1999–2000 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
1999–2000 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Vic Akers
Stadium	Meadow Park
Premier League	Third Place
FA Cup	Semi Final
Premier League Cup	Winners
London County Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Marianne Spacey (16); All: Marianne Spacey (31)
Biggest win	16–0 (vs Leyton Orent, London County Cup)
Biggest defeat	2–0 (vs Doncaster Rovers Belles, Premier League, 05 September 1999)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1998–99 2000–01 →

Last updated February 25, 2025 • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

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.^[1] They won the Premier League Cup by defeating Croydon 3-0 in the Final, but lost to Doncaster Rovers Belles in the FA Cup.^[2]^[3] 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^[4]

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 51)	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
Marianne 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 50)	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		FA Cup		PL Cup		LC Cup		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
	DF	Clare Wheatley	1	0	3	0	4
	DF	Kirsty Pealling	3	0	1	0	4
	DF	Casey Stoney	2	0	0	2	4
7	MF	Sian Williams (captain)	2	0	0	0	2
	DF	Carol Harwood	0	0	0	2	2
	DF	Kelley Few	0	1	1	0	2
	Own Goals		2	0	0	0	2
8	MF	Tina Mapes	0	0	1	0	1
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		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

29 August 19991	Tranmere Rovers	3–2	Arsenal
	Smith 86'	Report	Spacey Lorton

05 September 19992	Doncaster Rovers Belles	2–0	Arsenal
	75'	Report

15 April 20013	Reading Royals	0–3	Arsenal
		Report	Spacey Yankey Lorton

15 September 19994	Arsenal	3–0	Southampton Saints	Borehamwood
	Lorton Williams 46' Grant	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

03 October 19995	Croydon	1–0	Arsenal
	35'	Report

24 October 19996	Arsenal	5–0	Everton	Borehamwood
	Yankey 10' Banks Grant	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

07 November 19997	Arsenal	10–1	Aston Villa	Borehamwood
	White Spacey (pen.) Banks Yankey	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

15 September 19998	Arsenal	2–1	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Borehamwood
	Yankey Spacey 75'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

21 November 19999	Arsenal	9–0	Reading Royals	Borehamwood
	Yankey Banks Grant Spacey Pealling (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

05 December 199910	Aston Villa	1–8	Arsenal
		Report	Spacey (pen.) Williams Pealling Grant Lorton

15 September 199911	Arsenal	8–1	Tranmere Rovers	Borehamwood
	Banks 7', 11', 47' Grant Yankey Stoney Pealling	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

15 April 200112	Southampton Saints	1–3	Arsenal
		Report	Yankey Spacey

12 March 200013	Everton	1–1	Arsenal	Crosby
	Yankey 36'	Report	78'	Stadium: Rossett Park

09 April 200014	Liverpool	1–1	Arsenal
	75' (pen.)	Report	Spacey 60' Wheatley 75'

16 April 200015	Arsenal	2–0	Liverpool	Potters Bar
14:00 BST	Spacey Yankey	Report		Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

24 April 200016	Arsenal	6–0	Millwall Lionesses	Highbury
	Stoney Spacey Yankey White Banks	Report		Stadium: Highbury

30 April 200017	Millwall Lionesses	0–7	Arsenal
		Report	Banks Yankey (o.g.) White

04 May 200018	Arsenal	3–0	Croydon	Borehamwood
		Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

Partial league table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(C) Champions

Results Summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	13	2	3	73	13	+60	41	9	0	0	48	3	+45	4	2	3	25	10	+15

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

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Women's Cup

09 January 2000Fourth Round	Cardiff City	1–8	Arsenal
		Report	Banks 4' Spacey 25' Yankey 26' Few

06 February 2000Fifth Round	Arsenal	5–0	Reading Royals	Borehamwood
	Yankey Banks Spacey Grant	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

30 April 2000Quarter Final	Fulham	0–7	Arsenal
		Report

25 March 2000Semi Final	Doncaster Rovers Belles	2–3	Arsenal	Mansfield
	5' 90'	Report	Grant 15' Spacey (pen.)	Stadium: Field Mill

FA Women's Premier League Cup

26 September 1999First Round	Arsenal	6–0	Langford	Borehamwood
	Whealtey Grant Lorton Banks	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

31 October 1999Second Round	Aston Villa	1–7	Arsenal
		Report

28 November 1999Quarter Final	Arsenal	6–1	Bangor City	Potters Bar
	Yankey Banks Spacey Few Wheatley	Report		Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

23 January 2000Semi Final	Everton	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Arsenal
	80'	Report	Yankey 25', 102'

01 April 2000Final	Arsenal	4–1	Croydon	Barnet
	Grant 12' Pealling 47' Wheatley 50' Spacey	Report	Proctor	Stadium: Underhill Stadium

London County Cup

Second Round	Arsenal	16–0	Leyton Orient
	Ta Pealling Downham Coss Wheatley Stoney Woolliscroft

30 January 2000Semi Final	Arsenal	8–1	Barking	Potters Bar
	Yankey Grant Harwood Banks			Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

19 March 2000Final	Arsenal	3–0 (a.e.t.)	Wimbledon	East Dulwich
	Spacey White			Stadium: Champion Hill

References

↑ "England (Women) 1999/00". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
↑ "Arsenal Ladies stroll to cup glory past Croydon". The Guardian. 2000-04-03. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-01-30.
↑ "England (Women) 1999/00". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
↑ "Arsenal Ladies". 2000-01 Arsenal Handbook: Page 70.

External links

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[1] "England (Women) 1999/00". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

[2] "Arsenal Ladies stroll to cup glory past Croydon". The Guardian. 2000-04-03. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[3] "England (Women) 1999/00". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

[4] "Arsenal Ladies". 2000-01 Arsenal Handbook: Page 70.

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