2009–10 Arsenal L.F.C. season explained

Season:	2009-10
Manager:	Tony Gervaise Laura Harvey
League:	Premier League
League Result:	Champions
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Runners Up
Cup2:	Premier League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Semi-finals
Cup3:	Champions League
Cup3 Result:	Quarter-finals
Cup4:	London County Cup
Cup4 Result:	Winners
Stadium:	Meadow Park
Club:	Arsenal Ladies
Prevseason:	2008–09
Nextseason:	2011

The 2009-10 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 23rd season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, the final season they would compete in this League before joining the WSL in 2011. Arsenal won their 7th consecutive League Title, comfortably finishing 11 points ahead of 2nd place Everton.^[1] However, Everton would be their downfall in the Premier League Cup and FA Women's Cup, defeating them in the Semi-finals and Final respectively.^{[2] [3]} They also competed in the UEFA Women's Champions League, but lost at the Quarter-final stage to Duisburg.^[4]

This was Arsenal's first season without manager Vic Akers, who stood down at the end of the previous season to take up the position of General Manager at the club. Tony Gervaise was appointed to take charge, however, he stood down after just 20 games into the season, citing there was a lack of clarity about who was in charge, and was replaced by Laura Harvey.^{[5] [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	Rebecca Spencer	22 February 1991	2006	Homegrown
24	Sarah Quantrill	21 July 1990		Homegrown
Defenders
2	Corinne Yorston	15 June 1983	2009	Bristol Academy
3	Yvonne Tracy	27 February 1981	2000	St Patrick's Athletic
5	Gilly Flaherty	24 August 1991	2003	Millwall Lionesses
6	Faye White (captain)	2 February 1978	1996	Horsham Ladies
19	Niamh Fahey	13 October 1987	2008	Salthill Devon
	Lara Fay	9 August 1993		Homegrown
Midfielders
4	Jayne Ludlow	7 January 1979	2000	Southampton Saints
7	Ciara Grant	17 May 1978	1998	St Patrick's Athletic
16	Kim Little	26 September 1990	2008	Hibernian
17	Katie Chapman	15 June 1982	2006	Charlton Athletic
18	Natalie Ross	14 September 1989	2008	Hibernian
22	Laura Coombs	29 January 1991	2007	Homegrown
23	Abbie Prosser	4 September 1991		Homegrown
27	Naomi Cole	30 March 1992		Homegrown
Forwards
10	Julie Fleeting	18 December 1980	2004	Ross County
11	Rachel Yankey	1 November 1979	2005	New Jersey Wildcats
12	Gemma Davison	17 April 1987	2001	Watford
14	Jen Beattie	13 May 1991	2009	Celtic
20	Helen Lander	26 April 1986	2009	Watford
25	Lauren Bruton	22 November 1992	2008	Homegrown
28	Danielle Carter	18 May 1993	2009	Homegrown
	Ruesha Littlejohn	3 July 1990	2010	Glasgow City
	Emily Thomson	12 August 1993	2009	Motherwell

Appearances and goals

No.	Name
			Goals		Goals		Goals		Goals		Goals		Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Emma Byrne	20+1	0	3	0	4	0	2	0	6	0	35	0
13	Rebecca Spencer	2	0	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	4+1	0
24	Sarah Quantrill	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
2	Corinne Yorston	19+1	2	3+1	0	3+1	0	3	0	6	0	34+3	2
3	Yvonne Tracy	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1+1	0	12+1	0
5	Gilly Flaherty	17+1	0	4	0	2	0	1	0	4	1	28+1	1
6	Faye White (captain)	11+2	1	5	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	22+2	2
19	Niamh Fahey	19+1	0	5	0	4	0	3	0	6	0	37	0
	Lara Fay	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	2+2	0
Midfielders
4	Jayne Ludlow	18+1	4	4	2	4	1	2	1	5	1	33+1	9
7	Ciara Grant	22	1	5	0	4	0	2	0	6	1	39	2
16	Kim Little	21	23	5	8	4	5	1	2	5	9	36	47
17	Katie Chapman	10	4	2	1	3	1	2	0	4	1	21	7
18	Natalie Ross	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
22	Laura Coombs	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	1	1+5	1
23	Abbie Prosser	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
27	Naomi Cole	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
10	Julie Fleeting	12	6	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	17	10
11	Rachel Yankey	20	7	5	2	3	0	1	1	6	2	35	12
12	Gemma Davison	22	12	5	0	4	0	3	1	6	1	40	14
14	Jen Beattie	11+5	7	2+2	1	2+1	1	1	1	2+2	1	18+10	11
20	Helen Lander	6+12	6	2+1	0	2+2	1	2	5	3+1	2	15+16	14
25	Lauren Bruton	1+6	1	0+1	0	0+3	0	1+1	3	0+5	1	2+16	5
28	Danielle Carter	2+10	3	1+4	0	0	0	0+2	0	2+1	0	5+17	3
	Ruesha Littlejohn	1	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	3	0	0	3+1	3
	Emily Thomson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0

Goalscorers

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Rank		Position	Name						Total
1	16	MF	Kim Little	23	8	5	2	9	47
2	12	FW	Gemma Davison	12	0	0	1	1	14
	20	FW	Helen Lander	6	0	1	5	2	14
3	11	FW	Rachel Yankey	7	2	0	1	2	12
4	14	FW	Jen Beattie	7	1	1	1	1	11
5	10	FW	Julie Fleeting	6	2	2	0	0	10
6	4	MF	Jayne Ludlow	4	2	1	1	1	9
7	17	MF	Katie Chapman	4	1	1	0	1	7
8	25	FW	Lauren Bruton	1	0	0	3	1	5
9	28	FW	Danielle Carter	3	0	0	0	0	3
		MF	Ruesha Littlejohn	0	0	0	3	0	3
10	7	MF	Ciara Grant	1	0	0	0	1	2
	2	DF	Corinne Yorston	2	0	0	0	0	2
	6	DF	Faye White (captain)	1	1	0	0	0	2
11	22	MF	Laura Coombs	0	0	0	0	1	1
	5	DF	Gilly Flaherty	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total				77	17	11	17	21	143

Clean sheets

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Rank	No.	Name						Total
1	1	Emma Byrne	7	2	2	2	4	17
2	24	Sarah Quantrill	0	0	0	1	0	1
Total			7	2	2	3	4	18

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

	No.	Position	Player	From club
2 July 2009^[9]	14	FW	Jen Beattie	Celtic
2 July 2009^[10]	2	DF	Corinne Yorston	Bristol Academy
23 January 2010^[11]		FW	Ruesha Littlejohn	Glasgow City

Transfers out

	No.	Position	Player	To club
July 2009^[12]	27	DF	Seana Cooke	St Francis
2009	9	FW	Suzanne Grant	Celtic
2009	21	DF	Eartha Pond	Chelsea
2009	15	DF	Laura Bassett	Leeds United

Loans out

Competitions

FA Women's Premier League

See main article: 2009–10 FA Women's Premier League.

Results by matchday

FA Women's Cup

See main article: 2009–10 FA Women's Cup.

FA Women's Premier League Cup

See main article: 2009–10 FA Women's Premier League Cup.

UEFA Women's Champions League

See main article: 2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Quarter-Final

References

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2. Web site: 2009-12-06 . Women's League Cup: Everton 2-1 Arsenal . 2024-11-25 . Women's League Cup: Everton 2-1 Arsenal . en.
3. News: 2010-05-03 . Everton upset Arsenal to win Cup . 2024-11-25 . en-GB.
4. Web site: UEFA.com . History: Arsenal 0-2 Duisburg UEFA Women's Champions League 2009/10 . 2024-11-25 . UEFA.com . en.
5. Web site: 2009-07-22 . Gervaise appointed as Arsenal Ladies manager Ladies News News Arsenal.com . 2024-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090722182548/http://www.arsenal.com/news/ladies-news/gervaise-appointed-as-arsenal-ladies-manager . 2009-07-22 .
6. News: Leighton . Tony . 2010-02-21 . Arsenal Ladies boss Tony Gervaise reveals reasons behind shock exit . 2024-11-25 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
7. Web site: 2010-02-14 . Laura Harvey becomes Arsenal Ladies manager Ladies News News Arsenal.com . 2024-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100214222702/https://www.arsenal.com/news/ladies-news/laura-harvey-becomes-arsenal-ladies-manager . 2010-02-14 .
8. Web site: ARSENAL WFC . August 15, 2018.
9. Web site: 2009-08-17 . 14. Jennifer Beattie Ladies Players Ladies Arsenal.com . 2024-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090817192525/http://www.arsenal.com/ladies/players/jennifer-beattie . 17 August 2009 .
10. Web site: 2009-08-28 . 2. Corrine Yorston Ladies Players Ladies Arsenal.com . 2024-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090828135401/http://www.arsenal.com/ladies/players/corrine-yorston . 28 August 2009 .
11. Web site: 2010-02-06 . Ruesha Littlejohn Ladies Players Ladies Arsenal.com . 2024-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100206035858/http://www.arsenal.com/ladies/players/ruesha-littlejohn . 6 February 2010 .
12. Web site: Seana Cooke . 2024-12-01 . worldfootball.net . en.