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2016 Arsenal L.F.C. season

The 2016 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 29th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the sixth edition of the FA WSL, England's top flight for women's football since 2011. Arsenal also played in the FA Women's Cup and the FA WSL Cup, winning the final of the former against Chelsea in May.

Arsenal Ladies
2016 season
ManagerPedro Martínez Losa
StadiumMeadow Park
Super LeagueThird
FA CupWinners
WSL CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Danielle Carter (6)
All: Danielle Carter (10)
Highest home attendance1,686 (vs Manchester City, 11 September 2016)
Lowest home attendance421 (vs Notts County, 5 August 2016)
Biggest win7–0 (vs Sunderland, FA Cup, 17 April 2016)
Biggest defeat2–0 (vs Manchester City, WSL, 28 March 2016)
0–2 (vs Chelsea, WSL, 21 April 2016)
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Squad statistics

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First team squad

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Squad statistics correct as of May 2018[1]

Squad No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Last Contract Signed From
Goalkeepers
1   Emma Byrne (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 (age 45) 2000 August 2015[2]   Fortuna Hjørring
13   Sari van Veenendaal (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 34) 2015 July 2015[3]   FC Twente
23   Hollie Augustus Homegrown
27   Sian Rogers (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 26) 2015   Birmingham City
Defenders
2   Alex Scott (captain) (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 40) 2012 January 2014[4]   Boston Breakers
3   Emma Mitchell (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 32) 2013 August 2015[2]   SGS Essen
5   Casey Stoney (1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 (age 42) 2014 August 2015[2]   Lincoln
12   Vyan Sampson (1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 28) 2014 January 2016[5] Homegrown
19   Jemma Rose (1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 (age 32) 2014 December 2015[6]   Bristol Academy
22   Josephine Henning (1989-09-08) 8 September 1989 (age 35) 2016 February 2016[7]   Lyon
24   Lotte Wubben-Moy (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 25) 2015 Homegrown
34   Taylor Hinds (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25)   Northampton Town
Midfielders
4   Fara Williams (1984-01-25) 25 January 1984 (age 40) 2016 January 2016[8]   Liverpool
6   Vicky Losada (1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 33) 2015 January 2015[9]   Barcelona
8   Jordan Nobbs (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31) 2010 February 2016[10]   Sunderland
14   Leah Williamson (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27) 2014 July 2015[11] Homegrown
16   Carla Humphrey (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 27) 2015 February 2015[12] Homegrown
17   Marta Corredera (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 33) 2015 July 2015[13]   Barcelona
20   Dominique Janssen (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 29) 2015 July 2015[3]   SGS Essen
21   Daniëlle van de Donk (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 33) 2015 November 2015[14]   Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
28   Charlie Devlin (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 26) 2012   Millwall Lionesses
Forwards
7   Natalia Pablos (1985-10-15) 15 October 1985 (age 39) 2014 December 2014[15]   Bristol Academy
9   Danielle Carter (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31) 2009 January 2016[16] Homegrown
10   Kelly Smith (1978-10-29) 29 October 1978 (age 46) 2012 February 2016[17]   Boston Breakers
11   Rachel Yankey (1979-11-01) 1 November 1979 (age 45) 2005 January 2014[18]   New Jersey Wildcats
15   Katie McCabe (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29) 2015 December 2015[19]   Shelbourne
18   Jodie Taylor (1986-05-17) 17 May 1986 (age 38) 2016 March 2016[20]   Portland Thorns
24   Asisat Oshoala (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994 (age 30) 2016 March 2016[21]   Liverpool
25   Chloe Kelly (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26) 2015 February 2016[22] Homegrown
26   Rianna Dean (1998-10-21) 21 October 1998 (age 26) Homegrown

Italic indicates an academy player.

Appearances and goals

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No. Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1   Emma Byrne 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
13   Sari van Veenendaal 15+1 0 4 0 0 0 19+1 0
23   Hollie Augustus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27   Sian Rogers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2   Alex Scott (captain) 14 0 3 0 3 0 20 0
3   Emma Mitchell 10 0 3 0 2 0 15+2 0
5   Casey Stoney 12 0 4 0 3 1 19 1
12   Vyan Sampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19   Jemma Rose 9+1 0 2 0 2 0 13+1 0
22   Josephine Henning 9+1 0 1 0 2 0 12+1 0
24   Lotte Wubben-Moy 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
34   Taylor Hinds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4   Fara Williams 12+3 2 3+1 1 2 3 17+4 6
6   Vicky Losada 12+1 2 3+1 0 2+1 1 17+3 3
8   Jordan Nobbs 13+1 4 4 1 3 0 20+1 5
14   Leah Williamson 7+1 0 2+2 0 0 0 10+2 0
16   Carla Humphrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17   Marta Corredera 5+6 0 1 0 0+2 0 6+8 0
20   Dominique Janssen 8+7 4 3+1 0 3 0 14+8 4
21   Daniëlle van de Donk 14+1 3 2+1 3 3 0 19+2 6
28   Charlie Devlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7   Natalia Pablos 6+5 4 1+2 1 0+3 0 7+10 5
9   Danielle Carter 13 6 3+1 4 2 0 18+1 10
10   Kelly Smith 1+3 1 2+2 1 1+2 1 4+7 3
11   Rachel Yankey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15   Katie McCabe 5+5 0 1+1 0 1 0 7+6 0
18   Jodie Taylor 1+1 2 0 0 0 0 1+1 2
24   Asisat Oshoala 7+6 4 2 0 1+1 0 10+7 4
25   Chloe Kelly 2+2 1 0 0 0 0 2+2 1
26   Rianna Dean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Italic indicates an academy player.

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Position Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup Total
1 9 FW   Danielle Carter 6 4 0 10
2 21 MF   Daniëlle van de Donk 3 3 0 6
4 MF   Fara Williams 2 1 3 6
3 7 FW   Natalia Pablos 4 1 0 5
8 MF   Jordan Nobbs 4 1 0 5
4 24 FW   Asisat Oshoala 4 0 0 4
20 MF   Dominique Janssen 4 0 0 4
5 10 FW   Kelly Smith 1 1 1 3
6 MF   Vicky Losada 2 0 1 3
6 18 FW   Jodie Taylor 2 0 0 2
7 25 FW   Chloe Kelly 1 0 0 1
5 DF   Casey Stoney 0 0 1 1
Total 33 11 6 50

Disciplinary record

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Rank No. Position Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup Total
               
1 3 DF   Emma Mitchell 2 0 2 1 1 0 5 1
2 19 DF   Jemma Rose 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 GK   Emma Byrne 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 10 FW   Kelly Smith 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
4 5 DF   Casey Stoney 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
5 22 DF   Josephine Henning 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 MF   Vicky Losada 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
21 MF   Daniëlle van de Donk 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 24 FW   Asisat Oshoala 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 FW   Natalia Pablos 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF   Jordan Nobbs 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 MF   Fara Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF   Alex Scott 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 13 2 7 1 3 0 23 3

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup Total
1 13   Sari van Veenendaal 7 2 0 9
2 1   Emma Byrne 1 0 0 1
Total 8 2 0 10

Transfers, loans and other signings

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Transfers in

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Announcement date No. Position Player From club
20 November 2015[14] 21 MF   Daniëlle van de Donk   Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
23 December 2015[19] 15 FW   Katie McCabe   Shelbourne
5 January 2016[8] 4 MF   Fara Williams   Liverpool
18 February 2016[7] 22 DF   Josephine Henning   Lyon
18 March 2016[21] 24 FW   Asisat Oshoala   Liverpool
24 March 2016[20] 18 FW   Jodie Taylor   Portland Thorns

Contract extensions

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Announcement date No. Position Player At Arsenal since
15 December 2015[6] 19 DF   Jemma Rose 2014
19 January 2016[16] 9 FW   Danielle Carter Homegrown
25 January 2016[5] 12 DF   Vyan Sampson 2014
16 February 2016[10] 8 MF   Jordan Nobbs 2010
24 February 2016[22] 25 FW   Chloe Kelly Homegrown
25 February 2016[17] 10 FW   Kelly Smith 2012
17 June 2016[23] 22 DF   Josephine Henning 2016
28 June 2016[24] 28 MF   Charlie Devlin 2012
4 April 2016[25] 13 GK   Sari van Veenendaal 2015

Transfers out

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Announcement date No. Position Player To club
20 November 2015[26] 12 FW   Chioma Ubogagu   Houston Dash
18 December 2015[27] 15 GK   Siobhan Chamberlain   Liverpool
11 January 2016[28] 25 DF   Jade Bailey   Chelsea
31 March 2016[29] 28 DF   Taome Oliver   Notts County
[30] 21 FW   Evie Clarke   London Bees
7 July 2016[31] 23 GK   Hollie Augustus   AFC Fylde

Loans out

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Announcement date No. Position Player To club
11 October 2015[32] 23 GK   Hollie Augustus   Lewes
20 January 2016[33] 16 MF   Carla Humphrey   Doncaster Rovers Belles
18 March 2016[34] 11 FW   Rachel Yankey   Notts County
30 June 2016[35] 25 FW   Chloe Kelly   Everton

Non-Competitive

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Pre-Season Friendly

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6 February 2016 Arsenal 3–1 Bayern Munich Sevilla
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)
  • Nobbs   6'
  • Natalia   60', 80'
 Report Däbritz   50' Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja

Mid-Season Friendly

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27 May 2016 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 Arsenal Seattle
00:00 BST
Report Natalia   64' (pen.) Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Competitions

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FA WSL

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Main article: 2016 FA WSL

Matches

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23 March 2016 1 Arsenal 3–1 Reading Borehamwood
19:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Report Jade   58' Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,208
Referee: Robert Whitton
28 March 2016 2 Manchester City 2–0 Arsenal Manchester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,914
Referee: Michael Salisbury
21st April 2016 3 Arsenal 0–2 Chelsea Borehamwood
18:00 BST
Report Kirby   17', 81' Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,337
Referee: Craig Hicks
27 April 2016 4 Reading 1–2 Arsenal High Wycombe
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 604
Referee: Antony Coggins
1st May 2016 5 Arsenal 0–0 Birmingham City Borehamwood
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,218
Referee: Alan Young
25th June 2016 6 Arsenal 5–1 Sunderland Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 804
Referee: Stuart Cheek
29 June 2016 7 Birmingham City 0–0 Arsenal Solihull
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 626
Referee: Mark Griffiths
10 July 2016 8 Arsenal 2–0 Notts County Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 873
Referee: Sam Purkiss
17 July 2016 9 Chelsea 1–2 Arsenal Staines
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 1,891
Referee: Dean Treleaven
24 July 2016 10 Sunderland 0–4 Arsenal Hetton-le-Hole
13:00 BST Report
Stadium: Hetton Centre
Attendance: 608
Referee: John Matthews
31 July 2016 11 Arsenal 1–2 Liverpool Borehamwood
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,206
Referee: Antony Coggins
28 August 2016 12 Notts County 0–2 Arsenal Nottingham
17:00 BST Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,061
Referee: Sarah Garratt
11th September 2016 13 Arsenal 0–1 Manchester City Borehamwood
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,686
Referee: Colin Lymer
6 October 2016 14 Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–5 Arsenal Doncaster
19:00 BST Report
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 954
Referee: Anna-Marie Keightly
30th October 2016 15 Arsenal 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles Borehamwood
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) Taylor   66', 73' Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,341
Referee: Josh Smith
6 November 2016 16 Liverpool 3–5 Arsenal Widnes
18:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Halton Stadium
Attendance: 1,159
Referee: David Mcnamara

Partial league table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 16 13 3 0 36 4 +32 42 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Chelsea 16 12 1 3 42 17 +25 37
3 Arsenal 16 10 2 4 33 14 +19 32
4 Birmingham City 16 7 6 3 18 13 +5 27
5 Liverpool 16 7 4 5 27 23 +4 25
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results Summary

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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
16 10 2 4 33 12  +21 32 4 1 3 13 7  +6 6 1 1 20 5  +15

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516
GroundHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWLLWDWDWWWLWLWWW
Position1233344333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Women's Cup

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Main article: 2015–16 FA Women's Cup

Matches

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20 March 2016 Fifth Round Birmingham City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Arsenal Solihull
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Referee: Darren Wilding
Penalties
3 April 2016 Quarter-Final Arsenal 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Notts County Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 709
Referee: Paul Kelly
Penalties
17th April 2016 Semi-Final Arsenal 7–0 Sunderland Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 902
Referee: Christopher O'Donnell
14th May 2016 Final Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea London
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 32,912
Referee: Sarah Garratt

FA WSL Cup

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Main article: 2016 FA WSL Cup

Matches

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2 July 2016 First Round Reading 1–3 Arsenal Canons Park
17:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 1,034
Referee: Tim Donnellan
5 August 2016 Quarter-Final Arsenal 3–2 Notts County Canons Park
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 421
Referee: Lisa Rashid
4 September 2016 Semi-Final Manchester City 1–0 Arsenal Manchester
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,643
Referee: Peter Wright

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b c "Women's Super League: Arsenal Ladies quartet sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Arsenal Ladies sign Dominique Janssen and Sari Van Veenendaal". BBC Sport. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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  35. ^ "Chloe Kelly joins Everton on loan". Chloe Kelly joins Everton on loan. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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