2007–08 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
2007-08 season
Manager	Vic Akers
Stadium	Meadow Park
Premier League	Champions
FA Cup	Winners
Premier League Cup	Runners Up
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
London County Cup	Winners
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007-08 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 21st season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, winning the title for a 5th consecutive season and doing so unbeaten once again.^[1] They completed a domestic double by winning the FA Women's Cup by defeating Leeds Carnegie 4-1 in the Final, but lost the Premier League Cup Final to Everton.^[2]^[3] They also competed in the UEFA Women's Cup as reigning champions, but lost at the Quarter-final stage to Lyon.^[4]

Competitions

FA Women's Premier League

27 September 2007 1	Watford	2–6	Arsenal	Letchworth
19:30 BST		Report	Sanderson 6', 29', 60' Chapman 20' Carney 54' Smith 64'	Stadium: County Ground

30 September 2007 2	Liverpool	1–4	Arsenal	Skelmersdale
14:00 BST	Jones 80'	Report	Ludlow 18' Sanderson 50', 52' Carney 89'	Stadium: Ashley Travel Stadium

4 October 2009 3	Chelsea	0–3	Arsenal	East Molesey
19:30 BST		Report	Fleeting 40', 54', 82'	Stadium: Imber Court

8 November 2007 4	Arsenal	5–0	Charlton Athletic	Borehamwood
19:00 GMT	Sanderson F. White Yankey Ludlow	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

11 November 2007 5	Arsenal	9–0	Cardiff City	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Sanderson A. Scott Chapman Ludlow White	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

29 November 2007 6	Charlton Athletic	0–7	Arsenal	Dartford
19:45 GMT		Report	Ludlow Sanderson Chapman Grant	Stadium: Princes Park

2 December 2007 7	Everton	0–2	Arsenal	Crosby
14:00 GMT		Report	Sanderson Chapman	Stadium: Rossett Park

13 December 2007 8	Bristol Academy	0–1	Arsenal	Almondsbury
19:30 GMT		Report	Carney 82'	Stadium: Oaklands Park

24 January 2008 9	Arsenal	4–1	Watford	Borehamwood
19:45 GMT	Smith Fleeting	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

3 February 2008 10	Blackburn Rovers	1–3	Arsenal	Clitheroe
14:00 GMT	Anderton	Report	F. White Fleeting Smith (pen.)	Stadium: Shawbride

10 February 2008 11	Arsenal	5–2	Liverpool	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Sanderson Yankey Fleeting	Report	Parry McCoy	Stadium: Meadow Park

21 February 2008 12	Arsenal	4–3	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Borehamwood
19:45 GMT	Carney Grant Fleeting	Report	Heckler Exley	Stadium: Meadow Park

2 March 2008 13	Leeds United	0–4	Arsenal	Tadcaster
14:00 GMT		Report	Yankey Sanderson Fleeting	Stadium: Ings Lane

23 March 2008 14	Cardiff City	0–6	Arsenal	Bridgend
14:00 GMT		Report	Carney Smith Sanderson Ludlow	Stadium: Bryntirion Park

26 March 2008 15	Doncaster Rovers Belles	2–4	Arsenal	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Hamilton	Report	Tracy Sanderson Ludlow	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

30 March 2008 16	Arsenal	3–0	Birmingham City	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Ludlow Sanderson	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

3 April 2008 17	Birmingham City	0–3	Arsenal	Redditch
19:45 BST		Report	Sanderson Smith Carney	Stadium: Valley Stadium

13 April 2008 18	Arsenal	0–0	Everton	Borehamwood
14:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

20 April 2008 19	Arsenal	2–0	Bristol Academy	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Smith 44' (pen.) Yankey 75'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

24 April 2008 20	Arsenal	4–1	Chelsea	Holloway, London
19:00 BST	Carney Smith (pen.) Little	Report	Whitter	Stadium: Emirates Stadium

27 April 2008 21	Arsenal	5–1	Blackburn Rovers	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	F. White Ludlow Sanderson (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

14 May 2008 22	Arsenal	1–1	Leeds United	London Colney
17:30 BST	Carney	Report	Moore	Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre

Partial league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal	22	20	2	0	85	15	+70	62	Champions, to European Cup
2	Everton	22	18	3	1	69	14	+55	57
3	Leeds United^[a]	22	12	4	6	45	33	+12	40
4	Bristol Academy	22	10	4	8	45	35	+10	34
5	Chelsea	22	9	5	8	40	35	+5	32

Source: Soccerway table
Notes:

^ On 9 July 2008, the team announced they were changing their name to Leeds Carnegie Ladies F.C. This came to ensure all of the professional sports teams Leeds Met University were investing in carried the name of the university's sport department, Carnegie College (including Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie). On 8 July 2010 it was announced by Leeds United F.C. that to stop Leeds Carnegie Ladies from going out of existence the club would step in to provide funding again, bringing the club full circle back to Leeds United Ladies once more, a day under two years since the club was renamed Leeds Carnegie L.F.C.

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
22	20	2	0	85	15	+70	62	9	2	0	42	9	+33	11	0	0	43	6	+37

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D

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

FA Women's Cup

6 January 2008 Fourth Round	Arsenal	11–1	Newquay	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Sanderson Ludlow Grant Davison Grant Yankey Phillip (pen.)	Report	Wood (pen.)	Stadium: Meadow Park

27 January 2008 Fifth Round	Arsenal	8–1	West Ham United	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Sanderson (pen.) Davison Smith Phillip Yankey Carney (o.g.)	Report	Puttick	Stadium: Meadow Park

24 February 2008 Quarter Final	Arsenal	5–1	Birmingham City	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Fleeting Sanderson A. Scott Carney	Report	Hall	Stadium: Meadow Park

16 March 2008 Semi Final	Lincoln	1–5	Arsenal	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Baker	Report	Smith Sanderson Ludlow	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,974

5 May 2008 Final	Arsenal	4–1	Leeds United	Nottingham
14:00 BST	Smith 54', 83' Ludlow 59' Sanderson 60'	Report	Clarke 69'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,582 Referee: Saša Ihringová

FA Women's Premier League Cup

7 October 2007 First Round	Cardiff City	0–4	Arsenal	Cwmbran
14:00 GMT		Report	Carney Chapman Yankey Sanderson	Stadium: Cwmbran Stadium

21 October 2007 Second Round	Newquay	1–11	Arsenal	Truro
14:00 BST		Report	Yankey Ludlow Sanderson Marsh Wicks	Stadium: Truro City Stadium Attendance: 1,200

4 November 2007 11	Arsenal	3–1	Chelsea	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Carney 43' Ludlow 78' Sanderson 84'	Report	F. White 62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Meadow Park

16 December 2007 Semi Final	Arsenal	4–0	Liverpool	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT	Ludlow 8' Sanderson 42' Yankey 68' Tracy 84'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

28 February 2008 Final	Everton	1–0	Arsenal	Leyton
14:00 GMT	Kane 7'	Report		Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 5,008

London County Cup

17 February 2008 Quarter Final	West Ham United	2–11	Arsenal	Harlow
14:00 BST		Report	Sanderson Wicks A. Scott Coombs Davison	Stadium: Barrows Farm Stadium

9 March 2008 Semi Final	Arsenal	3–0	Charlton Athletic	Borehamwood
19:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

16 April 2008 Final	Arsenal	3–1	Millwall Lionesses	Finchley
19:30 BST	Tracy Sanderson Ludlow	Report	Mason	Stadium: Harry Abrahams Stadium

UEFA Women's Cup

Group Stage

11 October 2007 1	Arsenal	4–0	Alma	Borehamwood
18:30 BST	Carney 21', 25' Chapman 32' Sanderson 45'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

13 October 2007 2	Arsenal	7–0	Neulengbach	Borehamwood
	Ludlow 9', 31' Fleeting 28', 36' Carney 33' Chapman 71' Grant 79'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

16 October 2007 3	Arsenal	3–3	Bardolino	Borehamwood
18:00 BST	Fleeting 27' Sanderson 48' Smith 85'	Report	Gabbiadini 49' Manieri 85', 90'	Stadium: Meadow Park

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal Ladies	3	2	1	0	14	3	+11	7
2	Bardolino	3	2	1	0	11	6	+5	7
3	Neulengbach	3	1	0	2	5	10	−5	3
4	Alma	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Source: Group B1

Quarter Final

14 November 2007 First Leg	Lyon	0–0	Arsenal	Lyon
19:00 GMT	Renard 54' Bompastor 68' Georges 69'	Report	Carney 55' Smith 80'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

21 November 2007 Second Leg	Arsenal	2–3	Lyon	Borehamwood
19:30 GMT	Smith 24' 81' Yankey 33' Ludlow 69' Bompastor 70' Simone 89'	Report	Kátia 16' Abily 38' 61' Thomis 85'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Jenny Palmqvist

References

^ "Arsenal win women's league title". 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
^ "FA Cup win secures Arsenal Double". 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
^ "League Cup Final - Arsenal 0-1 Everton". League Cup Final - Arsenal 0-1 Everton. 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
^ UEFA.com. "History: Arsenal 2-3 Lyon | UEFA Women's Champions League 2007/08". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-11-26.

[table_note_LEE0.89069205144918-5] On 9 July 2008, the team announced they were changing their name to Leeds Carnegie Ladies F.C. This came to ensure all of the professional sports teams Leeds Met University were investing in carried the name of the university's sport department, Carnegie College (including Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie). On 8 July 2010 it was announced by Leeds United F.C. that to stop Leeds Carnegie Ladies from going out of existence the club would step in to provide funding again, bringing the club full circle back to Leeds United Ladies once more, a day under two years since the club was renamed Leeds Carnegie L.F.C.

[1] "Arsenal win women's league title". 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2024-11-26.

[2] "FA Cup win secures Arsenal Double". 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2024-11-26.

[3] "League Cup Final - Arsenal 0-1 Everton". League Cup Final - Arsenal 0-1 Everton. 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2024-11-26.

[4] UEFA.com. "History: Arsenal 2-3 Lyon | UEFA Women's Champions League 2007/08". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-11-26.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	20	2	0	85	15	+70	62	9	2	0	42	9	+33	11	0	0	43	6	+37

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	20	2	0	85	15	+70	62	9	2	0	42	9	+33	11	0	0	43	6	+37

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	20	2	0	85	15	+70	62	9	2	0	42	9	+33	11	0	0	43	6	+37