# 2003–04 Arsenal L.F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 17th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, and reclaimed their League Title back from Fulham. They won the FA Cup as well, defeating Charlton Athletic 3–0 in the final to complete a domestic double. However, they missed out on the Premier League Cup once again, losing in the Semi Finals to Charlton Athletic. With no Europe to contend with this season, the only other silverware up for grabs was the London County Cup, which Arsenal also won after beating Fulham 4–0 in the Final.
Following their 2–1 defeat to Charlton Athletic in October, Arsenal went unbeaten in the League for the next 108 League matches, a run that ended in 2009 with a 3–0 defeat at home to Everton.
This was Arsenal's last season using Clarence Park as their home ground, ending their two-season stay at St Albans. The following season, Arsenal returned to Boreham Wood's ground, Meadow Park. This would remain their main home for the next 20 years.
Arsenal's final game of the season against Fulham was played at Highbury. This was the last time the Women's team played at Highbury before the club moved to their new residence at Emirates Stadium in 2006.

## Squad Statistics
### First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2004
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Emma Byrne | (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 (age 45) | 2000 | Fortuna Hjørring |
| 13 | Caroline Collie | (1986-08-11) 11 August 1986 (age 38) | 2002 | Homegrown |
| | Jasmine Cripps | (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 39) | 1998 | Homegrown |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Kirsty Pealling | (1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 (age 49) | 1987 | Homegrown |
| 5 | Leanne Champ | (1983-08-10) 10 August 1983 (age 41) | 2001 | Millwall Lionesses |
| 6 | Faye White | (1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 47) | 1996 | Horsham Ladies |
| 11 | Clare Wheatley | (1971-02-04) 4 February 1971 (age 54) | 1995 | Chelsea |
| 12 | Julie Fletcher | (1974-09-28) 28 September 1974 (age 50) | 2001 | Charlton Athletic |
| 15 | Yvonne Tracy | (1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 (age 44) | 2000 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 17 | Hayley Kemp | (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 37) | 1998 | Hatfield Youth |
| 18 | Anita Asante | (1985-04-27) 27 April 1985 (age 39) | 1998 | Homegrown |
| 24 | Georgie Adams | (1984-11-07) 7 November 1984 (age 40) | 1999 | Homegrown |
| 30 | Carol Harwood | | | |
| | Cori Daniels | (1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 (age 38) | 2002 | Homegrown |
| Midfielders |||||
| 4 | Jayne Ludlow | (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 46) | 2000 | Southampton Saints |
| 7 | Sian Williams (captain) | (1968-02-02) 2 February 1968 (age 57) | 1990 | Juve Siderno |
| 8 | Ciara Grant | (1978-05-17) 17 May 1978 (age 46) | 1998 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 16 | Emma Thomas | (1983-10-17) 17 October 1983 (age 41) | 1996 | Homegrown |
| 21 | Lisa Burrows | (1985-08-01) 1 August 1985 (age 39) | 2002 | Bushey Rangers |
| 22 | Jo Potter | (1984-11-13) 13 November 1984 (age 40) | 2003 | Birmingham City |
| 23 | Eleri Earnshaw | (1985-05-17) 17 May 1985 (age 39) | 2001 | Bangor City |
| | Veronica Phewa | | 2003 | |
| | Portia Modise | (1983-06-20) 20 June 1983 (age 41) | 2003 | |
| Forwards |||||
| 3 | Julie Fleeting | (1980-12-18) 18 December 1980 (age 44) | 2004 | Ross County |
| 9 | Alex Scott | (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 40) | 2002 | Homegrown |
| 10 | Ellen Maggs | (1983-02-16) 16 February 1983 (age 42) | 2000 | Homegrown |
| 14 | Lianne Sanderson | (1988-02-03) 3 February 1988 (age 37) | 2003 | Homegrown |
| 19 | Mihoko Ishida | (1982-06-19) 19 June 1982 (age 42) | 2003 | Musashigaoka |
| 20 | Justine Lorton | (1974-03-11) 11 March 1974 (age 51) | 2003 | Charlton Athletic |
| Unknown |||||
| | Toni Carelse | | 2003 | |

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | PL Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | LC Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Emma Byrne | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 13 | Caroline Collie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Jasmine Cripps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kirsty Pealling | 18 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27+1 | 5 |
| 5 | Leanne Champ | 13 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| 6 | Faye White | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 11 | Clare Wheatley | 16+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 |
| 12 | Julie Fletcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Yvonne Tracy | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 17 | Hayley Kemp | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+4 | 1 |
| 18 | Anita Asante | 7+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13+7 | 0 |
| 24 | Georgie Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Carol Harwood | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | Cori Daniels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jayne Ludlow | 18 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3+1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 29+1 | 29 |
| 7 | Sian Williams (captain) | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 |
| 8 | Ciara Grant | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 14 |
| 16 | Emma Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 21 | Lisa Burrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jo Potter | 6+10 | 2 | 3+2 | 2 | 1+2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14+14 | 9 |
| 23 | Eleri Earnshaw | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | Veronica Phewa | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | Portia Modise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 3 | Julie Fleeting | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| 9 | Alex Scott | 9+6 | 5 | 0+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 13+13 | 7 |
| 10 | Ellen Maggs | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 27+2 | 12 |
| 14 | Lianne Sanderson | 11+4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 20+6 | 11 |
| 19 | Mihoko Ishida | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 20 | Justine Lorton | 7+4 | 1 | 0+4 | 2 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 9+12 | 5 |
| Unknown ||||||||||||
| | Toni Carelse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Total |
| 1 | 4 | MF | Jayne Ludlow | 18 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 29 |
| 2 | 3 | FW | Julie Fleeting | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | 8 | MF | Ciara Grant | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | 10 | FW | Ellen Maggs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | 14 | FW | Lianne Sanderson | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | 22 | MF | Jo Potter | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 9 | FW | Alex Scott | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 20 | FW | Justine Lorton | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | DF | Kirsty Pealling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | DF | Leanne Champ | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 6 | DF | Faye White | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | DF | Yvonne Tracy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 16 | MF | Emma Thomas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 17 | DF | Hayley Kemp | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 62 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 117 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Emma Byrne | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Total | Total | Total | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 |

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

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | From club |
| 2003 | 22 | MF | Jo Potter | Birmingham City |
| 2003 | 19 | FW | Mihoko Ishida | Musashigaoka |
| 2003 | 20 | FW | Justine Lorton | Charlton Athletic |
| 12 August 2003 | | MF | Veronica Phewa | |
| 12 August 2003 | | MF | Portia Modise | |
| 12 August 2003 | | | Toni Carelse | |
| 2004 | 3 | FW | Julie Fleeting | Ross County |

### Transfers out

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
| 2003 | | FW | Angela Banks | Retired |
| 2003 | 3 | DF | Pauline MacDonald | Retired |
| 2003 | | FW | Michele O'Brien | Long Island Lady Riders |
| 2003 | | MF | Gemma Ritchie | Fulham |
| 2003 | | FW | Sheuneen Ta | Miami Hurricanes |
| 2003 | | FW | Ayshea Martyn | Bristol Rovers |
| 2003 | 13 | GK | Jo Price | Bristol City |
| November 2003 | 12 | DF | Julie Fletcher | Charlton Athletic |

## Club
### Kit

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Arsenal (C) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 11 | +54 | 47 | Champions, to European Cup |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 17 | +35 | 46 | |
| 3 | Fulham | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 20 | +40 | 44 | |
| 4 | Leeds United | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 28 | |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 27 | |

#### 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 | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H |
| Result | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |