1993–94 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
1993–94 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Vic Akers
Stadium	Southbury Road
National League	Runners Up
FA Cup	Quarter Finals
National League Cup	Winners
Biggest win	1–11 (vs Ipswich Town, National League, 21 November 1993)
Biggest defeat	2–3 (vs Wembley, National League, 06 March 1994); 0–1 (vs Knowsley United, FA Cup, 13 February 1994)
Home colours	Away colours

The 1993–94 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 7th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the Premier Division of the WFA National League, finishing runners up to Doncaster Rovers Belles They lost out on the FA Cup to Knowsley United, but won the League Cup, defeating Doncaster Rovers Belles in the Final.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

This was Arsenal's sole season using Southbury Road as their main stadium. After this season, they moved to The Lantern Stadium in Potters Bar.

Squad information & statistics

First team squad

Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Since	Signed From
Goalkeepers
Lesley Shipp	(1965-10-25)25 October 1965 (aged 28)	1991	Millwall Lionesses
Kathy Simmons	(1966-01-07)7 January 1966 (aged 28)	1991	Tottenham
Pauline Cope ‡	(1969-02-16)16 February 1969 (aged 25)	1994	Millwall Lionesses
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling	(1975-04-14)14 April 1975 (aged 19)	1987	Arsenal Academy
Jenny Canty	(1976-03-22)22 March 1976 (aged 18)	1991	Limehouse
Vicki Slee	(1973-03-09)9 March 1973 (aged 21)	1991	Millwall Lionesses
Michelle Curley	(1972-04-30)30 April 1972 (aged 22)	1988	Arsenal Academy
Kelley Few	(1971-10-17)17 October 1971 (aged 22)	1991	Romford
Gill Wylie (c)	(1965-08-27)27 August 1965 (aged 28)	1991	Tottenham
Lisa Spry		1989	Islington
Keeley Salvage		1993	Millwall Lionesses
Kelly Townshend		1993	Arsenal Academy
Kellie Battams		1993	Arsenal Academy
Midfielders
Sian Williams	(1968-02-02)2 February 1968 (aged 26)	1990	Millwall Lionesses
Debbie Bampton	(1961-10-07)7 October 1961 (aged 32)	1992	Wimbledon
Sarah Mulligan	(1972-07-22)22 July 1972 (aged 21)	1988	Stevenage
Emma Hayes	(1976-10-18)18 October 1976 (aged 17)	1993	Arsenal Academy
Samantha Britton	(1973-12-08)8 December 1973 (aged 20)	1993	Bronte
Sharon Barber		1988	Tottenham
Sarah Clark		1993	Ipswich Town
Liz Benham		1993	Wimbledon
Amy Lamont		1991	Arsenal Academy
Forwards
Marieanne Spacey	(1966-02-13)13 February 1966 (aged 28)	1993	Wimbledon
Naz Ball	(1961-02-28)28 February 1961 (aged 33)	1987	Aylesbury
Jo Churchman	(1963-10-08)8 October 1963 (aged 30)	1990	Millwall Lionesses
Rebecca Lonergan	(1977-01-18)18 January 1977 (aged 17)	1993	Bronte
Michelle Lee		1990	Arsenal Academy
Michelle Sneddon		1990	Arsenal Academy
Karen Philp		1993	Hassocks Beacon
Debbie Smith		1992	Southend
Pat Pile		1989	Hackney
Andrea Wright		1993	Arsenal Academy
Unknown
Jo Cook		1993	Arsenal Academy
Claudia Woodley		1991	Arsenal Academy

‡ = Signed in the summer of 1994, played in the delayed Premier League Cup Final

Goalscorers

Rank	Position	Name	National League	FA Cup	PL Cup	Total
1	FW	Marieanne Spacey	17	5	9	31
2	Unknown Goalscorers		24	0	0	24
3	FW	Naz Ball	11	2	2	15
4	DF	Gill Wylie (c)	7	3	3	13
5	FW	Jo Churchman	6	0	4	10
6	FW	Samantha Britton	6	1	2	9
7	MF	Debbie Bampton	5	0	1	6
8	FW	Michelle Sneddon	3	0	2	5
9	FW	Karen Philp	1	1	2	4
10	FW	Rebecca Lonergan	1	0	2	3
10	Own Goals		2	0	1	3
11	DF	Michelle Curley	1	0	0	1
	MF	Sian Williams	1	0	0	1
	DF	Kirsty Pealling	0	0	1	1
Total			85	12	29	126

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	National League	FA Cup	PL Cup	Total
1	Lesley Shipp	6	1	2	9
2	Unknown Goalkeepers	3	0	0	3
3	Pauline Cope ‡	0	0	1	1
4	Kathy Simmons	0	0	0	0
Total		9	1	3	13

‡ = Signed in the summer of 1994, played in the delayed Premier League Cup Final

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date	Position	Player	From club
August 1993^[5]^[6]	FW	Marieanne Spacey	Wimbledon
August 1993^[7]	MF	Samantha Britton	Bronte
August 1993^[8]	FW	Rebecca Lonergan	Bronte
August 1993^[9]	MF	Sarah Clark	Ipswich Town
October 1993^[10]	FW	Karen Philp	Hassocks Beacon
1993	MF	Liz Benham	Wimbledon

Transfers out

Announcement date	Position	Player	To club
1993	FW	Caroline McGloin	Bromley Borough
1993^[11]	DF	Janet Clarke	Bromley Borough
1993	MF	Christine Couling	Retired
1993	DF	Maria Luckhurst
1993	MF	Siobhan Melia
1993	MF	Paula Birri
1993	MF	Marlene Egan
1993	DF	Annie Deegan
1993		Clare Healey

Club

Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: JVC^[12]

Home

Away

Competitions

WFA National League Premier Division

Partial league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Doncaster Belles (C)	18	16	1	1	110	16	+94	49
2	Arsenal	18	14	3	1	85	15	+70	45
3	Knowsley United	18	13	2	3	62	30	+32	41
4	Wembley	18	9	2	7	33	33	0	29
5	Millwall Lionesses	18	8	2	8	38	46	−8	26

Source: WFA NL
(C) Champions

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	14	3	1	85	15	+70	45	6	2	1	34	9	+25	8	1	0	51	6	+45

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

Source: WFA NL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

12 September 1993 1	Arsenal	7–0	Ipswich Town	Enfield
12:30 BST	20' (o.g.) Spacey Churchman Bampton Britton	Report		Stadium: Southbury Road Referee: D. Kitchen

03 October 1993 2	Wembley	0–5	Arsenal	Wembley
		Report	Spacey 44' 89' Curley	Stadium: Vale Farm Sports Centre

17 October 1993 3	Red Star Southampton	0–7	Arsenal
		Report	Britton Churchman Spacey Wylie Sneddon

24 October 1993 4	Arsenal	2–2	Stanton Rangers	Enfield
13:00	Sturgeon (o.g.) Spacey	Report	Brown	Stadium: Southbury Road Referee: D. Thomas

21 November 1993 5	Ipswich Town	1–11	Arsenal
		Report	Wylie Spacey Bampton Williams Churchman Lonergan

12 December 1993 6	Arsenal	2–2	Knowsley United	Enfield
12:00 GMT	Bampton 15' Spacey	Report	70' 80'	Stadium: Southbury Road Referee: B. Saville

06 February 1994 7	Wimbledon	2–9	Arsenal	Norbury
	(pen.) (pen.)	Report	Ball Spacey Churchman Wylie	Stadium: Turle Road

06 March 1994 8	Arsenal	2–3	Wembley	Leyton
	Spacey 3' Ball 25'	Report	Leech 52' Jones 62' Liran 88'	Stadium: Leyton Stadium

20 March 1994 9	Doncaster Belles	2–2	Arsenal
	Jackson 60' (pen.), 79'	Report	Britton 20' Ball 35'

27 March 1994 10	Arsenal	4–0	Leasowe Pacific	Beckenham
	Ball Philp Spacey 75'	Report		Stadium: Eden Park Avenue

03 April 1994 11	Knowsley United	0–5	Arsenal
		Report	Bampton Britton Churchman Sneddon

24 April 1994 12	Arsenal	4–0	Red Star Southampton	Leyton
	Britton Ball	Report		Stadium: Lea Bridge Stadium

27 April 1994 13	Millwall Lionesses	0–6	Arsenal	Bermondsey
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Surrey Docks Stadium

01 May 1994 14	Leasowe Pacific	1–2	Arsenal	Moreton
	Bell	Report		Stadium: Cuemasters Ground

05 May 1994 15	Arsenal	7–0	Wimbledon	Enfield
		Report		Stadium: Southbury Road

12 May 1994 16	Arsenal	3–1	Millwall Lionesses	Highbury
	(pen.)	Report		Stadium: Highbury

15 May 1994 17	Stanton Rangers	0–4	Arsenal	Ilkeston
11:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Hallam Fields

22 May 1994 18	Arsenal	3–1	Doncaster Belles	Hendon
11:30 BST	Wylie	Report	Skillcorn 6'	Stadium: Silver Jubilee Park Referee: I. Knowles

FA Women's Cup

05 December 1993 Fourth round	Arsenal	8–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Enfield
12:00 GMT	Spacey Wylie Britton Philp	Report		Stadium: Southbury Road Referee: R. Chilvers

02 February 1994 Fifth round	Wembley	2–4	Arsenal
	10' (o.g.) Liran 75' (pen.)	Report	Ball 40', 80' Spacey 56', 76'	Attendance: 106

13 February 1994 Quarter-finals	Arsenal	0–1	Knowsley United	Enfield
14:00 GMT		Report	Gore 25'	Stadium: Southbury Road Attendance: 50 Referee: R. Dowden

WFA National League Cup

31 October 1993 First round	Horsham	0–6	Arsenal	Broadbridge Heath
12:00		Report	Pealling 26' Wylie 47', 90+2' Spacey Philp 90+4' Lonergan 90+6'	Stadium: Broadbridge Heath Sports Centre Attendance: 250

28 November 1993 Second round	Kidderminster Harriers	0–6	Arsenal	Kidderminster
14:00		Report	Wylie 25' Spacey Philp Britton Churchman	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium

30 January 1994 Quarter-finals	Arsenal	9–1	Red Star Southampton	Merton
	Churchman Ball Spacey Sneddon	Report	8'	Stadium: Old Rutlishians

10 April 1994 Semi-finals	Arsenal	4–1	Leasowe Pacific	Potters Bar
12:00 BST	Lonergan Spacey Bampton	Report	Thomas 53'	Stadium: The Lantern Community Stadium Referee: G. Pope

13 November 1994 Final	Arsenal	4–0	Doncaster Belles	Cambridge
	Britton Spacey Jackson (o.g.) Churchman	Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Referee: D. Kitchen (Northamptonshire)

References

^ "Arsenal 0-1 Knowsley United". The Women's FA Cup.
^ "Knowsley United". Liverpool Daily Post. 14 February 1994. p. 33.
^ "Arsenal Ladies". 1994-95 Arsenal Handbook: 30. 10 April 2020.
^ Connolly, Kevin (26 November 1994). "Arsenal Ladies Romp to Cup Final Triumph!". Arsenal vs Manchester United Matchday Programme.
^ "Arsenal v Leeds United – Premier League, Tuesday August 24th 1993". The Arsenal Collection. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
^ "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2000-10-26. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
^ "Arsenal v Everton – Premier League, Saturday August 28th 1993". The Arsenal Collection. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
^ "Arsenal v Everton – Premier League, Saturday August 28th 1993". The Arsenal Collection. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
^ "Arsenal v Coventry City – Premier League, Saturday August 14th 1993". The Arsenal Collection. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
^ "Arsenal v Huddersfield Town – Football League Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg, Tuesday October 5th 1993". The Arsenal Collection. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
^ womensfootballarchive (2022-07-30). "Supplemental list of Republic of Ireland women's football players". Women's Football Archive. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
^ "Arsenal FC Kit History". Football Kit Archive. Retrieved 2025-02-14.

External links

Official website

[1] "Arsenal 0-1 Knowsley United". The Women's FA Cup.

[2] "Knowsley United". Liverpool Daily Post. 14 February 1994. p. 33.

[3] "Arsenal Ladies". 1994-95 Arsenal Handbook: 30. 10 April 2020.

[4] Connolly, Kevin (26 November 1994). "Arsenal Ladies Romp to Cup Final Triumph!". Arsenal vs Manchester United Matchday Programme.

[5] "Arsenal v Leeds United – Premier League, Tuesday August 24th 1993". The Arsenal Collection. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2025-12-08.

[6] "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2000-10-26. Retrieved 2025-12-17.

[7] "Arsenal v Everton – Premier League, Saturday August 28th 1993". The Arsenal Collection. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2025-12-08.

[8] "Arsenal v Everton – Premier League, Saturday August 28th 1993". The Arsenal Collection. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2025-12-08.

[9] "Arsenal v Coventry City – Premier League, Saturday August 14th 1993". The Arsenal Collection. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2025-12-08.

[10] "Arsenal v Huddersfield Town – Football League Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg, Tuesday October 5th 1993". The Arsenal Collection. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2025-12-08.

[11] womensfootballarchive (2022-07-30). "Supplemental list of Republic of Ireland women's football players". Women's Football Archive. Retrieved 2026-02-05.

[12] "Arsenal FC Kit History". Football Kit Archive. Retrieved 2025-02-14.

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