# 2017 Arsenal L.F.C. season

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. 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.

## Squad statistics
### First team squad

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

### Appearances and goals

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

### Goalscorers

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 | 9 | FW | Danielle Carter | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 21 | MF | Daniëlle van de Donk | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 8 | MF | Jordan Nobbs | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | FW | Jodie Taylor | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 16 | DF | Louise Quinn | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 7 | FW | Chloe Kelly | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | MF | Heather O'Reilly | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 23 | FW | Beth Mead | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | MF | Kim Little | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 15 | FW | Katie McCabe | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 20 | MF | Dominique Janssen | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 22 | 10 | 32 |

### Disciplinary record

| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | 20 | MF | Dominique Janssen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 24 | DF | Lotte Wubben-Moy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 27 | MF | Heather O'Reilly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.
    As of 2 May 2017
| Rank | No. | Pos. | No. | Player | FA WSL | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | 1 | Sari van Veenendaal | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 1 | 5 |

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

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | From club |
| 17 October 2016 | 10 | MF | Kim Little | Seattle Reign FC |
| 18 January 2017 | 17 | MF | Heather O'Reilly | FC Kansas City |
| 24 January 2017 | 23 | FW | Beth Mead | Sunderland |
| 17 February 2017 | 13 | GK | Anna Moorhouse | Doncaster |
| 3 May 2017 | 16 | DF | Louise Quinn | Notts County |
* ↑ Made her debut on 30 April 2017 prior to the official announcement.

### Transfers out

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
| 21 October 2016 | 6 | MF | Vicky Losada | Barcelona |
| 21 October 2016 | 17 | MF | Marta Corredera | Atlético Madrid |
| 21 October 2016 | 7 | FW | Natalia Pablos | Raya Vallecano |
| 9 November 2016 | 5 | DF | Casey Stoney | Liverpool |
| 15 December 2016 | 22 | DF | Josephine Henning | Lyon |
| 30 December 2016 | 11 | FW | Rachel Yankey | Retired |
| 30 December 2016 | 1 | GK | Emma Byrne | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 11 January 2017 | 10 | FW | Kelly Smith | Retired |
| 15 February 2017 | 24 | FW | Asisat Oshoala | Dalian Quanjian |
| March 2017 | 29 | DF | Chiara Ritchie-Williams | LSU Lady Tigers |
| July 2017 | 30 | MF | Georgia Allen | Syracuse Orange |

### Loans out

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
| 31 March 2017 | 28 | MF | Charlie Devlin | Millwall Lionesses |

## Club
### Kit (2016-17)

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

### Kit information

This is third consecutive season Puma has supplied Arsenal with kits.
* Home: The home kit features Arsenal's traditional colours of red and white, with the addition of a dark trim around the lowered neck line, on the sleeve (hooped) and along the red stripe on the shorts. The distinguishing feature of the kit is the darkened, vertical, red stripe across the centre of the kit. It also features predominantly red socks for the first time since the 2004–05 season (as opposed to only featuring on the alternate kits).
* Away: The away kit is predominantly yellow following the trend of recent Arsenal away kits. The contrasting colour is "gunmetal grey" which appears on the collar (alongside a thin, centred, yellow line), as a trim on the v-shaped neck line and on the sleeve, separated by a large yellow strip across the shoulders and multiple hooped yellow lines across the bottom section of the sleeve. The shorts are predominantly gunmetal grey, with a yellow trim along the sides. The socks are yellow with multiple gunmetal grey hooped lines on the upper section.
* Third: The third kit is an abstraction from previous alternate kits for Arsenal as it predominantly features a single colour of dark blue. A vibrant neon yellow forms the detail across a wide strip on the shoulder and on the cuffs of the sleeves. The shorts are also dark blue with neon yellow detail along the sides and the kit is completed with single-colour neon yellow socks with a single dark blue hoop on the upper section.

#### Kit usage (2016-17)

| Kit | Combination | Usage | Usage |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts Red socks | WSL | Liverpool (H) Yeovil Town (A) Chelsea (A) Birmingham City (H) Manchester City (A) Reading (H) |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts Red socks | FA Cup | Tottenham Hotspur (H) Birmingham City (A) |
| Away | Yellow body Grey sleeves Grey shorts Yellow socks | WSL | Sunderland (A) Bristol City (A) |

## Competitions
### Spring Series
#### Matches
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chelsea (C) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 3 | +29 | 19 | Champions |
| 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 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 June 2017. Source: FA WSL

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |

### FA Cup
## Honours

* PFA Special Achievement Award: Kelly Smith
* 2016–17 PFA Team of the Year: Jordan Nobbs