# 2013 Arsenal L.F.C. season

The 2013 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 26th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the third 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 former against Bristol Academy in June and the latter against Lincoln in October. They also competed in the UEFA Women's Champions League, losing at the Semi Final stage to Wolfsburg. In December 2012, manager Laura Harvey left Arsenal to take charge of Seattle Reign. In February 2013, Shelley Kerr was appointed to manage Arsenal ahead of the new WSL season. In September 2013, Arsenal were charged with playing an unregistered player in their trip to Liverpool. The resulting three point deduction saw them fall to third place and miss out on qualifying for Europe in the 2014–15 season.
As this season bridged the gap between the Men's Team's 2012-13 and 2013-14 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 | | Fortuna Hjørring |
| 13 | Rebecca Spencer | (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 34) | 2013 | | Birmingham City |
| 28 | Cherie Rowlands | (1988-10-11) 11 October 1988 (age 36) | 2013 | | Barnet |
| 31 | Sophie Harris | (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30) | 2010 | | Lincoln City |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Steph Houghton | (1988-04-23) 23 April 1988 (age 36) | 2010 | August 2010 | Leeds Carnegie |
| 3 | Yvonne Tracy | (1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 (age 44) | 2000 | | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 5 | Gilly Flaherty | (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 33) | 2003 | | Millwall Lionesses |
| 18 | Emma Mitchell | (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 32) | 2013 | July 2013 | SGS Essen |
| 19 | Niamh Fahey | (1987-10-13) 13 October 1987 (age 37) | 2008 | | Salthill Devon |
| 22 | Alex Scott | (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 40) | 2012 | March 2012 | Boston Breakers |
| 25 | Jade Bailey | (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 25) | 2013 | | Homegrown |
| 32 | Molly Bartrip | (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 28) | | | Charlton Athletic |
| 34 | Vyan Sampson | (1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 28) | | | Homegrown |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 4 | Jayne Ludlow (captain) | (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 46) | 2000 | | Southampton Saints |
| 7 | Ciara Grant | (1978-05-17) 17 May 1978 (age 46) | 1998 | | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 8 | Jordan Nobbs | (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 32) | 2010 | August 2010 | Sunderland |
| 16 | Kim Little | (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34) | 2008 | | Hibernian |
| 17 | Katie Chapman | (1982-06-15) 15 June 1982 (age 42) | 2010 | | Chicago Red Stars |
| 20 | Caroline Weir | (1995-06-20) 20 June 1995 (age 29) | 2013 | July 2013 | Hibernian |
| 26 | Freda Ayisi | (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 (age 30) | 2013 | | Homegrown |
| 30 | Bianca Bragg | (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 31) | | | Homegrown |
| 35 | Carla Humphrey | (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 28) | 2005 | | Homegrown |
| 36 | Frances Steele | (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 28) | | | Homegrown |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Ellen White | (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 (age 35) | 2010 | | Leeds Carnegie |
| 11 | Rachel Yankey | (1979-11-01) 1 November 1979 (age 45) | 2005 | | New Jersey Wildcats |
| 12 | Gemma Davison | (1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 (age 37) | 2012 | | Sky Blue FC |
| 14 | Jen Beattie | (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 (age 33) | 2009 | | Celtic |
| 15 | Danielle Carter | (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31) | 2009 | | Homegrown |
| 23 | Kelly Smith | (1978-10-29) 29 October 1978 (age 46) | 2012 | March 2012 | Boston Breakers |
| 24 | Lauren Bruton | (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 32) | 2008 | | Luton Town |
Italic indicates an academy player.

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Name | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | WSL Cup | WSL Cup | UWCL | UWCL | Total | Total |
| No. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Emma Byrne | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 13 | Rebecca Spencer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Cherie Rowlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Sophie Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Steph Houghton | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 8 |
| 3 | Yvonne Tracy | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 5 | Gilly Flaherty | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| 18 | Emma Mitchell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 19 | Niamh Fahey | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 |
| 22 | Alex Scott | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| 25 | Jade Bailey | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 |
| 32 | Molly Bartrip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Vyan Sampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jayne Ludlow (captain) | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 7 | Ciara Grant | 7+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 |
| 8 | Jordan Nobbs | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 13 |
| 16 | Kim Little | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 10 |
| 17 | Katie Chapman | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12+3 | 2 |
| 20 | Caroline Weir | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 |
| 26 | Freda Ayisi | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 |
| 30 | Bianca Bragg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Carla Humphrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Frances Steele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | Ellen White | 13+1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5+3 | 2 | 27+4 | 14 |
| 11 | Rachel Yankey | 6+3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16+4 | 2 |
| 12 | Gemma Davison | 12+2 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 | 3+2 | 1 | 6+2 | 0 | 24+7 | 5 |
| 14 | Jen Beattie | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3+5 | 4 | 11+6 | 5 |
| 15 | Danielle Carter | 11+2 | 6 | 1+3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0+6 | 0 | 17+11 | 10 |
| 23 | Kelly Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | Lauren Bruton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Italic indicates an academy player.

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | FA Cup | WSL Cup | UWCL | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | Ellen White | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | 8 | MF | Jordan Nobbs | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | 15 | FW | Danielle Carter | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 16 | MF | Kim Little | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | DF | Steph Houghton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | 12 | FW | Gemma Davison | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 14 | FW | Jen Beattie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 23 | FW | Kelly Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | DF | Gilly Flaherty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 11 | FW | Rachel Yankey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 17 | MF | Katie Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 22 | DF | Alex Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | MF | Jayne Ludlow (captain) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 19 | DF | Niamh Fahey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 31 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 80 |

### Disciplinary record

| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | WSL Cup | WSL Cup | UWCL | UWCL | Total | Total |
| 1 | 18 | DF | Emma Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | Rachel Yankey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | MF | Kim Little | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | DF | Gilly Flaherty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 15 | FW | Danielle Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | FW | Gemma Davison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | MF | Ciara Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | DF | Yvonne Tracy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | DF | Steph Houghton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Name | Super League | FA Cup | WSL Cup | UWCL | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Emma Byrne | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | 28 | Cherie Rowlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 13 | Rebecca Spencer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 |

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

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | From club |
| 2013 | 13 | GK | Rebecca Spencer | Birmingham City |
| 22 July 2013 | 18 | DF | Emma Mitchell | SGS Essen |
| 22 July 2013 | 20 | MF | Caroline Weir | Hibernian |

### Transfers out

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
| October 2012 | 25 | MF | Hayley Ladd | Coventry City |
| 20 March 2013 | 6 | DF | Faye White | Retired |
| 17 June 2013 | 35 | GK | Nicole Adams | Linfield |
| 11 July 2013 | 4 | MF | Jayne Ludlow | Retired |
| 16 July 2013 | 13 | GK | Rebecca Spencer | Birmingham City |
| 16 July 2013 | 14 | FW | Jen Beattie | Montpellier HSC |
| 11 September 2013 | 24 | FW | Lauren Bruton | Reading |

### Loans out

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
| 2013 | 31 | GK | Sophie Harris | Nottingham Forest |

## Club
### Kit (2012-13)

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

### Kit information

Nike released a new set of home, away and goalkeeper kits for the 2012–13 season. The club reverted to their traditional crest, after using an anniversary crest last season.
* Home: During the final two years with Nike, Nike ditched the white sleeves the club's well known for. The shirt has a white wide stripe on each sleeve, flanked by two dark red, narrower stripes. It has a red V-neck collar which is the same colour as the primary shirt colour. The shirt is complemented by white shorts with a dark-red trim, and white socks with a red horizontal stripe. Red socks with white horizontal stripe were used in some away games. Arsenal revealed that the kit would be used for the next two seasons.
* Away: Arsenal's new away kit, was revealed on 12 July 2012, with the much speculated purple and black hooped kit being officially confirmed. The reason behind the kit was to commemorate Arsenal's past, enhancing the "royal" theme from the Diamond Jubilee to remind Arsenal fans of the Royal Arsenal that once existed through the colour purple. The shirt featured red cuffs and detailing, and additionally featured hoops of different width on the arms. The purple and black hooped socks, bearing one red stripe each, paid tribute to Chapman's legacy and his introduction of hooped socks, which according to him, was said to make it easier for his players to pick each other out on the pitch.
* Third: Arsenal's yellow and maroon 2010–11 away kit was retained as a third kit yet again with club badge reverted to traditional badge after last season with anniversary badge.
* Keeper: Nike launched a new set of goalkeeper strips for the 2012–13 season. The primary strip was predominantly green featuring several tones of the same colour on the arms. The alternatives were pink and gold, based on the same template.

#### Kit usage (2012-13)

| Kit | Combination | Usage | Usage |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts White socks | WSL | Liverpool (H) Lincoln (A) Chelsea (H) |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts White socks | FA Cup | Birmingham City (H) |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts White socks | WSL Cup | Lincoln (H) Birmingham City (H) Bristol Academy (H) |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts White socks | UWCL | Barcelona (A) Barcelona (H) Turbine Potsdam (H) Turbine Potsdam (A) Wolfsburg (H) Wolfsburg (A) |
| Away | Purple and black hooped body Purple and black hooped sleeves Black shorts Red socks | WSL | Bristol Academy (A) |
| Away | Purple and black hooped body Purple and black hooped sleeves Black shorts Red socks | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest (A) Bristol Academy (N) |
| Away | Purple and black hooped body Purple and black hooped sleeves Black shorts Red socks | UWCL | Torres (H) Torres (A) |
| Third | Yellow body Yellow sleeves Maroon shorts Yellow socks | FA Cup | Liverpool (A) |

### Kit (2013-14)

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Fly Emirates
| Home | Away | Goalkeeper 1 | Goalkeeper 2 | Goalkeeper 3 | Goalkeeper 4 |

#### Kit information

Nike supplied their last kit for Arsenal this season, which saw an end to 20 years of contract. Puma became the club's new supplier kit for next season.
* Home: The home kit from last season was unchanged. As usual, Arsenal switched to red socks in an event of a socks clashes in some away games.
* Away: The away kit used the traditional Arsenal colours of yellow and blue. The design appealed to a lot of fans. The kit was yellow with a blue polo neck collar and deep blue cuffs on the sleeves, both featuring thin yellow stripes. The away shorts were blue while the away socks featured the traditional Arsenal hoops socks design in blue and yellow, harking back to the style of those worn in the 1930s under the management of Herbert Chapman.
* Keeper: There were four goalkeeper kits, and all of them were all based on Nike's two-tone goalkeeper template. The home kit was grey and black with lime green accents. The away kit was in two shades of purple, while the third kit was in two tones of light green and was the most commonly worn strip.

#### Kit usage (2013-14)

| Kit | Combination | | Usage |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts White socks. | WSL | Everton (H) Birmingham City (A) Chelsea (A) Doncaster Rovers Belles (H) Lincoln (H) Bristol Academy (H) Birmingham City (H) Everton (A) |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts White socks. | WSL Cup | Everton (H) |
| Away | Yellow body Yellow sleeves Blue shorts Hooped socks. | WSL | Liverpool (A) Doncaster Rovers Belles (A) |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 36 | Qualification to Champions League |
| 2 | Bristol Academy | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 31 | Qualification to Champions League |
| 3 | Arsenal | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 30 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 18 | |
| 5 | Everton | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 15 | |
* ↑ Arsenal were deducted 3 points for fielding an unregistered player

#### 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | A |
| Result | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W |
| Position | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |

### FA WSL Cup
#### Group Stage
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | LIN | BIR | BRI |
| 1 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage | — | — | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| 2 | Lincoln Ladies | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Knockout stage | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | | — | 1–1 | — | — |
| 4 | Bristol Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |