1988–89 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
1988–89 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerVic Akers
StadiumBritannia Leisure Centre
Division OneFourth Place
FA CupThird Round
League CupUnknown

The 1988–89 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 2nd season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the Home Counties Division One.

Arsenal also played in the FA Cup, reaching the Third Round, where they were knocked out by Nottingham Rangers.[1] They were also knocked out of the Home Counties League Cup by Biggleswade.[2]

Squad information & statistics

First team squad

Name Date of birth (age) Since Signed from
Goalkeepers
Sue Street 1988
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling (1975-04-14)14 April 1975 (aged 14) 1987 Arsenal Academy
Michelle Curley[3] (1972-04-30)30 April 1972 (aged 17) 1988 Arsenal Academy
Alicia O'Grady 1987 Aylesbury
Gill Bordman 1987 Aylesbury
Gillian Maskell 1988 Friends of Fulham
Midfielders
Sharon Barber 1988 Tottenham
Sarah Mulligan (1972-07-22)22 July 1972 (aged 16) 1988 Stevenage
Lotta Gustafsson 1988
Forwards
Naz Ball (1961-02-28)28 February 1961 (aged 28) 1987 Aylesbury
Caroline McGloin 1987 Aylesbury
Dee Meade 1988 Friends of Fulham
Pat Barber 1988 Friends of Fulham
Sarah Ryan[3] 1988 Arsenal Academy
Debbie Cox 1988
Mary McGee 1988
Unknown
Allie Clement 1987 Aylesbury
Debbie Ingram 1987 Aylesbury
Angela Coneron 1988
Hazel Braund 1988
Sarah Ritchie 1988
Sarah Train 1988
Marcia Phillpotts 1988
M. Berntsson 1988

Goalscorers

Rank Position Name HC League FA Cup HCL Cup Total
1 FW Naz Ball 3 6 1 10
2 FW Caroline McGloin 4 3 1 8
3 DF Alicia O'Grady 1 3 0 4
4 FW Dee Meade 0 3 0 3
5 FW Debbie Cox 0 2 0 2
6 MF Sharon Barber 1 0 0 1
DF Gillian Maskell 1 0 0 1
DF Michelle Curley 1 0 0 1
- M. Berntsson 1 0 0 1
- Sarah Train 0 1 0 1
Total 12 18 2 32

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date Position Player From club
1988 FW Dee Meade Friends of Fulham
1988 FW Pat Barber Friends of Fulham
1988 DF Gillian Maskell Friends of Fulham
1988 MF Sharon Barber Tottenham
1988 MF Sarah Mulligan Stevenage
1988 GK Sue Street
1988 FW Debbie Cox
1988 MF Lotta Gustafsson
1988 FW Mary McGee
1988 Angela Coneron
1988 Hazel Braund
1988 Sarah Ritchie
1988 Sarah Train
1988 Marcia Phillpotts
19888 M. Berntsson

Transfers out

Announcement date Position Player To club
1988[4] FW Trudi Mahoney Biggleswade
1988[5] GK Terri Hinton Bracknell

Club

Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: JVC[6]

Home
Away

Competitions

Home Counties League Division One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Millwall Lionesses (C) 10 8 1 1 30 7 +23 17
2 Friends of Fulham 9 5 2 2 24 12 +12 12
3 Red Star Southampton 10 4 1 5 24 17 +7 9
4 Arsenal 10 3 3 4 12 21 −9 9
5 Biggleswade 9 3 2 4 14 23 −9 8 Club dissolved after the end of the season
6 Newbury 10 1 1 8 13 37 −24 3
7 Solent (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club withdrew from league. All results expunged for this season. Relegation to Division Two
Source: HCL
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Solent withdrew from league mid season, all records from that season were expunged. Club were relegated to Division Two.

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112
GroundHHAAHAAHAHHA
ResultWDLLLWDWLDXX
Source: HCL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Postponed
30 October 1988 Arsenal 4–1 Newbury Hoxton
14:30 BST
  • Ball
  • Barber
  • Maskell
Report
Stadium: Britannia Leisure Centre
13 November 1988 Arsenal 0–0 Friends of Fulham Hoxton
14:30 GMT Report Stadium: Britannia Leisure Centre
27 November 1988 Millwall Lionesses 4–0 Arsenal
Report
11 December 1988 Red Star Southampton 4–1 Arsenal
Report
  • McGloin
8 January 1989 Arsenal 0–2 Millwall Lionesses Hoxton
13:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Britannia Leisure Centre
22 January 1989 Biggleswade 1–3 Arsenal
  • Caleb 88'
 Report
29 January 1989 Newbury 2–2 Arsenal
Report
  • McGloin
  • M. Berntsson
26 February 1989 Arsenal 1–0 Red Star Southampton Hoxton
14:15 BST
Report Stadium: Britannia Leisure Centre
19th March 1989 Friends of Fulham 7–1 Arsenal
Report
  • O'Grady
9 April 1989 Arsenal 0–0 Biggleswade Hoxton
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Britannia Leisure Centre
??? Arsenal X–X Solent Hoxton
Report Stadium: Britannia Leisure Centre
??? Solent X–X Arsenal
Report

WFA Cup

Main article: 1988–89 WFA Cup
25 September 1988 Group B - First round Gallagher 0–11 Arsenal
Report
  • Ball
  • McGloin
  • Meade
  • O'Grady
  • Train
16 October 1988 Group B - Second round Arsenal 1–1 (a.e.t.) Islington Hoxton
14:30
  • Cox
Report
Stadium: Britannia Leisure Centre
Referee: T. A. Clover
23 October 1988 Group B - Second round (replay) Islington 2–3 Arsenal
Report
06 November 1988 Third round Nottingham Rangers 5–3 Arsenal
Report
  • Ball
  • O'Grady
  • McGloin

Home Counties League Cup

20 November 1988 Arsenal 2–6 Biggleswade
Report
  • James
  • (o.g.)
  • Robinson 55'
  • Dawson
  • Mahoney

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nottingham Rangers 5-3 Arsenal". The Women's FA Cup.
  2. ^ "Results of matches played on Sunday, November 20". Biggleswade Chronicle. 25 November 1998. p. 39.
  3. ^ a b "Archibald: Hibs want an answer". The Scotsman. 30 July 1988.
  4. ^ "New Faces". Biggleswade Chronicle. 19 August 1988.
  5. ^ "Leading The Way". Reading Evening Post. p. 49.
  6. ^ "Arsenal FC Kit History". Football Kit Archive. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
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