2011 Arsenal L.F.C. season

The 2011 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 24th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the first edition of the FA WSL, England's new top flight for women's football. In April, Arsenal played in the first ever WSL match, defeating Chelsea 1–0 at Imperial Fields, thanks to a goal from Gilly Flaherty, the first goal in WSL history. Arsenal won the inaugural title, and also played in the FA Women's Cup, and the FA WSL Cup, winning the former against Bristol Academy in May and the latter against Birmingham City in September. They also competed in the UEFA Women's Champions League, losing at the Semi Final stage to Lyon.

Arsenal Ladies

2011 Season season
Manager	Laura Harvey
Stadium	Meadow Park
FA WSL	Champions
FA Women's Cup	Winners
FA WSL Cup	Winners
Champions League	Semi-finals

Competitions

FA WSL

Main article: 2011 FA WSL

Chelsea v Arsenal

13 April 2011 1	Chelsea	0–1	Arsenal	Mitcham
17:30 BST		Report	Flaherty 33'	Stadium: Imperial Fields Attendance: 2,510 Referee: Sasa Ihringova

Arsenal v Bristol Academy

21 April 2011 2	Arsenal	1–0	Bristol Academy	Borehamwood
19:45 BST	Beattie 81'	Report	Culvin  78'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 655 Referee: Mark Engelbertson

Arsenal v Birmingham City

28 April 2011 3	Arsenal	1–2	Birmingham City	Borehamwood
19:45 BST	Yankey  38'	Report	Williams 64' Carney 73' Weston  19'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 789 Referee: Tim Donnellan

Lincoln v Arsenal

4 May 2011 4	Lincoln	0–2	Arsenal	Lincoln
19:30 BST		Report	Nobbs 27' E. White 35'	Stadium: Ashby Avenue Attendance: 581 Referee: Sasa Ihringova

Doncaster Rovers Belles v Arsenal

7 May 2011 5	Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–3	Arsenal	Doncaster
14:00 BST		Report	E. White 7' Little 47', 68'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 424 Referee: Gordon Johnson

Bristol Academy v Arsenal

12 May 2011 6	Bristol Academy	2–2	Arsenal	Stoke Gifford
18:30 BST	McCatty 54' Yorston 87' Culvin  80' Hoogendijk  90'	Report	E. White 37' Yankey 59' Fleeting  32'	Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 1,138 Referee: Tim Robinson

Arsenal v Liverpool

24 July 2011 7	Arsenal	3–0	Liverpool	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Fleeting 35' Yankey 63' Little 88'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 915 Referee: Paul Forrester

Arsenal v Chelsea

28 July 2011 8	Arsenal	3–0	Chelsea	Borehamwood
19:45 BST	Yankey 66' Carter 73', 81'	Report	Buet  49' Champ  75'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 608 Referee: Ade Mead

Everton v Arsenal

31 July 2011 9	Everton	3–1	Arsenal	Crosby
14:00 BST	Hinnigan 39' Kane 62' Duggan 72'	Report	Little 3'	Stadium: Rossett Park Attendance: 662 Referee: Billy Smallwood

Arsenal v Lincoln

4 August 2011 10	Arsenal	4–0	Lincoln	Borehamwood
19:45 BST	Fleeting 21' Little 39', 80' Carter 40'	Report	Harris  55'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 328 Referee: Tim Robinson

Birmingham City v Arsenal

7 August 2011 11	Birmingham City	1–1	Arsenal	Tiddington
14:00 BST	Williams 26'	Report	Little 69'	Stadium: Knights Lane Attendance: 824

Arsenal v Doncaster Rovers Belles

14 August 2011 12	Arsenal	3–0	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Little 37' E. White 77' Houghton 90'	Report	Hamilton  43'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 434

Arsenal v Everton

18 August 2011 13	Arsenal	1–0	Everton	Borehamwood
19:00 BST	Little 54'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: [Sian Massey-Ellis|Sian Massey]]

Liverpool v Arsenal

28 August 2011 14	Liverpool	1–3	Arsenal	Skelmersdale
14:00 BST	Brusell 61'	Report	Yankey 9', 36' Little 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Skelmersdale Ormskirk Stadium Referee: Sarah Garratt

Partial league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Arsenal (C)	14	10	2	2	29	9	+20	32	Qualification to Champions League
2	Birmingham City	14	8	5	1	29	13	+16	29
3	Everton	14	7	4	3	19	13	+6	25
4	Lincoln Ladies	14	6	3	5	18	16	+2	21
5	Bristol Academy	14	4	4	6	14	20	−6	16

Source: FA WSL results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(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
14	10	2	2	29	9	+20	32	6	0	1	16	2	+14	4	2	1	13	7	+6

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W
Position	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1

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

FA Women's Cup

Main article: 2010–11 FA Women's Cup

Everton v Arsenal

13 March 2011 Fifth Round	Everton	0–2	Arsenal	Crosby
13:00 BST		Report	Yankey 57' Chapman 74'	Stadium: Rossett Park Attendance: 500

Sunderland v Arsenal

27 March 2011 Quarter-Final	Sunderland	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Arsenal	Hetton-le-Hole
14:00 BST	Furness 21' Bannon 80'	Report	E. White 47', 92' Fleeting 78'	Stadium: Hetton Centre

Barnet v Arsenal

24 April 2011 Semi-Final	Barnet	0–5	Arsenal	Uxbridge
14:00 BST	E. White 3', 43', 54' Little 6' Yankey 46'	Report		Stadium: Honeycroft Attendance: 502 Referee: Andy Mead

Arsenal v Bristol Academy

21 May 2011 Final	Arsenal	2–0	Bristol Academy	Coventry
15:00 BST	Little 19' Fleeting 32'	Report		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 13,885 Referee: Sian Massey

FA WSL Cup

Main article: 2011 FA WSL Cup

Liverpool v Arsenal

4 September 2011 Quarter-Final	Liverpool	0–4	Arsenal	Skelmersdale
14:00 BST		Report	Grant 9' E. White 53' Beattie 65', 89'	Stadium: Skelmersdale Ormskirk Stadium Referee: Natalie Walker

Arsenal v Lincoln

4 August 2011 Semi-Final	Arsenal	3–1	Lincoln	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Houghton 32' Carter 37' Little 80'	Report	Allen 63' Allen  37'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 328 Referee: Tim Robinson

Arsenal v Birmingham City

25 September 2011 Final	Arsenal	4–1	Birmingham City	Burton upon Trent
14:00 BST	E. White 26' Ludlow 27' Yankey 65', 84'	Report	Christiansen 72' Williams  54'  90+1'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,167 Referee: Sasa Ihringova

UEFA Women's Champions League

Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League

Round of 32

Mašinac v Arsenal LFC

22 September 2010 First Leg	Mašinac	1–3	Arsenal LFC	Niš
15:30 (CET)	Radojičić 62' Krstić  71' Trišić  85'	Report	Yankey 12' Flaherty 86' Carter 88' Houghton  44'	Stadium: Mašinac Stadium Attendance: 3,122 Referee: Betina Norman (Denmark)

Arsenal v Mašinac

14 October 2010 Second Leg	Arsenal	9–0	Mašinac	Borehamwood
15:00 (CET)	Yankey 19' E. White 23' Little 26', 42' Davison 52' Nobbs 55' Sampanidis 79' (o.g.) Carter 85' Ludlow 90+2'	Report	Kostic  67'  72'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Marina Mamaeva (Russia)

Round of 16

Rayo Vallecano v Arsenal

4 November 2010 First Leg	Rayo Vallecano	2–0	Arsenal	Madrid
20:00 (CET)	Natalia 1' Bermúdez 74' Alexandra  80'	Report	Davison  37' Fahey  45' Grant  90+4'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy)

Arsenal v Rayo Vallecano

11 November 2010 Second Leg	Arsenal	4–1	Rayo Vallecano	Borehamwood
14:00 (CET)	Yankey 11' Fleeting 61' Grant 68' Beattie 90+1' Flaherty  82' Chapman  85'	Report	Martín 78' Martinez  30' Natalia  66' Míriam  72' Martin  79'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Quarter-Final

Arsenal v Linköping

17 March 2011 First Leg	Arsenal	1–1	Linköping	Borehamwood
15:30 (CET)	E. White 66' F. White  77'	Report	Sällström 16' Fors  53' Larsson  75'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 286 Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)

Linköping v Arsenal

23 March 2011 Second Leg	Linköping	2–2	Arsenal	Åtvidaberg
19:00 (CET)	Sällström 16' Asllani 57'	Report	Yankey 40' Chapman 79' Fahey  62' Yankey  67'	Stadium: Kopparvallen Attendance: 1,921 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Semi-Final

Lyon v Arsenal

9 April 2011 First Leg	Lyon	2–0	Arsenal	Lyon
18:00 (CET)	Schelin 2', 11' Georges  79'	Report	E. White  52'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 20,123 Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)

Arsenal v Lyon

16 April 2011 Second Leg	Arsenal	2–0	Lyon	Borehamwood
16:00 (CET)	Fleeting 68' E. White 85'	Report	Le Sommer 16', 34' Dickenmann 45+1' Renard  31' Nécib  87'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 507 Referee: Christina Westrum Pedersen (Norway)