1998–99 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies
1998–99 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Vic Akers
Stadium	Meadow Park
Premier League	Second Place
FA Cup	Winners
Premier League Cup	Winners
Challenge Trophy	Winners
London County Cup	Runners Up
Biggest win	0–11 (vs Chelsea, FA Cup, 10 January 1999)
Biggest defeat	1–0 (vs Tranmere Rovers, Premier League, 18 October 1998); 0–1 (vs Millwall Lionesses, London County Cup, 21 March 1999)
Home colours	Away colours

The 1998–99 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 12th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, finishing in second place. They won the Premier League Cup and the FA Cup, but lost to Millwall in the London County Cup Final.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Following Terry Howard's departure, Vic Akers returned to take charge of the team ahead of the new season. Arsenal also moved away from their home at Hayes Lane, and relocated to Meadow Park.

Squad information & statistics

First team squad

Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Since	Signed From
Goalkeepers
Lesley Higgs	(1965-10-25) 25 October 1965	1997	Wembley
Jasmine Cripps	(1985-11-04) 4 November 1985	1998	Arsenal Academy
Sarah Reed	(1980-05-12) 12 May 1980	1996	Wembley
Abbie Yeoman		1998
Defenders
Kirsty Pealling	(1975-04-14) 14 April 1975	1987	Arsenal Academy
Faye White	(1978-02-02) 2 February 1978	1996	Three Bridges
Clare Wheatley	(1971-02-04) 4 February 1971	1995	Chelsea
Carol Harwood	(1965-12-01) 1 December 1965	1997	Wembley
Kim Jerry-Silver	(1977-10-06) 6 October 1977	1996	Wembley
Jenny Canty	(1976-03-22) 22 March 1976	1991	Limehouse
Vicki Slee	(1973-03-09) 9 March 1973	1991	Millwall Lionesses
Kelley Few	(1971-10-17) 17 October 1971	1991	Romford
Tammy Scrivens		1997
Felicity Smith		1998
Midfielders
Sian Williams (captain)	(1968-02-02) 2 February 1968	1990	Millwall Lionesses
Ciara Grant	(1978-05-17) 17 May 1978	1998	St Patrick's Athletic
Tina Mapes	(1971-01-21) 21 January 1971	1997	Croydon
Emma Coss	(1979-05-09) 9 May 1979	1992	Arsenal Academy
Taryn Rockall	(1977-11-11) 11 November 1977	1998	NSWIS
Tina Mapes	(1971-01-21) 21 January 1971	1997	Croydon
Carol Conlon	(1979-01-09) 9 January 1979	1998	St Patrick's Athletic
Linda Watt		1995	Watford
Forwards
Marieanne Spacey	(1966-02-13) 13 February 1966	1993	Wimbledon
Rachel Yankey	(1979-12-01) 1 December 1979	1996	Mill Hill United
Natasha Daly	(1979-11-29) 29 November 1979	1996	Mill Hill United
Justine Lorton	(1974-03-11) 11 March 1974	1998	Millwall Lionesses
Nina Downham	(1980-12-31) 31 December 1980	1998	Millwall Lionesses
Sheuneen Ta	(1985-07-21) 21 July 1985	1997	Arsenal Academy

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date	Position	Player	From club
1998^[4]	MF	Ciara Grant	St Patrick's Athletic
1998^[5]^[6]	MF	Carol Conlon	St Patrick's Athletic
1998^[7]	FW	Justine Lorton	Millwall Lionesses
1998	MF	Taryn Rockall	NSWIS
1998	GK	Abbie Yeoman
1998	DF	Felicity Smith

Transfers out

Announcement date	Position	Player	To club
1998	DF	Michelle Curley	Retired
1998	FW	Emma Hastings
1998^[8]	GK	Sara King	Hampton
1998	FW	Kara Lee Reynolds
1998	FW	Liz Benham

Club

Kit

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: JVC^[9]

Home

Away

Competitions

FA Women's Challenge Trophy

9 August 1998 Final	Arsenal	1–1 (4–2 p)	Everton	Wembley
	Smith 9'	Report	Gore 12'	Stadium: Wembley
	Penalties
	White Spacey

FA Women's Premier League National Division

Partial league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Croydon (C)	18	14	4	0	53	11	+42	46
2	Arsenal	18	13	4	1	59	15	+44	43
3	Doncaster Belles	18	9	6	3	32	19	+13	33
4	Everton	18	10	2	6	30	20	+10	32
5	Tranmere Rovers	18	8	3	7	29	32	−3	27

Source: FA WPL
(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
18	13	4	1	59	15	+44	43	7	2	0	29	8	+21	6	2	1	30	7	+23

Results by matchday

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

Source: FA WPL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

06 September 1998 1	Bradford City	0–3	Arsenal
		Report	Yankey Spacey

20 September 1998 2	Arsenal	4–1	Everton	Borehamwood
	Daly 38' White 50' Spacey (pen.) 82'	Report	Jones	Stadium: Meadow Park

27 September 1998 3	Arsenal	3–3	Croydon	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Yankey 1' Pealling 25' Lorton 42'	Report	Walker 30', 52' Broadhurst 83'	Stadium: Meadow Park

04 October 1998 4	Ilkeston Town	0–9	Arsenal	Ilkeston
14:00 BST		Report	Yankey 2', 37' Lorton Spacey 12' 87' Wheatley	Stadium: New Manor Ground

18 October 1998 5	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Arsenal
14:00 BST	72'	Report

22 October 1998 6	Arsenal	1–0	Millwall Lionesses	Borehamwood
	Spacey 25'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

01 November 1998 7	Everton	2–2	Arsenal	Crosby
	Easton 35', 82'	Report	Yankey 55' Lorton	Stadium: Rossett Park

15 November 1998 8	Liverpool	0–5	Arsenal
		Report	Spacey 18' Few Downham Yankey Grant

22 November 1998 9	Arsenal	2–1	Southampton Saints	Potters Bar
	Spacey 62' Yankey 75'	Report	Stainer 85'	Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

06 December 1998 10	Croydon	2–2	Arsenal
	Davis 68' (pen.) Hunt	Report	Yankey Lorton

13 December 1998 11	Arsenal	2–0	Liverpool	Borehamwood
	Grant 55', 80'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

20 December 1998 12	Millwall Lionesses	0–1	Arsenal
		Report	Daly 68'

17 January 1999 13	Doncaster Belles	1–3	Arsenal
	Exley 39'	Report	Spacey 25' Lorton 68' Yankey 83'

14 February 1999 14	Arsenal	2–2	Doncaster Belles	Potters Bar
14:00	Slee 7' 7' Few Lorton	Report	Walker 7' (pen.) Exley 55'	Stadium: The Lantern Stadium Referee: Mr. Jones

14 March 1999 15	Southampton Saints	1–5	Arsenal
	50'	Report	White 25' Spacey Yankey 54' Wheatley Grant

11 April 1999 16	Arsenal	6–0	Bradford City	Borehamwood
	Spacey White Rockall	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

25 April 1999 17	Arsenal	6–0	Ilkeston Town	Borehamwood
	Lorton 14' Spacey 28' Yankey White Wheatley	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

09 May 1999 18	Arsenal	3–1	Tranmere Rovers	Highbury
14:00 BST	Lorton 25' Yankey Downham	Report	47'	Stadium: Highbury

FA Women's Cup

10 January 1999 Fourth round	Chelsea	0–11	Arsenal
		Report	Yankey Lorton Few Spacey (pen.) Williams

07 February 1999 Fifth round	Arsenal	1–0	Everton	Borehamwood
	Spacey	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

07 March 1999 Quarter-finals	Watford	1–5	Arsenal
	Ray	Report	Spacey 9' Grant 30'

04 April 1999 Semi-finals	Arsenal	2–0	Doncaster Belles	Worksop
	Yankey	Report		Stadium: Sandy Lane Attendance: 750

03 May 1999 Final	Arsenal	2–0	Southampton Saints	Charlton
	Hayes 14' (o.g.) Wheatley 40'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 6,450 Referee: Wendy Toms

FA Women's Premier League Cup

29 November 1998 Second round	Arsenal	9–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Potters Bar
	Yankey 18', 43' Few 24' Spacey 37' (pen.) 84' Grant 33' White	Report		Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

03 January 1999 Quarter-finals	Arsenal	1–0	Croydon	Borehamwood
	Spacey 67'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

31 January 1999 Semi-finals	Whitehawk	1–4	Arsenal
	Banks 3'	Report	Spacey Grant White	Attendance: 200

28 March 1999 Final	Everton	1–3	Arsenal	Prenton
	Mason 10'	Report	Grant 20' Yankey 74' Spacey 90+2'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3,074

London County Cup

21 February 1999 Semi-finals	Arsenal	5–2	Leyton Orient	Potters Bar
	Downham 9' White Grant Wheatley Williams	Report		Stadium: The Lantern Stadium

21 March 1999 Final	Arsenal	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Millwall Lionesses	Barkingside
		Report	100'	Stadium: Oakside Stadium

References

^ "Arsenal ladies". 2001-04-18. Archived from the original on 18 April 2001. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
^ Winterburn, Sarah (1999-05-03). "Gunners at the double". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
^ "Arsenal ladies". 2001-06-19. Archived from the original on 19 June 2001. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
^ "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2001-06-26. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
^ womensfootballarchive (2022-06-13). "Republic of Ireland women's football players". Women's Football Archive. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
^ "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2001-06-26. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
^ "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2001-06-26. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
^ "Shingler Strikes". Feltham Chronicle. 21 January 1999. p. 42.
^ "Arsenal FC Kit History". Football Kit Archive. Retrieved 2025-02-14.

External links

Official website

[1] "Arsenal ladies". 2001-04-18. Archived from the original on 18 April 2001. Retrieved 2025-02-01.

[2] Winterburn, Sarah (1999-05-03). "Gunners at the double". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

[3] "Arsenal ladies". 2001-06-19. Archived from the original on 19 June 2001. Retrieved 2025-02-01.

[4] "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2001-06-26. Retrieved 2025-12-17.

[5] womensfootballarchive (2022-06-13). "Republic of Ireland women's football players". Women's Football Archive. Retrieved 2025-10-10.

[6] "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2001-06-26. Retrieved 2025-12-17.

[7] "Arsenal Ladies". www.arsenal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2001-06-26. Retrieved 2025-12-17.

[8] "Shingler Strikes". Feltham Chronicle. 21 January 1999. p. 42.

[9] "Arsenal FC Kit History". Football Kit Archive. Retrieved 2025-02-14.

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