# 2004–05 Arsenal L.F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 18th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, winning the title for a 2nd consecutive season. They won the Premier League Cup, defeating Charlton Athletic 3–0 in the final to complete a domestic double. However, they were unable to retain the FA Cup, losing 3–0 in the Semi Finals to Everton. They missed out on the FA Community Shield to Charlton Athletic, and failed to progress in the London County Cup. This season also saw Arsenal return to Europe after missing out the previous season. They reached the semifinals of the UEFA Women's Cup, where they were defeated 2–1 on aggregate by Djurgårdens IF.

## Squad Statistics
### First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2005
| 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 | |
| | Jasmine Cripps | (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 39) | 1998 | Homegrown |
| | Lauren Wells | (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 36) | 2004 | Homegrown |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Kirsty Pealling | (1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 (age 49) | 1987 | Homegrown |
| 3 | Yvonne Tracy | (1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 (age 44) | 2000 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 5 | Leanne Champ | (1983-08-10) 10 August 1983 (age 41) | 2001 | Millwall Lionesses |
| 6 | Faye White (captain) | (1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 47) | 1996 | Horsham Ladies |
| 11 | Clare Wheatley | (1971-02-04) 4 February 1971 (age 54) | 1995 | Chelsea |
| 15 | Anita Asante | (1985-04-27) 27 April 1985 (age 39) | 1998 | Homegrown |
| 17 | Hayley Kemp | (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 37) | 1998 | Homegrown |
| 23 | Mary Phillip | (1977-03-14) 14 March 1977 (age 48) | 2004 | Fulham |
| | Cori Daniels | (1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 (age 38) | 2002 | Homegrown |
| | Kelly Lawrence | (1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 (age 36) | 2004 | Homegrown |
| | Yuki Tozaki | | | |
| Midfielders |||||
| 4 | Jayne Ludlow | (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 |
| 12 | Elaine O'Connor | (1982-02-20) 20 February 1982 (age 43) | 2004 | St Catherine's |
| 12 | Kelly Smith | (1978-10-29) 29 October 1978 (age 46) | 2005 | New Jersey Wildcats |
| 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 | Homegrown |
| | Sian Larkin | (1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 (age 36) | 2003 | Homegrown |
| | Charlotte Gurr | (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 35) | 2004 | Homegrown |
| | Kirsty McBride | (1985-09-09) 9 September 1985 (age 39) | 2004 | Hibernian |
| | Danielle Saulter | | | |
| Forwards |||||
| 8 | Angela Banks | (1975-12-23) 23 December 1975 (age 49) | 2004 | Retirement |
| 9 | Lianne Sanderson | (1988-02-03) 3 February 1988 (age 37) | 2003 | Homegrown |
| 10 | Julie Fleeting | (1980-12-18) 18 December 1980 (age 44) | 2004 | Ross County |
| 14 | Justine Lorton | (1974-03-11) 11 March 1974 (age 51) | 2003 | Charlton Athletic |
| 22 | Dunia Susi | (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 37) | 2004 | Homegrown |
| 24 | Gemma Davison | (1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 (age 37) | 2004 | Watford |
| | Amber Hearn | (1984-11-28) 28 November 1984 (age 40) | 2004 | Homegrown |
| | Mikaela Howell | (1988-07-12) 12 July 1988 (age 36) | 1999 | |
| Unknown |||||
| | Vikki Keeping | | | |
| | Kylie Wren | | | |
| | Lucy Tape | | | |

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | PL Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | LC Cup | Comm Shield | Comm Shield | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Emma Byrne | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 13 | Caroline Collie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Jasmine Cripps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Lauren Wells | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kirsty Pealling | 17 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33+1 | 1 |
| 3 | Yvonne Tracy | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 |
| 5 | Leanne Champ | 14+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 25+5 | 0 |
| 6 | Faye White (captain) | 8+1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 | 20+2 | 8 |
| 11 | Clare Wheatley | 16+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 |
| 15 | Anita Asante | 14 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24+3 | 1 |
| 17 | Hayley Kemp | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 |
| 23 | Mary Phillip | 17 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 |
| | Cori Daniels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | Kelly Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | Yuki Tozaki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jayne Ludlow | 15+3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 32+3 | 11 |
| 7 | Ciara Grant | 16+2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 33+2 | 10 |
| 12 | Elaine O'Connor | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 |
| 12 | Kelly Smith | 2+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 16 | Emma Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | Lisa Burrows | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | Kirsty McBride | 3+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 |
| | Sian Larkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Charlotte Gurr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Danielle Saulter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Angela Banks | 14+2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 3 | 29+3 | 20 |
| 9 | Lianne Sanderson | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 31+3 | 13 |
| 10 | Julie Fleeting | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6+1 | 3 | 28+1 | 23 |
| 14 | Justine Lorton | 5+6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 8+10 | 7 |
| 22 | Dunia Susi | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 24 | Gemma Davison | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| | Amber Hearn | 1+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+12 | 0 |
| | Mikaela Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown ||||||||||||||||
| | Vikki Keeping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Kylie Wren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Lucy Tape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Comm Shield | UEFA Cup | Total |
| 1 | 10 | FW | Julie Fleeting | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | 8 | FW | Angela Banks | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | Lianne Sanderson | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | 4 | MF | Jayne Ludlow | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | 7 | MF | Ciara Grant | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 6 | DF | Faye White (captain) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | FW | Justine Lorton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | 12 | MF | Kelly Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | DF | Kirsty Pealling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 15 | DF | Anita Asante | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | DF | Hayley Kemp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | DF | Clare Wheatley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 56 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 100 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Comm Shield | UEFA Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Emma Byrne | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Total | Total | Total | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |

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

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | From club |
| 2004 | 23 | DF | Mary Phillip | Fulham |
| 2004 | 12 | MF | Elaine O'Connor | St Catherines |
| 2004 | 8 | FW | Angela Banks | Retirement |
| 2005 | 12 | MF | Kelly Smith | New Jersey Wildcats |

### Transfers out

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
| 2004 | 24 | DF | Georgie Adams | Birmingham City |
| 2004 | 23 | MF | Eleri Earnshaw | New York Magic |
| 2004 | 12 | DF | Julie Fletcher | Charlton Athletic |
| 2004 | 30 | DF | Carol Harwood | Retired |
| 2004 | 19 | FW | Mihoko Ishida | |
| 2004 | 10 | FW | Ellen Maggs | Birmingham City |
| 2004 | | MF | Veronica Phewa | |
| 2004 | | MF | Portia Modise | |
| 2004 | | | Toni Carelse | |
| 2004 | 22 | MF | Jo Potter | Birmingham City |
| 2004 | 9 | FW | Alex Scott | Birmingham City |
| 2004 | 7 | MF | Sian Williams | Charlton Athletic |
| 2005 | 12 | MF | Elaine O'Connor | Long Island Lady Riders |

## Club
### Kit

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: O2.
| Home | Away | Third |

## 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 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 13 | +44 | 48 | Qualification for the European Cup |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 41 | |
| 3 | Everton | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 37 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 30 | |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 28 | |

#### 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H |
| Result | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### UEFA Women's Cup
#### Group Stage
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Arsenal Ladies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 |
| 2 | Djurgården | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Athletic Club Neskak | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
| 4 | Aegina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 |