2014 Arsenal L.F.C. season explained

Club:	Arsenal Ladies
Season:	2014
Manager:	Shelley Kerr John Bayer (Interim) Kelly Smith (Interim) Pedro Martínez Losa
Stadium:	Meadow Park
League:	Super League
League Result:	Fourth
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Winners
Cup2:	WSL Cup
Cup2 Result:	Runners Up
Cup3:	Champions League
Cup3 Result:	Quarter-finals
Largest Win:	11–1 (vs CSHVSM Kairat, UWCL, 17 October 2013)
Largest Loss:	0–2 (vs Birmingham City, UWCL, 30 March 2013) 2–0 (vs Reading, WSL Cup, 15 May 2014) 0–2 (vs Birmingham City, WSL, 21 May 2014) 0–2 (vs Bristol Academy, WSL, 25 May 2014)
Prevseason:	2013
Nextseason:	2015
League Topscorer:	Jordan Nobbs (5) Casey Stoney (5)
Season Topscorer:	Danielle Carter (15)

The 2014 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 27th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the fourth edition of the FA WSL, England's top flight for women's football since 2011. Arsenal also played in the FA Women's Cup, and the FA WSL Cup, winning the latter in the former against Everton in June.^[1] They also competed in the UEFA Women's Champions League, losing at the Quarter Final stage to Birmingham City,^[2] triggering a 5-year exile from the competition. After a poor start to the season, including three straight home defeats, Shelley Kerr stood down as Arsenal manager following the FA Cup Final,^[3] and was replaced later in the season by Pedro Martinez Losa.^[4]

Squad statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2018^[5]

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Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Since	Last Contract	Signed From
Goalkeepers
1	Emma Byrne	14 June 1979	2000	December 2013^[6]	Fortuna Hjørring
15	Siobhan Chamberlain	15 August 1983	2013	December 2013^[7]	Bristol Academy
28	Cherie Rowlands ‡	11 October 1988	2013		Barnet
Defenders
2	Steph Houghton ‡	23 April 1988	2010	August 2010^[8]	Leeds Carnegie
22/2	Alex Scott (captain)	14 October 1984	2012	January 2014^[9]	Boston Breakers
3	Yvonne Tracey ‡	27 February 1981	2000		St Patrick's Athletic
18/3	Emma Mitchell	19 September 1992	2013	July 2013^[10]	SGS Essen
4	Yukari Kinga	2 May 1984	2014	February 2014^[11]	INAC Kobe Leonessa
5	Gilly Flaherty ‡	24 August 1991	2003		Millwall Lionesses
5	Casey Stoney	13 May 1982	2014	January 2014^[12]	Lincoln
6	Anouk Hoogendijk	6 May 1985	2014	January 2014 ^[13]	Ajax
19	Niamh Fahey	13 October 1987	2008		Salthill Devon
25	Jade Bailey	11 November 1999	2013	December 2013^[14]	Homegrown
34	Vyan Sampson	2 July 1996	2014		Homegrown
28	Taome Oliver	11 May 1996			Homegrown
Midfielders
8	Jordan Nobbs	8 December 1992	2010	November 2013^[15]	Sunderland
14	Leah Williamson	29 March 1997	2014		Homegrown
16	Kim Little ‡	26 September 1990	2008		Hibernian
16	Christie Murray	3 May 1990	2014	January 2014^[16]	Glasgow City
17	Katie Chapman ‡	15 June 1982	2010		Chicago Red Stars
17	Turid Knaak	24 January 1991	2014	July 2014^[17]	Bayer Leverkusen
20	Caroline Weir	20 June 1995	2013	July 2013^[18]	Hibernian
24	Freda Ayisi	12 October 1994	2013	December 2013	Homegrown
30	Bianca Bragg	14 January 1994			Homegrown
Forwards
7	Shinobu Ohno	23 January 1984	2014	February 2014	Lyon
9	Ellen White ‡	9 May 1989	2010		Leeds Carnegie
15/9	Danielle Carter	18 May 1993	2009	November 2013	Homegrown
23/10	Kelly Smith	29 October 1978	2012	January 2014^[19]	Boston Breakers
11	Rachel Yankey	1 November 1979	2005	January 2014^[20]	New Jersey Wildcats
12	Gemma Davison ‡	17 April 1987	2012		Sky Blue FC

Italic indicates an academy player.

‡ = Player played in the earlier rounds of the UEFA Women's Champions League, but departed Arsenal before the start of the WSL Season

Appearances and goals

No.	Name							UWCL		Total
			Goals		Goals		Goals		Goals		Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Emma Byrne	13	0	1	0	5	0	6	0	25	0
15	Siobhan Chamberlain	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
28	Cherie Rowlands ‡	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	Steph Houghton ‡	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	1
22/2	Alex Scott (captain)	14	3	4	0	7	3	6	1	31	7
3	Yvonne Tracey ‡	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
18/3	Emma Mitchell	13	0	4	0	3	0	6	0	26	0
4	Yukari Kinga	9+3	0	4	1	5+1	0	2	0	20+4	1
5	Gilly Flaherty ‡	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0
5	Casey Stoney	14	5	4	1	7	1	2	0	27	7
6	Anouk Hoogendijk	0+1	0	0+1	0	2	0	0	0	2+2	0
19	Niamh Fahey	10+1	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	16+1	1
25	Jade Bailey	10+1	0	3+1	0	5	0	2+1	0	20+3	0
34	Vyan Sampson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28	Taome Oliver	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
8	Jordan Nobbs	9	5	0	0	4+1	0	4	4	17+1	9
14	Leah Williamson	11+2	1	3+1	0	7	1	0+1	0	21+4	2
16	Kim Little ‡	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	4	5
16	Christie Murray	2+1	0	1+2	0	2+1	0	0	0	5+4	0
17	Katie Chapman ‡	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	1
17	Turid Knaak	2+2	0	0	0	2+1	2	0	0	4+3	2
20	Caroline Weir	0+6	0	0+1	0	2+1	1	2+3	1	4+11	2
24	Freda Ayisi	4+7	1	2	1	2+4	2	0+4	1	8+15	5
30	Bianca Bragg	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
Forwards
7	Shinobu Ohno	10	0	4	1	4+2	2	2	0	20+2	3
9	Ellen White ‡	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	1
9	Danielle Carter	13	4	4	1	6+1	3	6	7	29+1	15
10	Kelly Smith	6+4	4	4	6	3+2	3	2+2	0	15+8	13
11	Rachel Yankey	12+2	1	2+2	0	4+2	0	5	2	25+6	3
12	Gemma Davison ‡	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+3	0	1+3	0

Italic indicates an academy player.

Goalscorers

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Rank		Position	Name				UWCL	Total
1	9	FW	Danielle Carter	4	1	3	7	15
2	10	FW	Kelly Smith	4	6	3	0	13
3	8	MF	Jordan Nobbs	5	0	0	4	9
4	5	DF	Casey Stoney	5	1	1	0	7
	22/2	DF	Alex Scott (captain)	3	0	3	1	7
5	24	MF	Freda Ayisi	1	1	2	1	5
	16	MF	Kim Little ‡	0	0	0	5	5
6	11	FW	Rachel Yankey	1	0	0	2	3
	7	FW	Shinobu Ohno	0	1	2	0	3
7	14	MF	Leah Williamson	1	0	1	0	2
	20	MF	Caroline Weir	0	0	1	1	2
	17	MF	Turid Knaak	0	0	2	0	2
8	9	FW	Ellen White ‡	0	0	0	1	1
	17	MF	Katie Chapman ‡	0	0	0	1	1
	19	DF	Niamh Fahey	0	0	1	0	1
	4	DF	Yukari Kinga	0	1	0	0	1
	2	DF	Steph Houghton ‡	0	0	0	1	1
Total				24	11	19	24	78

Disciplinary record

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Rank	No.	Position	Name							UWCL		Total
1	19	DF	Niamh Fahey	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	10	FW	Kelly Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	18/3	DF	Emma Mitchell	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	9	FW	Danielle Carter	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	24	MF	Freda Ayisi	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
2	22/2	DF	Alex Scott (captain)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	5	DF	Casey Stoney	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	11	FW	Rachel Yankey	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	17	MF	Katie Chapman ‡	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Total				8	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	14	0

Clean sheets

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Rank	No.	Name				UWCL	Total
1	1	Emma Byrne	2	1	3	1	7
2	15	Siobhan Chamberlain	0	1	2	0	3
Total			2	2	5	1	10

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

	No.	Position	Player	From club
19 December 2013	15	GK	Siobhan Chamberlain	Bristol Academy
2 January 2014^[21]	5	DF	Casey Stoney	Lincoln
13 January 2014	6	DF	Anouk Hoogendijk	Ajax
30 January 2014^[22]	16	MF	Christie Murray	Glasgow City
15 February 2014	4	DF	Yukari Kinga	INAC Kobe Leonessa
15 February 2014	7	FW	Shinobu Ohno	Lyon

Contract extensions

	No.	Position	Player	At Arsenal since
8 November 2013	8	MF	Jordan Nobbs	2010
8 November 2013	9	MF	Danielle Carter	Homegrown
19 December 2013	1	GK	Emma Byrne	2000
23 December 2013	25	FW	Jade Bailey	Homegrown
23 December 2013	24	MF	Freda Ayisi	Homegrown
3 January 2014	2	DF	Alex Scott	2012
22 January 2014	11	FW	Rachel Yankey	2005
28 January 2014	10	FW	Kelly Smith	2012

Transfers out

	No.	Position	Player	To club
20 November 2013^[23]	16	MF	Kim Little	Seattle Reign
5 December 2013^[24]	2	DF	Steph Houghton	Manchester City
17 December 2013^[25]	12	FW	Gemma Davison	Liverpool
20 December 2013^[26]	9	FW	Ellen White	Notts County
9 January 2014^[27]	17	MF	Katie Chapman	Chelsea
9 January 2014	5	DF	Gilly Flaherty	Chelsea
3 February 2014^[28]	3	DF	Yvonne Tracy	Retired
3 February 2014	7	MF	Ciara Grant	Reading
26 March 2014^[29]	31	GK	Sophie Harris	London Bees
4 April 2014^[30]	32	DF	Molly Bartrip	Reading
2014^[31]	28	GK	Cherie Rowlands	London Bees
2 July 2014^[32]	6	DF	Anouk Hoogendijk	Ajax
4 July 2014^[33]	30	MF	Bianca Bragg	Reading

Competitions

FA WSL

See main article: 2014 FA WSL.

Results by matchday

FA Women's Cup

See main article: 2013–14 FA Women's Cup.

FA WSL Cup

Knockout stage

UEFA Women's Champions League

See main article: 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Round of 32

Match details

Round of 16

Match details

Quarter-Finals

Match details

See also

• List of Arsenal W.F.C. seasons
• 2013–14 in English football
• 2014–15 in English football

Notes and References

1. News: 2014-05-30 . Women's FA Cup final: Arsenal beat Everton to retain trophy . 2024-11-09 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
2. Web site: UEFA.com . The official website for European football . 2024-11-09 . UEFA.com . en.
3. News: 2014-05-25 . Arsenal: Shelley Kerr to leave as manager after FA Cup final . 2024-11-09 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
4. News: 2014-08-29 . Arsenal Ladies: Pedro Martinez Losa appointed new manager . 2024-11-09 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
5. Web site: ARSENAL WFC . August 15, 2018.
6. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Ladies strengthen keeper department . 2024-11-18 . Ladies strengthen keeper department . en.
7. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Ladies strengthen keeper department . 2024-11-18 . Ladies strengthen keeper department . en.
8. Web site: UEFA.com . 2010-08-10 . Houghton and Nobbs join Arsenal UEFA Women's Champions League 2010/11 . 2024-11-19 . UEFA.com . en.
9. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Alex Scott signs new long-term contract . 2024-11-14 . Alex Scott signs new long-term contract . en.
10. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Arsenal Ladies confirm double signing . 2024-11-18 . Arsenal Ladies confirm double signing . en.
11. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Club signs Yukari Kinga and Shinobu Ohno . 2024-11-18 . Club signs Yukari Kinga and Shinobu Ohno . en.
12. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Casey Stoney signs for Arsenal Ladies . 2024-11-18 . Casey Stoney signs for Arsenal Ladies . en.
13. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Anouk Hoogendijk joins Arsenal Ladies . 2024-11-18 . Anouk Hoogendijk joins Arsenal Ladies . en.
14. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Bailey and Ayisi sign senior contracts . 2024-11-18 . Bailey and Ayisi sign senior contracts . en.
15. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Nobbs and Carter sign new contracts . 2024-11-18 . Nobbs and Carter sign new contracts . en.
16. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Christie Murray signs for Arsenal Ladies . 2024-11-18 . Christie Murray signs for Arsenal Ladies . en.
17. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Turid Knaak signs for Ladies on loan . 2024-11-18 . Turid Knaak signs for Ladies on loan . en.
18. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Arsenal Ladies confirm double signing . 2024-11-18 . Arsenal Ladies confirm double signing . en.
19. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Kelly Smith commits future to Arsenal . 2024-11-18 . Kelly Smith commits future to Arsenal . en.
20. News: 2014-01-22 . Arsenal Ladies' Rachel Yankey signs new two-year deal . 2024-11-18 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
21. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Casey Stoney signs for Arsenal Ladies . 2024-11-18 . Casey Stoney signs for Arsenal Ladies . en.
22. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Christie Murray signs for Arsenal Ladies . 2024-11-18 . Christie Murray signs for Arsenal Ladies . en.
23. News: 2013-11-20 . Kim Little: Scotland & Arsenal midfielder agrees Seattle switch . 2024-11-19 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
24. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Steph Houghton to join Manchester City . 2024-11-19 . Steph Houghton to join Manchester City . en.
25. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Gemma Davison signs for Liverpool Ladies . 2024-11-19 . Gemma Davison signs for Liverpool Ladies . en.
26. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Ellen White signs for Notts County . 2024-11-19 . Ellen White signs for Notts County . en.
27. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Chapman and Flaherty join Chelsea . 2024-11-19 . Chapman and Flaherty join Chelsea . en.
28. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Grant and Tracy leave Arsenal Ladies . 2024-11-19 . Grant and Tracy leave Arsenal Ladies . en.
29. Web site: Association . The Football . London Bees 'keeper Sophie Harris ready for a fresh start . 2024-11-19 . www.thefa.com . en.
30. Web site: Facebook . 2024-11-19 . www.facebook.com.
31. Web site: Cherie Rowlands - Player Profile & Stats . 2024-11-18 . www.playmakerstats.com . en-GB.
32. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Anouk Hoogendijk leaves Arsenal Ladies . 2024-11-18 . Anouk Hoogendijk leaves Arsenal Ladies . en.
33. Web site: Hoyle . Nigel . 2014-07-04 . Ludlow signs Bianca Bragg from Arsenal Ladies . 2024-11-18 . Berkshire Live . en.