1996–97 Arsenal L.F.C. season

=== First team squad ===

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{{Main|1996–97 FA Women's Premier League}}

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• White {{goal}}
• Yankey {{goal}}|team2=Ilkeston Town|goals2=|stadium=Hayes Lane|location=Bromley|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=06 October 1996|round=4|score=1–1|report=https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=3266|team1=Wembley|goals1=*Ball {{goal|70}}|team2=Arsenal|goals2=*Few {{goal|80}}|result=D}}{{Football box collapsible|date=13 October 1996|round=5|score=4–2|report=https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=3266|team1=Arsenal|goals1=*Wheatley {{goal}}
• Broadhurst {{goal}}
• Spacey {{goal}}
• Yankey {{goal}}|team2=Tranmere Rovers|goals2=*Smith {{goal}} {{goal}}|stadium=Hayes Lane|location=Bromley|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=20 October 1996|round=6|score=1–5|report=https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=3273|team1=Everton|goals1=*McGrady {{goal|60}}|team2=Arsenal|goals2=*Broadhurst {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}
• Hastings {{goal}}|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=03 November 1996|round=7|score=7–0|report=https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=3281|team1=Arsenal|goals1=*Lee Reynolds {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}
• Spacey {{goal}} {{goal}}
• Broadhurst {{goal}}
• Daly {{goal}}|team2=Southampton Saints|goals2=|stadium=Hayes Lane|location=Bromley|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=08 December 1996|round=8|score=3–2|report=https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=3296|team1=Arsenal|goals1=*Broadhurst {{goal}}
• Lee Reynolds {{goal}}
• Spacey {{goal}}|team2=Doncaster Belles|goals2=*{{goal}}
• {{goal}}|stadium=Hayes Lane|location=Bromley|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=26 January 1997|round=9|score=0–9|report=https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=3309|team1=Southampton Saints|goals1=|team2=Arsenal|goals2=*Broadhurst {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}
• Spacey {{goal}} {{goal}}
• Lee Reynolds {{goal}} {{goal}}
• White {{goal}}
• Smith {{goal}}|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=09 February 1997|round=10|score=3–0|report=https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=3312|team1=Arsenal|goals1=*Broadhurst {{goal}} {{goal}}
• Smith {{goal}}|team2=Wembley|goals2=|stadium=The Lantern Stadium|location=Potters Bar|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=22 February 1997|round=11|score=0–4|report=https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=3324|team1=Millwall Lionesses|goals1=|team2=Arsenal|goals2=*Few {{goal|20}}
• Smith {{goal|46}}
• Lee Reynolds {{goal}}
• Broadhurst {{goal}}|stadium=Surrey Docks Stadium|location=Bermondsey|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=19 March 1997|round=12|score=2–1|report=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002472/19970320/416/0054|team1=Arsenal|goals1=*{{goal}}
• {{goal}}|team2=Croydon|goals2=*{{goal}}|stadium=The Lantern Stadium|location=Potters Bar|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=23 March 1997|round=13|score=0–3|report=https://web.archive.org/web/19990218171042/http://womensoccer.com/refs/clubs/eclubs97.html|team1=Ilkeston Town|goals1=|team2=Arsenal|goals2=*{{goal}}
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• {{goal}}|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=06 April 1997|round=14|score=0–2|report=https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=3337|team1=Croydon|goals1=|team2=Arsenal|goals2=*Yankey {{goal}}
• Spacey {{goal|75}}|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=20 April 1997|time=14:00 BST|round=15|score=4–1|report=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19970421/395/0059|team1=Arsenal|goals1=*{{goal}}
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• {{goal}}|team2=Everton|goals2=*Marley {{goal}}|stadium=Silver Jubilee Park|location=Edgware|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=27 April 1997|round=16|score=3–0|report=https://web.archive.org/web/19990218171042/http://womensoccer.com/refs/clubs/eclubs97.html|team1=Arsenal|goals1=*Smith {{goal|7}} {{goal}}
• Jerray-Silver {{goal}}|team2=Liverpool|goals2=|stadium=Highbury|location=Highbury|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=29 April 1997|round=17|score=6–0|report=https://web.archive.org/web/19990218171042/http://womensoccer.com/refs/clubs/eclubs97.html|team1=Arsenal|goals1=*{{goal}}
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• {{goal}}|team2=Millwall Lionesses|goals2=|stadium=The Skyline Stadium|location=|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=05 May 1997|round=18|score=0–3|report=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004733/19970506/031/0031|team1=Tranmere Rovers|goals1=|team2=Arsenal|goals2=*{{goal}}
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{{:1996–97 FA Women's Premier League|transcludesection=FA Women's Premier League|showteam=ARS}}

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|label1= Ground

| res1=A /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /H /H /A

|label2= Result

| res2=L /W /W /D /W /W /W /W /W /W /W /W /W /W /W /W /W /W

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win

|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw

|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color_3=3rd|color_18-=red1

|updated=20 May 2018

|source=[http://www.fawsl.com/matches.html FA WSL]

|date=October 2017

}}

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• Wheatley {{goal}} {{goal}}
• Daly {{goal}}
• {{goal||o.g.}}|team2=Barry Town|goals2=|stadium=Hayes Lane|location=Bromley|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=02 February 1997|round=Fifth Round|score=9–0|report=https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=3312|team1=Arsenal|goals1=*Broadhurst {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}
• White {{goal}} {{goal}}
• Williams {{goal}}
• Lee Reynolds {{goal}}
• Benham {{goal}}
• {{goal||o.g.}}|team2=Huddersfield Town|goals2=|stadium=Hayes Lane|location=Bromley|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=02 March 1997|round=Quarter Final|score=2–4|report=https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=3330|team1=Ilkeston Town|goals1=*{{goal}}
• {{goal}}|team2=Arsenal|goals2=*Yankey {{goal}}
• Few {{goal}}
• Spacey {{goal}}
• Broadhurst {{goal}}|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=30 March 1997|round=Semi Final|score=0–1|report=https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=3337|team1=Wembley|goals1=*Koch {{goal|81}}|team2=Arsenal|goals2=|stadium=Meadow Park|location=Borehamwood|attendance=289|result=L}}

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• Wheatley {{goal}}|stadium=|location=|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=24 November 1996|round=Second Round|score=1–2|report=https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=3290|team1=Doncaster Rovers Belles|goals1=*{{goal}}
• Walker {{goal}}|team2=Arsenal|goals2=*White {{goal}}|result=L}}

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• {{goal}}|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=26 January 1997|round=Semi Final|score=3–4|report=https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=3315|team1=Wimbledon|goals1=*Stansbury {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}|team2=Arsenal|goals2=*Smith {{goal}} {{goal}}
• Broadhurst {{goal}}
• Spacey {{goal}}|stadium=Plough Lane|location=Wimbledon|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=13 April 1997|round=Final|score=2–0|report=https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=3343|team1=Arsenal|goals1=*Spacey {{goal|9}}
• Yankey {{goal|78}}|team2=Millwall Lionesses|goals2=|stadium=Claremont Road|location=Hendon|result=W}}

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