# 1995–96 Arsenal L.F.C. season

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

| Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers ||||
| Roser 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 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Kelley Few | | 1991 | Watford |
| Vicki Slee | (1973-03-09) 9 March 1973 (age 52) | 1991 | |
| Michelle Curley | (1972-04-30) 30 April 1972 (age 52) | 1987 | |
| Kelly Townsend | | 1994 | |
| 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 ||||
| Marieanne Spacey | (1966-02-13) 13 February 1966 (age 59) | 1993 | Friends of Fulham |
| Samantha Britton | (1973-12-08) 8 December 1973 (age 51) | 1993 | Bronte |
| Emma Hastings | | 1995 | |
| Michelle Sneddon | | 1990 | |
| Unknown ||||
| Lizzy Benham | | 1995 | |
| Pat Pile | | 1994 | |
| Yvette Reen | | 1995 | |
| Carly Cruickshank | | 1995 | |
| Julie Newell | | 1995 | |
| Conchi Sánchez | | 1995 | |

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

| Announcement date | Position | Player | From club |
| 1995 | FW | Emma Hastings | |
| 1995 | GK | Roser Serra | Barcelona |
| 1995 | MF | Linda Watt | |
| 1995 | DF | Clare Wheatley | Chelsea |
| 1995 | MF | Joanne Broadhurst | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
| 1995 | | Lizzy Benham | |
| 1995 | | Yvette Reen | |
| 1995 | | Conchi Sánchez | Delfino |
| 1995 | | Carly Cruickshank | |
| 1995 | | Julie Newell | |

### Transfers out

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

## Club
### Kit

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| Home | Away | Third |

## Competitions
### FA Women's Premier League
#### Partial league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Croydon (C) | 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 | |

#### 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 | 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 |