1995–96 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
1995–96 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Vic Akers
Stadium	Hayes Lane
Premier League	Third Place
FA Cup	Semi Final
Premier League Cup	Semi Final
London County Cup	Winners
Biggest win	10–0 (vs Manchester United, FA Cup, 03 December 1995)
Biggest defeat	1–4 (vs Wembley, Premier League Cup, 04 February 1996)
	← 1994–95 1996–97 →

The 1995–96 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 9th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, finishing in third place. They failed to progress in the Premier League Cup and the FA Cup as well, meaning they missed out on all three major trophies. However, they were able to retain the London County Cup for a second year in a row, by defeating Millwall Lionesses in the Final.

This season, Arsenal moved south from The Lantern Stadium at Potters Bar, to take up a new home at Hayes Lane in Bromley.

Squad Statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2018^[1]

Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Since	Signed From
Goalkeepers
Rosa Serra		1995	Barcelona
Kathy Simmonds		1991
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling	(1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 (age 49)	1987	Homegrown
Clare Wheatley	(1971-02-04) 4 February 1971 (age 54)	1995	Chelsea
Gill Wylie		1991
Kelley Few		1990	Watford
Jenny Canty	(1976-03-22) 22 March 1976 (age 48)	1987
Vicki Slee	(1973-03-09) 9 March 1973 (age 51)	1991
Michelle Curley	(1972-04-30) 30 April 1972 (age 52)	1987
Lisa Spry		1988
Midfielders
Joanne Broadhurst	(1967-11-27) 27 November 1967 (age 57)	1995	Doncaster Rovers Belles
Sian Williams (captain)	(1968-02-02) 2 February 1968 (age 57)	1990	Juve Siderno
Emma Coss	(1979-05-09) 9 May 1979 (age 45)	1992	Homegrown
Linda Watt		1995
Sharon Barber		1989
Forwards
Marianne Spacey	(1966-02-13) 13 February 1966 (age 58)	1993	Friends of Fulham
Samantha Britton	(1973-12-08) 8 December 1973 (age 51)	1993
Emma Hastings		1995
Unknown
Lizzy Benham		1995
Pat Pile		1994
Yvette Reen		1995
Carly Cruickshank		1995
Julie Newell		1995
Conchita Sanchez		1995
Michelle Sneddon		1990
Kelly Townsend		1994

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date	Position	Player	From club
1995		Lizzy Benham
1995	FW	Emma Hastings
1995		Yvette Reen
1995		Conchita Sanchez
1995		Carly Cruickshank
1995		Julie Newell
1995	GK	Rosa Serra	Barcelona
1995	MF	Linda Watt
1995	DF	Clare Wheatley	Chelsea

Transfers out

Announcement date	Position	Player	To club
1995	FW	Naz Ball	Wembley
1995		Jo Churchman
1995	GK	Pauline Cope	Millwall Lionesses
1995	GK	Nancy Jeffery
1995		Adele Hinder
1995		Rebecca Lonergan
1995		Karen Philip

Club

Kit

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Home

Away

Third

Competitions

FA Women's Premier League

03 September 1995 1	Liverpool	0–6	Arsenal	Anfield
		Report		Stadium: Anfield

10 September 1995 2	Arsenal	1–2	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Bromley
		Report		Stadium: Hayes Lane

17 September 1995 3	Arsenal	7–0	Ilkeston Town Rangers	Bromley
		Report		Stadium: Hayes Lane

01 October 1995 4	Villa Aztecs	3–1	Arsenal	Knowle
		Report		Stadium: Robins' Nest

08 October 1995 5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–5	Arsenal
		Report	Britton Spacey Curley Hastings

15 October 1995 6	Arsenal	6–0	Everton	Bromley
	Few 6' Bitton Spacey 38' (pen.) 42'	Report		Stadium: Hayes Lane

22 October 1995 7	Arsenal	1–1	Croydon	Bromley
	Spacey 20'	Report	70'	Stadium: Hayes Lane

05 November 1995 8	Arsenal	2–0	Millwall Lionesses	Bromley
		Report		Stadium: Hayes Lane

12 November 1995 9	Wembley	0–1	Arsenal
		Report	Broadhurst 75'

09 December 1995 10	Arsenal	3–0	Liverpool	Highbury
	Sanchez 15' Pealling 35' Broadhurst 80'	Report		Stadium: Highbury

07 January 1996 11	Ilkeston Town Rangers	0–3	Arsenal
		Report	Sanchez 28' Broadhurst 60', 80' (pen.)

03 March 1996 12	Millwall Lionesses	0–0	Arsenal
		Report

10 April 1996 13	Arsenal	0–0	Wembley	Bromley
		Report		Stadium: Hayes Lane

14 April 1996 14	Doncaster Rovers Belles	2–2	Arsenal	Armthorpe
	Coulthard 81'	Report	Broadhurst (pen.) Wheatley 52'	Stadium: Welfare Ground

20 April 1996 15	Arsenal	9–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Highbury
		Report		Stadium: Highbury

21 April 1996 16	Arsenal	4–1	Villa Aztecs	Forest Gate
		Report		Stadium: The Old Spotted Dog Ground

27 April 1996 17	Everton	1–2	Arsenal
		Report

14 May 1996 18	Croydon	2–1	Arsenal
		Report

Partial league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Croydon	18	13	5	0	58	17	+41	44	Champions
2	Doncaster Belles	18	14	2	2	57	19	+38	44
3	Arsenal	18	11	4	3	54	12	+42	37
4	Everton	18	10	1	7	44	40	+4	31
5	Liverpool	18	9	2	7	36	27	+9	29

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	11	4	3	54	12	+42	37	6	2	1	33	4	+29	5	2	2	21	8	+13

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

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

FA Women's Cup

03 December 1995 Fourth Round	Arsenal	10–0	Manchester United	Bromley
	Britton Sanchez Williams Broadhurst Wheatley Pealling Few Townsend Reen	Report		Stadium: Hayes Lane

21 January 1996 Fifth Round	Arsenal	2–1	Wembley	Bromley
	Williams 29' Few	Report	Ball 40'	Stadium: Hayes Lane

18 February 1996 Quarter Finals	Ilkeston Town Rangers	1–2	Arsenal
		Report

24 March 1996 Semi Final	Liverpool	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Arsenal	Canal Street
		Report		Stadium: Canal Street
	Penalties
			Slee Broadhurst Williams Pealling Few

FA Women's Premier League Cup

17 December 1995 Third Round	Arsenal	5–0	Garswoods St. Helens	Bromley
		Report		Stadium: Hayes Lane

14 January 1996 Quarter Finals	Three Bridges	1–3	Arsenal
	(pen.)	Report	Britton Reen Broadhurst Coss

04 February 1996 Semi Final	Arsenal	1–4	Wembley	Bromley
		Report		Stadium: Hayes Lane

London County Cup

17 March 1996 Semi Final	Leyton Orient	0–6	Arsenal	Walthamstow
		Report		Stadium: Wadham Lodge

07 May 1996 Final	Arsenal	2–1	Millwall Lionesses	Bermondsey
		Report		Stadium: Surrey Docks Stadium

References

^ "ARSENAL WFC". Retrieved August 15, 2018.

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

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