
Biggest defeat2–3 (vs Lyon (H), UEFA Cup, 21 November 2007)
0–1 (vs Everton (N), Premier League Cup, 28 February 2008)
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Squad information & statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2008[6]

More information Squad No., Name ...
Squad No. Name Date of birth (age) Since Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne (1979-06-14)14 June 1979 (aged 29) 2000 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
24 Jamaica Becky Spencer (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 17) 2005 England Arsenal Academy
England Sarah Quantrill (1990-07-21)21 July 1990 (aged 17) 2007 England Arsenal Academy
Defenders
3 Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy (1981-02-27)27 February 1981 (aged 27) 2000 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
5 England Leanne Champ (1983-08-10)10 August 1983 (aged 24) 2001 England Millwall Lionesses
6 England Faye White (c) (1978-02-02)2 February 1978 (aged 30) 1996 England Three Bridges
12 England Alex Scott (1984-10-14)14 October 1984 (aged 23) 2005 England Birmingham City
15 England Gilly Flaherty (1991-08-24)24 August 1991 (aged 16) 2006 England Arsenal Academy
18 England Anita Asante (1985-04-27)27 April 1985 (aged 23) 1998 England Arsenal Academy
19 Netherlands Félicienne Minnaar (1989-01-31)31 January 1989 (aged 19) 2006 England Arsenal Academy
23 England Mary Phillip (1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (aged 31) 2004 England Fulham
27 Republic of Ireland Seana Cooke (1989-07-06)6 July 1989 (aged 18) 2006 England Arsenal Academy
England Cally Rowell (1991-01-14)14 January 1991 (aged 17) 2007 England Arsenal Academy
England Faye Marsh 2005 England Arsenal Academy
Midfielders
4 Wales Jayne Ludlow (1979-01-07)7 January 1979 (aged 29) 2000 England Southampton Saints
7 Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant (1978-05-17)17 May 1978 (aged 30) 1998 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
8 England Kelly Smith (1978-10-29)29 October 1978 (aged 29) 2005 United States New Jersey Wildcats
16 Scotland Kim Little (1990-09-26)26 September 1990 (aged 17) 2008 Scotland Hibernian
17 England Katie Chapman (1982-06-15)15 June 1982 (aged 26) 2006 England Charlton Athletic
21 England Elizabeth Wicks (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 18) 2006 England Arsenal Academy
22 England Laura Coombs (1991-01-29)29 January 1991 (aged 17) 2007 England Arsenal Academy
England Lauren Walker (1989-03-12)12 March 1989 (aged 19) 2006 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Belgium Lenie Onzia (1989-05-30)30 May 1989 (aged 19) 2007 Belgium OH Leuven
Forwards
9 England Lianne Sanderson (1988-02-03)3 February 1988 (aged 20) 2003 England Arsenal Academy
10 Scotland Julie Fleeting (1980-12-18)18 December 1980 (aged 27) 2004 Scotland Ross County
11 England Rachel Yankey (1979-11-01)1 November 1979 (aged 28) 2005 United States New Jersey Wildcats
14 England Karen Carney (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 20) 2006 England Birmingham City
20 England Gemma Davison (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 21) 2001 England Watford
Wales Sarah Wiltshire (1991-07-07)7 July 1991 (aged 16) 2007 England Arsenal Academy
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Appearances and goals

More information No., Name ...
No. Name PLND FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup UEFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 21 0 4 0 4 0 1 0 5 0 35 0
24 Jamaica Rebecca Spencer 1+3 0 1 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 3+4 0
England Sarah Quantrill 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
3 Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy 11+5 2 0+1 0 1+1 0 2 1 0+1 0 14+8 3
5 England Leanne Champ 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
6 England Faye White (c) 16 5 5 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 2 0 24+2 5
12 England Alex Scott 20+1 1 5 1 3 0 2 1 5 0 35+1 3
15 England Gilly Flaherty 3+3 0 1+2 0 3+1 0 2 0 0+2 0 9+7 0
18 England Anita Asante 21 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 5 0 37 0
19 Netherlands Félicienne Minnaar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 England Mary Phillip 17+1 0 5 2 1+1 0 2 0 5 0 30+2 2
27 Republic of Ireland Seana Cooke 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2+1 1
England Cally Rowell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
England Faye Marsh 0 0 0 0 0+1 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 1
Midfielders
4 Wales Jayne Ludlow 19+3 9 5 4 4 4 0+1 1 5 2 33+4 20
7 Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 15+2 1 3+1 2 3 0 1+1 0 3 1 25+4 4
8 England Kelly Smith 15+1 8 4+1 5 2 0 0+1 0 4 2 25+3 15
16 Scotland Kim Little 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
17 England Katie Chapman 7 6 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 2 15 9
21 England Elizabeth Wicks 0 0 0 0 0+1 1 3 3 0 0 3+1 4
22 England Laura Coombs 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2+1 1
England Lauren Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium Lenie Onzia 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
9 England Lianne Sanderson 20 25 5 11 4 7 3 8 4+1 2 36+1 53
10 Scotland Julie Fleeting 9 11 1+1 1 0 0 0 0 4+1 3 14+2 15
11 England Rachel Yankey 15+4 4 4+1 2 4 5 1+1 0 5 1 29+6 12
14 England Karen Carney 20 10 5 2 4 2 1 0 3+2 3 33+2 17
20 England Gemma Davison 4+14 1 2+3 2 1+3 0 3 1 0+2 0 10+22 4
Wales Sarah Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 2+1 0
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Goalscorers

More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Position Name PLND FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 9 FW England Lianne Sanderson 25 11 7 8 2 53
2 4 MF Wales Jayne Ludlow 9 4 4 1 2 20
3 14 FW England Karen Carney 10 2 2 0 3 17
4 8 MF England Kelly Smith 8 5 0 0 2 15
10 FW Scotland Julie Fleeting 11 1 0 0 3 15
6 11 FW England Rachel Yankey 4 2 5 0 1 12
7 17 MF England Katie Chapman 6 0 1 0 2 9
8 6 DF England Faye White 5 0 0 0 0 5
9 7 MF Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 1 2 0 0 1 4
20 FW England Gemma Davison 1 2 0 1 0 4
21 MF England Elizabeth Wicks 0 0 1 3 0 4
12 3 DF Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy 2 0 0 1 0 3
12 DF England Alex Scott 1 1 0 1 0 3
14 23 DF England Mary Phillip 0 2 0 0 0 2
15 16 MF Scotland Kim Little 1 0 0 0 0 1
22 MF England Laura Coombs 0 0 0 1 0 1
27 DF Republic of Ireland Seana Cooke 0 0 0 1 0 1
DF England Faye Marsh 0 0 1 0 0 1
Total 84 32 21 17 16 170
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Clean sheets

More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Name PLND FA Cup PL Cup LC Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 11 0 2 0 3 16
2 13 Jamaica Becky Spencer 1 0 0 0 0 1
England Sarah Quantrill 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 12 0 2 1 3 18
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Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

More information Announcement date, No. ...
Announcement date No. Position Player From club
2007 MF Belgium Lenie Onzia Belgium OH Leuven
2 March 2008[7] 16 MF Scotland Kim Little Scotland Hibernian
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Transfers out

More information Announcement date, No. ...
Announcement date No. Position Player To club
6 July 2007[8] 22 MF England Danielle Buet England Chelsea
6 July 2007[8] 16 MF England Sian Larkin England Chelsea
July 2007[9] MF England Danielle Saulter England Coventry United
July 2007[10] 2 DF England Megan McKeag England Chelsea
July 2007[11] MF Netherlands Renée Slegers Netherlands Willem II
July 2007[12] 19 MF England Charlotte Gurr England Chelsea
July 2007[13] 15 DF England Cori Daniels England Watford
2007 MF Japan Yuko Tukahashi
2007 MF Beth Lloyd
2007 Faye Marsh
January 2008[14] 5 DF England Leanne Champ England Millwall Lionesses
January 2008[15] 21 MF England Elizabeth Wicks England Columbia Lions
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Loans out

More information Announcement date, No. ...
Announcement date No. Position Player To club
16 June 2007[16] 6 DF England Faye White Canada Ottowa Fury
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Club

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Home
Away
Third
Fourth

Pre-season

8 August 2007 Sheffield 0–12 Arsenal Bright Finance Stadium
19:00 BST Report

Competitions

Overall record

More information Competition, First match ...
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 27 September 2007 14 May 2008 Matchday 1 Winners 18 16 2 0 85 15 +70 088.89
FA Women's Cup 6 January 2008 5 May 2008 Fourth round Winners 5 5 0 0 33 5 +28 100.00
FA Women's Premier League Cup 7 October 2007 28 February 2008 First round Runners-up 4 4 0 0 22 3 +19 100.00
UEFA Women's Cup 11 October 2007 21 November 2007 Second qualifying round Quarter-finals 5 2 2 1 16 6 +10 040.00
London County Cup 17 February 2008 16 April 2008 Quarter-finals Winners 3 3 0 0 17 3 +14 100.00
Total 35 30 4 1 173 32 +141 085.71
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Last updated: 24 May 2026
Source: FA WPL

FA Women's Premier League National Division

Main article: 2007–08 FA Women's Premier League

Partial league table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 22 20 2 0 85 15 +70 62 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
2 Everton 22 18 3 1 69 14 +55 57
3 Leeds United[a] 22 12 4 6 45 33 +12 40
4 Bristol Academy 22 10 4 8 45 35 +10 34
5 Chelsea 22 9 5 8 40 35 +5 32
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Source: FA WPL
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. [a]
    On 9 July 2008, the team announced they were changing their name to Leeds Carnegie Ladies F.C. This came to ensure all of the professional sports teams Leeds Met University were investing in carried the name of the university's sport department, Carnegie College (including Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie). On 8 July 2010 it was announced by Leeds United F.C. that to stop Leeds Carnegie Ladies from going out of existence the club would step in to provide funding again, bringing the club full circle back to Leeds United Ladies once more, a day under two years since the club was renamed Leeds Carnegie L.F.C.

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 20 2 0 85 15  +70 62 9 2 0 42 9  +33 11 0 0 43 6  +37
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Results by matchday

More information Matchday, Ground ...
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAAAHHAAAHAHHAAAHAHHHHH
ResultWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWWD
Position5544433231111111111111
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Source: FA WPL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

27 September 2007 1 Watford 2–6 Arsenal Letchworth
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: County Ground
30 September 2007 2 Liverpool 1–4 Arsenal Skelmersdale
14:00 BST
  • Jones 76'
 Report
Stadium: Ashley Travel Stadium
4 October 2007 3 Chelsea 0–3 Arsenal East Molesey
19:30 BST Report
Stadium: Imber Court
8 November 2007 4 Arsenal 5–0 Charlton Athletic Borehamwood
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: T Brooks
11 November 2007 5 Arsenal 9–0 Cardiff City Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
29 November 2007 6 Charlton Athletic 0–7 Arsenal Dartford
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Princes Park
Referee: Kirk English
2 December 2007 7 Everton 0–2 Arsenal Crosby
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Rossett Park
13 December 2007 8 Bristol Academy 0–1 Arsenal Almondsbury
19:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Oaklands Park
24 January 2008 9 Arsenal 4–1 Watford Borehamwood
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Note: Match was originally played on 1 November 2007, but was abandoned at half time with the score goalless.[17]
3 February 2008 10 Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Arsenal Clitheroe
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Shawbride
10 February 2008 11 Arsenal 5–2 Liverpool Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report
  • Parry 6'
  • McCoy 78'
 Stadium: Meadow Park
21 February 2008 12 Arsenal 4–3 Doncaster Rovers Belles Borehamwood
19:45 GMT
Report
  • Heckler 56', 65'
  • Exley 61'
 Stadium: Meadow Park
2 March 2008 13 Leeds United 0–4 Arsenal Tadcaster
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Ings Lane
23 March 2008 14 Cardiff City 0–6 Arsenal Bridgend
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Bryntirion Park
26 March 2008 15 Doncaster Rovers Belles 2–4 Arsenal Doncaster
19:45 GMT
  • Hansen 4'
  • Hamilton 64'
 Report
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
30 March 2008 16 Arsenal 3–0 Birmingham City Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
3 April 2008 17 Birmingham City 0–3 Arsenal Redditch
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Valley Stadium
13 April 2008 18 Arsenal 0–0 Everton Borehamwood
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Meadow Park
20 April 2008 19 Arsenal 2–0 Bristol Academy Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
24 April 2008 20 Arsenal 4–1 Chelsea Holloway, London
19:00 BST
Report Whitter 15' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 5,285
27 April 2008 21 Arsenal 5–1 Blackburn Rovers Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
14 May 2008 22 Arsenal 1–1 Leeds United London Colney
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre

FA Women's Cup

Main article: 2007–08 FA Women's Cup
6 January 2008 Fourth round Arsenal 11–1 Newquay Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report Wood (pen.) Stadium: Meadow Park
27 January 2008 Fifth round Arsenal 8–1 West Ham United Borehamwood
14:00 BST
red-colored football 76' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Puttick
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 325
24 February 2008 Quarter-finals Arsenal 5–1 Birmingham City Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
  • Hall 20'
 Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 230
16 March 2008 Semi-finals Lincoln City 1–5 Arsenal Lincoln
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,974
Referee: Amy Rayner
5 May 2008 Final Arsenal 4–1 Leeds United Nottingham
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,582
Referee: Saša Ihringová

FA Women's Premier League Cup

Main article: 2007–08 FA Women's Premier League Cup
7 October 2007 First round Cardiff City 0–4 Arsenal Cwmbran
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Cwmbran Stadium
21 October 2007 Second round Newquay 1–11 Arsenal Truro
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Truro City Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
4 November 2007 Quarter-finals Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
16 December 2007 Semi-finals Arsenal 4–0 Liverpool Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
28 February 2008 Final Everton 1–0 Arsenal Leyton
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Matchroom Stadium
Attendance: 5,008
Referee: Matt McLaughlin

London County Cup

17 February 2008 Quarter Final West Ham United 2–11 Arsenal Harlow
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Barrows Farm Stadium
9 March 2008 Semi Final Arsenal 3–0 Charlton Athletic Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: D Sotimirin
16 April 2008 Final Millwall Lionesses 1–3 Arsenal Finchley
19:30 BST
  • Mason
Report
Stadium: Harry Abrahams Stadium

UEFA Women's Cup

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup qualifying round

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS BAR NEU ALM
1 England Arsenal (H) 3 2 1 0 14 3 +11 7 Advance to quarter-finals — – 7–0 4–0
2 Italy Bardolino 3 2 1 0 11 6 +5 7 3–3 — 3–2 –
3 Austria Neulengbach 3 1 0 2 5 10 −5 3 – – — 3–0
4 Kazakhstan Alma 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0 – 1–5 – —
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Source: RSSSF[5]Group B1
(H) Hosts
11 October 2007 1 Arsenal England 4–0 Kazakhstan Alma Borehamwood
18:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
13 October 2007 2 Arsenal England 7–0 Austria Neulengbach Borehamwood
10:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 334
Referee: Ausra Tvarijonaite Lithuania
16 October 2007 3 Bardolino Italy 3–3 England Arsenal Borehamwood
18:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park

Knockout phase

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup knockout phase
Quarter-finals
14 November 2007 First leg Lyon France 0–0 England Arsenal Lyon
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus Germany
21 November 2007 Second leg Arsenal England 2–3
(2–3 agg.)		 France Lyon Borehamwood
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist Sweden

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