2006–07 Arsenal L.F.C. season explained

Season:	2006-07
Manager:	Vic Akers
League:	Premier League
League Result:	Champions
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Winners
Cup2:	Premier League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Winners
Cup3:	UEFA Cup
Cup3 Result:	Winners
Cup4:	Community Shield
Cup4 Result:	Winners
Cup5:	London County Cup
Cup5 Result:	Winners
Stadium:	Meadow Park
Club:	Arsenal Ladies
Largest Win:	14–0 (vs Fulham, Premier League, 27 August 2006)
Largest Loss:	N/A
Prevseason:	2005–06
Nextseason:	2007–08
League Topscorer:	Lianne Sanderson (30)
Season Topscorer:	Lianne Sanderson (41)

The 2006-07 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 20th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, winning the title for a 4th consecutive season, winning every single match.^[1] ^[2] In May, the team played their first ever game at Emirates Stadium, defeating Everton 3-2.^[3] They completed a domestic treble by also winning the Premier League Cup and the FA Women's Cup, defeating Leeds United and Charlton Athletic in the finals respectively.^[4] ^[5] That treble became a quadruple, when they won the UEFA Women's Cup, defeating Umea over two legs, Alex Scott's last-gasp long range effort in Sweden proving to be the difference between the two sides. This was Arsenal Ladies' first ever European Trophy, the first for the club as whole since the 1994 European Cup Winner's Cup, and they remain the sole English club to win a Women's European Trophy. Combined with the FA Women's Community Shield and The London County Cup, Arsenal won a clean sweep of six titles, a feat that has never been repeated in the English game.^[6] ^[7]

Squad Statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2018^[8]

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Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Since	Signed From
Goalkeepers
1	Emma Byrne	14 June 1979	2000	Fortuna Hjørring
13	Amy Pearce			Homegrown
24	Rebecca Spencer	22 February 1991	2006	Homegrown
Defenders
2	Meghan McKeag	12 August 1989		Homegrown
3	Yvonne Tracy	27 February 1981	2000	St Patrick's Athletic
5	Leanne Champ	10 August 1983	2001	Millwall Lionesses
6	Faye White (captain)	2 February 1978	1996	Horsham Ladies
12	Alex Scott	14 October 1984	2005	Birmingham City
15	Cori Daniels	4 June 1986		Homegrown
18	Anita Asante	27 April 1985	1998	Homegrown
23	Mary Phillip	14 March 1977	2004	Fulham
26	Gilly Flaherty	24 August 1991	2003	Millwall Lionesses
27	Seana Cooke	6 July 1989		Homegrown
	Félicienne Minnaar	31 January 1989	2006	Homegrown
Midfielders
4	Jayne Ludlow	7 January 1979	2000	Southampton Saints
7	Ciara Grant	17 May 1978	1998	St Patrick's Athletic
8	Kelly Smith	29 October 1978	2005	New Jersey Wildcats
16	Sian Larkin	10 August 1988		Homegrown
17	Katie Chapman	15 June 1982	2006	Charlton Athletic
19	Charlotte Gurr	16 August 1989	2004	Homegrown
21	Elizabeth Wicks	13 October 1989		Homegrown
22	Danielle Buet	31 October 1988		Homegrown
	Danielle Saulter			Homegrown
	Renée Slegers	5 February 1989	2006	SSE
	Yuko Takahashi			Homegrown
Forwards
9	Lianne Sanderson	3 February 1988	2003	Homegrown
10	Julie Fleeting	18 December 1980	2004	Ross County
11	Rachel Yankey	1 November 1979	2005	New Jersey Wildcats
14	Karen Carney	1 August 1987	2006	Birmingham City
20	Gemma Davison	17 April 1987	2001	Watford
25	Stacey Sowden			Homegrown
	Sarah Wiltshire	7 July 1991	2007	Homegrown

Appearances and goals

No.	Name											UEFA Cup		Total
No.	Name		Goals		Goals		Goals		Goals		Goals		Goals		Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Emma Byrne	22	0	5	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	9	0	43	0
13	Amy Pearce	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Rebecca Spencer	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
Defenders
2	Meghan McKeag	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	Yvonne Tracy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Leanne Champ	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2+2	0
6	Faye White (captain)	3+2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	4+3	1
12	Alex Scott	22	2	4	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	9	1	41	4
15	Cori Daniels	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0+1	0	1+2	2
18	Anita Asante	22	1	5	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	42	2
23	Mary Phillip	20	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	39	0
26	Gilly Flaherty	2+8	0	1+1	1	0+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4+10	1
27	Seana Cooke	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
	Félicienne Minnaar	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
Midfielders
4	Jayne Ludlow	17+1	14	5	7	4	1	1	0	1	0	10	2	38+1	24
7	Ciara Grant	21	0	5	0	5	1	1	0	0+1	0	7+1	0	39+2	1
8	Kelly Smith	18+2	19	4+1	4	3+2	2	1	2	1	1	5	5	32+5	33
16	Sian Larkin	3+11	1	0+4	01	2+2	1	2	0	0+1	0	2+3	0	9+21	3
17	Katie Chapman	21	14	5	3	4	2	0	00	1	1	8	1	39	21
19	Charlotte Gurr	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	2	1	0+0	0	0+2	0	2+4	1
21	Elizabeth Wicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	Danielle Buet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Danielle Saulter	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
	Renée Slegers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
	Yuko Takahashi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
9	Lianne Sanderson	20+2	30	5	6	5	3	0	0	1	0	9	2	40+2	41
10	Julie Fleeting	6+2	12	3	0	3+1	8	0	0	0	0	9	9	21+3	29
11	Rachel Yankey	20+1	11	4+1	1	5	2	0	0	1	0	8+1	3	38+3	17
14	Karen Carney	19+2	9	3+2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	4+3	2	29+7	12
20	Gemma Davison	6+15	4	1+4	4	2+2	1	2	0	0+1	01	1+6	1	12+28	11
25	Stacey Sowden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sarah Wiltshire	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Goalscorers

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Rank		Position	Name						UEFA Cup	Total
1	9	FW	Lianne Sanderson	30	6	3	0	0	2	41
2	8	MF	Kelly Smith	19	4	2	2	1	5	33
3	10	FW	Julie Fleeting	12	0	8	0	0	9	29
4	4	MF	Jayne Ludlow	14	7	1	0	0	2	24
5	17	MF	Katie Chapman	14	3	2	0	1	1	21
6	11	FW	Rachel Yankey	11	1	2	0	0	3	17
7	14	FW	Karen Carney	9	1	0	0	0	2	12
8	20	FW	Gemma Davison	4	4	1	0	1	1	11
9	12	DF	Alex Scott	2	1	0	0	0	1	4
10	16	MF	Sian Larkin	1	1	1	0	0	0	3
11	18	DF	Anita Asante	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
	15	DF	Cori Daniels	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
	Own Goal			1	0	0	0	0	1	2
12	22	MF	Danielle Buet	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
	7	MF	Ciara Grant	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
	6	DF	Faye White (captain)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	26	DF	Gilly Flaherty	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
	19	MF	Charlotte Gurr	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Total				119	30	21	6	3	27	206

Clean sheets

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Rank	No.	Name						UEFA Cup	Total
1	1	Emma Byrne	14	2	3	1	1	6	27
2	24	Rebecca Spencer	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Total			14	2	3	2	1	6	28

Competitions

FA Women's Community Shield

See main article: 2006 FA Women's Community Shield.

FA Women's Premier League

See main article: 2006–07 FA Women's Premier League.

Results by matchday

References

Web site: 2007-04-24 . Ladies: Chelsea 1-5 Arsenal - Report . 2024-11-27 . Ladies: Chelsea 1-5 Arsenal - Report . en.
Web site: 2007-05-20 . Ladies: Arsenal 6-0 Leeds United - Report . 2024-11-27 . Ladies: Arsenal 6-0 Leeds United - Report . en.
Web site: 2007-05-09 . Ladies: Arsenal 3-2 Everton - Report . 2024-11-27 . Ladies: Arsenal 3-2 Everton - Report . en.
News: 2007-03-04 . Arsenal clinch League Cup glory . 2024-11-27 . en-GB.
News: 2007-05-07 . Arsenal Ladies 4-1 Charlton Women . 2024-11-27 . en-GB.
Web site: 2006-08-02 . Comm Shield: Arsenal Ladies 3 Everton 0 . 2024-11-27 . Comm Shield: Arsenal Ladies 3 Everton 0 . en.
Web site: 2007-04-18 . County Cup Final: Millwall 0-2 Arsenal . 2024-11-27 . County Cup Final: Millwall 0-2 Arsenal . en.
Web site: ARSENAL WFC . August 15, 2018.