1988–89 Arsenal L.F.C. season

English women's football club season 1988–89 Vic Akers Division One Fourth Place FA Cup Third Round League Cup Unknown Britannia Leisure Centre Arsenal Ladies 11–1 (vs Gallagher (A), FA Cup, 25 September 1988) 1–7 (vs Friends of Fulham, (A), Home Counties League, 19 March 1989) 1987–88 1989–90 _arsenal8889h _arsenal8889h _arsenal8889h _arsenal8889h _arsenal8687hl FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 _arsenal8889a _arsenal8889a _arsenal8889a _arsenal8889a _arsenal8889al 101C35 F5D618 101C35 101C35 F5D618 Peter Hill-Wood The 1988–89 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 2nd season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the Home Counties Division One. Arsenal also played in the FA Cup, reaching the Third Round, where they were knocked out by Nottingham Rangers.Nottingham Rangers 5-3 Arsenal https://womensfacup.co.uk/history/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=11113 The Women's FA Cup They were also knocked out of the Home Counties League Cup by Biggleswade.25 November 1998 Results of matches played on Sunday, November 20 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005129/19881125/464/0039 Biggleswade Chronicle 39 With the influx of players, a Reserve side was formed. Whilst the First Team competed in the Home Counties Division One, the Reserve Team played in Division Three of the Greater London Women's League.Grids! https://historicaldons.com/grids/index.php?g=535&adb=&gen=w&lge=221 2026-04-09 historicaldons.com The Reserve Team won the Division Three Title in their first season with an unbeaten campaign, winning promotion to Division Two. The Reserves also won the Anniversary Cup, beating Teynham Gunners 5–0 in the Final.27 April 1989 Local Gunners are outgunned https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002521/19890427/068/0068 East Kent Gazette 682025-01-01 Arsenal v Derby County – Football League Division One, Saturday May 13th 1989 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50286 2026-04-11 The Arsenal Collection en-GB Squad information & statistics First team squad Name Date of birth (age) Since Signed fromGoalkeepersJayne Hammond1974 (aged 15)1988Sue Street1988ENGMillwall LionessesDefendersENG Kirsty Pealling 1989 6 30 yes 1975 4 141987ENG Arsenal AcademyENG Michelle Curley 1989 6 30 yes 1972 4 301987ENG Arsenal AcademyENG Gill Bordman (c)1989 6 30 1956 10 26 yes1987ENG AylesburyENG Paula Birri1989 6 30 1971 5 2 yes1988ENG Arsenal AcademyENG Alicia O'Grady1962 (aged 26)1987ENG AylesburyENG Angela Coneron1959 (aged 30)1987ENG AylesburyIRE Eileen Ahearne1971 (aged 18)1988ENG TottenhamENG Annie Deegan1972 (aged 17)1988ENG Arsenal AcademyDee Meade1957 (aged 32)1987ENG Friends of FulhamSarah Ritchie1968 (aged 21)1988ENG Arsenal AcademyJohanna Galligan1972 (aged 17)1988Gillian Maskell1987ENG Friends of FulhamHazel Braund1988ENGMillwall LionessesMidfieldersENG Sarah Train1989 6 30 1969 8 12 yes1987ENG Arsenal AcademyENG Wendy Ward1989 6 30 1958 6 26 yes1987ENG AylesburyENG Sharon Barber1989 6 30 1969 5 27 yes1988ENG TottenhamDenise Brunker1960 (aged 28)1989RetirementENG Michelle Lee1974 (aged 15)1988ENG Arsenal AcademyDebbie Cox1967 (aged 22)1988SWE Lotta Gustafsson1970 (aged 19)1987ForwardsWAL Naz Ball 1989 6 30 yes 1961 2 281987ENG AylesburyENG Ali Clement1989 6 30 1963 6 5 yes1987ENG AylesburyENG Sarah Mulligan1989 6 30 yes 1972 7 221988ENG StevenageENG Kelly Townshend1989 6 30 1977 5 12 yes1988ENG Arsenal AcademyENG Deb Ingram1989 6 30 1963 5 13 yes1987ENG AylesburyENG Caroline McGloin1989 6 30 1960 4 25 yes1987ENG AylesburyENG Sarah Ryan1989 6 30 1972 7 1 yes1987ENG Arsenal AcademyPat Barber1968 (aged 21)1988ENG Friends of FulhamNatalie Bowbrick1971 (aged 18)1988ENG Janette Smith1987ENG Arsenal AcademyMary McGee1988UnknownSWE Monica Berntsson1988Marcia Phillpotts1988Lisa Sharpe1988Viv Eka1988Linda Rowley1988Anderson1988Sloan1988 Appearances and goals Namewhite HC Leaguewhite FA/HCL CupSubwhite GL Leaguewhite GL/R/A CupSubwhite TotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesApps AppearancesGoalsGoalkeepersJayne Hammond00000160600160Sue Street8040010000130DefendersENG Kirsty Pealling000000000000ENG Michelle Curley9140036110178ENG Gill Bordman (c)9050000000140ENG Paula Birri0000013040317+30ENG Alicia O'Grady11040030000180ENG Angela Coneron9040000000130IRE Eileen Ahearne0000015350120+13ENG Annie Deegan000008040712+70Dee Meade304315031015+10Sarah Ritchie8010056300176Johanna Galligan0000015050120+10Gillian Maskell10050000000150Hazel Braund00000821039+32MidfieldersENG Sarah Train0011010320213+24ENG Wendy Ward000000000000ENG Sharon Barber000000000000Denise Brunker00000353336+38ENG Michelle Lee0000015176202119Debbie Cox3012030360108SWE Lotta Gustafsson000004622068ForwardsWAL Naz Ball103570000001510ENG Ali Clement000001000010ENG Sarah Mulligan10101152465123+229ENG Kelly Townshend000000000000ENG Deb Ingram000000000000ENG Caroline McGloin94440220001510ENG Sarah Ryan00000101053115+113Pat Barber8050010100150Natalie Bowbrick00000101110511+511ENG Janette Smith000000000000Mary McGee000000240024UnknownSWE Monica Berntsson210000000021Marcia Phillpotts7040000000110Lisa Sharpe00000632018+13Viv Eka00000231023+23Linda Rowley000000100221Anderson00000200052+50Sloan00000401015+10 Goalscorers RankPositionNamewhite HC Leaguewhite FA/HCL Cupwhite GL Leaguewhite GL/R/A CupTotal1FWENG Sarah Mulligan00245292MFENG Michelle Lee00172193FWENG Sarah Ryan00103134FWNatalie Bowbrick00110115FWWAL Naz Ball370010FWENG Caroline McGloin4420107DFENG Michelle Curley10618FWDebbie Cox02068MFSWE Lotta Gustafsson00628MFDenise Brunker0053811MFSarah Ritchie0060612DFENG Alicia O'Grady13105MFPat Barber1031514MFENG Sarah Train01304FWMary McGee00404FWDee Meade0301417DFIRE Eileen Ahearne00303 -Viv Eka00303 -Lisa Sharpe0030320DFHazel Braund0020221DFGillian Maskell10001 -SWE Monica Berntsson10001 -Linda Rowley00101Unknown goalscorer00044Own goal00213Total122011229173 Transfers, loans and other signings Transfers in Date of official announcement by the club, actual contract date might differ. Announcement datePositionPlayerFrom club1988GKSue StreetENGMillwall Lionesses1988DFIRE Eileen AhearneENG Tottenham1988DFHazel BraundENGMillwall Lionesses1988MFENG Sharon BarberENG Tottenham1988FWPat BarberENG Friends of Fulham1988MFSWE Lotta Gustafsson1988FWMary McGee1988FWNatalie Bowbrick1988SWE Monica Berntsson1988Marcia Phillpotts1988Lisa Sharpe1988Viv Eka1988Lynda Rowley1988Anderson1988SloanSeptember 1988FWENG Sarah MulliganENG StevenageSeptember 1988GKJayne Hammond1989MFDenise BrunkerRetirement Transfers out Date of official announcement by the club, actual contract date might differ. Announcement datePositionPlayerTo club1988Leading The Way https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002471/19890303/406/0049 Reading Evening Post 49GKENG Terri HintonENG Bracknell1988DFWAL Debbie FoxENG Newbury1988DFENG Amanda MarsdenENG Newbury198819 August 1988 New Faces https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005129/19880819/647/0060 Biggleswade ChronicleFWTrudi MahoneyENG Biggleswade Club Kit Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: JVCArsenal FC Kit History https://www.footballkitarchive.com/arsenal-fc-kits/#1990s 2025-02-14 Football Kit Archive en-USHome _arsenal8687hl _arsenal8889h FFFFFF _arsenal8889h FFFFFF _arsenal8889h FF0000 _arsenal8889h FFFFFF FF0000Away _arsenal8889al _arsenal8889a 101C35 _arsenal8889a 101C35 _arsenal8889a F5D618 _arsenal8889a 101C35 F5D618 Competitions Home Counties League Division One League table main WDL Division One 5 QR 2 MIL Millwall Lionesses FOF Friends of Fulham RSS Red Star Southampton ARS Arsenal BIG Biggleswade NEW Newbury SOL Solent MIK Milton Keynes 8 1 1 30 7 C 5 2 2 24 12 4 1 5 24 17 3 3 4 12 21 3 2 4 14 23 1 1 8 13 37 0 0 0 0 0 R 0 0 0 0 0 R black1 Club dissolved after the end of the season DISA red1 Club withdrew from league. All results expunged for this season. Relegation to Division Two R1 red1 Club withdrew from league. All results expunged for this season. R2 complete HCL Solent and Milton Keynes withdrew from league. All records from that season were expunged. Solent were relegated to Home Counties League Division Two. Results by matchday table b Matchday Ground A/ A/ H/ H /H /A /A /H/ H /A /A /H /A /H /H /A Result X/ X/ X/ W /D /L /L /X /L /W /D /W /L /D /X /X green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss grey Postponed 1st 2nd 3rd red1 HCL11 September 1988 1 X–X https://historicaldons.com/grids/index.php?g=508&adb=&gen=w&lge=222 Solent Arsenal P2 October 1988 2 X–X https://historicaldons.com/grids/index.php?g=508&adb=&gen=w&lge=222 Milton Keynes Arsenal P16 October 1988 3 X–X https://historicaldons.com/grids/index.php?g=508&adb=&gen=w&lge=222 Arsenal Solent Britannia Leisure Centre Hoxton P30 October 1988 14:30 BST 4 4–1 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Arsenal *Ball Barber Maskell Newbury * Britannia Leisure Centre Hoxton W13 November 1988 14:30 GMT 5 0–0 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Arsenal Friends of Fulham Britannia Leisure Centre Hoxton D27 November 1988 6 4–0 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Millwall Lionesses * Arsenal L11 December 1988 7 4–1 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Red Star Southampton * Arsenal *McGloin L8 January 1989 8 X–X https://historicaldons.com/grids/index.php?g=508&adb=&gen=w&lge=222 Arsenal Milton Keynes Britannia Leisure Centre Hoxton P8 January 1989 13:30 GMT 9 0–2 https://historicaldons.com/grids/index.php?g=508&adb=&gen=w&lge=222 Arsenal Millwall Lionesses * Britannia Leisure Centre Hoxton L22 January 1989 10 1–3 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Biggleswade *Caleb 88 Arsenal *Curley McGloin Ball W29 January 1989 11 2–2 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Newbury *pen Arsenal *McGloin pen Berntsson D26 February 1989 14:15 BST 12 1–0 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50210 Arsenal *McGloin pen Red Star Southampton Britannia Leisure Centre Hoxton W19 March 1989 13 7–1 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50213 Friends of Fulham * Arsenal *O'Grady L9 April 1989 14:00 GMT 14 0–0 https://historicaldons.com/grids/index.php?g=508&adb=&gen=w&lge=222 Arsenal Biggleswade Britannia Leisure Centre Hoxton D WFA Cup 1988–89 WFA Cup 25 September 1988 Group B - First round 0–11 https://womensfacup.co.uk/history/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=11065 Gallaher Arsenal *Ball McGloin Meade O'Grady Train W16 October 1988 14:30 Group B - Second round 1–1 https://womensfacup.co.uk/history/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=11124 Arsenal *Cox Islington * Britannia Leisure Centre yes Hoxton T. A. Clover D23 October 1988 Group B - Second round (replay) 2–3 https://womensfacup.co.uk/history/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=11126 Islington * Arsenal *Cox Meade Ball W6 November 1988 Third round 5–3 https://womensfacup.co.uk/history/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=11113 Nottingham Rangers * Arsenal *Ball O'Grady McGloin L Home Counties League Cup 20 November 1988 14:00 GMT 2–6 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005129/19881125/464/0039 Arsenal *Ball McGloin Biggleswade *James o.g. Robinson 55 Dawson Mahoney Britannia Leisure Centre Hoxton L Arsenal reserves Greater London Women's League Division Three 6–0 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Arsenal Reserves *Curley Lee Mulligan Train Braund Winchester/Camden W1–3 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Basildon *og Arsenal Reserves *Curley W5–1 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Arsenal Reserves *Lee Mulligan Braund Chelmsford * W1–14 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Patmore Youth Club * Arsenal Reserves *Ryan Eka Lee Train Rowley W6–3 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Arsenal Reserves *Mulligan Bowbrick Lee Sharpe Friends of Fulham Thirds *1 W1–5 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Chingford Reserves * Arsenal Reserves *Bowbrick Ryan Brunker W2–2 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Arsenal Reserves *Ryan og Romford Reserves * D5–5 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Arsenal Reserves *Mulligan Lee Brunker Basildon * D2–4 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Winchester/Camden * Arsenal *McGloin Mulligan Sharpe W3–5 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Chelmsford * Arsenal Reserves *Mulligan Ryan Ahearne Bowbrick W2–8 Hackney * Arsenal Reserves *Ritchie Mulligan Sharpe og W1–11 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Romford Reserves * Arsenal Reserves *Gustafsson Barber Mulligan Lee Bowbrick W0–8 Friends of Fulham Thirds Arsenal Reserves *Mulligan Lee Bowbrick Ritchie O'Grady W0–5 Teynham Gunners Arsenal Reserves *Mulligan Lee W4–4 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50247 Arsenal Reserves *Mulligan Lee Brunker Hackney * D12–2 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50249 Arsenal Reserves *Mulligan McGee Lee Curley Bowbrick Ryan Brunker Chingford Reserves * W7–1 Arsenal Reserves *Gustafsson Bowbrick Ahearne McGee Teynham Gunners * W?–? Patmore Youth Club Arsenal Reserves P Greater London Women's League Cup Preliminary round 8–0 Millwall Lionesses Reserves Arsenal Reserves L Russell Cup 4–2 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Arsenal Reserves Hackney W4–5 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50210 Arsenal Reserves *Meade Barber Gustafsson pen Pinewood * 118 Yes L Anniversary Cup First round 1–6 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50158 Hackney * Arsenal Reserves *Brunker Curley Mulligan Ryan WSemi final 0–10 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50213 Friends of Fulham Thirds Arsenal Reserves *Cox Ryan Mulligan Lee og W16 April 1989 11:30 BST Final 5–0 https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=50286 Arsenal Reserves *Cox Mulligan pen Teynham Gunners Stompond Lane Walton-on-Thames W See also List of Arsenal W.F.C. seasons 1988–89 in English football References External links https://www.arsenal.com/women Category:Arsenal W.F.C. seasons Category:1988–89 in English women's football Category:Long stubs with short prose