2012 season | ||||
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Chairman | Peter Hill-Wood | |||
Manager | Laura Harvey | |||
Stadium | Meadow Park Emirates Stadium (Select home games) | |||
Super League | Champions | |||
FA Cup | Semi-finals | |||
WSL Cup | Winners | |||
Champions League | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Kim Little (11) All: Kim Little (19) | |||
Highest home attendance | 5,052 (vs Chelsea, 26 April 2012) | |||
Biggest win | 6–0 (vs Bobruichanka, UWCL, 8 October 2011) | |||
Biggest defeat | 2–0 (vs 1. FFC Frankfurt, UWCL, 21 April 2012) 2–0 (vs Chelsea, FA Cup, 3 May 2012) | |||
The 2012 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 25th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the second edition of the FA WSL, England's top flight for women's football since 2011, winning it for a second season in a row with an unbeaten campaign. [1] Arsenal also played in the FA Women's Cup, and the FA WSL Cup, winning the latter against Birmingham City in October. [2] They also competed in the UEFA Women's Champions League, losing at the Semi Final stage to Frankfurt. [3]
As this season bridged the gap between the Men's Team's 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons, the team wore two different sets of kits during each half of the season.
Squad statistics correct as of May 2018 [4]
Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | Last Contract | Signed From |
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Goalkeepers | |||||
1 | ![]() | 14 June 1979 | 2000 | ![]() | |
13 | ![]() | 22 February 1991 | 2013 | ![]() | |
31 | ![]() | 25 August 1994 | 2010 | ![]() | |
35 | ![]() | 13 February 1995 | 2012 | Homegrown | |
Defenders | |||||
2 | ![]() | 23 April 1988 | 2010 | August 2010 [5] | ![]() |
3 | ![]() | 27 February 1981 | 2000 | ![]() | |
5 | ![]() | 24 August 1991 | 2003 | ![]() | |
6 | ![]() | 2 February 1978 | 1996 | ![]() | |
19 | ![]() | 13 October 1987 | 2008 | ![]() | |
22 | ![]() | 14 October 1984 | 2012 | March 2012 [6] | ![]() |
25 | ![]() | 6 October 1993 | 2009 | ![]() | |
Midfielders | |||||
4 | ![]() | 7 January 1979 | 2000 | ![]() | |
7 | ![]() | 17 May 1978 | 1998 | ![]() | |
8 | ![]() | 8 December 1992 | 2010 | August 2010 [7] | ![]() |
16 | ![]() | 26 September 1990 | 2008 | ![]() | |
17 | ![]() | 15 June 1982 | 2010 | November 2010 | ![]() |
28 | ![]() | 1 June 1994 | ![]() | ||
30 | ![]() | 14 January 1994 | Homegrown | ||
32 | ![]() | 28 April 1994 | ![]() | ||
Forwards | |||||
9 | ![]() | 9 May 1989 | 2010 | July 2010 [8] | ![]() |
11 | ![]() | 1 November 1979 | 2005 | ![]() | |
12 | ![]() | 17 April 1987 | 2012 | ![]() | |
14 | ![]() | 13 May 1991 | 2009 | ![]() | |
15 | ![]() | 18 May 1993 | 2009 | Homegrown | |
20 | ![]() | 22 November 1992 | 2008 | ![]() | |
23 | ![]() | 29 October 1978 | 2012 | March 2012 [9] | ![]() |
Italic indicates an academy player.
‡ = Player played in the earlier rounds of the UEFA Women's Champions League, but departed Arsenal before the start of the WSL Season
No. | Name | Super League | FA Cup | WSL Cup | UWCL | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
31 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
35 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 12+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 28+2 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
5 | ![]() | 11+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
19 | ![]() | 11+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 |
22 | ![]() | 12+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 |
25 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 12+1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 4+3 | 4 | 21+5 | 10 |
16 | ![]() | 13+1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 28+1 | 19 |
17 | ![]() | 13+1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 28+1 | 7 |
28 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
30 | ![]() | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
32 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 4+6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1+3 | 1 | 7+1 | 2 | 14+10 | 8 |
11 | ![]() | 11+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 23+3 | 4 |
12 | ![]() | 11+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 14+9 | 3 |
14 | ![]() | 4+7 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 3 | 1+5 | 3 | 8+16 | 9 |
15 | ![]() | 5+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+3 | 3 | 12+8 | 4 |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | ![]() | 4+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+3 | 5 |
Italic indicates an academy player.
Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | FA Cup | WSL Cup | UWCL | Total |
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1 | 16 | MF | ![]() | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
2 | 8 | MF | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
3 | 14 | FW | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
4 | 9 | FW | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
5 | 17 | MF | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
6 | 23 | FW | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
7 | 11 | FW | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
15 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
8 | 12 | FW | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
10 | 4 | MF | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
7 | MF | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 39 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 76 |
Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | FA Cup | WSL Cup | UWCL | Total | |||||
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![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
1 | 17 | MF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2 | 2 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1 | GK | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
11 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
3 | 5 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
12 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
9 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
7 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
22 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
19 | DF | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
8 | MF | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
4 | MF | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Rank | No. | Name | Super League | FA Cup | WSL Cup | UWCL | Total |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
2 | 13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
3 | 31 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | From club |
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9 March 2012 [9] | 22 | DF | ![]() | ![]() |
9 March 2012 [9] | 23 | FW | ![]() | ![]() |
March 2012 | 12 | FW | ![]() | ![]() |
March 2012 | 13 | GK | ![]() | ![]() |
Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
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December 2011 | 13 | GK | ![]() | ![]() |
2011 | 10 | FW | ![]() | Maternity |
13 March 2012 [10] | 28 | MF | ![]() | ![]() |
13 March 2012 [10] | 32 | MF | ![]() | ![]() |
March 2012 | 13 | GK | ![]() | ![]() |
Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
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June 2012 [11] | 25 | DF | ![]() | ![]() |
Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Fly Emirates
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Arsenal's home, away, third and goalkeeper outfits featured an anniversary crest to mark the club's 125th anniversary. The crest featured 15 laurel leaves on the left side of the crest to reflect the detail on the reverse of the sixpence pieces paid by 15 men to establish the Club in Woolwich in 1886. The 15 oak leaves to the right of the crest paid tribute to the founders who would meet in the local Royal Oak pub. Underneath the crest was one of the club's first recorded mottos – "Forward" – with the anniversary dates of 1886 and 2011 either side.
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UWCL |
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UWCL |
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Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Fly Emirates
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Nike released a new set of home, away and goalkeeper kits for the 2012–13 season. The club reverted to their traditional crest, after using an anniversary crest last season.
Kit | Combination | Usage | |
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Away |
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8 April 20121 | Arsenal | 3–2 | Everton | Borehamwood |
13:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis |
26 April 20122 | Arsenal | 3–1 | Chelsea | Holloway, London |
19:45 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 5,052 Referee: Tim Robinson |
6 May 20123 | Liverpool | 0–2 | Arsenal | Skelmersdale |
14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Skelmersdale Ormskirk Stadium Referee: Barry Cropp |
30 May 20125 | Bristol Academy | 0–3 | Arsenal | Stoke Gifford |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 1,107 Referee: Mark Pottage |
24 June 20126 | Arsenal | 4–2 | Birmingham City | Borehamwood |
14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 809 Referee: Dean Treleaven |
5 July 20127 | Chelsea | 2–4 | Arsenal | Staines |
19:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 326 Referee: Steven Rea |
19 August 20128 | Everton | 2–2 | Arsenal | Crosby |
14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Rossett Park Attendance: 618 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
25 August 20129 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 0–4 | Arsenal | Doncaster |
18:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 376 Referee: Marc Edwards |
30 August 201210 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Bristol Academy | Borehamwood |
19:45 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 987 Referee: Anthony Da Costa |
9 September 201211 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Lincoln | Borehamwood |
14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 571 Referee: Gavin Muge |
23 September 201212 | Arsenal | 4–1 | Liverpool | Borehamwood |
14:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 464 Referee: Alan Dale |
30 September 201213 | Arsenal | 3–2 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | Borehamwood |
14:00 BST |
| Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 712 Referee: Sasa Ihringova |
7 October 201214 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Arsenal | Tiddington |
14:00 BST | Simpkins ![]() | Report |
| Stadium: Knights Lane Attendance: 715 Referee: Massey |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Arsenal (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 34 | Qualification to Champions League |
2 | Birmingham City | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 26 | |
3 | Everton | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 25 | |
4 | Bristol Academy | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 18 | |
5 | Lincoln Ladies | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 18 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 |
11 March 2012Fifth Round | Lincoln | 0–1 | Arsenal | Lincoln |
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Alleway ![]() | Report |
| Stadium: Ashby Avenue Attendance: 364 Referee: Robert Ellis |
25 March 2012Quarter-Final | Arsenal | 2–1 | Everton | Borehamwood |
14:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 414 |
18 March 20121 | Liverpool | 0–3 | Arsenal | Skelmersdale |
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Skelmersdale Ormskirk Stadium |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIN | ARS | CHE | LIV | |
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1 | Lincoln Ladies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage | — | 4–3 | — | 3–2 | |
2 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | — | — | 3–0 | — | ||
3 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | 1–2 | — | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | — | 0–3 | — | — |
3 September 2012Semi-Final | Bristol Academy | 0–4 | Arsenal | Stoke Gifford |
19:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 570 Referee: Adam Bromley |
10 October 2012Final | Birmingham City | 0–1 | Arsenal | Barnet |
19:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 2535 Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis |
29 September 2011First Leg | Bobruichanka ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Bobruisk |
14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Spartak Stadium Attendance: 2,050 Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden) |
5 October 2011Second Leg | Arsenal ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Borehamwood |
17:00 BST | Report | Astasheva ![]() | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 209 Referee: Séverine Zinck (France) |
3 November 2011First Leg | Rayo Vallecano ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Madrid |
19:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Report | Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Fundación Rayo Vallecano Attendance: 480 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic) |
9 November 2011Second Leg | Arsenal ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Borehamwood |
15:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 323 Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece) |
14 March 2012First Leg | Arsenal ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Borehamwood |
15:30 GMT (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 447 Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania) |
21 March 2012Second Leg | Göteborg ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Gothenburg |
19:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Report | Stadium: Valhalla IP Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) |
15 April 2012First Leg | Arsenal ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Borehamwood |
16:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 894 Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy) |
21 April 2012Second Leg | 1. FFC Frankfurt ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Frankfurt |
14:15 BST | Report | Chapman ![]() | Stadium: Stadion am Brentanobad Attendance: 3,710 Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland) |