# 2015 Arsenal L.F.C. season

The 2015 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 28th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the fifth 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 latter in the final against Notts County in November.
As this season bridged the gap between the Men's Team's 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons, the team wore two different sets of kits during each half of the season.

## Squad statistics
### First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2018
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | Last Contract | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Emma Byrne | (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 (age 45) | 2000 | December 2013 | Fortuna Hjørring |
| 13 | Sari van Veenendaal | (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 34) | 2015 | July 2015 | FC Twente |
| 15 | Siobhan Chamberlain | (1983-08-15) 15 August 1983 (age 41) | 2013 | December 2013 | Bristol Academy |
| 23 | Hollie Augustus | | | | Homegrown |
| 27 | Sian Rogers | (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 26) | 2015 | | Birmingham City |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Alex Scott (captain) | (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 40) | 2012 | January 2014 | Boston Breakers |
| 3 | Emma Mitchell | (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 32) | 2013 | July 2013 | SGS Essen |
| 4 | Vyan Sampson | (1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 28) | 2014 | | Homegrown |
| 5 | Casey Stoney | (1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 (age 42) | 2014 | January 2014 | Lincoln |
| 19 | Jemma Rose | (1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 (age 33) | 2014 | December 2014 | Bristol Academy |
| 22 | Alice Hassall | (1997-02-08) 8 February 1997 (age 28) | | | Homegrown |
| 24 | Lotte Wubben-Moy | (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 26) | | | Homegrown |
| 25 | Jade Bailey | (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 25) | 2013 | December 2013 | Homegrown |
| 28 | Taome Oliver | (1996-05-11) 11 May 1996 (age 28) | | | Homegrown |
| 29 | Chiara Ritchie-Williams | (1998-09-02) 2 September 1998 (age 26) | | | Homegrown |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | Vicky Losada | (1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 33) | 2015 | January 2015 | Barcelona |
| 8 | Jordan Nobbs | (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 32) | 2010 | January 2015 | Sunderland |
| 14 | Leah Williamson | (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27) | 2014 | March 2015 | Homegrown |
| 16 | Carla Humphrey | (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 28) | 2015 | February 2015 | Homegrown |
| 17 | Marta Corredera | (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 33) | 2015 | July 2015 | Barcelona |
| 20 | Dominique Janssen | (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 30) | 2015 | July 2015 | SGS Essen |
| 20 | Caroline Weir | (1995-06-20) 20 June 1995 (age 29) | 2013 | July 2013 | Hibernian |
| 22 | Charlie Devlin | (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 26) | 2012 | | Millwall Lionesses |
| 30 | Georgia Allen | (1998-06-27) 27 June 1998 (age 26) | | | Homegrown |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | Lianne Sanderson | (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 27) | 2014 | November 2014 | Boston Breakers |
| 9 | Danielle Carter | (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31) | 2009 | November 2013 | Homegrown |
| 10 | Kelly Smith | (1978-10-29) 29 October 1978 (age 46) | 2012 | February 2015 | Boston Breakers |
| 11 | Rachel Yankey | (1979-11-01) 1 November 1979 (age 45) | 2005 | January 2014 | New Jersey Wildcats |
| 12 | Chioma Ubogagu | (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 32) | 2015 | February 2015 | Pali Blues |
| 17/7 | Natalia Pablos | (1985-10-15) 15 October 1985 (age 39) | 2014 | December 2014 | Bristol Academy |
| 18 | Chloe Kelly | (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 27) | 2015 | | Homegrown |
| 21 | Evie Clarke | (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 27) | | | Homegrown |
| 26 | Rianna Dean | (1998-10-21) 21 October 1998 (age 26) | | | Homegrown |
Italic indicates an academy player.
* ↑ Natalia Pablos began the season with squad number 17. However, following Lianne Sanderson's departure midway through the season, she changed to squad number 7.

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Name | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | WSL Cup | WSL Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Emma Byrne | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | Sari van Veenendaal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 15 | Siobhan Chamberlain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Hollie Augustus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Sian Rogers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Alex Scott (captain) | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| 3 | Emma Mitchell | 10+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15+1 | 1 |
| 4 | Vyan Sampson | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| 5 | Casey Stoney | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 19 | Jemma Rose | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 22 | Alice Hassall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Lotte Wubben-Moy | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jade Bailey | 8+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 |
| 28 | Taome Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 29 | Chiara Ritchie-Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Vicky Losada | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
| 8 | Jordan Nobbs | 6+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4+1 | 2 | 12+2 | 4 |
| 14 | Leah Williamson | 7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 |
| 16 | Carla Humphrey | 2+4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 6+5 | 4 |
| 17 | Marta Corredera | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+2 | 3 | 14+2 | 3 |
| 20 | Dominique Janssen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 1 | 13+3 | 2 |
| 20 | Caroline Weir | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 22 | Charlie Devlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 30 | Georgia Allen | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Lianne Sanderson | 3+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+4 | 1 |
| 9 | Danielle Carter | 13+1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5+1 | 2 | 20+2 | 7 |
| 10 | Kelly Smith | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Rachel Yankey | 2+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+3 | 2 | 5+11 | 2 |
| 12 | Chioma Ubogagu | 8+6 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 | 9+11 | 7 |
| 17/7 | Natalia Pablos | 12+1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5+1 | 3 | 19+2 | 11 |
| 18 | Chloe Kelly | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 3+3 | 2 |
| 21 | Evie Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 26 | Rianna Dean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Italic indicates an academy player.

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | FA Cup | WSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 17/7 | FW | Natalia Pablos | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | 12 | FW | Chioma Ubogagu | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | Danielle Carter | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 8 | MF | Jordan Nobbs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 16 | MF | Carla Humphrey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | MF | Marta Corredera | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 | FW | Chloe Kelly | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 11 | MF | Rachel Yankey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 6 | MF | Vicky Losada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 20 | MF | Dominique Janssen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | DF | Alex Scott (captain) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | FW | Lianne Sanderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 14 | MF | Leah Williamson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | DF | Emma Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | DF | Casey Stoney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 21 | 8 | 21 | 50 |

### Disciplinary record

| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | WSL Cup | WSL Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | 5 | DF | Casey Stoney | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | 25 | DF | Jade Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | 17/7 | FW | Natalia Pablos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | Danielle Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 17 | MF | Marta Corredera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 20 | MF | Dominique Janssen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | MF | Jordan Nobbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | FW | Rachel Yankey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | DF | Alex Scott (captain) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 14 | MF | Leah Williamson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | MF | Vicky Losada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 19 | MF | Jemma Rose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Name | Super League | FA Cup | WSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Emma Byrne | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | 13 | Sari van Veenendaal | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 15 | Siobhan Chamberlain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 |

## Transfers, loans and other signings
### Transfers in

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | From club |
| 12 December 2014 | 19 | DF | Jemma Rose | Bristol Academy |
| 22 January 2015 | 6 | MF | Vicky Losada | Barcelona |
| 12 February 2015 | 12 | FW | Chioma Ubogagu | Pali Blues |
| 8 July 2015 | 17 | MF | Marta Corredera | Barcelona |
| 10 July 2015 | 13 | GK | Sari van Veenendaal | FC Twente |
| 10 July 2015 | 20 | MF | Dominique Janssen | SGS Essen |

### Contract extensions

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | At Arsenal since |
| 5 January 2015 | 8 | FW | Jordan Nobbs | 2010 |
| 19 February 2015 | 10 | FW | Kelly Smith | 2012 |
| 20 February 2015 | 16 | MF | Carla Humphrey | 2015 |
| 31 March 2015 | 14 | MF | Leah Williamson | 2014 |
| 26 August 2015 | 1 | GK | Emma Byrne | 2000 |
| 26 August 2015 | 3 | DF | Emma Mitchell | 2013 |
| 26 August 2015 | 2 | DF | Alex Scott (captain) | 2012 |
| 26 August 2015 | 5 | DF | Casey Stoney | 2014 |

### Transfers out

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
| 19 December 2014 | 19 | DF | Niamh Fahey | Chelsea |
| 8 January 2015 | 4 | DF | Yukari Kinga | INAC Kobe Leonessa |
| 8 January 2015 | 7 | FW | Shinobu Ohno | INAC Kobe Leonessa |
| 15 January 2015 | 16 | MF | Christie Murray | Bristol Academy |
| 16 February 2015 | 24 | MF | Freda Ayisi | Birmingham City |
| 30 June 2015 | 22 | DF | Alice Hassall | Notts County |
| 9 July 2015 | 20 | MF | Caroline Weir | Bristol Academy |
| 10 July 2015 | 7 | FW | Lianne Sanderson | Portland Thorns FC |
| 2015 | 36 | MF | Frances Steele | Yale Bulldogs |

### Loans out

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
| 9 July 2015 | 15 | GK | Siobhan Chamberlain | Notts County |

## Club
### Kit (2014-15)

Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: Fly Emirates
| Home | Home alt. | Away |

#### Kit usage (2014-15)

| Kit | Combination | Usage | Usage |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts Red hooped socks | WSL | Notts County (A) Bristol Academy (H) Manchester City (A) Sunderland (H) Chelsea (A) |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts Red hooped socks | FA Cup | Chelsea (H) |
| Home alt. | Red body White sleeves White shorts Red socks | WSL | Notts County (A) |
| Away | Yellow body Navy blue sleeves Navy blue shorts Navy hooped socks | WSL | Bristol Academy (A) |
| Away | Yellow body Navy blue sleeves Navy blue shorts Navy hooped socks | FA Cup | Millwall Lionesses (A) |

### Kit (2015-16)

Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: Fly Emirates
| Home | Home alt. | Away | Goalkeeper 1 | Goalkeeper 2 | Goalkeeper 3 |

### Kit information

This is Puma's second year supplying Arsenal kit, having taken over from Nike at the beginning of the 2014–15 season.
* Home: The home kit features Arsenal's traditional colours of red and white. The kit features red trim on the sleeves and a grandad collar. Additionally, golden trim features on the kit for the first time since 2006–07. The traditional white socks are returned to the kit after the club played in hooped socks last season.
* Away: The away kit features the colours gold and navy, and is similar to the away kit worn in the 2001–02 season. The shirt has navy shoulders and a crew-neck, but the most striking feature of the kit is the subtle diamond graphic on the body of the shirt. The strip is combined with navy shorts and socks.
* Third: The third kit, which is set to be used in cup competitions, is mainly anthracite with white, gold and 'Capri Breeze' (turquoise) diagonal sashes. The kit features a monochromatic golden Arsenal badge and is combined with anthracite shorts and socks.
* Keeper: The goalkeeper kits are based in Puma new goalkeeper template utilised by the supplier's top clubs, which feature contrasting hoops on the top half of the body. The first-choice strip is dark grey with golden hoops and a lighter grey stripe on the sleeves, while the second-choice strip is aqua with black hoops and golden detailing. The alternative strip is orange and also features black hoops.

#### Kit usage (2015-16)

| Kit | Combination | Usage | Usage |
| Home | Red body, white sleeves, white shorts, white socks | WSL | Liverpool (H), Birmingham City (A), Notts County (H), Manchester City (H), Chelsea (H), Birmingham City (H) |
| Home | Red body, white sleeves, white shorts, white socks | WSL Cup | Watford (H), London Bees (A), Chelsea (A), Reading (H), Manchester City (H), Birmingham City (H), Notts County (N) |
| Home alt. | Red body, white sleeves, white shorts, red socks | WSL Cup | Millwall Lionesses (A) |
| Away | Gold body, navy sleeves, navy shorts, navy socks | WSL | Liverpool (A), Sunderland (A) |

## Competitions
### FA WSL
#### Partial league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chelsea (C) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 32 | Qualification to Champions League |
| 2 | Manchester City | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 30 | Qualification to Champions League |
| 3 | Arsenal | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 27 | |
| 4 | Sunderland | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 20 | |
| 5 | Notts County | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 15 | |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |

### FA WSL Cup
#### Matches
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | CHE | REA | MIL | WAT | LON |
| 1 | Arsenal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 15 | Advance to Knockout stage | — | — | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | — |
| 2 | Chelsea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 12 | Advance to Knockout stage | 0–2 | — | — | 6–0 | — | 8–0 |
| 3 | Reading | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage | — | 2–3 | — | — | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Millwall Lionesses | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 6 | | 0–4 | — | 1–3 | — | — | 5–3 |
| 5 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | | — | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 | — | — |
| 6 | London Bees | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 0 | | 1–3 | — | — | — | 2–3 | — |