2017–18 Arsenal W.F.C. season

Arsenal Women
2017–18 season
Manager	Joe Montemurro
Stadium	Meadow Park
Women's Super League	3rd
FA Women's Cup	Runner-Up
WSL Cup	Winner
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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

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Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age*)
Goalkeepers
1	Sari van Veenendaal	(1990-04-03)April 3, 1990 (27)
13	Anna Moorhouse	(1995-03-30)March 30, 1995 (22)
Defenders
2	Alex Scott (captain)	(1984-10-14)October 14, 1984 (32)
3	Emma Mitchell	(1992-09-19)September 19, 1992 (24)
5	Josephine Henning	(1989-09-08)September 8, 1989 (27)
6	Leah Williamson	(1997-03-29)March 29, 1997 (20)
16	Louise Quinn	(1990-06-17)June 17, 1990 (27)
25	Jessica Samuelsson	(1992-01-30)January 30, 1992 (25)
29	Shannon Cooke	(2000-02-02)February 2, 2000 (17)
Midfielders
21	Daniëlle van de Donk	(1991-08-05)August 5, 1991 (26)
8	Jordan Nobbs	(1992-12-08)December 8, 1992 (24)
10	Kim Little	(1990-06-29)June 29, 1990 (27)
15	Katie McCabe	(1995-09-21)September 21, 1995 (21)
17	Heather O'Reilly	(1985-01-02)January 2, 1985 (32)
20	Dominique Janssen	(1995-01-17)January 17, 1995 (22)
Forwards
9	Dan Carter	(1993-05-18)May 18, 1993 (24)
11	Vivianne Miedema	(1996-07-15)15 July 1996 (21)
18	Lisa Evans	(1992-05-21)May 21, 1992 (25)
23	Beth Mead	(1995-05-09)May 9, 1995 (22)

Age shown as of start of the 2017/18 season

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date	Position	No.	Player	From club
23 May 2017	FW	11	Vivianne Miedema	Bayern Munich^[3]
29 June 2017	FW	18	Lisa Evans	Bayern Munich^[4]
18 August 2017	DF	25	Jessica Samuelsson	Linköpings FC^[5]
21 August 2017	DF	5	Josephine Henning	Olympique Lyonnais^[6]

Transfers out

Date	Position	No.	Player	To club
29 June 2017	MF	11	Carla Humphrey	Bristol City^[7]
16 August 2017	DF	4	Fara Williams	Reading^[8]
21 November 2017	FW	14	Jodie Taylor	Melbourne City^[9]
25 January 2018	FW	7	Chloe Kelly	Everton^[10]
16 February 2018	DF	19	Jemma Rose^[11]
16 February 2018	DF	12	Vyan Sampson	West Ham United^[11]

Women's Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualification for the Champions League
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


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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

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

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]	Miedema 6', 76' McCabe 30', 81' Ritchie 59' (o.g.)	Report	Clifford 21' Agg 26'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: NA Referee: Lee Brennan

15 April 2018 Semi-Finals	Everton	1–2	Arsenal	Crosby
12:30 BST	Kelly 67' (pen.)	Report	Carter 25' O'Reilly 69' Quinn 90+1'	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	Bachmann 48', 60' Kirby 76'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 45,423 Referee: Lindsey Robinson

WSL Cup

Group stage

Group One South

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to knock-out stage	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)	Jordan Nobbs 15' Vivianne Miedema 38' Beth Mead 75'	3-1	Bridget Galloway 55' Dominique Bruinenberg 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)	Brooke Chaplen 7' Lauren Bruton 70' Grace Moloney 79'		Beth Mead 5' Jemma Rose 55' Vivianne Miedema 80' Jordan Nobbs 83'	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

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

[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.

[arsenal_duo-11] "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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