He guided Arsenal to continued success until his departure in 2009, winning the most top-flight matches in English football history.

The Rotherhithe-based side was founded in 1971 and pioneered a successful youth community scheme for young women with support from their parent club.

[14] With the support of then vice chairman David Dein, Akers' plea for resources such as playing boots, the men's team coach and the use of training facilities were often answered in a period where financial support for the women's game was scarce; Arsenal thus dominated the women's game in England during the 1990s and 2000s.

[15] This began a period of sustained dominance for the club, who soon permanently moved into Meadow Park in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, in a groundshare agreement with non-league side Boreham Wood.

Following the successes of the men's team, Arsenal made a conscious effort to brand women's football as equitable.

Over the next 20 years, Arsenal approached all facets of the game, such as training, tactics, scouting, and finance, with the goal of growing the club and winning trophies.

[23] Akers also led the team to a number of English women's football records, including a six-year league unbeaten run from October 2003[24] to March 2009, marking 108 games without defeat.

Akers was succeeded by Tony Gervaise,[25] who resigned in February 2010 after only eight months in charge, suggesting his position had been undermined by outside interference.

[27] Arsenal won the inaugural season, marking their eighth consecutive English title, and secured another domestic double by also winning the FA Cup.

[32] Moreover, he helped to rebuild the squad, notably recruiting younger stars like Daniëlle van de Donk, Kim Little, Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema.

[2] Utilizing the core Losa helped build, Montemurro led Arsenal to the 2018–19 Women's Super League title with a game to spare.

[34] On 24 September 2022, the North London derby at the Emirates Stadium recorded an attendance figure of 47,367, the highest ever for a WSL match.

[37] Arsenal repeated the feat the following year, defeating Chelsea 1–0 after extra time to win their ninth Women's League Cup title.

[38] In the 2023–24 season, the WSL record attendance was broken three times at the Emirates; against Liverpool in September with 54,115,[39] Chelsea in December with 59,042,[40] followed by Manchester United in February with 60,160.

[41] In March, the Emirates again sold out for the North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur with 60,050 in attendance, becoming the second biggest crowd in WSL history.

[42] On 15 October 2024, during the 2024-25 season, Jonas Eidevall resigned as manager of Arsenal following a string of poor results and fan scrutiny.

For the 2023–24 season, Arsenal played five of their matches at the Emirates Stadium, and the remainder at Meadow Park,[49] averaging 30,017 attendance per march.