Arsenal Women
2017–18 season
ManagerJoe Montemurro
StadiumMeadow Park
Women's Super League3rd
FA Women's CupRunner-Up
WSL CupWinner

The 2017–18 season was Arsenal Women's Football Club's 32nd season of competitive football. They won the WSL Cup for the 5th time and finished Runner-Up to Chelsea for the FA Women's Cup. Arsenal finished 3rd in the Women's Super League, missing out on a spot in UEFA Women's Champions League by 1 point.

Joe Montemurro took over as Manager of Arsenal on 5 December 2017 after Pedro Martínez Losa had departed the club, one month into the season.[1]

Squad information

[2]

Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age*)
Goalkeepers
1 Sari van Veenendaal Netherlands April 3, 1990 (27)
13 Anna Moorhouse England March 30, 1995 (22)
Defenders
2 Alex Scott (captain) England October 14, 1984 (32)
3 Emma Mitchell Scotland September 19, 1992 (24)
5 Josephine Henning Germany September 8, 1989 (27)
6 Leah Williamson England March 29, 1997 (20)
16 Louise Quinn Republic of Ireland June 17, 1990 (27)
25 Jessica Samuelsson Sweden January 30, 1992 (25)
29 Shannon Cooke England February 2, 2000 (17)
Midfielders
21 Daniëlle van de Donk Netherlands August 5, 1991 (26)
8 Jordan Nobbs England December 8, 1992 (24)
10 Kim Little Scotland June 29, 1990 (27)
15 Katie McCabe Republic of Ireland September 21, 1995 (21)
17 Heather O'Reilly United States January 2, 1985 (32)
20 Dominique Janssen Netherlands January 17, 1995 (22)
Forwards
9 Dan Carter England May 18, 1993 (24)
11 Vivianne Miedema Netherlands 15 July 1996 (21)
18 Lisa Evans Scotland May 21, 1992 (25)
23 Beth Mead England May 9, 1995 (22)
  • Age shown as of start of the 2017/18 season

Transfers and loans

Women's Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chelsea (C, Q) 18 13 5 0 44 13 +31 44 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Manchester City (Q) 18 12 2 4 51 17 +34 38
3 Arsenal 18 11 4 3 38 18 +20 37
4 Reading 18 9 5 4 40 18 +22 32
5 Birmingham City 18 9 3 6 30 18 +12 30
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 11 4 3 38 18  +20 37 7 2 0 21 6  +15 4 2 3 17 12  +5

Last updated: 20 May 2018.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718
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ResultWLDWWLDWWWDWDWLWWW
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

4 February 2018 Fourth round Yeovil Town 0–3 Arsenal
18 February 2018 Fifth round Arsenal 1–0 Millwall Lionesses Borehamwood
Stadium: Meadow Park
25 March 2018 Quarter-finals Arsenal 5–0 Charlton Athletic Borehamwood
19:45 BST[12]
Report
  • Clifford Yellow card 21'
  • Agg Yellow card 26'
 Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: NA
Referee: Lee Brennan
15 April 2018 Semi-Finals Everton 1–2 Arsenal Crosby
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Rossett Park
Attendance: 1,457
Referee: Abigail Marriott[13]
5 May 2018 Final Arsenal 1–3 Chelsea Wembley Park
17:30 BST Miedema 73' Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 45,423
Referee: Lindsey Robinson

WSL Cup

Group match between Arsenal and London Bees.

Group stage

Group One South

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification REA ARS WAT MIL LON
1 Reading 4 4 0 0 0 15 1 +14 12 Advance to knock-out stage — — 4–0 — 4–0
2 Arsenal 4 3 0 0 1 19 4 +15 9 1–2 — — — 7–0
3 Watford 4 1 0 1 2 2 11 −9 4 — 0–6 — 1–0 —
4 Millwall Lionesses 4 1 0 0 3 6 14 −8 3 0–5 2–5 — — —
5 London Bees 4 0 1 0 3 4 16 −12 2 — — 1–1 3–4 —
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Knockout rounds

17 December 2017 Quarter-finals Arsenal 3–1 Sunderland Meadow Park, Borehamwood
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
3-1
  • Bridget Galloway 55'
  • Dominique Bruinenberg Yellow card 67'
 Attendance: 400
Referee: Josh Smith
14 January 2018 Semi-finals Reading 2-3 Arsenal Adams Park, High Wycombe
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Attendance: 749
Referee: Ryan Atkin
14 March 2018 Final Manchester City 0–1 Arsenal High Wycombe
19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Report Vivianne Miedema 32' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 2,136
Referee: Amy Fearn (Derbyshire)

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Montemurro takes over at Arsenal with pledge to maintain tradition". TheGuardian.com. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "ARSENAL WFC". Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Miedema joins Arsenal Ladies". 23 May 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lisa Evans joins Arsenal Ladies". 29 June 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Samuelsson signs for Arsenal". 18 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Henning returns to Arsenal". 21 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Carla Humphrey leaves Arsenal". 29 June 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Fara Williams leaves Arsenal". 16 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Taylor to leave Arsenal". 21 November 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kelly and Hinds join Everton Ladies". 25 January 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Official Exclusive: Arsenal Women's duo leave club". 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  12. ↑ Small, Aiden (6 December 2017). "Arsenal 5–0 Charlton: How it happened". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  13. ↑ Brennan, Feargal (15 April 2018). "Everton 1–2 Arsenal: SSE Women's FA Cup". The Football Association. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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