1999–2000 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
1999–2000 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Vic Akers
Stadium	Meadow Park
Premier League	Third Place
FA Cup	Semi Final
Premier League Cup	Winners
London County Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Marianne Spacey (16); All: Marianne Spacey (31)
Biggest win	16–0 (vs Leyton Orent (H), London County Cup)
Biggest defeat	0–2 (vs Doncaster Rovers Belles (A), Premier League, 05 September 1999)
Home colours	Away colours

The 1999–2000 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 13th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, finishing in third place.^[1] They won the Premier League Cup by defeating Croydon 4-1 in the Final, but lost to Doncaster Rovers Belles in the FA Cup.^[2]^[3] They also won the London County Cup, triumphing 3-0 over Wimbledon in the Final.

Squad information & statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2000^[4]

Name	Date of birth (age)	Since	Signed from
Goalkeepers
Emma Byrne	(1979-06-14)14 June 1979 (aged 21)	2000	Fortuna Hjørring
Jasmine Cripps	(1985-11-04)4 November 1985 (aged 14)	1998	Arsenal Academy
Lesley Higgs	(1965-10-25)25 October 1965 (aged 34)	1997	Wembley
Aman Dosanj	(1983-09-09)9 September 1983 (aged 16)	1999	Southampton Saints
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling	(1975-04-14)14 April 1975 (aged 25)	1987	Arsenal Academy
Pauline MacDonald	(1975-04-17)17 April 1975 (aged 25)	2000	Cumbernauld United
Faye White	(1978-02-02)2 February 1978 (aged 22)	1996	Three Bridges
Clare Wheatley	(1971-02-04)4 February 1971 (aged 29)	1995	Chelsea
Carol Harwood	(1965-12-01)1 December 1965 (aged 34)	1997	Wembley
Casey Stoney	(1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 18)	1999	Chelsea
Kim Jerry-Silver	(1977-10-06)6 October 1977 (aged 22)	1996	Wembley
Georgie Adams	(1984-11-07)7 November 1984 (aged 15)	1999	Bushey
Jenny Canty	(1976-03-22)22 March 1976 (aged 24)	1991	Limehouse
Vicki Slee	(1973-03-09)9 March 1973 (aged 27)	1991	Millwall Lionesses
Sarah Woolliscroft	(1974-12-24)24 December 1974 (aged 25)	1999	Ilkeston Town
Kirsty Hewitson	(1975-05-17)17 May 1975 (aged 25)	1999	Barnet
Kelley Few	(1971-10-17)17 October 1971 (aged 28)	1991	Romford
Tammy Scrivens	(1978-08-11)11 August 1978 (aged 21)	1997	Mill Hill United
Midfielders
Sian Williams (c)	(1968-02-02)2 February 1968 (aged 32)	1990	Millwall Lionesses
Ciara Grant	(1978-05-17)17 May 1978 (aged 22)	1998	St Patrick's Athletic
Tina Mapes	(1971-01-21)21 January 1971 (aged 29)	1997	Croydon
Emma Coss	(1979-05-09)9 May 1979 (aged 21)	1992	Arsenal Academy
Carol Conlon	(1979-01-09)9 January 1979 (aged 21)	1998	St Patrick's Athletic
Linda Watt	(1973-05-19)19 May 1973 (aged 27)	1995	Watford
Holly Roberts		1999	Arsenal Academy
Jo Gardiner		1999	Arsenal Academy
Forwards
Angela Banks	(1975-12-23)23 December 1975 (aged 24)	1999	Whitehawk
Ellen Maggs	(1983-02-16)16 February 1983 (aged 17)	2000	Arsenal Academy
Marieanne Spacey	(1966-02-13)13 February 1966 (aged 34)	1993	Wimbledon
Rachel Yankey	(1979-12-01)1 December 1979 (aged 20)	1996	Mill Hill United
Justine Lorton	(1974-03-11)11 March 1974 (aged 26)	1998	Millwall Lionesses
Grainne Kierans	(1978-09-20)20 September 1978 (aged 21)	1999	St Patrick's Athletic
Sheuneen Ta	(1985-07-21)21 July 1985 (aged 14)	1997	Arsenal Academy
Nina Downham	(1980-12-31)31 December 1980 (aged 19)	1998	Millwall Lionesses
Mikaela Howell	(1988-07-12)12 July 1988 (aged 11)	1999	Southampton Women

Appearances and goals

Name	Premier League		FA Cup		PL Cup		LC Cup		Total
Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
Lesley Higgs	11	0	2	0	3+1	0	1	0	16+1	0
Emma Byrne	6	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	11	0
Aman Dosanj	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Jasmine Cripps	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling	15	3	4	0	5	1	1+1	0	25+1	4
Pauline MacDonald	5	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	10	0
Faye White	14	3	3	1	4	0	2	1	23	5
Clare Wheatley	14	0	4	0	4	3	3	0	25	3
Carol Harwood	16	0	2	0	5	0	2	2	25	2
Kelley Few	4+9	0	1+2	1	1+2	1	2	0	8+13	2
Casey Stoney	9+2	2	1+1	0	4	0	2+1	2	16+4	4
Kim Jerry-Silver	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Sarah Woolliscroft	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
Jenny Canty	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Tammy Scrivens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vicki Slee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kirsty Hewitson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Midfielders
Sian Williams (c)	17	2	4	0	5	0	2	0	27	2
Ciara Grant	11	5	4	2	4	2	2	2	21	11
Tina Mapes	0+5	0	0	0	1+1	1	1	0	2+6	1
Emma Coss	0+3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	1	0	1+5	0
Carol Conlon	0+3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+5	0
Linda Watt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Holly Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Jo Gardiner	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
Angela Banks	15	16	4	6	5	7	1	1	25	30
Ellen Maggs	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Marianne Spacey	17	17	4	9	5	4	1	2	27	32
Rachel Yankey	18	16	4	3	3+1	3	1	3	26+1	25
Justine Lorton	11+7	4	1+1	0	2+2	2	2	0	16+10	6
Grainne Kierans	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Sheuneen Ta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
Nina Downham	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	1	0	1+2	0
Mikaela Howell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Position	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	PL Cup	LC Cup	Total
1	FW	Marianne Spacey	17	9	4	2	32
2	FW	Angela Banks	16	6	7	1	30
3	FW	Rachel Yankey	16	3	3	3	25
4	MF	Ciara Grant	5	2	2	2	11
5	FW	Justine Lorton	4	0	2	0	6
6	DF	Faye White	3	1	0	1	5
	DF	Clare Wheatley	0	0	3	0	3
	DF	Kirsty Pealling	3	0	1	0	4
	DF	Casey Stoney	2	0	0	2	4
7	Unknown Goalscorers		3	0	0	0	3
8	MF	Sian Williams	2	0	0	0	2
	DF	Carol Harwood	0	0	0	2	2
	DF	Kelley Few	0	1	1	0	2
	Own Goals		2	0	0	0	2
9	MF	Tina Mapes	0	0	1	0	1
Total			73	22	24	13	132

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	PL Cup	LC Cup	Total
1	Lesley Higgs	4	1	1	2	8
2	Emma Byrne	4	0	0	0	4
3	Aman Dosanj	0	0	0	0	0
Total		8	1	1	2	12

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date	Position	Player	From club
1999^[5]	GK	Aman Dosanj	Southampton Saints
1999^[6]	DF	Sarah Woolliscroft	Ilkeston Town
1999^[7]	FW	Angela Banks	Whitehawk
1999^[8]	FW	Grainne Kierans	St Patrick's Athletic
1999^[9]	DF	Kirsty Hewitson	Barnet
1999^[10]	DF	Casey Stoney	Chelsea
1999	FW	Mikaela Howell	Southampton Women
1999^[11]	DF	Georgie Adams	Bushey
2000^[12]	DF	Pauline MacDonald	Cumbernauld United
2000^[13]	GK	Emma Byrne	Fortuna Hjørring

Transfers out

Announcement date	Position	Player	To club
1999	DF	Kim Jerray-Silver	Fulham
1999	GK	Sarah Reed	Lynn Fighting Knights
1999	MF	Taryn Rockall	NSW Sapphires
1999	MF	Tina Mapes	Croydon
1999^[14]	MF	Beth Lovell	Wimbledon
1999	GK	Abbie Yeoman
1999	DF	Felicity Smith
September 1999^[15]	FW	Natasha Daly	Wembley Mill Hill
2000^[16]	DF	Tammy Scrivens	Barnet
2000	FW	Justine Lorton	Stjarnan

Loans out

Announcement date	Position	Player	To club
2000	FW	Rachel Yankey	Laval Dynamites

Club

Kit

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Home

Away

Competitions

FA Women's Premier League National Division

Partial league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Croydon (C)	18	15	2	1	58	13	+45	47
2	Doncaster Belles	18	15	1	2	66	14	+52	46
3	Arsenal	18	13	2	3	73	13	+60	41
4	Everton	18	10	3	5	62	31	+31	33
5	Tranmere Rovers	18	9	1	8	43	36	+7	28

Source: FA WPL
(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	13	2	3	73	13	+60	41	9	0	0	48	3	+45	4	2	3	25	10	+15

Results by matchday

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

Source: FA WPL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

29 August 1999 1	Tranmere Rovers	3–2	Arsenal
14:00 BST	Smith 86'	Report	Spacey Lorton

05 September 1999 2	Doncaster Belles	2–0	Arsenal	Dunscroft
	Garside 38' Duncan 75'	Report		Stadium: Welfare Ground

12 September 1999 3	Reading Royals	0–3	Arsenal
		Report	Spacey Yankey Lorton

19 September 1999 4	Arsenal	3–0	Southampton Saints	Borehamwood
14:30 BST	Lorton Williams 46' Grant	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

03 October 1999 5	Croydon	1–0	Arsenal
	Walker 35'	Report

24 October 1999 6	Arsenal	5–0	Everton	Borehamwood
14:30 BST	Yankey 10' Banks Grant	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

07 November 1999 7	Arsenal	10–1	Aston Villa	Borehamwood
14:30 GMT	White Spacey (pen.) Banks Yankey	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

14 November 1999 8	Arsenal	2–1	Doncaster Belles	Borehamwood
14:30 GMT	Yankey 45' Spacey 75'	Report	Exley 40'	Stadium: Meadow Park

21 November 1999 9	Arsenal	9–0	Reading Royals	Borehamwood
14:30 GMT	Yankey Banks Grant Spacey Pealling Williams (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

05 December 1999 10	Aston Villa	1–8	Arsenal
		Report	Spacey (pen.) Williams Pealling Grant Lorton

12 December 1999 11	Arsenal	8–1	Tranmere Rovers	Borehamwood
14:30 GMT	Banks 7', 11', 47' Grant Yankey Stoney Pealling	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

13 February 2000 12	Southampton Saints	1–3	Arsenal
	Ludlow	Report	Yankey Spacey

12 March 2000 13	Everton	1–1	Arsenal	Crosby
	McDougall 75'	Report	Yankey 43'	Stadium: Rossett Park

09 April 2000 14	Liverpool	1–1	Arsenal
	75' (pen.)	Report	Spacey 60' Wheatley 75'

16 April 2000 15	Arsenal	2–0	Liverpool	Potters Bar
14:00 BST	Spacey Yankey	Report		Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

24 April 2000 16	Arsenal	6–0	Millwall Lionesses	Highbury
17:30 BST	Stoney Spacey Yankey White Banks	Report		Stadium: Highbury

30 April 2000 17	Millwall Lionesses	0–7	Arsenal	East Dulwich
14:00 BST		Report	Banks Yankey (o.g.) White	Stadium: Champion Hill Referee: Wendy Toms

04 May 2000 18	Arsenal	3–0	Croydon	Borehamwood
17:30 GMT		Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

FA Women's Cup

09 January 2000 Fourth round	Cardiff City	1–8	Arsenal
		Report	Banks 4' Spacey 25' Yankey 26' Few

06 February 2000 Fifth round	Arsenal	5–0	Reading Royals	Borehamwood
	Yankey Banks Spacey Grant	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

27 February 2000 Quarter-finals	Fulham	0–7	Arsenal	New Malden
		Report	Spacey Banks White	Stadium: Motspur Park

25 March 2000 Semi-finals	Doncaster Belles	3–2	Arsenal	Mansfield
	Jackson 3' Walker 44' Garside 61'	Report	Grant 8' Spacey 37' (pen.)	Stadium: Field Mill Referee: Wendy Toms

FA Women's Premier League Cup

26 September 1999 First round	Arsenal	6–0	Langford	Borehamwood
14:30 BST	Whealtey 8' Grant Lorton Banks (pen.) (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Mr Drew

31 October 1999 Second round	Aston Villa	1–7	Arsenal
		Report	Spacey 8' Banks (pen.) Lorton Mapes Wheatley

28 November 1999 Quarter-finals	Arsenal	6–1	Bangor City	Potters Bar
	Yankey Banks Spacey Few Wheatley	Report		Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

23 January 2000 Semi-finals	Everton	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Arsenal	Crosby
	Barr 84'	Report	Yankey 30', 100'	Stadium: Rossett Park

01 April 2000 Final	Arsenal	4–1	Croydon	Barnet
	Grant 12' Pealling 47' Wheatley 53' Spacey 56' (pen.)	Report	Proctor 66'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium

London County Cup

17 October 1999 Second Round	Arsenal	16–0	Leyton Orient
	Ta Pealling Downham Coss Wheatley Stoney Woolliscroft

30 January 2000 Semi Final	Arsenal	8–1	Barking	Potters Bar
	Grant Banks Harwood Yankey	Report		Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

19 March 2000 Final	Arsenal	3–0 (a.e.t.)	Wimbledon	East Dulwich
	Spacey White	Report		Stadium: Champion Hill

References

^ "England (Women) 1999/00". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
^ "Arsenal Ladies stroll to cup glory past Croydon". The Guardian. 2000-04-03. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
^ "England (Women) 1999/00". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
^ "Arsenal Ladies". 2000-01 Arsenal Handbook: Page 70.
^ "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
^ "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2001-06-26. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
^ "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 2003-10-12. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
^ "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2001-02-11. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
^ "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
^ "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2001-04-22. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
^ "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 2003-10-11. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
^ "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 2003-04-15. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
^ "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 2003-04-15. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
^ "Four-goal Ladies sink the Dons". Biggleswade Chronicle. 19 November 1999. p. 75.
^ Simpson, Jean (28 September 1999). "Brighton cup shock as they claw Lionesses". Daily Express. p. 65.
^ "Extra-time thriller brings cup closer". Biggleswade Chronicle. 14 January 2000. p. 72.

External links

Official website

[1] "England (Women) 1999/00". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

[2] "Arsenal Ladies stroll to cup glory past Croydon". The Guardian. 2000-04-03. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[3] "England (Women) 1999/00". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

[4] "Arsenal Ladies". 2000-01 Arsenal Handbook: Page 70.

[5] "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18. Retrieved 2025-12-17.

[6] "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2001-06-26. Retrieved 2025-12-17.

[7] "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 2003-10-12. Retrieved 2025-12-15.

[8] "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2001-02-11. Retrieved 2025-12-17.

[9] "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18. Retrieved 2025-12-17.

[10] "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2001-04-22. Retrieved 2025-12-17.

[11] "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 2003-10-11. Retrieved 2025-12-15.

[12] "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 2003-04-15. Retrieved 2025-12-15.

[13] "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 2003-04-15. Retrieved 2025-12-15.

[14] "Four-goal Ladies sink the Dons". Biggleswade Chronicle. 19 November 1999. p. 75.

[15] Simpson, Jean (28 September 1999). "Brighton cup shock as they claw Lionesses". Daily Express. p. 65.

[16] "Extra-time thriller brings cup closer". Biggleswade Chronicle. 14 January 2000. p. 72.

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