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2016 Arsenal L.F.C. season

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Arsenal Ladies
2016 season
ManagerPedro Martínez Losa
StadiumMeadow Park
Super LeagueThird
FA CupWinners
WSL CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Danielle Carter (6)
All: Danielle Carter (10)
Highest home attendance1,686 (vs Manchester City, 11 September 2016)
Lowest home attendance421 (vs Notts County, 5 August 2016)
Biggest win7–0 (vs Sunderland, FA Cup, 17 April 2016)
Biggest defeat2–0 (vs Manchester City, WSL, 28 March 2016)
0–2 (vs Chelsea, WSL, 21 April 2016)
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The 2016 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 29th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the sixth edition of the FA WSL, England's top flight for women's football since 2011. Arsenal also played in the FA Women's Cup and the FA WSL Cup, winning the final of the former against Chelsea in May.



Squad statistics

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First team squad

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Squad statistics correct as of May 2018[1]

Squad No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Last Contract Signed From
Goalkeepers
1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 (age 45) 2000 August 2015[2] Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
13 Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 34) 2015 July 2015[3] Netherlands FC Twente
23 England Hollie Augustus Homegrown
27 England Sian Rogers (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 26) 2015 England Birmingham City
Defenders
2 England Alex Scott (captain) (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 40) 2012 January 2014[4] United States Boston Breakers
3 Scotland Emma Mitchell (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 32) 2013 August 2015[2] Germany SGS Essen
5 England Casey Stoney (1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 (age 42) 2014 August 2015[2] England Lincoln
12 Jamaica Vyan Sampson (1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 28) 2014 January 2016[5] Homegrown
19 England Jemma Rose (1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 (age 32) 2014 December 2015[6] England Bristol Academy
22 Germany Josephine Henning (1989-09-08) 8 September 1989 (age 35) 2016 February 2016[7] France Lyon
24 England Lotte Wubben-Moy (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 25) 2015 Homegrown
34 Jamaica Taylor Hinds (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25) England Northampton Town
Midfielders
4 England Fara Williams (1984-01-25) 25 January 1984 (age 40) 2016 January 2016[8] England Liverpool
6 Spain Vicky Losada (1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 33) 2015 January 2015[9] Spain Barcelona
8 England Jordan Nobbs (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31) 2010 February 2016[10] England Sunderland
14 England Leah Williamson (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27) 2014 July 2015[11] Homegrown
16 England Carla Humphrey (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 27) 2015 February 2015[12] Homegrown
17 Spain Marta Corredera (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 33) 2015 July 2015[13] Spain Barcelona
20 Netherlands Dominique Janssen (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 29) 2015 July 2015[3] Germany SGS Essen
21 Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 33) 2015 November 2015[14] Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
28 England Charlie Devlin (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 26) 2012 England Millwall Lionesses
Forwards
7 Spain Natalia Pablos (1985-10-15) 15 October 1985 (age 39) 2014 December 2014[15] England Bristol Academy
9 England Danielle Carter (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31) 2009 January 2016[16] Homegrown
10 England Kelly Smith (1978-10-29) 29 October 1978 (age 46) 2012 February 2016[17] United States Boston Breakers
11 England Rachel Yankey (1979-11-01) 1 November 1979 (age 45) 2005 January 2014[18] United States New Jersey Wildcats
15 Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29) 2015 December 2015[19] Republic of Ireland Shelbourne
18 England Jodie Taylor (1986-05-17) 17 May 1986 (age 38) 2016 March 2016[20] United States Portland Thorns
24 Nigeria Asisat Oshoala (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994 (age 30) 2016 March 2016[21] England Liverpool
25 England Chloe Kelly (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26) 2015 February 2016[22] Homegrown
26 England Rianna Dean (1998-10-21) 21 October 1998 (age 26) Homegrown

Italic indicates an academy player.

Appearances and goals

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No. Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
13 Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal 15+1 0 4 0 0 0 19+1 0
23 England Hollie Augustus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 England Sian Rogers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 England Alex Scott (captain) 14 0 3 0 3 0 20 0
3 Scotland Emma Mitchell 10 0 3 0 2 0 15+2 0
5 England Casey Stoney 12 0 4 0 3 1 19 1
12 Jamaica Vyan Sampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 England Jemma Rose 9+1 0 2 0 2 0 13+1 0
22 Germany Josephine Henning 9+1 0 1 0 2 0 12+1 0
24 England Lotte Wubben-Moy 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
34 Jamaica Taylor Hinds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 England Fara Williams 12+3 2 3+1 1 2 3 17+4 6
6 Spain Vicky Losada 12+1 2 3+1 0 2+1 1 17+3 3
8 England Jordan Nobbs 13+1 4 4 1 3 0 20+1 5
14 England Leah Williamson 7+1 0 2+2 0 0 0 10+2 0
16 England Carla Humphrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Spain Marta Corredera 5+6 0 1 0 0+2 0 6+8 0
20 Netherlands Dominique Janssen 8+7 4 3+1 0 3 0 14+8 4
21 Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk 14+1 3 2+1 3 3 0 19+2 6
28 England Charlie Devlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 Spain Natalia Pablos 6+5 4 1+2 1 0+3 0 7+10 5
9 England Danielle Carter 13 6 3+1 4 2 0 18+1 10
10 England Kelly Smith 1+3 1 2+2 1 1+2 1 4+7 3
11 England Rachel Yankey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe 5+5 0 1+1 0 1 0 7+6 0
18 England Jodie Taylor 1+1 2 0 0 0 0 1+1 2
24 Nigeria Asisat Oshoala 7+6 4 2 0 1+1 0 10+7 4
25 England Chloe Kelly 2+2 1 0 0 0 0 2+2 1
26 England Rianna Dean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Italic indicates an academy player.

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Position Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup Total
1 9 FW England Danielle Carter 6 4 0 10
2 21 MF Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk 3 3 0 6
4 MF England Fara Williams 2 1 3 6
3 7 FW Spain Natalia Pablos 4 1 0 5
8 MF England Jordan Nobbs 4 1 0 5
4 24 FW Nigeria Asisat Oshoala 4 0 0 4
20 MF Netherlands Dominique Janssen 4 0 0 4
5 10 FW England Kelly Smith 1 1 1 3
6 MF Spain Vicky Losada 2 0 1 3
6 18 FW England Jodie Taylor 2 0 0 2
7 25 FW England Chloe Kelly 1 0 0 1
5 DF England Casey Stoney 0 0 1 1
Total 33 11 6 50

Disciplinary record

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Rank No. Position Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 3 DF Scotland Emma Mitchell 2 0 2 1 1 0 5 1
2 19 DF England Jemma Rose 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 GK Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 10 FW England Kelly Smith 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
4 5 DF England Casey Stoney 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
5 22 DF Germany Josephine Henning 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 MF Spain Vicky Losada 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
21 MF Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 24 FW Nigeria Asisat Oshoala 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 FW Spain Natalia Pablos 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF England Jordan Nobbs 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 MF England Fara Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF England Alex Scott 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 13 2 7 1 3 0 23 3

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup Total
1 13 Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal 7 2 0 9
2 1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 1 0 0 1
Total 8 2 0 10

Transfers, loans and other signings

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Transfers in

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Announcement date No. Position Player From club
20 November 2015[14] 21 MF Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
23 December 2015[19] 15 FW Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe Republic of Ireland Shelbourne
5 January 2016[8] 4 MF England Fara Williams England Liverpool
18 February 2016[7] 22 DF Germany Josephine Henning France Lyon
18 March 2016[21] 24 FW Nigeria Asisat Oshoala England Liverpool
24 March 2016[20] 18 FW England Jodie Taylor United States Portland Thorns

Contract extensions

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Announcement date No. Position Player At Arsenal since
15 December 2015[6] 19 DF England Jemma Rose 2014
19 January 2016[16] 9 FW England Danielle Carter Homegrown
25 January 2016[5] 12 DF Jamaica Vyan Sampson 2014
16 February 2016[10] 8 MF England Jordan Nobbs 2010
24 February 2016[22] 25 FW England Chloe Kelly Homegrown
25 February 2016[17] 10 FW England Kelly Smith 2012
17 June 2016[23] 22 DF Germany Josephine Henning 2016
28 June 2016[24] 28 MF England Charlie Devlin 2012
4 April 2016[25] 13 GK Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal 2015

Transfers out

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Announcement date No. Position Player To club
20 November 2015[26] 12 FW England Chioma Ubogagu United States Houston Dash
18 December 2015[27] 15 GK England Siobhan Chamberlain England Liverpool
11 January 2016[28] 25 DF England Jade Bailey England Chelsea
31 March 2016[29] 28 DF England Taome Oliver England Notts County
[30] 21 FW England Evie Clarke England London Bees
7 July 2016[31] 23 GK England Hollie Augustus England AFC Fylde

Loans out

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Announcement date No. Position Player To club
11 October 2015[32] 23 GK England Hollie Augustus England Lewes
20 January 2016[33] 16 MF England Carla Humphrey England Doncaster Rovers Belles
18 March 2016[34] 11 FW England Rachel Yankey England Notts County
30 June 2016[35] 25 FW England Chloe Kelly England Everton

Non-Competitive

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Pre-Season Friendly

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6 February 2016 Arsenal 3–1 Bayern Munich Sevilla
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Report Däbritz 50' Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja

Mid-Season Friendly

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Competitions

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FA WSL

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Matches

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23 March 2016 1 Arsenal 3–1 Reading Borehamwood
19:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Report Jade 58' Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,208
Referee: Robert Whitton
28 March 2016 2 Manchester City 2–0 Arsenal Manchester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,914
Referee: Michael Salisbury
21st April 2016 3 Arsenal 0–2 Chelsea Borehamwood
18:00 BST
Report Kirby 17', 81' Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,337
Referee: Craig Hicks
27 April 2016 4 Reading 1–2 Arsenal High Wycombe
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 604
Referee: Antony Coggins
1st May 2016 5 Arsenal 0–0 Birmingham City Borehamwood
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,218
Referee: Alan Young
25th June 2016 6 Arsenal 5–1 Sunderland Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 804
Referee: Stuart Cheek
29 June 2016 7 Birmingham City 0–0 Arsenal Solihull
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 626
Referee: Mark Griffiths
10 July 2016 8 Arsenal 2–0 Notts County Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 873
Referee: Sam Purkiss
17 July 2016 9 Chelsea 1–2 Arsenal Staines
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 1,891
Referee: Dean Treleaven
24 July 2016 10 Sunderland 0–4 Arsenal Hetton-le-Hole
13:00 BST Report
Stadium: Hetton Centre
Attendance: 608
Referee: John Matthews
31 July 2016 11 Arsenal 1–2 Liverpool Borehamwood
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,206
Referee: Antony Coggins
28 August 2016 12 Notts County 0–2 Arsenal Nottingham
17:00 BST Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,061
Referee: Sarah Garratt
11th September 2016 13 Arsenal 0–1 Manchester City Borehamwood
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,686
Referee: Colin Lymer
6 October 2016 14 Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–5 Arsenal Doncaster
19:00 BST Report
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 954
Referee: Anna-Marie Keightly
30th October 2016 15 Arsenal 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles Borehamwood
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) Taylor 66', 73' Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,341
Referee: Josh Smith
6 November 2016 16 Liverpool 3–5 Arsenal Widnes
18:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Halton Stadium
Attendance: 1,159
Referee: David Mcnamara

Partial league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 16 13 3 0 36 4 +32 42 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Chelsea 16 12 1 3 42 17 +25 37
3 Arsenal 16 10 2 4 33 14 +19 32
4 Birmingham City 16 7 6 3 18 13 +5 27
5 Liverpool 16 7 4 5 27 23 +4 25
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results Summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
16 10 2 4 33 12  +21 32 4 1 3 13 7  +6 6 1 1 20 5  +15

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516
GroundHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWLLWDWDWWWLWLWWW
Position1233344333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Women's Cup

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Matches

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17th April 2016 Semi-Final Arsenal 7–0 Sunderland Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 902
Referee: Christopher O'Donnell
14th May 2016 Final Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea London
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 32,912
Referee: Sarah Garratt

FA WSL Cup

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Matches

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2 July 2016 First Round Reading 1–3 Arsenal Canons Park
17:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 1,034
Referee: Tim Donnellan
5 August 2016 Quarter-Final Arsenal 3–2 Notts County Canons Park
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 421
Referee: Lisa Rashid
4 September 2016 Semi-Final Manchester City 1–0 Arsenal Manchester
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,643
Referee: Peter Wright

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b c "Women's Super League: Arsenal Ladies quartet sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
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  26. ^ "Chioma Ubogagu to leave Ladies". Chioma Ubogagu to leave Ladies. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  27. ^ "Siobhan Chamberlain signs for Liverpool". Siobhan Chamberlain signs for Liverpool. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  28. ^ "Jade Bailey joins Chelsea". Jade Bailey joins Chelsea. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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  32. ^ Stuart, Noel (11 October 2015). "Arsenal keeper joins the Rookettes". Lewes FC Archive Website. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  33. ^ "Humphrey joins Doncaster Belles on loan". Humphrey joins Doncaster Belles on loan. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  34. ^ "Rachel Yankey joins Notts County on loan". Rachel Yankey joins Notts County on loan. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  35. ^ "Chloe Kelly joins Everton on loan". Chloe Kelly joins Everton on loan. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.