The 2021–22 season was Arsenal Women's Football Club's 35th season of competitive football. The club participated in the WSL, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Champions League.
Squad information & statistics Statistics as of 8 May 2022, includes postponed matches of the 2020–21 Women's FA Cup.
First team squad
No. Name Date of birth (age) Since Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Manuela Zinsberger 2019 February 2021 Bayern Munich 18 Lydia Williams 2020 May 2021 Melbourne City Defenders 2 Rafaelle Souza 2022 January 2022 Changchun Zhuoyue 3 Lotte Wubben-Moy 2020 September 2020 University of North Carolina 4 Anna Patten 2021 January 2021 University of South Carolina 5 Jen Beattie 2019 June 2019 Manchester City 6 Leah Williamson 2014 June 2021 Arsenal Academy 7 Steph Catley 2020 May 2022 Melbourne City 16 Noelle Maritz 2020 May 2022 VfL Wolfsburg 20 Simone Boye Sørensen 2021 July 2021 Bayern Munich 22 Viktoria Schnaderbeck 2018 June 2020 Bayern Munich 26 Laura Wienroither 2022 January 2022 TSV Hoffenheim 29 Teyah Goldie 2021 Arsenal Academy Midfielders 8 Jordan Nobbs 2010 April 2020 Sunderland 10 Kim Little (c) 2016 August 2019 Seattle Reign 12 Frida Maanum 2021 July 2021 Linköpings FC 13 Lia Wälti 2018 December 2019 Turbine Potsdam 33 Halle Houssein 2021 Arsenal Academy Forwards 9 Beth Mead 2017 November 2019 Sunderland 11 Vivianne Miedema 2017 December 2018 Bayern Munich 14 Nikita Parris 2021 July 2021 Olympique Lyonnais 15 Katie McCabe 2015 May 2021 Shelbourne 19 Caitlin Foord 2020 January 2020 Sydney FC 23 Mana Iwabuchi 2021 May 2021 Aston Villa 25 Stina Blackstenius 2022 January 2022 BK Häcken 35 Alex Hennessy 2021 Arsenal Academy 77 Tobin Heath 2021 September 2021 Manchester United
Appearances and goals No. Name Total Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals Goalkeepers 1 Manuela Zinsberger 20 0 2 0 1 0 8 0 31 0 18 Lydia Williams 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 8 0 Defenders 2 Rafaelle Souza 4+2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5+2 1 3 Lotte Wubben-Moy 13+4 2 2+1 0 0 0 6+2 2 21+7 4 4 Anna Patten 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 3+4 1 4+7 1 5 Jen Beattie 7+2 1 1+1 0 1 0 6+2 0 15+5 1 6 Leah Williamson 17+1 2 2 1 0+1 0 7 1 26+2 4 7 Steph Catley 14+4 1 2 0 0 0 9+3 1 25+7 2 16 Noelle Maritz 19 0 2 0 1 0 9 0 31 0 20 Simone Boye Sørensen 2+3 0 2+1 0 0 0 3+1 0 7+5 0 22 Viktoria Schnaderbeck 0+2 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 1+3 0 26 Laura Wienroither 3+5 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 4+8 0 29 Teyah Goldie 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 0+3 0 Midfielders 8 Jordan Nobbs 5+11 2 2+1 0 1 0 4+3 1 12+15 3 10 Kim Little (c) 21+1 6 4 2 1 0 11+1 4 38+3 12 12 Frida Maanum 10+11 3 2+2 0 1 0 10+2 1 23+15 4 13 Lia Wälti 18+2 0 2+1 0 0 0 5+3 0 25+6 0 33 Halle Houssein 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 Forwards 9 Beth Mead 20+3 11 2+1 1 1 0 9+2 1 32+6 13 11 Vivianne Miedema 21+1 14 2+1 2 1 0 9+3 7 33+5 23 14 Nikita Parris 5+13 1 3+1 2 1 0 6+6 3 15+20 6 15 Katie McCabe 17+3 5 4 1 1 0 10+2 0 32+5 6 19 Caitlin Foord 9+7 4 2+1 4 0 0 4+5 2 15+13 10 23 Mana Iwabuchi 3+8 1 1 1 0 0 4+4 3 8+12 5 25 Stina Blackstenius 7+4 6 2 1 0+1 0 2 0 11+5 7 35 Alex Hennessy 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 77 Tobin Heath 3+6 2 1+2 0 0+1 0 2+2 1 6+11 3
Goalscorers
Rank Position Name Total 1 11 FW Vivianne Miedema 14 2 0 7 23 2 9 FW Beth Mead 11 1 0 1 13 3 10 MF Kim Little 6 1 0 4 11 4 19 FW Caitlin Foord 4 2 0 2 8 5 25 FW Stina Blackstenius 6 1 0 0 7 6 15 FW Katie McCabe 5 1 0 0 6 14 FW Nikita Parris 1 1 0 3 5 8 23 FW Mana Iwabuchi 1 0 0 3 4 9 12 MF Frida Maanum 3 0 0 1 4 3 DF Lotte Wubben-Moy 2 0 0 2 4 6 DF Leah Williamson 2 0 0 1 3 12 77 FW Tobin Heath 2 0 0 1 3 8 MF Jordan Nobbs 2 0 0 1 3 14 7 DF Steph Catley 1 0 0 1 2 15 4 DF Anna Patten 0 0 0 1 1 5 DF Jen Beattie 1 0 0 0 1 2 DF Rafaelle Souza 1 0 0 0 1 Own goal 3 0 0 1 4 Total 65 9 0 29 103
Disciplinary record
Rank Position Name Total 1 15 FW Katie McCabe 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 1 2 9 FW Beth Mead 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 16 DF Noelle Maritz 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 4 13 MF Lia Wälti 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 19 FW Caitlin Foord 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 14 FW Nikita Parris 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 7 8 MF Jordan Nobbs 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 12 MF Frida Maanum 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 DF Jen Beattie 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 11 FW Vivianne Miedema 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 23 FW Mana Iwabuchi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 DF Rafaelle Souza 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 DF Leah Williamson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 DF Lotte Wubben-Moy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Total 25 1 2 0 1 0 16 0 44 1
Clean sheets
Rank Name Total 1 1 Manuela Zinsberger 13 2 0 3 18 2 18 Lydia Williams 2 2 0 2 6 Total 15 4 0 5 24
Transfers, loans, and other signings
Transfers in Announcement dateNo.PositionPlayerFrom club26 May 202123FW Mana Iwabuchi Aston Villa2 July 202114FW Nikita Parris Lyon22 July 202120DF Simone Boye Sørensen Bayern Munich27 July 202112MF Frida Maanum Linköping FC3 September 202177FW Tobin Heath Manchester United14 January 202225FW Stina Blackstenius BK Häcken15 January 202226DF Laura Wienroither 1899 Hoffenheim18 January 20222DF Rafaelle Souza Changchun Zhuoyue
Contract extensions No.PositionPlayerAt Arsenal since4 May 202115FW Katie McCabe20159 June 202118GK Lydia Williams202016 June 20216DF Leah Williamson20145 May 20227DF Steph Catley20206 May 2022Coach Jonas Eidevall2021
Transfers out Announcement dateNo.PositionPlayerTo club10 May 202114MF Jill Roord Wolfsburg18 May 202120MF Leonie Maier Everton11 June 202130DF Ruby Mace Manchester City21 June 20217MF Daniëlle van de Donk Lyon28 January 202221MF Malin Gut Grasshopper28 April 202277FW Tobin Heath OL Reign
Loans out Announcement dateNo.PositionPlayerTo club13 August 202117FW Lisa Evans West Ham United2 September 202124GK Fran Stenson Brighton & Hove Albion5 January 20224DF Anna Patten Aston Villa
Suspensions No. Position Player Games suspended Reason 16 DF Noelle Maritz 1/1 vs. Slavia Prague, 9 September 2021 Accumulated two yellow cards in UWCL qualifying round 15 FW Katie McCabe 1/1 vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 27 January 2022 Accumulated five domestic yellow cards 15 FW Katie McCabe 1/1 vs. Chelsea, 11 February 2022 Red card (two yellows) vs. Manchester United 9 FW Beth Mead 1/1 vs. VfL Wolfsburg, 31 March 2022 Accumulated three yellow cards in UWCL groupstage / knock-out phases
Club
Kits Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Fly Emirates / Sleeve sponsor: Visit Rwanda
Kit usage KitCombinationUsageHome Red body White sleeves White shorts Red hooped socksWSLChelsea (H), Manchester City (H), Everton (H), West Ham United (H),Tottenham Hotspur (A), Leicester City (H), Brighton & Hove Albion (H), Manchester United (H), Reading (H), Birmingham City (H), Brighton & Hove Albion (A), Aston Villa (H), Tottenham Hotspur (H)FA CupLondon City Lionesses (H), Coventry United (H), Chelsea (H)League CupManchester United (H)UWCLOkzhetpes (N), PSV (N), Slavia Praha (H), 1899 Hoffenheim (H), Køge (H), Barcelona (H), Wolfsburg (H), Wolfsburg (A)Home alt. Red body White sleeves White shorts Red socksUWCL1899 Hoffenheim (A)Away Yellow body Yellow sleeves Yellow shorts Yellow socksWSLReading (A), Aston Villa (A), Manchester United (A), Birmingham City (A), Manchester City (A), Chelsea (A), Leicester City (A), Everton (A), West Ham United (A)FA CupLiverpool (A)UWCLSlavia Praha (A), Barcelona (A), Køge (A)
Goalkeeper kit usage KitCombinationUsageGoalkeeper 1 Green body Green sleeves Green shorts Green socksWSL Chelsea (H) Manchester City (A) Aston Villa (A) Everton (H) West Ham United (H) Birmingham City (A) Manchester United (H) Reading (H) Birmingham City (H) Brighton & Hove Albion (A) Leicester City (A) Aston Villa (H) Tottenham Hotspur (H) West Ham United (A)FA Cup Liverpool (A)League Cup Manchester United (H)UWCL Okzhetpes (N) PSV (N) Slavia Praha (H) Slavia Praha (A) Barcelona (A) 1899 Hoffenheim (H) Køge (A) 1899 Hoffenheim (A)Goalkeeper 2 Orange body Orange sleeves Orange shorts Orange socksWSL Reading (A) Tottenham Hotspur (A) Manchester United (A) Leicester City (H) Manchester City (A) Brighton & Hove Albion (H) Chelsea (A) Everton (A)FA Cup London City Lionesses (H) Coventry United (H) Chelsea (H)UWCL Wolfsburg (H) Wolfsburg (A)Goalkeeper 3 Blue body Blue sleeves Blue shorts Blue socksUWCL Køge (H) Barcelona (H)
Pre-season
Competitions
Overall record
FA WSL
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
As a member of the top two tiers, Arsenal enters the FA Cup in the fourth round.
FA Women's League Cup
Arsenal automatically qualified for the quarter-finals of the League Cup because of reaching the Champions League group stage.
UEFA Women's Champions League
First qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Group stage
Knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Personal Awards
Arsenal Women Player of the Season First place: Beth Mead Second place: Leah Williamson Third place: Vivianne Miedema
Arsenal Women Goal of the Season First place: Katie McCabe (against Liverpool F.C. Women) Second place: Katie McCabe (against Aston Villa W.F.C.) Third place: Beth Mead (against Chelsea F.C. Women)
BBC Women's Footballer of the Year Vivianne Miedema
Football Supporters' Association Women's Player of the Year Vivianne Miedema
FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11 Vivianne Miedema
Monthly awards FA WSL Player of the Month Beth Mead, September 2021 Katie McCabe, October 2021
PFA Fans' Player of the Month Beth Mead, November 2021
FA WSL Goal of the Month Katie McCabe, October 2021
FA WSL Manager of the Month Jonas Eidevall, September 2021 Jonas Eidevall, October 2021
Arsenal Goal of the Month award The Goal of the Month awards were chosen via open-access polls on the club's official website and include contenders from both the men's and women's teams.
Month Player Competition Opponent Votes Ref October WSL Aston Villa 22.1% January WSL Brighton & Hove Albion 44%
See also
List of Arsenal W.F.C. seasons 2021–22 in English football
References
External links