| 2005–06 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter Hill-Wood | |||
| Manager | Vic Akers | |||
| Stadium | Meadow Park | |||
| Premier League | Champions | |||
| FA Cup | Winners | |||
| Premier League Cup | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Cup | Quarter finals | |||
| Community Shield | Winners | |||
| London County Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:Kelly Smith (19) All:Kelly Smith (27) | |||
| Biggest win | 0–9 (vsAFC Wimbledon, London County Cup, 19 January 2006 | |||
| Biggest defeat | 3–1 (vsFrankfurt,UEFA Cup, 15 October 2005) | |||
The2005–06 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 19th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of theFA Women's Premier League, winning the title for a 3rd consecutive season. They won theFA Women's Cup by defeatingLeeds United 5-0 in the Final, but were unable to retain thePremier League Cup, losing toCharlton Athletic 2-1 in a repeat of the previous season's final.[1][2] Arsenal also lost to Charlton Athletic in the London County Cup Final as well, but did triumph over them to win theFA Women's Community Shield.[3][4] In Europe, Arsenal reached the quarterfinals of theUEFA Women's Cup, where they were defeated 4-2 on aggregate by eventual winnersFrankfurt.[5]
Squad statistics correct as of May 2006[6]
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | Signed From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | (1979-06-14)14 June 1979 (age 46) | 2000 | ||
| 13 | (1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (age 37) | 2004 | ||
| 24 | (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (age 34) | 2006 | ||
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | (1975-04-14)14 April 1975 (age 50) | 1987 | ||
| 3 | (1981-02-27)27 February 1981 (age 44) | 2000 | ||
| 5 | (1983-08-10)10 August 1983 (age 42) | 2001 | ||
| 6 | (1978-02-02)2 February 1978 (age 47) | 1996 | ||
| 12 | (1984-10-14)14 October 1984 (age 41) | 2005 | ||
| 15 | (1986-06-04)4 June 1986 (age 39) | 2002 | ||
| 17 | (1987-06-23)23 June 1987 (age 38) | 1998 | ||
| 18 | (1985-04-27)27 April 1985 (age 40) | 1998 | ||
| 23 | (1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (age 48) | 2004 | ||
| (1987-09-15)15 September 1987 (age 38) | 2005 | |||
| (1987-11-02)2 November 1987 (age 38) | 2004 | |||
| Karen Marsh | 2005 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||
| 4 | (1979-01-07)7 January 1979 (age 46) | 2000 | ||
| 7 | (1978-05-17)17 May 1978 (age 47) | 1998 | ||
| 8 | (1978-10-29)29 October 1978 (age 47) | 2005 | ||
| 11 | (1977-07-27)27 July 1977 (age 48) | 2005 | ||
| 16 | (1988-08-10)10 August 1988 (age 37) | 2003 | ||
| 21 | (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (age 40) | 2002 | ||
| (1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (age 36) | 2004 | |||
| (1988-10-31)31 October 1988 (age 37) | 2005 | |||
| 2005 | ||||
| 2004 | ||||
| Forwards | ||||
| 9 | (1988-02-03)3 February 1988 (age 37) | 2003 | ||
| 10 | (1980-12-18)18 December 1980 (age 44) | 2004 | ||
| 14 | (1979-11-01)1 November 1979 (age 46) | 2005 | ||
| 20 | (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (age 38) | 2001 | ||
| (1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (age 38) | 2004 | |||
| Beth Lloyd | 2005 | |||
| No. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Comm Shield | UEFA Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13+8 | 0 | |
| 3 | 13+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25+1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 10+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | |
| 6 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 12 | 8+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19+6 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | |
| 17 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | |
| 18 | 14+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 24+2 | 1 | |
| 23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Karen Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3+2 | 2 | 30+2 | 24 | |
| 7 | 14+1 | 4 | 2+3 | 1 | 2+2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 26+6 | 15 | |
| 8 | 14+2 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 28+2 | 27 | |
| 11 | 10+5 | 6 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22+8 | 11 | |
| 16 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+7 | 1 | |
| 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 17+1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 4+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 33+2 | 25 | |
| 10 | 8+1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15+1 | 17 | |
| 14 | 15+1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30+1 | 10 | |
| 20 | 1+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+9 | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Beth Lloyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Comm Shield | UEFA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | MF | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | |
| 2 | 9 | FW | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | |
| 4 | MF | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 10 | FW | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 4 | 7 | MF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 5 | 11 | MF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| 6 | FW | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 7 | Own Goal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 20 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 8 | 18 | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 81 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 150 | |||
| Rank | No. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Comm Shield | UEFA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 | DF | ||
| 2005 | 11 | MF | ||
| 2005 | 14 | FW |
| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | FW | ||
| 2005 | FW | |||
| 2005 | FW | |||
| 2005 | 14 | FW | ||
| 2005 | MF | |||
| 2005 | 22 | FW | ||
| 2005 | 16 | MF | ||
| 2005 | 11 | DF | Retired | |
| 2005[7] | MF | Kylie Wren | ||
| 2005 | DF | Yuki Tozaki | ||
| 2005 | Vikki Keeping | |||
| 2005 | Lucy Tape | |||
| August 2005 | DF | Kelly Lawrence |
![]() ![]() ![]() Home | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Away | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Third |
| 5 August 2006 | Arsenal | 4–0 | Charlton Athletic | Milton Keynes |
| 19:45BST | Report | Stadium:National Hockey Stadium |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal(C) | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 20 | +63 | 50 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 2 | Everton | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 44 | |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 13 | +28 | 39 | |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 23 | |
| 5 | Bristol Academy | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 20 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 20 | +63 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 | +35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 13 | +28 |
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 August 20052 | Arsenal | 4–3 | Leeds United | Borehamwood |
| 14:00BST | Report | Stadium:Meadow Park |
| 28 August 20053 | Bristol Academy | 1–5 | Arsenal | |
| 14:00BST | Report | Attendance: 1 |
| 4 September 20054 | Fulham | 1–6 | Arsenal | Motspur Park |
| 14:00BST | Report | Stadium:Motspur Park |
| 21 October 20055 | Charlton Athletic | 3–3 | Arsenal | Gravesend |
| 14:00BST | Report | Smith | Stadium:Stonebridge Road |
| 30 October 20056 | Everton | 3–3 | Arsenal | Crosby |
| 14:00BST | Report | Stadium:Rossett Park Attendance: 1,500 |
| 13 November 20057 | Birmingham City | 0–7 | Arsenal | |
| 14:00GMT | Report |
| 27 November 20058 | Arsenal | 4–0 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | Borehamwood |
| 14:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Meadow Park |
| 4 December 20059 | Arsenal | 6–0 | Chelsea | Borehamwood |
| 14:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Meadow Park |
| 18 December 200510 | Arsenal | 5–1 | Bristol Academy | Borehamwood |
| 14:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Meadow Park |
| 22 January 200611 | Leeds United | 1–4 | Arsenal | |
| 14:00GMT | Report |
| 5 February 200612 | Sunderland | 1–6 | Arsenal | |
| 14:00GMT | Report |
| 26 February 200613 | Arsenal | 5–1 | Fulham | Borehamwood |
| 14:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Meadow Park |
| 30 March 200614 | Arsenal | 4–2 | Birmingham City | Borehamwood |
| 19:30GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Meadow Park |
| 2 April 200615 | Arsenal | 7–0 | Sunderland | Borehamwood |
| 14:00BST | Report | Stadium:Meadow Park |
| 9 April 200516 | Arsenal | 5–0 | Everton | Borehamwood |
| 12:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Meadow Park |
| 13 April 200617 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Charlton Athletic | Borehamwood |
| 19:30BST | Report |
| Stadium:Meadow Park |
| 16 April 200618 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 3–5 | Arsenal | Doncaster |
| 14:30BST | Report | Stadium:Cantley Park |
| 8 January 2006Fourth round | Cardiff City | 1–4 | Arsenal | Cardiff |
| 14:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Cardiff Athletics Stadium |
| 29 January 2006Fifth round | Aston Villa | 0–3 | Arsenal | Sutton Coldfield |
| 14:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Central Ground Coles Lane Attendance: 50 |
| 19 February 2006Quarter-finals | Chelsea | 1–6 | Arsenal | Hampton |
| 14:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Beveree Stadium |
| 19 March 2006Semi-finals | Arsenal | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Charlton Athletic | Bishop's Stortford |
| 15:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Woodside Park Attendance: 1,095 Referee: Ian Crouch |
| 1 May 2006Final | Arsenal | 5–0 | Leeds United | Bermondsey |
| 14:00BST | Report | Stadium:The Den Attendance: 13,452 Referee: Phil Crossley (Kent) |
| 2 October 2005First round | Arsenal | 5–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Borehamwood |
| 14:00BST | Report | Stadium:Meadow Park |
| 23 October 2005Second round | Manchester City | 0–4 | Arsenal | |
| 14:00BST | Report |
| 6 November 2005Quarter-finals | Arsenal | 5–0 | Bristol City | Borehamwood |
| 14:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Meadow Park |
| 5 March 2006Final | Arsenal | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic | High Wycombe |
| 14:00GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium:Adams Park |
| 19 January 2006Quarter-finals | AFC Wimbledon | 0–9 | Arsenal | |
| Report |
| 22 February 2006Semi-finals | Arsenal | 9–1 | Addeyans | Potters Bar |
| Report | Stadium:The Lantern Stadium |
| 22 March 2006Final | Arsenal | 3–4 | Charlton Athletic | East Molesey |
| Report | Stadium:Imber Court |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRØ | ARS | LTO | WRO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance toquarter-finals | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | – | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | – | – | — | 3–3 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 | 1–3 | – | – | — |
| 13 September 20051 | Arsenal | 3–1 | Brøndbyvester | |
| Report |
| Stadium:Brøndby Idrætsanlæg |
| 15 September 20052 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Brøndbyvester | |
| Report | Stadium:Brøndby Idrætsanlæg |
| 17 September 20053 | Brøndby IF | 1–0 | Brøndbyvester | |
| Jensen | Report | Stadium:Brøndby Stadium |
| 15 October 2005Second leg | Frankfurt | 3–1 (4–2agg.) | Frankfurt | |
| 14:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:Stadion am Brentanobad |