# 1999–2000 Arsenal L.F.C. season

The 1999–2000 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 13th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, finishing in third place. They won the Premier League Cup by defeating Croydon 3-0 in the Final, but lost to Doncaster Rovers Belles in the FA Cup. They also won the London County Cup, triumphing 3-0 over Wimbledon in the Final.

## Squad Statistics
### First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2000
| Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers ||||
| Emma Byrne | (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 (age 45) | 2000 | Fortuna Hjørring |
| Jasmine Cripps | (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 39) | 1998 | Homegrown |
| Lesley Higgs | (1965-10-25) 25 October 1965 (age 59) | 1997 | Wembley |
| Aman Dosanj | (1983-09-09) 9 September 1983 (age 41) | 1999 | Southampton Saints |
| Defenders ||||
| Kirsty Pealling | (1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 (age 49) | 1987 | Homegrown |
| Pauline MacDonald | (1975-04-17) 17 April 1975 (age 49) | 2000 | Cumbernauld United |
| Faye White | (1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 47) | 1996 | Horsham Ladies |
| Clare Wheatley | (1971-02-04) 4 February 1971 (age 54) | 1995 | Chelsea |
| Carol Harwood | (1965-12-01) 1 December 1965 (age 59) | 1997 | Wembley |
| Kelley Few | | 1991 | Watford |
| Casey Stoney | (1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 (age 42) | 1999 | Homegrown |
| Kim Jerry-Silver | (1977-10-06) 6 October 1977 (age 47) | 1996 | Wembley |
| Sarah Woolliscroft | (1974-12-24) 24 December 1974 (age 50) | 1999 | |
| Jenny Canty | (1976-03-22) 22 March 1976 (age 48) | 1997 | |
| Tammy Scrivens | | 1997 | |
| Vicki Slee | (1973-03-09) 9 March 1973 (age 52) | 1991 | |
| Kirsty Hewitson | (1975-05-17) 17 May 1975 (age 49) | 1999 | |
| Midfielders ||||
| Sian Williams (captain) | (1968-02-02) 2 February 1968 (age 57) | 1990 | Juve Siderno |
| Ciara Grant | (1978-05-17) 17 May 1978 (age 46) | 1998 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| Tina Mapes | (1971-01-21) 21 January 1971 (age 54) | 1997 | Croydon |
| Emma Coss | (1979-05-09) 9 May 1979 (age 45) | 1992 | Homegrown |
| Carol Conlon | (1979-01-09) 9 January 1979 (age 46) | 1998 | |
| Linda Watt | | 1995 | |
| Forwards ||||
| Angela Banks | (1975-12-23) 23 December 1975 (age 49) | 1999 | Whitehawk |
| Marieanne Spacey | (1966-02-13) 13 February 1966 (age 59) | 1993 | Friends of Fulham |
| Rachel Yankey | (1979-12-01) 1 December 1979 (age 45) | 1996 | Homegrown |
| Justine Lorton | (1974-03-11) 11 March 1974 (age 51) | 1998 | Millwall Lionesses |
| Grainne Kierans | (1978-09-20) 20 September 1978 (age 46) | 1999 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| Sheuneen Ta | (1985-07-21) 21 July 1985 (age 39) | 1997 | Homegrown |
| Nina Downham | (1980-12-31) 31 December 1980 (age 44) | 1998 | Millwall Lionesses |
| Unknown ||||
| Jo Gardner | | 1999 | |
| Holly Roberts | | 1999 | |

### Appearances and goals

| Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | PL Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | LC Cup | Total | Total |
| Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| Lesley Higgs | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 |
| Emma Byrne | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Aman Dosanj | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jasmine Cripps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| Kirsty Pealling | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 25+1 | 4 |
| Pauline MacDonald | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Faye White | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4 |
| Clare Wheatley | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| Carol Harwood | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 2 |
| Kelley Few | 4+9 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8+13 | 2 |
| Casey Stoney | 9+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 16+4 | 4 |
| Kim Jerry-Silver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sarah Woolliscroft | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Jenny Canty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tammy Scrivens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vicki Slee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirsty Hewitson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| Sian Williams (captain) | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Ciara Grant | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 |
| Tina Mapes | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+6 | 1 |
| Emma Coss | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 |
| Carol Conlon | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 |
| Linda Watt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| Angela Banks | 15 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 27 |
| Marianne Spacey | 17 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 31 |
| Rachel Yankey | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3+1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 26+1 | 23 |
| Justine Lorton | 11+7 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16+10 | 7 |
| Grainne Kierans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Sheuneen Ta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Nina Downham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Unknown |||||||||||
| Jo Gardner | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Holly Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Position | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Marianne Spacey | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | FW | Angela Banks | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
| 3 | FW | Rachel Yankey | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| 4 | MF | Ciara Grant | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | FW | Justine Lorton | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | DF | Faye White | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | Clare Wheatley | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | Kirsty Pealling | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | Casey Stoney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | Sian Williams (captain) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | Carol Harwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | Kelley Few | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Own Goals | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Tina Mapes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 64 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 123 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | PL Cup | LC Cup | Total |
| 1 | Lesley Higgs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Emma Byrne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Aman Dosanj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |

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

| Announcement date | Position | Player | From club |
| 1999 | | Jo Gardner | |
| 1999 | | Holly Roberts | |
| 1999 | DF | Tammy Scrivens | |
| 1999 | DF | Kirsty Hewitson | |
| 1999 | MF | Linda Watt | |
| 1999 | GK | Aman Dosanj | Southampton Saints |
| 1999 | DF | Sarah Woolliscroft | |
| 1999 | FW | Angela Banks | Whitehawk |
| 1999 | FW | Grainne Kierans | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 2000 | DF | Pauline MacDonald | Cumbernauld United |
| 2000 | GK | Emma Byrne | Fortuna Hjørring |

### Transfers out

| Announcement date | Position | Player | To club |
| 1999 | DF | Kim Jerry-Silver | Fulham |
| 1999 | GK | Sarah Reed | Lynn Fighting Knights |
| 1999 | MF | Taryn Rockall | NSW Sapphires |
| 1999 | GK | Abbie Yeoman | |
| 1999 | MF | Tina Mapes | Croydon |
| 2000 | FW | Justine Lorton | Stjarnan |

### Loans out

| Announcement date | Position | Player | To club |
| 2000 | FW | Rachel Yankey | Laval Dynamites |

## Club
### Kit

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| Home | Away |

## 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 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 13 | +45 | 47 | Champions |
| 2 | Doncaster Belles | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 14 | +52 | 46 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 73 | 13 | +60 | 41 | |
| 4 | Everton | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 33 | |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 36 | +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 | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W |