2008 FA Women's Community Shield

2008 Women's FA Community Shield

Arsenal Everton 1 0
Date	7 August 2008
Venue	Moss Rose, Macclesfield[1]
Referee	Saša Ihringová[2]
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The 2008 Women's FA Community Shield was the eighth Women's FA Community Shield, as with its male equivalent, the Community Shield is an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's league and the previous season's Women's FA Cup. The final was contested between Arsenal and Everton on 7 August 2008 at Moss Rose, then home ground of Macclesfield Town.^[3] Kelly Smith scored the winner for Arsenal.^[4]

Match

Details

7 August 2008

19:45 (BST)

Arsenal	1–0	Everton
Smith 72'	Report

Moss Rose, Macclesfield

Attendance: 1,494

Referee: Saša Ihringová

Arsenal

Everton

GK 1 Emma Byrne DF 2 Alex Scott DF 3 Yvonne Tracy DF 5 Gilly Flaherty DF 15 Laura Bassett MF 7 Ciara Grant MF 8 Kelly Smith  75' MF 4 Jayne Ludlow FW 11 Rachel Yankey FW 12 Gemma Davison FW 14 Karen Carney Substitutes: GK 13 Rebecca Spencer DF 6 Faye White MF 16 Kim Little  75' MF 18 Natalie Ross FW 20 Danielle Bird Manager: Vic Akers

GK 1 Rachel Brown DF 2 Becky Easton DF 3 Rachel Unitt DF 6 Lindsay Johnson MF 4 Fara Williams MF 5 Emily Westwood  81' MF 8 Jill Scott MF 10 Jo Potter  64' FW 7 Toni Duggan  90' FW 9 Natasha Dowie FW 11 Michelle Evans Substitutes: GK 13 Danielle Hill MF 15 Amy Kane MF 14 Michelle Hinnigan  81' MF 16 Isobel Christiansen  90' FW 18 Karen Boyle  64' Manager: Mo Marley

References

1. "TheFA.com - 'Worthy winners'". August 23, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-23.
2. "Community Shield: Everton 0–1 Arsenal Ladies". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
3. Association, The Football. "FA Women's Community Shield 2008". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
4. "TheFA.com - Smith settles it". September 24, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-24.