2009 FA Women's Premier League Cup final

2009 football tournament season finals January 2024 January 2024 2009 FA Women's Premier League Cup final 200 2009 FA Women's Premier League Cup Doncaster Rovers Belles 0 Arsenal 5 26 February 2009 Glanford Park Scunthorpe Kelly Smith (Arsenal) Steve Rowntree 2,753 2008 2010 The 2009 FA Women's Premier League Cup final was the 18th final of the FA Women's Premier League Cup, England's main women's league cup competition before it was replaced by the FA WSL Cup in 2011. Arsenal defeated Doncaster Rovers Belles 5–0 at Glanford Park, Scunthorpe.Taylor Declan 26 February 2009 League Cup Final: Doncaster 0–5 Arsenal https://www.arsenal.com/match/report/0809/post/ladies/league-cup-final-d-caster-0-5-arsenal-ladies 24 January 2024 Arsenal F.C.February 26, 2009 Smith seals cup win on Arsenal farewell https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/01d6-0e118e1e89de-e123de3d06af-1000--smith-seals-cup-win-on-arsenal-farewell/ UEFA2009-02-26 Smith bids farewell with Cup win http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/7913932.stm 2026-09-08 en-GB Match Team news Belles manager John Buckley, already without his injured Canadian top-goalscorer Liz Hansen, regretted the scheduling of the match which ruled key midfielder Precious Hamilton out with suspension. It also meant that Arsenal's Alex Scott and Kelly Smith were still available, having not yet joined Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer.Leighton Tony Buckley rues cup scheduling https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/23/womens-football-doncaster-belles-arsenal 11 January 2025 The Guardian 23 February 2009 Vic Akers – in his final season as Arsenal manager – could call on Scott and Smith for a final time, but Karen Carney had already taken up her transfer to Chicago Red Stars. He was also without Faye White and Yvonne Tracy (long-term knee injuries), Julie Fleeting (pregnant), and recent signing Helen Lander, who was cup-tied having played for Watford in an earlier round. New signing from Hibernian Suzanne Grant was named as a substitute. Emma Byrne remained in goal having rejected her own transfer offer from Boston Breakers. Akers named a 4–2–1–3 formation with Gemma Davison coming in for Carney on the right wing to start her first Cup final for Arsenal. Rachel Yankey was on the other flank, with youngster Kim Little playing behind Smith in attack. Strong midfielders Jayne Ludlow and Katie Chapman played in front of a back four in which the experience of Laura Bassett was preferred to the youthful talents of Gilly Flaherty. John Buckley aimed for containment, naming a 4–1–4–1 setup with Amy Turner sweeping in front of the back four and Rachel Williams leading the line as a makeshift centre-forward. Summary 26 February 2009 19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Doncaster Rovers Belles Arsenal The GuardianArsenal F.C.The FA *Smith 6 33 58 Scott 66 S. Grant 89 Glanford Park 2,753 Steve Rowntree 0–5 Scunthorpe _red_hoops _whitehoops _red_hoops FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF 000000 000000 Doncaster Rovers Belles _arsenalaway09 _arsenalaway09 _arsenalaway09 F5D618 101C35 F5D618 Arsenal GK 1 ENG Nicola HobbsRB 2 ENG Chelsea WestonCB 5 ENG Claire UtleyCB 12 ENG Natasha HughesLB 3 ENG Vanessa LeatDM 6 ENG Amy TurnerRM 14 ENG Emma Johnson 88CM 8 ENG Vicky Exley (c)CM 10 ENG Vikki Stevens 77LM 7 ENG Emily HecklerCF 4 ENG Rachel WilliamsSubstitutes:GK 13 ENG Clare FarrowDF 15 ENG Natalie Shaw 77DF 16 ENG Naomi Chadwick 88FW 17 ENG Sarah OwenFW 9 ENG Suzanne DaviesManager:SCO John Buckley GK 1 IRE Emma ByrneRB 2 ENG Alex ScottCB 7 IRL Ciara GrantCB 15 ENG Laura Bassett 81LB 19 IRL Niamh FaheyCM 4 WAL Jayne Ludlow (c) 90+2CM 17 ENG Katie ChapmanAM 16 SCO Kim LittleRW 12 ENG Gemma Davison 77CF 8 ENG Kelly Smith 88LW 11 ENG Rachel YankeySubstitutes:GK 24 ENG Sarah QuantrillDF 5 ENG Gilly Flaherty 81MF 18 SCO Natalie RossFW 26 ENG Lauren Bruton 88FW9 SCO Suzanne Grant 77Manager:ENG Vic Akers Player of the Match: Kelly Smith (Arsenal)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Five named substitutes. References 2 Prem Prem Category:February 2009 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:FA Women's National League Cup League cup final, 2009 Category:Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. matches Category:Sport in Scunthorpe Category:Football in Lincolnshire Category:2000s in Lincolnshire