2001–02 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
2001–02 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Vic Akers
Stadium	Meadow Park
Premier League	Winners
FA Cup	Quarter Finals
Premier League Cup	Semi Finals
UEFA Cup	Quarter finals
Charity Shield	Winners
London County Cup	Runners Up
Top goalscorer	League: Marianne Spacey: (16); All: Marianne Spacey: (26)
Biggest win	10–2 (vs Leeds United, Premier League, 11 May 2002)
Biggest defeat	4–0 (vs Doncaster Rovers Belles, Premier League, 11 April 2002)

The 2001–02 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 15th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, retaining their title from the previous season. They defeated Doncaster Rovers Belles 5-2 to clinch the Charity Shield.^[1] They also competed in the FA Cup and Premier League Cup, but were knocked out by Doncaster Rovers Belles and Fulham respectively.^[2] Fulham also beat Arsenal in the Final on the London County Cup. Arsenal played in the first edition of the UEFA Women's Cup, but were knocked out at the Quarter Final stage by Toulouse.^[3]

Squad information & statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2002^[4]

Name	Date of birth (age)	Since	Signed from
Goalkeepers
Emma Byrne	(1979-06-14)14 June 1979 (aged 23)	2000	Fortuna Hjørring
Jasmine Cripps	(1985-11-04)4 November 1985 (aged 16)	1998	Arsenal Academy
Aman Dosanj	(1983-09-09)9 September 1983 (aged 18)	1999	Southampton Saints
Jo Price	(1985-06-07)7 June 1985 (aged 17)	2001	Arsenal Academy
Toni-Anne Wayne	(1983-05-08)8 May 1983 (aged 19)	2000	Arsenal Academy
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling	(1975-04-14)14 April 1975 (aged 27)	1987	Arsenal Academy
Pauline MacDonald	(1975-04-17)17 April 1975 (aged 27)	2000	Cumbernauld United
Leanne Champ	(1983-08-10)10 August 1983 (aged 18)	2001	Millwall Lionesses
Faye White	(1978-02-02)2 February 1978 (aged 24)	1996	Three Bridges
Clare Wheatley	(1971-02-04)4 February 1971 (aged 31)	1995	Chelsea
Julie Fletcher	(1974-09-28)28 September 1974 (aged 27)	2001	Charlton Athletic
Yvonne Tracy	(1982-02-27)27 February 1982 (aged 20)	2000	St Patrick's Athletic
Anita Asante	(1985-04-27)27 April 1985 (aged 17)	1998	Arsenal Academy
Georgie Adams	(1984-11-07)7 November 1984 (aged 17)	1999	Bushey
Carol Harwood	(1965-12-01)1 December 1965 (aged 36)	2002	Southampton Saints
Eartha Pond	(1983-09-04)4 September 1983 (aged 18)	2002	Chelsea
Casey Stoney	(1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 20)	1999	Chelsea
Sarah Woolliscroft	(1974-12-24)24 December 1974 (aged 27)	1999	Ilkeston Town
Kelley Few	(1971-10-17)17 October 1971 (aged 30)	1991	Romford
Jessica Wright	(1983-09-11)11 September 1983 (aged 18)	2001	Berkhamsted Town
Midfielders
Jayne Ludlow	(1979-01-07)7 January 1979 (aged 23)	2000	Southampton Saints
Sian Williams (c)	(1968-02-02)2 February 1968 (aged 34)	1990	Millwall Lionesses
Ciara Grant	(1978-05-17)17 May 1978 (aged 24)	1998	St Patrick's Athletic
Emma Thomas	(1983-10-17)17 October 1983 (aged 18)	1996	Arsenal Academy
Nicky Grant	(1976-08-13)13 August 1976 (aged 25)	2001	ÍBV
Emma Coss	(1979-05-09)9 May 1979 (aged 23)	1992	Arsenal Academy
Alana Livingstone	(1985-11-04)4 November 1985 (aged 16)	2001	Arsenal Academy
Alex Cottier	(1973-12-06)6 December 1973 (aged 28)	2001	Southampton Saints
Leanne Small	(1982-09-29)29 September 1982 (aged 18)	2000	Watford
Jo Gardiner		1999	Arsenal Academy
Forwards
Angela Banks	(1975-12-23)23 December 1975 (aged 26)	1999	Whitehawk
Ellen Maggs	(1983-02-16)16 February 1983 (aged 19)	2000	Arsenal Academy
Alex Scott	(1984-10-14)14 October 1984 (aged 17)	2000	Arsenal Academy
Marieanne Spacey	(1966-02-13)13 February 1966 (aged 36)	1993	Wimbledon
Sheuneen Ta	(1985-07-21)21 July 1985 (aged 16)	1997	Arsenal Academy
Emma Moore	(1980-07-15)15 July 1980 (aged 21)	2001	Charlton Athletic
Mikaela Howell	(1988-07-12)12 July 1988 (aged 13)	1999	Southampton Women
Megumi Ogawa	(1980-03-18)18 March 1980 (aged 22)	2000	Arsenal Academy

Appearances and goals

Name	Premier League		FA Cup		PL Cup		LC Cup		Charity Shield		UEFA Cup		Total
Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
Emma Byrne	18	0	3	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	5	0	32	0
Jo Price	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jasmine Cripps	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Toni-Anne Wayne	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+2	0
Aman Dosanj	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling	11+1	0	3	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	23+1	1
Pauline MacDonald	18	3	3	0	4	0	2	0	1	0	4	0	32	3
Leanne Champ	17+1	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	0+1	0	5	0	29+2	0
Faye White	17	5	2	0	3	1	1	0	1	0	5	1	29	7
Clare Wheatley	4+5	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	0+1	0	5+7	0
Julie Fletcher	7+2	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1+1	0	9+5	1
Yvonne Tracy	7+3	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0+1	0	1+3	0	12+7	0
Anita Asante	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Georgie Adams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carol Harwood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eartha Pond	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
Kelley Few	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
Casey Stoney	12+2	3	1+2	0	2+1	1	1	0	1	0	5	0	22+5	4
Sarah Woolliscroft	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
Jessica Wright	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	0
Midfielders
Jayne Ludlow	15+1	13	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	5	4	26+1	23
Sian Williams (c)	15	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	26	0
Ciara Grant	13+1	6	3	2	4	5	1	0	1	1	5	3	27+1	17
Emma Thomas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nicky Grant	5+1	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11+1	0
Emma Coss	1+4	0	0+1	0	1+3	0	1	1	0	0	1+1	0	4+9	1
Alana Livingstone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Cottier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jo Gardiner	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Forwards
Angela Banks	14+2	10	3	1	3+1	5	0	0	1	1	4	3	25+2	20
Ellen Maggs	6+10	5	0+3	1	2+1	3	1	0	0+1	0	1+3	1	10+18	10
Alex Scott	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
Megumi Ogawa	0+4	0	0	0	0+2	1	1+1	1	0	0	0+2	1	1+9	3
Marianne Spacey	18	16	3	2	4	5	1	1	1	1	5	1	32	26
Emma Moore	0+3	0	0	0	0+1	0	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	1	2+6	1
Sheuneen Ta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mikaela Howell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Position	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	PL Cup	LC Cup	Charity Shield	UEFA Cup	Total
1	FW	Marianne Spacey	16	2	5	1	1	1	26
2	MF	Jayne Ludlow	13	3	1	0	2	4	23
3	FW	Angela Banks	10	1	5	0	1	3	20
4	MF	Ciara Grant	6	2	5	0	1	3	17
5	FW	Ellen Maggs	5	1	3	0	0	1	10
6	DF	Faye White	5	0	1	0	0	1	7
7	DF	Casey Stoney	3	0	1	0	0	0	4
8	FW	Megumi Ogawa	0	0	1	1	0	1	3
8	DF	Pauline MacDonald	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
9	DF	Eartha Pond	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
10	FW	Emma Moore	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	Emma Coss	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	Julie Fletcher	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	Kirsty Pealling	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Total			61	10	22	6	5	15	119

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	PL Cup	LC Cup	UEFA Cup	Total
1	Emma Byrne	9	2	1	1	2	15
2	Jo Price	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Toni-Anne Wayne	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		9	2	1	1	2	15

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date	Position	Player	From club
2001	FW	Emma Moore	Charlton Athletic
2001^[5]	DF	Leanne Champ	Millwall Lionesses
2001^[6]	DF	Jessica Wright	Berkhamsted Town
2001	MF	Alex Cottier	Southampton Saints
2001^[7]	DF	Julie Fletcher	Charlton Athletic
2001^[8]	MF	Nicky Grant	ÍBV
2002	DF	Eartha Pond	Charlton Athletic
2002	DF	Carol Harwood	Southampton Saints

Transfers out

Announcement date	Position	Player	To club
2001	FW	Nina Downham	Chelsea
2001	DF	Susan Heaps	St Catherine's
2001	DF	Carol Harwood	Southampton Saints
2001	FW	Grainne Kierans	Charlton Athletic
2001	GK	Lesley Higgs	Retired
2001	MF	Caroline Thorpe	St Catherine's
2001	DF	Jenny Canty
2002^[9]	DF	Sarah Woolliscroft	Birmingham City
2002	MF	Alex Cottier	Southampton Saints

Loans out

Announcement date	Position	Player	To club
2001^[10]	GK	Toni-Anne Wayne	Barnet

Club

Kit

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Dreamcast / Sega

Home

Away

Third

Competitions

FA Women's Charity Shield

11 August 2001 Final	Arsenal	5–2	Doncaster Belles	Kingston upon Thames
	C. Grant 5' Ludlow 12', 71' Spacey 20' 45 Banks 90'	Report	Garside 6' Hall 45' Walker 49'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 1,103 Referee: Janie Frampton

FA Women's Premier League National Division

Partial league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal (C)	18	16	1	1	60	15	+45	49	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
2	Doncaster Belles	18	13	2	3	57	21	+36	41
3	Charlton Athletic	18	10	1	7	40	24	+16	31
4	Leeds United	18	7	5	6	36	37	−1	26
5	Everton	18	8	2	8	30	31	−1	26

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	16	1	1	60	15	+45	49	9	0	0	39	8	+31	7	1	1	21	7	+14

Results by matchday

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

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

Matches

19 August 2001 1	Leeds United	2–5	Arsenal
14:00 BST	Kelly 14' Skillcorn 42'	Report	Spacey 19', 30', 87' Ludlow 49' Grant 73' Stoney 75'

26 August 2001 2	Arsenal	4–1	Doncaster Belles	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Spacey 29', 83' Maggs 62' Grant 70'	Report	Exley 34'	Stadium: Meadow Park

2 September 2001 3	Arsenal	3–1	Southampton Saints	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Ludlow 28' White 72' Maggs 90'	Report	Nwajei 60'	Stadium: Meadow Park

16 September 2001 4	Arsenal	3–1	Charlton Athletic	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Spacey 10', 78' (pen.) C. Grant 50'	Report	Lorton (pen.)	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Wendy Toms

14 October 2001 5	Sunderland	0–3	Arsenal
14:00 BST		Report	Banks 15' Spacey 34' (pen.), 43'

2 December 2001 6	Southampton Saints	0–3	Arsenal	Southampton
14:00 GMT		Report	Banks 20', 78' Ludlow 36'	Stadium: St Mary's

9 December 2001 7	Arsenal	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Banks 9', 42'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Mr Bullock

16 December 2001 8	Everton	0–1	Arsenal	Crosby
14:00 GMT		Report	Ludlow 73'	Stadium: Rossett Park

20 January 2002 9	Arsenal	4–2	Everton	Borehamwood
12:00 GMT	Spacey 44', 46', 85' MacDonald 48'	Report	Barr 10' Whewell 66'	Stadium: Meadow Park

10 March 2002 10	Arsenal	6–0	Barry Town	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	MacDonald 18' C. Grant 27' Stoney 64', 69', 82' Spacey 85'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

13 March 2002 11	Arsenal	3–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Colney Heath
14:00 GMT	White 40' Banks Ludlow	Report		Stadium: Recreation Ground

3 April 2002 12	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Arsenal	Southwick
20:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Old Barn Way

7 April 2002 13	Tranmere Rovers	1–5	Arsenal	Heswall
14:00 BST		Report	White 12', 38', 84' Maggs 20' Banks 75'	Stadium: Gayton Park

11 April 2002 14	Doncaster Belles	4–0	Arsenal	Woodlands
19:30 BST	Burke 20' Walker Abrahams Handley	Report		Stadium: Welfare Ground

18 April 2002 15	Barry Town	0–1	Arsenal
14:00 BST		Report	Ludlow 42'

21 April 2002 16	Arsenal	4–1	Sunderland	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Banks 9' MacDonald 17' Ludlow 43', 51'	Report	Embleton 48'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Terry Coates

25 April 2002 17	Charlton Athletic	0–3	Arsenal	Bromley
19:45 BST		Report	Spacey 3', 86' Banks 26'	Stadium: Hayes Lane

11 May 2002 18	Arsenal	10–2	Leeds United	Highbury
14:00 BST	Spacey Banks C. Grant Ludlow Maggs	Report		Stadium: Highbury

FA Women's Cup

13 January 2002 Fourth round	Loughborough Students	0–7	Arsenal
13:00 GMT		Report	Ludlow 12', 50' Grant 52', 81' 60' (o.g.) Spacey 76' Maggs 81'

3 February 2002 Fifth round	Arsenal	3–0	Leeds United	Borehamwood
	Pealing 38' Banks 44' Ludlow 80'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

17 February 2002 Quarter-finals	Doncaster Belles	2–1	Arsenal	Doncaster
	Handley 17' Burke 30'	Report	Spacey 53'	Stadium: Belle Vue Stadium Referee: J Drew (Lincolnshire)

FA Women's Premier League Cup

23 September 2001 First round	Arsenal	8–0	Ipswich Town	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Ludlow 16' Grant 42', 59' Spacey 44', 57' Banks 70' 88'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Mr Savill

28 October 2001 Second round	Arsenal	8–1	Sunderland	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	White 33' Maggs 44', 63', 81' Spacey 53', 71' Stoney 62' Ogawa 76'	Report	Lanaghan 67'	Stadium: Meadow Park

11 November 2001 Quarter-finals	Barry Town	2–4	Arsenal
	Jones 54' Saunders 80'	Report	Banks 8', 38' C. Grant 23', 45'

16 January 2002 Semi-finals	Fulham	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Arsenal	Woking
	Yankey 43' Duncan 62' Pettersen 91'	Report	C. Grant 26' Spacey 82'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium

London County Cup

18 November 2001 Quarter-finals	Wimbledon	1–5	Arsenal	Kingston Upon Thames
		Report	Coss Pond Spacey Ogawa	Stadium: Kingsmeadow

31 January 2002 Semi-finals	Arsenal	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Potters Bar
19:45 GMT	Fletcher	Report		Stadium: The Lantern Stadium Referee: Mr G Pope

17 April 2002 Final	Arsenal	0–4	Fulham	East Dulwich
			Moore Pettersen Mork	Stadium: Champion Hill

UEFA Women's Cup

Second qualifying round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ARS	BER	WRO	HTA
1	Arsenal	3	3	0	13	1	+12	9	Advance to quarter-finals	—	4–0	–	7–0
2	Bern (H)	3	2	1	10	5	+5	6		–	—	3–1	7–0
3	AZS Wrocław	3	1	2	9	5	+4	3		1–2	–	—	–
4	Hapoel Tel Aviv	3	0	3	0	21	−21	0		–	–	0–7	—

Source: RSSSF^[3]
(H) Hosts

1 October 2001 1	Arsenal	4–0	Bern	Bern
	Banks 45', 59' Spacey 57' Ludlow 70' C. Grant 77'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Neufeld

3 October 2001 2	Arsenal	7–0	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Bern
	Ludlow 5', 9', 53' C. Grant 10' Coss 77' Ogawa 78' Moore 88'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Neufeld Attendance: 80

5 October 2001 3	AZS Wrocław	1–2	Arsenal	Bern
	Otrebska 1' Rogacka 15' Okrasa 66'	Report	Spacey 54' 77' (pen.) Champ 56' White 62' Banks 74'	Stadium: Stadion Neufeld

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals

16 March 2002 First leg	Arsenal	1–1	Toulouse	Borehamwood
	C. Grant 37' Spacey 81'	Report	Rouquet 77'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,695

30 March 2002 Second leg	Toulouse	2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 agg.)	Arsenal	Toulouse
	Woock 70' Bonnet 79' Blouin 80' Rouquet 102' Kramo 115'	Report	Stoney 56' Champ 76' Maggs 90'	Stadium: Stade des Sept-Deniers Attendance: 3,628

References

^ "Arsenal Ladies 5-2 Doncaster". 11 August 2001. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ "England (Women) 2001/02". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b Stokkermans, Karel (28 August 2002). "UEFA Club Championship (Women) 2001/02". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
^ "Arsenal Ladies". 2002-03 Arsenal Handbook.
^ "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
^ "Arsenal Ladies news updates - 25/07/01". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 July 2001. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
^ "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
^ "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
^ "Blues girls can hit back". Worcester News. 10 April 2002. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
^ "WSW UEFA News". womensoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2025.

External links

Official website

[1] "Arsenal Ladies 5-2 Doncaster". 11 August 2001. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

[2] "England (Women) 2001/02". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

[rsssf-3] Stokkermans, Karel (28 August 2002). "UEFA Club Championship (Women) 2001/02". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

[4] "Arsenal Ladies". 2002-03 Arsenal Handbook.

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

[6] "Arsenal Ladies news updates - 25/07/01". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 July 2001. Retrieved 17 December 2025.

[7] "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2025.

[8] "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003. Retrieved 17 December 2025.

[9] "Blues girls can hit back". Worcester News. 10 April 2002. Retrieved 18 October 2025.

[10] "WSW UEFA News". womensoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2025.

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