The 2014 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 27th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the fourth 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 former against Everton in June. [1] They also competed in the UEFA Women's Champions League, losing at the Quarter Final stage to Birmingham City, triggering a 5-year exile from the competition. [2] After a poor start to the season, including three straight home defeats, Shelley Kerr stood down as Arsenal manager following the FA Cup Final win over Everton. [3] She was replaced on an interim basis by their Centre of Excellence Technical Director, John Bayer, and then later by Kelly Smith, who operated in a player-manager capacity. [4] On the 29th August, Arsenal appointed Pedro Martinez Losa to be their full-time manager. [5] [6]
As this season bridged the gap between the Men's Team's 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons, the team wore two different sets of kits during each half of the season.
Squad statistics correct as of May 2018 [7]
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | Last Contract | Signed From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 1 | | 14 June 1979 (aged 35) | 2000 | December 2013 [8] | |
| 15 | | 15 August 1983 (aged 31) | 2013 | December 2013 [8] | |
| 28 | | 11 October 1988 (aged 26) | 2013 | | |
| Defenders | |||||
| 2 | | 23 April 1988 (aged 26) | 2010 | August 2010 [9] | |
| 22/2 | | 14 October 1984 (aged 30) | 2012 | January 2014 [10] | |
| 3 | | 27 February 1981 (aged 33) | 2000 | | |
| 18/3 | | 19 September 1992 (aged 22) | 2013 | July 2013 [11] | |
| 4 | | 2 May 1984 (aged 30) | 2014 | February 2014 [12] | |
| 5 | | 24 August 1991 (aged 23) | 2006 | | |
| 5 | | 13 May 1982 (aged 32) | 2014 | January 2014 [13] | |
| 6 | | 6 May 1985 (aged 29) | 2014 | January 2014 [14] | |
| 19 | | 13 October 1987 (aged 27) | 2008 | | |
| 25 | | 11 November 1995 (aged 18) | 2013 | December 2013 [15] | |
| 34 | | 2 July 1996 (aged 18) | 2014 | | |
| 28 | | 11 May 1996 (aged 18) | 2014 | | |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 8 | | 8 December 1992 (aged 21) | 2010 | November 2013 [16] | |
| 14 | | 29 March 1997 (aged 17) | 2014 | | |
| 16 | | 26 September 1990 (aged 24) | 2008 | | |
| 16 | | 3 May 1990 (aged 24) | 2014 | January 2014 [17] | |
| 17 | | 15 June 1982 (aged 32) | 2010 | | |
| 17 | | 24 January 1991 (aged 23) | 2014 | July 2014 [18] | |
| 20 | | 20 June 1995 (aged 19) | 2013 | July 2013 [11] | |
| 24 | | 12 October 1994 (aged 20) | 2013 | December 2013 [15] | |
| 30 | | 14 January 1994 (aged 20) | 2014 | | |
| 36 | | 2 October 1996 (aged 18) | 2013 | | |
| Forwards | |||||
| 7 | | 23 January 1984 (aged 30) | 2014 | February 2014 [12] | |
| 9 | | 9 May 1989 (aged 25) | 2010 | | |
| 15/9 | | 18 May 1993 (aged 21) | 2009 | November 2013 [16] | |
| 23/10 | | 29 October 1978 (aged 36) | 2012 | January 2014 [19] | |
| 11 | | 1 November 1979 (aged 34) | 2005 | January 2014 [20] | |
| 12 | | 17 April 1987 (aged 27) | 2012 | | |
‡ = Player played in the earlier rounds of the UEFA Women's Champions League, but departed Arsenal before the start of the WSL Season
| No. | Name | Super League | FA Cup | WSL Cup | UWCL | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 15 | | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 22/2 | | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 7 |
| 3 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18/3 | | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 4 | | 9+3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20+4 | 1 |
| 5 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
| 6 | | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 19 | | 10+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16+1 | 1 |
| 25 | | 10+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 |
| 34 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 8 | | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17+1 | 9 |
| 14 | | 11+2 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 21+4 | 2 |
| 16 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 16 | | 2+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 |
| 17 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+3 | 2 |
| 20 | | 0+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 4+11 | 2 |
| 24 | | 4+7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2+4 | 2 | 0+4 | 1 | 8+15 | 5 |
| 30 | | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 36 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20+2 | 3 |
| 9 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6+1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 29+1 | 15 |
| 23/10 | | 6+4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3+2 | 3 | 2+2 | 0 | 15+8 | 13 |
| 11 | | 12+2 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 25+6 | 3 |
| 12 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
‡ = Player played in the earlier rounds of the UEFA Women's Champions League, but departed Arsenal before the start of the WSL Season
| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | FA Cup | WSL Cup | UWCL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW | | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 23/10 | FW | | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | 8 | MF | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 5 | DF | | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 22/2 | DF | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| 5 | 24 | MF | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 11 | FW | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 14 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | 9 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | DF | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 78 | |||
| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | FA Cup | WSL Cup | UWCL | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | DF | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23/10 | FW | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18/3 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 22/2 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Rank | No. | Name | Super League | FA Cup | WSL Cup | UWCL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 15 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 December 2013 [21] | 15 | GK | | |
| 2 January 2014 [22] | 5 | DF | | |
| 13 January 2014 [14] | 6 | DF | | |
| 30 January 2014 [17] | 16 | MF | | |
| 15 February 2014 [12] | 4 | DF | | |
| 15 February 2014 [12] | 7 | FW | | |
| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2014 [18] | 17 | MF | | |
| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | At Arsenal since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 November 2013 [16] | 8 | MF | | 2010 |
| 8 November 2013 [16] | 9 | MF | | Homegrown |
| 19 December 2013 [21] | 1 | GK | | 2000 |
| 23 December 2013 [15] | 25 | FW | | Homegrown |
| 23 December 2013 [15] | 24 | MF | | Homegrown |
| 3 January 2014 [10] | 2 | DF | | 2012 |
| 22 January 2014 [20] | 11 | FW | | 2005 |
| 28 January 2014 [19] | 10 | FW | | 2012 |
| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 November 2013 [23] | 16 | MF | | |
| 5 December 2013 [24] | 2 | DF | | |
| 17 December 2013 [25] | 12 | FW | | |
| 20 December 2013 [26] | 9 | FW | | |
| 9 January 2014 [27] | 17 | MF | | |
| 9 January 2014 [27] | 5 | DF | | |
| 3 February 2014 [28] | 3 | DF | | Retired |
| 3 February 2014 [28] | 7 | MF | | |
| 26 March 2014 [29] | 31 | GK | | |
| 4 April 2014 [30] | 32 | DF | | |
| 2 July 2014 [31] | 6 | DF | | |
| 4 July 2014 [32] | 30 | MF | | |
Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Fly Emirates
Home | Away | Goalkeeper 1 | Goalkeeper 2 | Goalkeeper 3 | Goalkeeper 4 |
Nike supplied their last kit for Arsenal this season, which saw an end to 20 years of contract. Puma became the club's new supplier kit for next season.
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| WSL |
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Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: Fly Emirates
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| 18 February 2014 | Derby County | 0–5 | Arsenal | Spondon |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC+0) | Stadium: Anderson Electrical Arena |
| 20 February 2014 | Nottingham Forest | 0–5 | Arsenal | Rolls Royce Leisure Club |
| 19:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chelsea | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 26 | Qualification for the Champions League knockout phase |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 25 | |
| 4 | Arsenal | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 21 | |
| 5 | Manchester City | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 19 | |
| 6 | Notts County | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 18 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 |
| 16 April 20141 | Notts County | 1–1 | Arsenal | Nottingham |
| 19:30 BST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,583 Referee: Darren Russell |
| 18 May 20142 | Arsenal | 0–1 | Manchester City | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Duggan | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 829 Referee: Andrew Fox |
| 21 May 20143 | Arsenal | 0–2 | Birmingham City | Borehamwood |
| 19:45 BST |
| Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Josh Smith |
| 25 May 20144 | Arsenal | 0–2 | Bristol Academy | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 614 Referee: Richard Hart |
| 29 June 20145 | Liverpool | 0–1 | Arsenal | Widnes |
| 12:15 BST | Report | Stoney | Stadium: Halton Stadium Attendance: 852 Referee: Anthony Tankard |
| 16 July 20146 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Arsenal | Staines |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 626 Referee: Jonathan Creswick |
| 20 July 20147 | Everton | 1–2 | Arsenal | Widnes |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Halton Stadium Attendance: 559 Referee: Aaron Jackson |
| 27 July 20148 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Notts County | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 771 Referee: Joshua Smith |
| 24 August 20149 | Manchester City | 0–4 | Arsenal | Manchester |
| 14:00 BST | Houghton | Report | Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena Attendance: 891 Referee: Duncan Carratt |
| 31 August 201410 | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Arsenal | Solihull |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 481 Referee: Amy Fearn |
| 4 September 201411 | Arsenal | 2–3 | Chelsea | Borehamwood |
| 19:45 BST |
| Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 808 Referee: Sarah Garratt |
| 20 September 201412 | Bristol Academy | 3–4 | Arsenal | Stoke Gifford |
| 18:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Referee: Andrew Bennet |
| 5 October 201413 | Arsenal | 3–3 | Liverpool | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 808 Referee: Rob Ellis |
| 12 October 201414 | Arsenal | 3–1 | Everton | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 610 Referee: Jonathan Burridge |
| 13 April 2014 Fifth round | Arsenal | 2–0 | Gillingham | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Smith | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 458 Referee: Jairo Marin |
| 4 May 2014 Quarter-finals | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Arsenal | Solihull |
| 12:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 487 Referee: Geoffrey Laws |
| 11 May 2014 Semi-finals | Chelsea | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | Arsenal | Woking |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 877 Referee: Sian Piret |
| 1 June 2014 Final | Arsenal | 2–0 | Everton | Milton Keynes |
| 16:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 15,098 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | ARS | WAT | MIL | REA | LON | |
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| 1 | Chelsea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 12 | Advance to knock-out stage | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | 13–0 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 12 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | — | — | 7–0 | ||
| 3 | Watford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–5 | — | — | ||
| 4 | Millwall Lionesses | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 5 | — | 0–4 | — | — | 1–1 | — | ||
| 5 | Reading [a] | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | AWD [b] | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | London Bees | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 31 | −29 | 1 | — | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–8 | — |
| 1 May 2014 1 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Watford | Borehamwood |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 509 Referee: Paul Johnson |
| 15 May 2014 2 | Reading | 2–0 | Arsenal | Farnborough |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Mitchell | Stadium: Cherrywood Road Attendance: 387 Referee: Daniel Berry |
| 6 July 2014 3 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Chelsea | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 615 Referee: Daniel Cook |
| 13 April 2014 4 | Arsenal | 7–0 | London Bees | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Tim Donnellan |
| 13 July 2014 5 | Millwall | 0–4 | Arsenal | Beckenham |
| 14:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Eden Park Avenue Attendance: 225 Referee: Stuart Franklin |
| 7 September 2014 Semi-finals | Arsenal | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Notts County | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 692 Referee: Ian Fissenden |
| 16 October 2014 Final | Arsenal | 0–1 | Manchester City | High Wycombe |
| 19:45 BST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,697 Referee: Nigel Lugg |
| 9 October 2013 First leg | CSHVSM Kairat | 1–7 | | Almaty |
| 14:00 BST |
| Report | Stadium: Tsentralniy Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sharon Sluyts (Belgium) |
| 17 October 2013 Second leg | Arsenal | 11–1 (18–2 agg.) | | Borehamwood |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 313 Referee: Sofia Karagiorgi (Cyprus) |
| 9 November 2013 First leg | Arsenal | 3–0 | | London |
| 14:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Report |
| Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 869 Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania) |
| 13 November 2013 Second leg | Glasgow City | 2–3 (6–2 agg.) | | Glasgow |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Petershill Park Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden) |
| 24 March 2014 First leg | Birmingham City | 1–0 | | Birmingham |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 2,671 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
| 30 March 2014 Second leg | Arsenal | 0–2 (0–3 agg.) | | London |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 1,054 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) |