2000–01 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
2000–01 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Vic Akers
Stadium	Meadow Park
Premier League	Winners
FA Cup	Winners
Premier League Cup	Winners
Community Shield	Winners
London County Cup	Runners Up
Top goalscorer	League: Angela Banks (30); All: Angela Banks (44)
Biggest win	11–0 (vs Liverpool, Premier League, 3 December 2000)
Biggest defeat	0–3 (vs Fulham, London County Cup, 25 April 2001)
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 14th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, winning their 4th League title since promotion with an unbeaten campaign. They completed a domestic treble by winning the FA Cup and the Premier League Cup by defeating Fulham 1-0 and Tranmere Rovers 3-0 in the respective Finals.^[1]^[2] Arsenal were also invited to play in the inaugural Charity Shield against newly formed Charlton Athletic (formerly Croydon). The Shield was shared between the two sides after the game ended 1-1. The were not able to retain the London County Cup however, losing 3-0 to Fulham in the Final. By winning the Premier League, Arsenal qualified for the first edition of the UEFA Women's Cup.^[3]

Squad Statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2018^[4]

Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Since	Signed From
Goalkeepers
Emma Byrne	(1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 (age 45)	2000	Fortuna Hjørring
Jasmine Cripps	(1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 39)	1998	Homegrown
Toni-Anne Wayne	(1983-05-08) 8 May 1983 (age 41)	2000
Lesley Higgs	(1965-10-25) 25 October 1965 (age 59)	1997	Wembley
Amand Dosanj		1999	Southampton Saints
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling	(1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 (age 49)	1987	Homegrown
Pauline MacDonald	(1975-04-17) 17 April 1975 (age 49)	2000	Cumbernauld United
Faye White	(1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 46)	1996	Horsham Ladies
Clare Wheatley	(1971-02-04) 4 February 1971 (age 53)	1995	Chelsea
Yvonne Tracy	(1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 (age 43)	2000	St Patrick's Athletic
Carol Harwood	(1965-12-01) 1 December 1965 (age 59)	1998	Wembley
Kelley Few		1990	Watford
Casey Stoney	(1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 (age 42)	1999	Homegrown
Sarah Woolliscroft	(1974-12-24) 24 December 1974 (age 50)	1999
Susan Heapes	(1981-01-06) 6 January 1981 (age 44)	2000	St Catherine's
Jenny Canty	(1976-03-22) 22 March 1976 (age 48)	1987
Midfielders
Jayne Ludlow	(1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 46)	2000	Southampton Saints
Sian Williams (captain)	(1968-02-02) 2 February 1968 (age 56)	1990	Juve Siderno
Ciara Grant	(1978-05-17) 17 May 1978 (age 46)	1998	St Patrick's Athletic
Emma Coss	(1979-05-09) 9 May 1979 (age 45)	1992	Homegrown
Caroline Thorpe	(1981-08-02) 2 August 1981 (age 43)	2000	St Catherine's
Forwards
Angela Banks	(1975-12-23) 23 December 1975 (age 49)	1999	Whitehawk
Ellen Maggs	(1983-02-16) 16 February 1983 (age 41)	2000	Homegrown
Alex Scott	(1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 40)	2002	Homegrown
Megumi Ogawa	(1980-03-18) 18 March 1980 (age 44)	2000
Marianne Spacey	(1966-02-13) 13 February 1966 (age 58)	1993	Friends of Fulham
Sheuneen Ta	(1985-07-21) 21 July 1985 (age 39)	1997
Grainne Kierans	(1978-09-20) 20 September 1978 (age 46)	1999	St Patrick's Athletic
Nina Downham	(1980-12-31) 31 December 1980 (age 44)	1999	Millwall Lionesses
Unknown
Jo Gardner		1999

Appearances and goals

Name	Premier League		FA Cup		PL Cup		LC Cup		Charity Shield		Total
Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
Emma Byrne	18	0	5	0	5	0	1	0	‡	‡	29	0
Jasmine Cripps	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	‡	‡	0	0
Toni-Anne Wayne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	‡	‡	0+1	0
Lesley Higgs	0+4	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	2	0	‡	‡	2+7	0
Amand Dosanj	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	‡	‡	0	0
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling	11	1	5	0	4	0	1	0	‡	‡	21	1
Pauline MacDonald	6+3	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	‡	‡	7+6	0
Faye White	15	4	4	0	4	0	0	0	‡	‡	23	4
Clare Wheatley	17	3	5	0	5	0	1	0	‡	‡	28	3
Yvonne Tracy	2+4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	‡	‡	4+6	0
Carol Harwood	16+1	0	5	0	5	0	1	0	‡	‡	27+1	0
Kelley Few	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	2	0	‡	‡	2+2	0
Casey Stoney	15+2	0	5	0	5	0	2	0	‡	‡	26+2	0
Sarah Woolliscroft	6+6	2	1+3	0	2+3	1	2+1	1	‡	‡	10+12	4
Susan Heapes	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	‡	‡	2+2	0
Jenny Canty	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	‡	‡	2	0
Midfielders
Jayne Ludlow	17	20	5	5	5	3	1	0	‡	‡	28	28
Sian Williams (captain)	18	1	5	0	5	0	1	0	‡	‡	29	1
Ciara Grant	18	8	5	4	5	2	1	0	‡	‡	29	14
Emma Coss	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	‡	‡	2	0
Caroline Thorpe	2+9	3	0+2	0	0+3	2	3	2	‡	‡	5+14	7
Forwards
Angela Banks	18	30	5	6	5	8	0	0	‡	‡	28	44
Ellen Maggs	1+6	1	0+4	1	0+3	0	3	5	‡	‡	4+13	7
Alex Scott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	‡	‡	0+2	0
Megumi Ogawa	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	‡	‡	1+2	0
Marianne Spacey	18	14	5	4	5	4	0	0	‡	‡	28	22
Sheuneen Ta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	‡	‡	0+1	0
Grainne Kierans	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	‡	‡	1+1	0
Nina Downham	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	‡	‡	2	3
Unknown
Jo Gardner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	‡	‡	0+1	0

‡ = No match report data has been sourced for the Charity Shield Match.

Goalscorers

Rank	Position	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	PL Cup	LC Cup	Charity Shield	Total
1	FW	Angela Banks	30	6	8	0	‡	44
2	MF	Jayne Ludlow	20	5	3	0	‡	28
3	FW	Marianne Spacey	14	4	4	0	‡	22
4	MF	Ciara Grant	8	4	2	0	‡	14
5	FW	Ellen Maggs	1	1	0	5	‡	7
5	MF	Caroline Thorpe	3	0	2	2	‡	7
6	DF	Sarah Woolliscroft	2	0	1	1	‡	4
6	DF	Faye White	4	0	0	0	‡	4
7	FW	Nina Downham	0	0	0	3	‡	3
7	DF	Clare Wheatley	3	0	0	0	‡	3
8	Own Goals		2	0	0	0	‡	2
9	DF	Kirsty Pealling	1	0	0	0	‡	1
Total			88	20	20	11	‡	139

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	PL Cup	LC Cup	Charity Shield	Total
1	Emma Byrne	9	4	3	1	‡	17
2	Lesley Higgs	0	0	0	1	‡	1
Total		9	4	3	2	‡	18

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date	Position	Player	From club
August 2000	DF	Susan Heapes	St Catherine's
August 2000	MF	Caroline Thorpe	St Catherine's
August 2000	DF	Yvonne Tracy	St Patrick's Athletic
2000	GK	Toni-Anne Wayne
2000	MF	Jayne Ludlow	Southampton Saints
2000	FW	Megumi Ogawa

Transfers out

Announcement date	Position	Player	To club
2000		Carol Conlon
2000		Kirsty Hewitson
2000		Holly Roberts
2000	DF	Tammy Scrivens
2000	DF	Vicki Slee
2000	MF	Linda Watt
2000^[5]	FW	Rachel Yankey	Fulham

Club

Kit

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Dreamcast

Home

Away

Third

Competitions

FA Women's Community Shield

06 August 2000 Final	Arsenal	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Fulham
				Stadium: Craven Cottage
Note: Charity Shield was shared between Arsenal and Charlton Athletic

FA Women's Premier League

20 August 2000 1	Arsenal	5–0	Tranmere Rovers	Borehamwood
	Banks Ludlow Thorpe	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

27 August 2000 2	Everton	1–2	Arsenal
		Report	Banks Wheatley

03 September 2000 3	Arsenal	6–0	Sunderland	Potters Bar
	Banks Spacey Wheatley White Wooliscroft	Report		Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

10 September 2000 4	Liverpool	0–10	Arsenal
		Report	Ludlow Banks Spacey Grant (o.g.)

01 October 2000 5	Southampton Saints	1–9	Arsenal	Colney Heath
		Report	Banks Grant Spacey Ludlow White (o.g.)	Stadium: Recreation Ground

08 October 2000 6	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Arsenal
		Report	Banks 40'

15 October 2000 7	Arsenal	2–1	Barry Town	Borehamwood
	Ludlow 71' Thorpe 76'	Report	70'	Stadium: Meadow Park

25 October 2010 8	Arsenal	10–0	Millwall Lionesses	Borehamwood
	Spacey Grant Banks White Ludlow	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

03 December 2000 9	Arsenal	11–0	Liverpool	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Banks Williams Ludlow Wheatley Grant Maggs	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

17 December 2000 10	Arsenal	5–0	Charlton Athletic	Borehamwood
	Pealling 24' Ludlow 30', 72' Banks 65' Wooliscroft	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

14 January 2001 11	Arsenal	2–1	Everton	Borehamwood
		Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

18 March 2001 12	Sunderland	1–3	Arsenal
		Report	Ludlow 14' Spacey Banks

15 April 2001 13	Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–1	Arsenal
		Report	Ludlow 86'

22 April 2001 14	Arsenal	7–1	Southampton Saints	Borehamwood
	Spacey Ludlow Banks	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

26 April 2001 15	Millwall Lionesses	0–5	Arsenal	War Memorial Sports Ground
		Report	Banks Ludlow

29 April 2001 16	Barry Town	1–3	Arsenal
		Report

10 May 2001 17	Tranmere Rovers	0–4	Arsenal
		Report	Ludlow

13 May 2001 18	Arsenal	2–1	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Highbury
		Report		Stadium: Highbury

Partial league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal	18	17	1	0	88	9	+79	52	Champions,^[3] qualify for UEFA Women's Cup
2	Doncaster Rovers	18	15	0	3	58	13	+45	45
3	Charlton Athletic^[a]	18	10	5	3	43	11	+32	35
4	Everton	18	11	2	5	42	24	+18	35
5	Tranmere Rovers	18	9	1	8	42	39	+3	28

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Croydon made a business deal with Charlton Athletic (men's team) and changed the name accordingly.

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	17	1	0	88	9	+79	52	9	0	0	50	4	+46	8	1	0	38	5	+33

Results by matchday

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

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

FA Women's Cup

07 January 2001 Fourth Round	Arsenal	5–3	Leeds United	Borehamwood
	Grant 12' Spacey Ludlow Maggs	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

28 January 2001 Fifth Round	Chelsea	0–10	Arsenal
		Report	Spacey (pen.) Ludlow Grant Banks

18 February 2001 Quarter Final	Arsenal	1–0	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Borehamwood
		Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

25 March 2001 Semi Final	Bristol Rovers	0–3	Arsenal	Bristol
		Report		Stadium: The Memorial Ground

07 May 2001 Final	Arsenal	1–0	Fulham	Selhurst
	Banks 54'	Report	Haugenes 51	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 13,824 Referee: T Parkes

FA Women's Premier League Cup

24 September 2000 First Round	Sunderland	0–7	Arsenal
		Report	Banks Grant Wooliscroft Ludlow Thorpe

05 November 2000 Second Round	Arsenal	5–1	Southampton Saints	Borehamwood
	Ludlow Banks Spacey (pen.) Thorpe	Report	80'	Stadium: Meadow Park

25 February 2001 Quarter Final	Doncaster Rovers Belles	1–2	Arsenal	Woodlands
	Burke 75' (pen.)	Report	Grant 35' Spacey	Stadium: Welfare Ground

11 March 2001 Semi Final	Charlton Athletic	0–3	Arsenal
		Report

01 April 2001 Final	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Arsenal	Chester
		Report	Spacey Banks	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,006

London County Cup

29 November 2000 Quarter Final	Arsenal	3–0	Millwall Lionesses	Borehamwood
	Maggs	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

04 March 2001 Semi Final	Arsenal	8–0	Southwark Caribbeans	Potters Bar
	Maggs Downham Wooliscroft Thorpe	Report		Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

25 April 2001 Final	Arsenal	0–3	Fulham	East Molesey
		Report		Stadium: Imber Court

References

^ Cocozza, Paula (2001-05-08). "Banks keeps Arsenal on treble trail". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
^ "Arsenal complete treble". 2001-05-12. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
^ ^a ^b "Coulthard bows out as season ends". BBC Sport. 20 May 2001.
^ "ARSENAL WFC". Retrieved August 15, 2018.
^ Rutzler, Peter. "Pioneers, film premieres and unrivalled dominance: When Al-Fayed turned Fulham's women professional". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[table_note_CHA0.96000135594979-6] Croydon made a business deal with Charlton Athletic (men's team) and changed the name accordingly.

[1] Cocozza, Paula (2001-05-08). "Banks keeps Arsenal on treble trail". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-28.

[2] "Arsenal complete treble". 2001-05-12. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[BBC200501-3] "Coulthard bows out as season ends". BBC Sport. 20 May 2001.

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

[5] Rutzler, Peter. "Pioneers, film premieres and unrivalled dominance: When Al-Fayed turned Fulham's women professional". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

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