1998–99 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
1998–99 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Vic Akers
Stadium	Meadow Park
Premier League	Second Place
FA Cup	Winners
Premier League Cup	Winners
Challenge Trophy	Winners
London County Cup	Runners Up
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 12th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, finishing in second place. They won the Premier League Cup and the FA Cup, but lost to Millwall in the London County Cup Final.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Following Terry Howard's departure, Vic Akers returned to take charge of the team ahead of the new season. Arsenal also moved away from their home at Hayes Lane, and relocated to Meadow Park.

Squad Statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2018^[4]

Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Since	Signed From
Goalkeepers
Lesley Higgs	(1965-10-25) 25 October 1965 (age 59)	1997	Wembley
Jasmine Cripps	(1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 39)	1998	Homegrown
Sarah Reed	(1980-05-12) 12 May 1980 (age 44)	1996	Wembley
Abbie Yeoman		1998
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling	(1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 (age 49)	1987	Homegrown
Faye White	(1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 47)	1996	Horsham Ladies
Clare Wheatley	(1971-02-04) 4 February 1971 (age 54)	1995	Chelsea
Carol Harwood	(1965-12-01) 1 December 1965 (age 59)	1997	Wembley
Kelley Few		1990	Watford
Kim Jerry-Silver	(1977-10-06) 6 October 1977 (age 47)	1996	Wembley
Jenny Canty	(1976-03-22) 22 March 1976 (age 48)	1987
Tammy Scrivens		1997
Vicki Slee	(1973-03-09) 9 March 1973 (age 51)	1991
Midfielders
Sian Williams (captain)	(1968-02-02) 2 February 1968 (age 57)	1990	Juve Siderno
Ciara Grant	(1978-05-17) 17 May 1978 (age 46)	1998	St Patrick's Athletic
Tina Mapes	(1971-01-21) 21 January 1971 (age 54)	1997	Croydon
Emma Coss	(1979-05-09) 9 May 1979 (age 45)	1992	Homegrown
Carol Conlon	(1979-01-09) 9 January 1979 (age 46)	1998
Taryn Rockall	(1977-11-11) 11 November 1977 (age 47)	1998	NSWIS
Tina Mapes	(1971-01-21) 21 January 1971 (age 54)	1997	Croydon
Linda Watt		1995
Forwards
Marianne Spacey	(1966-02-13) 13 February 1966 (age 58)	1993	Friends of Fulham
Rachel Yankey	(1979-12-01) 1 December 1979 (age 45)	1996	Homegrown
Justine Lorton	(1974-03-11) 11 March 1974 (age 50)	1998	Millwall Lionesses
Nina Downham	(1980-12-31) 31 December 1980 (age 44)	1998	Millwall Lionesses
Sheuneen Ta	(1985-07-21) 21 July 1985 (age 39)	1997	Homegrown

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date	Position	Player	From club
1998	MF	Carol Conlon
1998	MF	Ciara Grant	St Patrick's Athletic
1998	FW	Justine Lorton	Millwall Lionesses
1998	MF	Taryn Rockall	NSWIS
1998	GK	Abbie Yeoman

Transfers out

Announcement date	Position	Player
1998	DF	Michelle Curley
1998	FW	Natasha Daly
1998	FW	Emma Hastings
1998	GK	Sara King
1998	FW	Kara Lee Reynolds
1998	MF	Sharon Barber
1998		Lizzy Benham

Club

Kit

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: JVC

Home

Away

Competitions

FA Women's Challenge Trophy

Final	Arsenal	1–1 (4–2 p)	Everton	Wembley
	Smith 9'	Report	Gore 12'	Stadium: Wembley
	Penalties
	White Spacey

FA Women's Premier League

06 September 1998 1	Bradford City	0–3	Arsenal
		Report	Yankey Spacey

20 September 1998 2	Arsenal	4–1	Everton	Borehamwood
	Daly 38' White 50' Spacey (pen.), 82'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

27 September 1998 3	Arsenal	3–3	Croydon	Borehamwood
	Yankey 1' Pealling 25' Lorton	Report	83'	Stadium: Meadow Park

04 October 1998 4	Ilkeston Town	0–9	Arsenal
		Report	Yankey 2', 37' Lorton Spacey 12' 87' Wheatley

18 October 1998 5	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Arsenal
	72'	Report

22 October 1998 6	Arsenal	1–0	Millwall Lionesses	Borehamwood
	Spacey 25'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

01 November 1998 7	Everton	2–2	Arsenal
	35' 82'	Report	Yankey 55' Lorton

15 November 1998 8	Liverpool	0–5	Arsenal
		Report	Spacey 18' Few Downham Yankey Grant

22 November 1998 9	Arsenal	2–1	Southampton Saints	Potters Bar
	Spacey 62' Yankey 75'	Report	85'	Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

06 December 1998 10	Croydon	2–2	Arsenal
	68' (pen.)	Report	Yankey Lorton

13 December 1998 11	Arsenal	2–0	Liverpool	Borehamwood
	Grant 55', 80'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

20 December 1998 12	Millwall Lionesses	0–1	Arsenal
		Report	Daly 68'

17 January 1999 13	Doncaster Rovers Belles	1–3	Arsenal
		Report	Spacey 25' Lorton 68' Yankey 83'

14 February 1999 14	Arsenal	2–2	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Potters Bar
	7' Few Lorton	Report	7' (pen.) 55'	Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

14 March 1999 15	Southampton Saints	1–5	Arsenal
	50'	Report	White 25' Spacey Yankey 54' Wheatley Grant

11 April 1999 16	Arsenal	6–0	Bradford City	Borehamwood
	Spacey White Rockall	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

25 April 1999 17	Arsenal	6–0	Ilkeston Town	Borehamwood
	Lorton 14' Spacey 28' Yankey White Whealtey	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

05 May 1999 18	Arsenal	3–1	Tranmere Rovers	Highbury
	Lorton 25' Yankey Downham	Report	47'	Stadium: Highbury

Partial league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Croydon	18	14	4	0	53	11	+42	46	Champions
2	Arsenal	18	13	4	1	59	13	+46	43
3	Doncaster Belles	18	9	6	3	32	19	+13	33
4	Everton	18	10	2	6	30	20	+10	32
5	Tranmere Rovers	19	8	4	7	29	32	−3	27

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	4	1	59	15	+44	43	7	2	0	29	8	+21	6	2	1	30	7	+23

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	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H
Result	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W

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

FA Women's Cup

10 January 1999 Fourth Round	Chelsea	0–11	Arsenal
		Report	Yankey Lorton Few Spacey (pen.) Williams

07 February 1999 Fifth Round	Arsenal	1–0	Everton	Borehamwood
	Spacey	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

07 March 1999 Quarter Final	Watford	1–5	Arsenal
		Report	Spacey 9' Grant 30'

04 April 1999 Semi Final	Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–2	Arsenal	Worksop
		Report	Yankey	Stadium: Sandy Lane

03 May 1999 Final	Arsenal	2–0	Southampton Saints	Charlton
	Hayes 14' (o.g.) Wheatley 40'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 6,450 Referee: Wendy Toms

FA Women's Premier League Cup

29 November 1998 Second Round	Arsenal	9–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Potters Bar
	Yankey 18', 43' Few 24' Spacey 37' 84' Grant 33' White	Report		Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

03 January 1999 Quarter Final	Arsenal	1–0	Croydon	Borehamwood
	Spacey	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

31 January 1999 Semi Final	Whitehawke	1–4	Arsenal
		Report	Spacey Grant White	Attendance: 200

28 March 1999 Final	Arsenal	3–1	Everton	Prenton
	Grant Yankey Spacey	Report	10'	Stadium: Prenton Park

London County Cup

21 February 1999 Semi Final	Arsenal	5–2	Leyton Orient	Potters Bar
	Downham 9' White Grant Wheatley Williams	Report		Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

21 March 1999 Final	Arsenal	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Millwall Lionesses	Barkingside
		Report	100'	Stadium: Oakside Stadium

References

^ "Arsenal ladies". web.archive.org. 2001-04-18. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
^ Winterburn, By Sarah (1999-05-03). "Gunners at the double". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
^ "Arsenal ladies". web.archive.org. 2001-06-19. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
^ "ARSENAL WFC". Retrieved August 15, 2018.

[1] "Arsenal ladies". web.archive.org. 2001-04-18. Retrieved 2025-02-01.

[2] Winterburn, By Sarah (1999-05-03). "Gunners at the double". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

[3] "Arsenal ladies". web.archive.org. 2001-06-19. Retrieved 2025-02-01.

[4] "ARSENAL WFC". Retrieved August 15, 2018.

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