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Arsenal Ladies
2016–17 season
ManagerPedro Martínez Losa
StadiumMeadow Park
Women's Super League3rd
Women's FA CupSixth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Danielle Carter (4)
All: Danielle Carter (6)
Biggest win10–0 (vs Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup, 19 March 2017)
Biggest defeat1–0 (vs Birmingham City, FA Cup, 26 March 2017)
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The 2017 season was Arsenal Ladies' 7th season in the Women's Super League, 25th season in the top flight, and the 30th season overall. The club participated in the WSL and the FA Cup.

The 2017 WSL season covered only half of a normal season's length, following a reorganisation of top-level women's football in England to shift its schedule to a traditional autumn-to-spring calendar.[1] For this reason there was no WSL Cup, Champions League qualification, or relegation to be competed for.

This was the club's final season known as Arsenal Ladies before rebranding to Arsenal Women in July 2017.[2]

Squad statistics

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First team squad

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Last updated on 2 May 2017[3]

No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Last Contract Signed From
Goalkeepers
1 Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 34) 2015 April 2016[4] Belgium FC Twente
13 England Anna Moorhouse (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29) 2017 February 2017[5] England Doncaster Rovers Belles
Defenders
2 England Alex Scott (captain) (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 40) 2012 January 2014[6] United States Boston Breakers
3 Scotland Emma Mitchell (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 32) 2013 August 2015[7] Germany SGS Essen
12 England Vyan Sampson (1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 28) 2014 January 2016[8] Homegrown
16 Republic of Ireland Louise Quinn (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34) 2017 May 2017[9] England Notts County
19 England Jemma Rose (1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 (age 32) 2014 December 2015[10] England Bristol Academy
24 England Lotte Wubben-Moy (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 25) 2015 Homegrown
32 England Anna Patten (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 25) 2017 Homegrown
Midfielders
4 England Fara Williams (1984-01-25) 25 January 1984 (age 40) 2016 January 2016[11] England Liverpool
6 England Leah Williamson (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27) 2014 July 2015[12] Homegrown
8 England Jordan Nobbs (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31) 2010 February 2016[13] England Sunderland
10 Scotland Kim Little (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 34) 2016 October 2016[14] United States Seattle Reign
11 England Carla Humphrey (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 27) 2015 February 2015[15] Homegrown
17 United States Heather O'Reilly (1985-01-02) 2 January 1985 (age 39) 2017 January 2017[16] United States Kansas City
20 Netherlands Dominique Janssen (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 29) 2015 April 2016[17] Germany SGS Essen
21 Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 33) 2015 October 2016[18] Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
Forwards
7 England Chloe Kelly (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26) 2015 February 2016[19] Homegrown
9 England Danielle Carter (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31) 2009 January 2016[20] Homegrown
14 England Jodie Taylor (1986-05-17) 17 May 1986 (age 38) 2016 March 2016[21] United States Portland Thorns
15 Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29) 2015 December 2015[22] Republic of Ireland Shelbourne
23 England Beth Mead (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 29) 2017 January 2017[23] England Sunderland

Appearances and goals

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No. Name Super League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal 7 0 2 0 9 0
13 England Anna Moorhouse 1 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 England Alex Scott (captain) 6 0 0 0 6 0
3 Scotland Emma Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 England Vyan Sampson 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Republic of Ireland Louise Quinn 3+2 0 0 0 3+2 0
19 England Jemma Rose 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 England Lotte Wubben-Moy 8 0 0 0 8 0
32 England Anna Patten 8 0 0+1 0 8+1 0
Midfielders
4 England Fara Williams 3+4 0 2 0 5+4 0
6 England Leah Williamson 7 0 2 0 9 0
8 England Jordan Nobbs 8 4 2 0 10 4
10 Scotland Kim Little 0 0 2 1 2 1
11 England Carla Humphrey 0+2 0 0 0 0+2 0
17 United States Heather O'Reilly 7+1 2 2 0 9+1 0
20 Netherlands Dominique Janssen 7 0 2 0 9 1
21 Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk 7+1 2 2 3 9+1 5
Forwards
7 England Chloe Kelly 2+5 2 0+2 1 2+7 3
9 England Dan Carter 7 4 2 2 9 6
14 England Jodie Taylor 4+3 3 2 1 6+3 4
15 Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe 0+3 0 2 1 2+3 1
23 England Beth Mead 3+2 1 0+1 1 3+3 2

Goalscorers

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

As of 2 May 2017
Rank No. Pos. Player FA WSL FA Cup Total
1 21 MF Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk 2 3 5
2 8 MF England Jordan Nobbs 4 0 4
3 14 FW England Jodie Taylor 3 0 3
16 DF Republic of Ireland Louise Quinn 3 0 3
7 FW England Chloe Kelly 0 1 3
4 9 FW England Danielle Carter 0 2 2
17 MF United States Heather O'Reilly 2 0 2
23 FW England Beth Mead 0 1 2
5 10 MF Scotland Kim Little 0 1 1
15 FW Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe 0 1 1
20 MF Netherlands Dominique Janssen 0 1 1
Total 14 10 24

Clean sheets

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

As of 2 May 2017
Rank Pos. No. Player FA WSL FA Cup Total
1 GK 1 Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal 1 1 2
Total 1 1 2

Transfers, loans and other signings

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Transfers in

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Announcement date No. Position Player From club
17 October 2016[24] 10 MF Scotland Kim Little United States Seattle Reign FC
18 January 2017[25] 17 MF United States Heather O'Reilly United States FC Kansas City
24 January 2017[26] 23 FW England Beth Mead England Sunderland
17 February 2017[27] 13 GK England Anna Moorhouse England Doncaster
3 May 2017[28][a] 16 DF Republic of Ireland Louise Quinn England Notts County
  1. ^ Made her debut on 30 April 2017 prior to the official announcement.[29]

Transfers out

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Announcement date No. Position Player From club
21 October 2016[30] 6 MF Spain Vicky Losada Spain Barcelona
21 October 2016[30] 17 MF Spain Marta Corredera Spain Atlético Madrid
21 October 2016[30] 7 FW Spain Natalia Pablos Spain Raya Vallecano
9 November 2016[31] 5 DF England Casey Stoney England Liverpool
15 December 2016[32] 22 DF Germany Josephine Henning France Lyon
30 December 2016[33] 11 FW England Rachel Yankey Retired
30 December 2016[34] 1 GK Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne England Brighton & Hove Albion
11 January 2017[35] 10 FW England Kelly Smith Retired
15 February 2017[36] 24 FW Nigeria Asisat Oshoala China Dalian Quanjian

Loans out

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Announcement date No. Position Player From club
31 March 2017[37] 28 MF England Charlie Devlin England Millwall Lionesses

Pre-season

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Friendlies

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1 February 2017 Friendly Arsenal England 1 – 3 Germany Bayern Munich Seville, Spain
15:00 Carter 63' Report Miedema 18'
Bürki 81', 88'		 Stadium: CD Luis del Sol

Testimonials

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22 February 2017 Kelly Smith Arsenal 4 – 2 All-Stars Borehamwood
Little
Carter
Nobbs
Dean 		Report Houghton
Smith (pen.)		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Howard Webb

Competitions

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Spring Series

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Main article: FA WSL Spring Series

Matches

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30 April 2017 1 Sunderland 0–0 Arsenal Hetton le Hole
14:00 BST Holmes Yellow card 31' Report Stadium: Hetton Centre
Attendance: 577
Referee: Rebecca Welch
4 May 2017 2 Arsenal 4–4 Liverpool Canons Park
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 696
Referee: David Rock
7 May 2017 3 Yeovil Town 1–5 Arsenal Taunton
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Viridor Stadium
Attendance: 824
Referee: Scott Jackson
17 May 2017 4 Chelsea 2–2 Arsenal Staines
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Aji Ajibola
20 May 2017 5 Arsenal 4–2 Birmingham City Canons Park
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 1,070
Referee: Neil Morrison
28 May 2017 6 Manchester City 0–1 Arsenal Manchester
12:30 BST Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,808
Referee: Anthony Tankard
31 May 2017 7 Arsenal 1–0 Reading Canons Park
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 870
Referee: Alan Dale
3 June 2017 8 Bristol City 0–5 Arsenal Stoke Gifford
18:00 BST Allen Yellow card 63' Report
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Sam Allison

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chelsea 8 6 1 1 32 3 +29 19
2 Manchester City 8 6 1 1 17 6 +11 19
3 Arsenal 8 5 3 0 22 9 +13 18
4 Liverpool 8 4 2 2 20 18 +2 14
5 Sunderland 8 2 3 3 4 14 −10 9
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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
8 5 3 0 22 9  +13 18 2 1 0 9 6  +3 3 2 0 13 3  +10

Last updated: 3 June 2017.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678
GroundAHAAHAHA
ResultDDWDWWWW
Position55342433
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2017. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

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Main article: 2016–17 FA Women's Cup
19 March 2017 Fifth round Arsenal 10–0 Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,407
Referee: Jason Richardson
26 March 2017 Quarter-Final Birmingham City 1–0 Arsenal Solihull
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 514
Referee: Ian Rathbone

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Super League to switch to winter season in 2017". BBC Sport. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Important update from our women's team". Arsenal F.C. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Ladies Players". Arsenal FC. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Sari van Veenendaal signs new contract". Sari van Veenendaal signs new contract. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Anna Moorhouse joins Arsenal Ladies". Anna Moorhouse joins Arsenal Ladies. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Alex Scott signs new long-term contract". Alex Scott signs new long-term contract. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Women's Super League: Arsenal Ladies quartet sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Sampson signs a new contract". Sampson signs a new contract. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Louise Quinn: Former Notts County defender joins Arsenal Ladies". BBC Sport. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Jemma Rose signs new contract". Jemma Rose signs new contract. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Fara Williams: Arsenal sign Liverpool's England international". BBC Sport. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Arsenal Ladies: Leah Williamson signs new long-term deal". BBC Sport. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Jordan Nobbs signs new contract". Jordan Nobbs signs new contract. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Kim Little: Arsenal Ladies re-sign Scotland midfielder". BBC Sport. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Carla Humphrey signs first contract". Carla Humphrey signs first contract. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Heather O'Reilly: Arsenal Ladies sign ex-USA midfielder from Kansas City". BBC Sport. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Dominique Janssen signs new contract". Dominique Janssen signs new contract. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Danielle van de Donk signs new contract". Danielle van de Donk signs new contract. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Chloe Kelly signs first senior contract". Chloe Kelly signs first senior contract. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Danielle Carter signs new Arsenal Ladies contract". BBC Sport. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Jodie Taylor signs for Arsenal Ladies". Jodie Taylor signs for Arsenal Ladies. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Arsenal Ladies sign Katie McCabe from Shelbourne FC". BBC Sport. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  23. ^ "Arsenal Ladies sign Beth Mead". Arsenal Ladies sign Beth Mead. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  24. ^ "Kim Little rejoins Arsenal Ladies". Kim Little rejoins Arsenal Ladies. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  25. ^ "Heather O'Reilly: Arsenal Ladies sign ex-USA midfielder from Kansas City". BBC Sport. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  26. ^ "Arsenal Ladies sign Beth Mead". Arsenal Ladies sign Beth Mead. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  27. ^ "Anna Moorhouse joins Arsenal Ladies". Anna Moorhouse joins Arsenal Ladies. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  28. ^ "Louise Quinn: Former Notts County defender joins Arsenal Ladies". BBC Sport. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  29. ^ Quinn, Louise. "Very happy to say I've signed with @ArsenalLadies for the Spring Series! Buzzing to be back on the pitch! Onwards and upwards 🔴⚪". Twitter. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  30. ^ a b c "Arsenal Ladies: Spain's Natalia, Marta Corredera and Vicky Losada leave club". BBC Sport. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  31. ^ "Casey Stoney: England defender joins Liverpool Ladies after leaving Arsenal". BBC Sport. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  32. ^ "Josephine Henning leaves Arsenal Ladies". Josephine Henning leaves Arsenal Ladies. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  33. ^ "Rachel Yankey leaves Arsenal Ladies". Rachel Yankey leaves Arsenal Ladies. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  34. ^ "Emma Byrne leaves Arsenal Ladies". Emma Byrne leaves Arsenal Ladies. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  35. ^ "Kelly Smith: Arsenal Ladies & England legend retires from professional football". BBC Sport. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  36. ^ "Asisat Oshoala: Arsenal Ladies winger joins Chinese side Dalian Quanjian". BBC Sport. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  37. ^ "Devlin heads out on loan". Devlin heads out on loan. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  38. ^ "Kelly Smith winner of the PFA Special Achievement Award". ThePFA.com. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  39. ^ "The PFA FA WSL Team of the Year". ThePFA.com. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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