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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.[1] Arsenal won the inaugural title,[2] and also played in the FA Women's Cup, and the FA WSL Cup, winning the former against Bristol Academy[3] in May and the latter against Birmingham City in September.[4] They also competed in the UEFA Women's Champions League, losing at the Semi Final stage to Lyon.[5]

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Arsenal Ladies
2011 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerLaura Harvey
StadiumMeadow Park
Super LeagueChampions
FA CupWinners
WSL CupWinners
Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Kim Little (9)
All: Ellen White (16)
Biggest win9–0 (vs Mašinac, UWCL, 14 October 2010)
Biggest defeat3–1 (vs Everton, WSL, 31 July 2011)
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2011 Arsenal L.F.C. season
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As this season bridged the gap between the Men's Team's 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, the team wore two different sets of kits during each half of the season.

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Squad statistics

First team squad

Squad statistics correct as of May 2018[6]

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Squad No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Last Contract Signed From
Goalkeepers
1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 (age 45) 2000 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
13 Jamaica Rebecca Spencer (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 33) 2013 England Birmingham City
31 England Sophie Harris (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30) 2010 England Lincoln City
Defenders
2 England Steph Houghton (1988-04-23) 23 April 1988 (age 36) 2010 August 2010[7] England Leeds Carnegie
3 Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy (1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 (age 43) 2000 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
5 England Gilly Flaherty (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 33) 2003 England Millwall Lionesses
6 England Faye White (captain) (1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 46) 1996 England Horsham Ladies
19 Republic of Ireland Niamh Fahey (1987-10-13) 13 October 1987 (age 37) 2008 Republic of Ireland Salthill Devon
21 England Lara Fay (1993-08-09) 9 August 1993 (age 31) Homegrown
25 Wales Hayley Ladd (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31) 2009 England St Albans City
Midfielders
4 Wales Jayne Ludlow (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 45) 2000 England Southampton Saints
7 Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant (1978-05-17) 17 May 1978 (age 46) 1998 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
8 England Jordan Nobbs (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 32) 2010 August 2010[8] England Sunderland
16 Scotland Kim Little (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34) 2008 Scotland Hibernian
17 England Katie Chapman (1982-06-15) 15 June 1982 (age 42) 2010 November 2010 United States Chicago Red Stars
28 England Brooke Nunn (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31) Homegrown
29 England Laura Coombs (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 (age 33) England Charlton Athletic
30 England Bianca Bragg (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 30) Homegrown
Forwards
9 England Ellen White (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 (age 35) 2010 July 2010[9] England Leeds Carnegie
10 Scotland Julie Fleeting (1980-12-18) 18 December 1980 (age 44) 2004 Scotland Ross County
11 England Rachel Yankey (1979-11-01) 1 November 1979 (age 45) 2005 United States New Jersey Wildcats
12 England Gemma Davison (1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 (age 37) 2012 United States Sky Blue FC
14 Scotland Jen Beattie (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 (age 33) 2009 Scotland Celtic
15 England Danielle Carter (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31) 2009 Homegrown
20 England Lauren Bruton (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 32) 2008 England Luton Town
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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

Appearances and goals

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1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 14 0 4 0 1 0 8 0 27 0
13 Jamaica Rebecca Spencer 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
31 England Sophie Harris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2 England Steph Houghton 9+5 1 4 0 3 1 8 0 24+5 2
3 Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 0+4 0
5 England Gilly Flaherty 13+1 1 4 0 3 0 5 1 25+1 2
6 England Faye White (captain) 5+1 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 13+1 0
19 Republic of Ireland Niamh Fahey 12 0 2+1 0 3 0 7 0 24+1 0
21 England Lara Fay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Wales Hayley Ladd 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
4 Wales Jayne Ludlow 4+4 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 11+4 2
7 Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 14 0 4 0 2+1 1 7+1 1 27+2 2
8 England Jordan Nobbs 9+3 1 4 0 2+1 0 5+3 1 20+7 2
16 Scotland Kim Little 12+1 9 4 2 3 1 7 2 26+1 14
17 England Katie Chapman 14 0 4 1 2+1 0 6 1 26+1 2
28 England Brooke Nunn 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 England Laura Coombs 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0+3 0
30 England Bianca Bragg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 England Ellen White 11+3 6 4 5 3 2 7+1 3 25+4 16
10 Scotland Julie Fleeting 7+4 2 2 2 0 0 0+4 2 9+8 6
11 England Rachel Yankey 14 5 3+1 2 2+1 2 8 4 27+2 13
12 England Gemma Davison 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 1
14 Scotland Jen Beattie 6+3 1 2+1 0 0+3 2 3+4 1 11+11 4
15 England Danielle Carter 10+4 3 2+2 0 3 1 3+4 2 18+10 6
20 England Lauren Bruton 0+2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+4 0
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Goalscorers

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Rank No. Position Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup UWCL Total
1 9 FW England Ellen White 6 5 2 3 16
2 16 MF Scotland Kim Little 9 2 1 2 14
3 11 FW England Rachel Yankey 5 2 2 4 13
4 10 FW Scotland Julie Fleeting 2 2 0 2 6
15 FW England Danielle Carter 3 0 1 2 6
5 14 FW Scotland Jen Beattie 1 0 2 1 4
6 4 MF Wales Jayne Ludlow 0 0 1 1 2
7 MF Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 0 0 1 1 2
8 MF England Jordan Nobbs 1 0 0 1 2
17 MF England Katie Chapman 0 1 0 1 2
2 DF England Steph Houghton 1 0 1 0 2
5 DF England Gilly Flaherty 1 0 0 1 2
7 12 FW England Gemma Davison 0 0 0 1 1
Total 29 12 11 20 72
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Disciplinary record

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Rank No. Position Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup UWCL Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 5 DF England Gilly Flaherty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 11 FW England Rachel Yankey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
19 DF Republic of Ireland Niamh Fahey 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
3 10 FW Scotland Julie Fleeting 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF England Steph Houghton 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
12 FW England Gemma Davison 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
17 MF England Katie Chapman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF England Faye White (captain) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW England Ellen White 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 11 1
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Clean sheets

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Rank No. Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup UWCL Total
1 1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 9 3 0 1 13
2 13 Jamaica Rebecca Spencer 0 0 1 0 1
Total 9 3 1 1 14
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Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

More information Announcement date, No. ...
Announcement date No. Position Player From club
13 July 2010[10] 9 FW England Ellen White England Leeds United
10 August 2010[7] 2 DF England Steph Houghton England Leeds United
10 August 2010[8] 8 MF England Jordan Nobbs England Sunderland
October 2010 17 MF England Katie Chapman United States Chicago Red Stars
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Transfers out

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Announcement date No. Position Player To club
2 September 2010 20 FW Wales Helen Lander England Chelsea
2010 FW Republic of Ireland Ruesha Littlejohn Scotland Glasgow City
2010[11] 21 FW England Lara Fay England Chelsea
2010[12] 23 MF England Abbie Prosser England Barnet
2010 27 MF England Naomi Cole England Chelsea
1st February 2011[13] 12 FW England Gemma Davison United States Western New York Flash
2011 29 MF England Laura Coombs England Chelsea
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Loans out

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Announcement date No. Position Player To club
2011 29 MF England Laura Coombs United States Los Angeles Strikers
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Club

Kit (2010-11)

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Fly Emirates

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Nike released a new set of kits for the 2010–11 season.

  • Home: After the controversial home kit of the last two seasons which ditched Arsenal's iconic white sleeves, the club returned to their traditional design. The kit was inspired by the home kits used in 1970s, which featured a white round neck collar.
  • Away: Arsenal's away kit combined the club's traditional yellow away colour with maroon, a shade similar to the club's original kits. The kit featured maroon pinstripes and V-neck with maroon shorts and hooped socks.
  • Keeper: Arsenal goalkeepers wore four different kits throughout the season. The most conspicuous feature of the kits were the black zig-zags on the arms, based on the template Nike used in 2010 for its main clubs. The primary kit was grey, while the alternatives were black, turquoise and pink.

Kit usage (2010-11)

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Home
  • Red body
  • White sleeves
  • White shorts
  • White socks.
WSL
FA Cup
UWCL
Away
  • Yellow body
  • Yellow sleeves
  • Maroon shorts
  • Yellow socks
WSL
FA Cup
UWCL
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Kit (2011-12)

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.

  • Home: The home kit was based on Nike Classic 2011 template in the club's traditional red and white colours, with red trim on the arms.
  • Away: The away kit was based on Nike Harlequin 2011 template. The front of the away kit was divided into two-halves in navy blue and one turquoise, inspired by some of the away kits in the 1990s which featured the same colour scheme. The diagonal design represented the gnomon (the pointer) which casts the shadow on a sundial – to commemorate the original Dial Square sundial on the site of the Arsenal munitions factory in Woolwich, where the club was founded in 1886. The back of the shirt was entirely navy blue, with one sleeve navy and the other turquoise. A stripe runs down each sleeves, broken into three parts to further represent the Dial Square sundial. The away shorts were navy blue, as were the socks
  • Third: The yellow/maroon away kit from last season was retained as a third kit with 125th anniversary celebratory maroon badge.
  • Keeper: The goalkeeper kits featured a stunning graphic running down from the bottom of the arms to the side of the shirt, which was part of Nike's 2011 goalkeeper template also worn by other clubs as well. The first-choice kit was mainly navy with orange detailing. The alternative kits were dark green with yellow detailing and grey with turquoise detailing, respectively.

Kit usage (2011-12)

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Kit Combination Usage
Home alt.
  • Red body
  • White sleeves
  • White shorts
  • Red socks.
WSL
WSL Cup
Away
  • Blue and navy body
  • Blue and navy sleeves
  • Navy shorts
  • Navy socks.
WSL
WSL Cup
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Competitions

FA WSL

13 April 2011 1 Chelsea 0–1 Arsenal Mitcham
17:30 BST Report Flaherty 33' Stadium: Imperial Fields
Attendance: 2,510
Referee: Sasa Ihringova
21 April 2011 2 Arsenal 1–0 Bristol Academy Borehamwood
19:45 BST Beattie 81' Report Culvin Yellow card 78' Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 655
Referee: Mark Engelbertson
28 April 2011 3 Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham City Borehamwood
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 789
Referee: Tim Donnellan
4 May 2011 4 Lincoln 0–2 Arsenal Lincoln
19:30 BST Report
Stadium: Ashby Avenue
Attendance: 581
Referee: Sasa Ihringova
7 May 2011 5 Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–3 Arsenal Doncaster
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 424
Referee: Gordon Johnson
12 May 2011 6 Bristol Academy 2–2 Arsenal Stoke Gifford
18:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 1,138
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 July 2011 7 Arsenal 3–0 Liverpool Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 915
Referee: Paul Forrester
28 July 2011 8 Arsenal 3–0 Chelsea Borehamwood
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 608
Referee: Ade Mead
31 July 2011 9 Everton 3–1 Arsenal Crosby
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Rossett Park
Attendance: 662
Referee: Billy Smallwood
4 August 2011 10 Arsenal 4–0 Lincoln Borehamwood
19:45 BST
Report
  • Harris Yellow card 55'
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 328
Referee: Tim Robinson
7 August 2011 11 Birmingham City 1–1 Arsenal Tiddington
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Knights Lane
Attendance: 824
14 August 2011 12 Arsenal 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
  • Hamilton Yellow card 43'
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 434
18 August 2011 13 Arsenal 1–0 Everton Borehamwood
19:00 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Sian Massey
28 August 2011 14 Liverpool 1–3 Arsenal Skelmersdale
14:00 BST
  • Brusell 61'
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Stadium: Skelmersdale Ormskirk Stadium
Referee: Sarah Garratt

Partial league table

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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
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Source: FA WSL results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results Summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 10 2 2 29 9  +20 32 6 0 1 16 2  +14 4 2 1 13 7  +6
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Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314
GroundAHHAAAHHAHAHHA
ResultWWLWWDWWLWDWWW
Position11222222222211
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Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Women's Cup

13 March 2011 Fifth Round Everton 0–2 Arsenal Crosby
13:00 BST Report
Stadium: Rossett Park
Attendance: 500
27 March 2011 Quarter-Final Sunderland 2–3 (a.e.t.) Arsenal Hetton-le-Hole
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Hetton Centre
24 April 2011 Semi-Final Barnet 0–5 Arsenal Uxbridge
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Honeycroft
Attendance: 502
Referee: Andy Mead
21 May 2011 Final Arsenal 2–0 Bristol Academy Coventry
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 13,885
Referee: Sian Massey

FA WSL Cup

4 September 2011 Quarter-Final Liverpool 0–4 Arsenal Skelmersdale
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Skelmersdale Ormskirk Stadium
Referee: Natalie Walker
4 August 2011 Semi-Final Arsenal 3–1 Lincoln Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 328
Referee: Tim Robinson
25 September 2011 Final Arsenal 4–1 Birmingham City Burton upon Trent
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,167
Referee: Sasa Ihringova

UEFA Women's Champions League

Round of 32

22 September 2010 First Leg Mašinac Serbia 1–3 England Arsenal LFC Niš
15:30 (CET)
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Stadium: Mašinac Stadium
Attendance: 3,122
Referee: Betina Norman (Denmark)
14 October 2010 Second Leg Arsenal England 9–0 Serbia Mašinac Borehamwood
15:00 (CET)
Report
  • Kostic Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 72'
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Marina Mamaeva (Russia)

Round of 16

4 November 2010 First Leg Rayo Vallecano Spain 2–0 England Arsenal Madrid
20:00 (CET) Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy)
11 November 2010 Second Leg Arsenal England 4–1 Spain Rayo Vallecano Borehamwood
14:00 (CET)
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Quarter-Final

17 March 2011 First Leg Arsenal England 1–1 Sweden Linköping Borehamwood
15:30 (CET)
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 286
Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)
23 March 2011 Second Leg Linköping Sweden 2–2 England Arsenal Åtvidaberg
19:00 (CET) Report
Stadium: Kopparvallen
Attendance: 1,921
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Semi-Final

9 April 2011 First Leg Lyon France 2–0 England Arsenal Lyon
18:00 (CET)
Report
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 20,123
Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)
16 April 2011 Second Leg Arsenal England 2–3 France Lyon Borehamwood
16:00 (CET) Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 507
Referee: Christina Westrum Pedersen (Norway)
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