2021–22 Arsenal W.F.C. season explained

Club:	Arsenal Women
Season:	2021–22
Manager:	Jonas Eidevall
Stadium:	Meadow Park
League:	Super League
League Result:	2nd
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Semi-finals
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Quarter-finals
Cup3:	Champions League
Cup3 Result:	Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:	Vivianne Miedema (14)
Season Topscorer:	Vivianne Miedema (23)
Highest Attendance:	13,438 (vs Tottenham Hotspur, 5 May 2022)
Lowest Attendance:	808 (vs 1899 Hoffenheim, Champions League, 14 October 2021)
Average Attendance:	3,544
Largest Win:	7–0 (vs Aston Villa (H), 1 May 2022)
Largest Loss:	0–4 (vs FC Barcelona (H), Champions League, 9 December 2021)
Prevseason:	2020–21
Nextseason:	2022–23
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Updated:	8 May 2022

The 2021–22 season was Arsenal Women's Football Club's 35th season of competitive football. The club participated in the Women's Super League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Champions League.

Squad statistics

Statistics as of 8 May 2022, includes postponed matches of the 2020–21 Women's FA Cup.

First team squad

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No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Since		Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Manuela Zinsberger	1995 10, df=yes	2019	February 2021^[1]	Bayern München
18	Lydia Williams	1988 5, df=yes	2020	May 2021^[2]	Melbourne City
Defenders
2	Rafaelle Souza	1991 6, df=yes	2022	January 2022^[3]	Changchun Zhuoyue
3	Lotte Wubben-Moy	1999 1, df=yes	2020	September 2020^[4]	University of North Carolina
4	Anna Patten	1999 4, df=yes	2021	January 2021^[5]	University of South Carolina
5	Jen Beattie	1991 5, df=yes	2019	June 2019^[6]	Manchester City
6	Leah Williamson	1997 3, df=yes	2014	June 2021^[7]	Homegrown
7	Steph Catley	1994 1, df=yes	2020	May 2022^[8]	Melbourne City
16	Noelle Maritz	1995 12, df=yes	2020	May 2022^[9]	Wolfsburg
20	Simone Boye Sørensen	1992 3, df=yes	2021	July 2021^[10]	Bayern München
22	Viktoria Schnaderbeck	1991 1, df=yes	2018	June 2020^[11]	Bayern München
26	Laura Wienroither	1999 1, df=yes	2022	January 2022^[12]	1899 Hoffenheim
29	Teyah Goldie	2004 6, df=yes			Homegrown
Midfielders
8	Jordan Nobbs	1992 12, df=yes	2010	April 2020^[13]	Sunderland
10	Kim Little (captain)	1990 6, df=yes	2016	August 2019^[14]	Seattle Reign
12	Frida Maanum	1999 7, df=yes	2021	July 2021^[15]	Linköpings FC
13	Lia Wälti	1993 4, df=yes	2018	December 2019^[16]	Turbine Potsdam
33	Halle Houssein	2004 12, df=yes			Homegrown
Forwards
9	Beth Mead	1995 5, df=yes	2017	November 2019^[17]	Sunderland
11	Vivianne Miedema	1996 7, df=yes	2017	December 2018^[18]	Bayern München
14	Nikita Parris	1994 3, df=yes	2021	July 2021^[19]	Olympique Lyonnais
15	Katie McCabe	1995 9, df=yes	2015	May 2021^[20]	Shelbourne
19	Caitlin Foord	1994 11, df=yes	2020	January 2020^[21]	Sydney FC
23	Mana Iwabuchi	1993 3, df=yes	2021	May 2021^[22]	Aston Villa
25	Stina Blackstenius	1996 2, df=yes	2022	January 2022^[23]	BK Häcken
35	Alex Hennessy	23 November 2004			Homegrown
77	Tobin Heath	1988 5, df=yes	2021	September 2021^[24]	Manchester United

Appearances and goals

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No.	Name									Total
			Goals		Goals		Goals		Goals		Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Manuela Zinsberger	20	0	4	0	1	0	8	0	33	0
18	Lydia Williams	2	0	3	0	0	0	4	0	9	0
Defenders
2	Rafaelle Souza	4+2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5+2	1
3	Lotte Wubben-Moy	13+4	2	4+1	0	0	0	6+2	2	23+7	4
4	Anna Patten	1+3	0	1+1	0	0	0	3+4	1	5+8	1
5	Jen Beattie	7+2	1	3+1	0	1	0	6+2	0	17+5	1
6	Leah Williamson	17+1	2	5	1	0+1	0	7	1	28+2	4
7	Steph Catley	14+4	1	3+1	0	0	0	9+3	1	26+8	2
16	Noelle Maritz	19	0	4	0	1	0	9	0	33	0
20	Simone Boye Sørensen	2+3	0	2+3	0	0	0	3+1	0	7+7	0
22	Viktoria Schnaderbeck	0+2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0+1	0	1+4	0
26	Laura Wienroither	3+5	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	4+8	0
29	Teyah Goldie	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0	0+3	0
Midfielders
8	Jordan Nobbs	5+11	2	4+1	0	1	0	4+3	1	14+15	3
10	Kim Little (captain)	20+1	6	6+1	2	1	0	11+1	4	38+3	12
12	Frida Maanum	10+11	3	3+4	0	1	0	10+2	1	24+17	4
13	Lia Wälti	18+2	0	5+1	0	0	0	5+3	0	28+6	0
33	Halle Houssein	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
9	Beth Mead	20+3	11	5+1	2	1	0	9+2	1	35+6	14
11	Vivianne Miedema	21+1	14	3+1	2	1	0	9+3	7	34+5	23
14	Nikita Parris	5+13	1	5+2	2	1	0	6+6	3	17+21	6
15	Katie McCabe	17+3	5	7	1	1	0	10+2	0	35+5	6
19	Caitlin Foord	9+7	4	4+2	4	0	0	4+5	2	17+14	10
23	Mana Iwabuchi	3+8	1	2+2	1	0	0	4+4	3	9+14	5
25	Stina Blackstenius	7+4	6	2	1	0+1	0	2	0	11+5	7
77	Tobin Heath	3+6	2	2+2	0	0+1	0	2+2	1	7+11	3
35	Alex Hennessy	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Goalscorers

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Rank		Position	Name					Total
1	11	FW	Vivianne Miedema	14	2	0	7	23
2	9	FW	Beth Mead	11	2	0	1	14
3	10	MF	Kim Little	6	2	0	4	12
4	19	FW	Caitlin Foord	4	4	0	2	10
5	25	FW	Stina Blackstenius	6	1	0	0	7
6	15	FW	Katie McCabe	5	1	0	0	6
	14	FW	Nikita Parris	1	2	0	3	6
8	23	FW	Mana Iwabuchi	1	1	0	3	5
9	12	MF	Frida Maanum	3	0	0	1	4
	6	DF	Leah Williamson	2	1	0	1	4
	3	DF	Lotte Wubben-Moy	2	0	0	2	4
12	77	FW	Tobin Heath	2	0	0	1	3
	8	MF	Jordan Nobbs	2	0	0	1	3
14	7	DF	Steph Catley	1	0	0	1	2
15	4	DF	Anna Patten	0	0	0	1	1
	5	DF	Jen Beattie	1	0	0	0	1
	2	DF	Rafaelle Souza	1	0	0	0	1
Own goal				3	1	0	0	4
Total				65	17	0	28	110

Disciplinary record

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Rank		Position	Name									Total
1	15	FW	Katie McCabe	8	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	11	1
2	9	FW	Beth Mead	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	5	0
	16	DF	Noelle Maritz	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
4	13	MF	Lia Wälti	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
	19	FW	Caitlin Foord	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
6	14	FW	Nikita Parris	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
7	8	MF	Jordan Nobbs	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	12	MF	Frida Maanum	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
	5	DF	Jen Beattie	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
	11	FW	Vivianne Miedema	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11	23	FW	Mana Iwabuchi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2	DF	Rafaelle Souza	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	6	DF	Leah Williamson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	3	DF	Lotte Wubben-Moy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total				25	1	2	0	1	0	16	0	44	1

Clean sheets

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Rank		Name					Total
1	1	Manuela Zinsberger	13	2	0	3	18
2	18	Lydia Williams	2	2	0	2	6
Total			15	4	0	5	23

Transfers, loans, and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	From club
26 May 2021^[25]	23	FW	Mana Iwabuchi	Aston Villa
2 July 2021^[26]	14	FW	Nikita Parris	Lyon
22 July 2021^[27]	20	DF	Simone Boye Sørensen	Bayern Munich
27 July 2021^[28]	12	MF	Frida Maanum	Linköping FC
3 September 2021^[29]	77	FW	Tobin Heath	Manchester United
14 January 2022^[30]	25	FW	Stina Blackstenius	BK Häcken
15 January 2022^[31]	26	DF	Laura Wienroither	1899 Hoffenheim
18 January 2022^[32]	2	DF	Rafaelle Souza	Changchun Zhuoyue

Contract extensions

	No.	Position	Player	At Arsenal since
4 May 2021^[33]	15	FW	Katie McCabe	2015
9 June 2021^[34]	18	GK	Lydia Williams	2020
16 June 2021^[35]	6	DF	Leah Williamson	2014
5 May 2022^[36]	7	DF	Steph Catley	2020
6 May 2022^[37]	Coach		Jonas Eidevall	2021

Transfers out

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	To club
10 May 2021^[38]	14	MF	Jill Roord	Wolfsburg
18 May 2021^[39]	20	MF	Leonie Maier	Everton
11 June 2021^[40]	30	DF	Ruby Mace	Manchester City
21 June 2021^[41]	7	MF	Daniëlle van de Donk	Lyon
28 January 2022^[42]	21	MF	Malin Gut	Grasshopper
28 April 2022^[43]	77	FW	Tobin Heath	OL Reign

Loans out

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	To club
13 August 2021^[44]	17	FW	Lisa Evans	West Ham United
2 September 2021^[45]	24	GK	Fran Stenson	Brighton & Hove Albion
5 January 2022^[46]	4	DF	Anna Patten	Aston Villa

Current injuries

No.	Position	Player	Injury	Last game	Estimated return

Suspensions

No.	Position	Player	Games suspended		Reason
16	DF	Noelle Maritz	1/1	vs. Slavia Prague, 9 September 2021	Accumulated two yellow cards in UWCL qualifying round
15	FW	Katie McCabe	1/1	vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 27 January 2022	Accumulated five domestic yellow cards
15	FW	Katie McCabe	1/1	vs. Chelsea, 11 February 2022	Red card (two yellows) vs. Manchester United
9	FW	Beth Mead	1/1	vs. VfL Wolfsburg, 31 March 2022	Accumulated three yellow cards in UWCL groupstage / knock-out phases

Competitions

Women's Super League

See main article: 2021–22 FA WSL.

Matches

FA Cup

See main article: 2021–22 Women's FA Cup. As a member of the top two tiers, Arsenal enters the FA Cup in the fourth round.

League Cup

See main article: 2021–22 FA Women's League Cup. Arsenal automatically qualified for the quarter-finals of the League Cup because of reaching the Champions League group stage.

UEFA Women's Champions League

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Qualifying rounds

Second round

Groupstage

Standings

Play-offs

Quarter-finals

Personal Awards

Arsenal Women Player of the Season

• First place: Beth Mead^[47]
• Second place: Leah Williamson^[47]
• Third place: Vivianne Miedema^[47]

Arsenal Women Goal of the Season

• First place: Katie McCabe (against Liverpool F.C. Women)^[48]
• Second place: Katie McCabe (against Aston Villa W.F.C.)^[48]
• Third place: Beth Mead (against Chelsea F.C. Women)^[48]

• Vivianne Miedema^[49]

Football Supporters' Association Women's Player of the Year

• Vivianne Miedema^[50]

• Vivianne Miedema^[51]

Monthly awards

FA Women's Super League Player of the Month

• Beth Mead, September 2021^[52]
• Katie McCabe, October 2021^{[53] [54]}

PFA Fans' Player of the Month

• Beth Mead, November 2021^[55]

FA Women's Super League Goal of the Month

• Katie McCabe, October 2021

FA Women's Super League Manager of the Month

• Jonas Eidevall, September 2021
• Jonas Eidevall, October 2021

Arsenal Goal of the Month award

The Goal of the Month awards were chosen via open-access polls on the club's official website and include contenders from both the men's and women's teams.

Month	Player	Competition	Opponent	Votes	Ref
October		Women's Super League	Aston Villa	22.1%	^[56]
January		Women's Super League	Brighton & Hove Albion	44%	^[57]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manuela Zinsberger signs new long-term contract. Arsenal F.C.. 5 February 2021. 10 May 2021.
2. Web site: Lydia Williams signs contract extension. Arsenal F.C.. 9 June 2021. 9 June 2021.
3. Web site: Rafaelle Souza joins the club. Arsenal F.C.. 18 January 2022. 18 January 2022.
4. Web site: Lotte Wubben-Moy signs for Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 11 September 2020. 11 September 2020.
5. Web site: Anna Patten re-signs for Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 7 January 2021. 7 January 2021.
6. Web site: Jennifer Beattie signs for Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 5 June 2019. 5 June 2019.
7. Web site: Leah Williamson signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 16 June 2021. 16 June 2021.
8. Web site: Steph Catley signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 5 May 2022. 6 May 2022.
9. Web site: Noelle Maritz signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 11 May 2022. 11 May 2022.
10. Web site: Welcome Simone! Boye joins Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 22 July 2021. 22 July 2021.
11. Web site: Viktoria Schnaderbeck signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 29 June 2020. 29 June 2020.
12. Web site: Laura Wienroither joins the club. Arsenal F.C.. 15 January 2022. 15 January 2022.
13. Web site: Jordan Nobbs signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 21 April 2020. 14 June 2020.
14. Web site: Kim Little signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 5 August 2019. 14 January 2022.
15. Web site: Welcome Frida! Maanum joins Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 27 July 2021. 27 July 2021.
16. Web site: Lia Walti commits her future to the club. Arsenal F.C.. 30 December 2019. 30 December 2019.
17. Web site: Beth Mead signs new long-term contract. Arsenal F.C.. 28 November 2019. 2 December 2019.
18. Web site: Vivianne Miedema commits her future to the club. Arsenal F.C.. 20 December 2018. 20 December 2018.
19. Web site: Nikita Parris joins the club. Arsenal F.C.. 2 July 2021. 2 July 2021.
20. Web site: Katie McCabe signs new long-term contract. Arsenal F.C.. 4 May 2021. 4 May 2021.
21. Web site: Caitlin Foord signs for Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 24 January 2020. 24 January 2020.
22. Web site: Mana Iwabuchi signs for Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 26 May 2021. 26 May 2021.
23. Web site: Stina Blackstenius joins the club. Arsenal F.C.. 14 January 2022. 15 January 2022.
24. Web site: Welcome Tobin! Heath signs for Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 3 September 2021. 3 September 2021.
25. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Mana Iwabuchi signs for Arsenal . 2024-11-14 . Mana Iwabuchi signs for Arsenal . en.
26. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Nikita Parris joins the club . 2024-11-14 . Nikita Parris joins the club . en.
27. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Welcome Simone! Boye joins Arsenal . 2024-11-14 . Welcome Simone! Boye joins Arsenal . en.
28. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Welcome Frida! Maanum joins Arsenal . 2024-11-14 . Welcome Frida! Maanum joins Arsenal . en.
29. News: 2021-09-02 . Tobin Heath: Arsenal sign World Cup-winning United States forward . 2024-11-14 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
30. News: 2022-01-14 . Stina Blackstenius: Arsenal sign Swedish forward on free transfer . 2024-11-14 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
31. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Laura Wienroither joins the club . 2024-11-14 . Laura Wienroither joins the club . en.
32. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Rafaelle Souza joins the club . 2024-11-14 . Rafaelle Souza joins the club . en.
33. News: 2021-05-04 . Katie McCabe: Arsenal winger signs new long-term deal . 2024-11-14 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
34. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Lydia Williams signs contract extension . 2024-11-14 . Lydia Williams signs contract extension . en.
35. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Leah Williamson signs new deal with Arsenal . 2024-11-14 . Leah Williamson signs new deal with Arsenal . en.
36. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Steph Catley signs new contract . 2024-11-14 . Steph Catley signs new contract . en.
37. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Congratulations Mikel and Jonas . 2024-11-14 . Congratulations Mikel and Jonas . en.
38. News: 2021-05-10 . Jill Roord: Arsenal and Netherlands midfielder joins Wolfsburg . 2024-11-14 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
39. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Leonie Maier set to leave the club . 2024-11-14 . Leonie Maier set to leave the club . en.
40. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Ruby Mace joins Manchester City . 2024-11-14 . Ruby Mace joins Manchester City . en.
41. News: Wrack . Suzanne . 2021-06-21 . Daniëlle van de Donk leaves Arsenal and joins mammoth Lyon overhaul . 2024-11-14 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
42. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Malin Gut leaves the club . 2024-11-14 . Malin Gut leaves the club . en.
43. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Tobin Heath leaves club . 2024-11-14 . Tobin Heath leaves club . en.
44. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Lisa Evans joins West Ham on loan . 2024-11-14 . Lisa Evans joins West Ham on loan . en.
45. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Fran Stenson joins Brighton on loan . 2024-11-14 . Fran Stenson joins Brighton on loan . en.
46. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Anna Patten joins Aston Villa on loan . 2024-11-14 . Anna Patten joins Aston Villa on loan . en.
47. Web site: AWFC Player of the Season: In first place... . Arsenal.com . 8 June 2022 . 23 January 2023 .
48. Web site: 2021/22 AWFC Goal of the Season winner . Arsenal.com . 16 June 2022 . 23 January 2023 .
49. Web site: Vivianne Miedema named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021. BBC Sport. 29 November 2021. 29 November 2021.
50. Web site: FSA Awards 2021: Mohamed Salah wins Men's Player of the Year Award. Football Supporters' Association. 29 November 2021. 14 January 2022.
51. Web site: 2020-2021 WOMEN'S FIFA FIFPRO WORLD 11 REVEALED. FIFPRO.org. 17 January 2022. 17 January 2022.
52. Web site: Beth Mead: Arsenal forward wins WSL Player of the Month and Jonas Eidevall named Manager of the Month. Joe. Tanner. Sky Sports. 14 October 2021. 14 January 2022.
53. Web site: Arsenal: Katie McCabe wins WSL player of the month as head coach Jonas Eidevall wins manager award for October. Sky Sports. 4 November 2021. 14 January 2022.
54. Web site: Arsenal duo Katie McCabe and Jonas Eidevall scoop October WSL awards. Josh. Bunting. Islington Gazette. Archant. 4 November 2021. 14 January 2022.
55. Web site: The winner of the PFA Vertu Motors WSL Fans' Player of the Month - November. 90min.com. 14 December 2021. 14 January 2022. 4 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220504213429/https://www.90min.com/posts/beth-mead-pfa-wsl-fans-player-of-the-month-november. dead.
56. Web site: McCabe strike tops our Goal of the Month poll. Arsenal F.C.. 12 November 2021. 12 November 2021.
57. Web site: Mead stunner tops our Goal of the Month poll. Arsenal F.C.. 9 February 2022. 11 February 2022.