2016 FA WSL
Sixth season of the top English women's association football league From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sixth season of the top English women's association football league From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2016 FA WSL was the sixth edition of the FA WSL since it was formed in 2010. The WSL 1 was expanded to nine teams. The WSL 2 included one team promoted from the FA Women's Premier League for the first time. The season started on 23 March and Chelsea were the defending WSL 1 champions.
Season | 2016 |
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Champions | Manchester City |
← 2015 |
Manchester City won their first ever WSL 1 championship on 25 September 2016 with a 2–0 win over Chelsea.[1][2]
Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | 2015 season |
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Arsenal | Borehamwood | Meadow Park | 4,502 | 3rd |
Birmingham City | Solihull | Damson Park | 3,050 | 6th |
Chelsea | Staines | Wheatsheaf Park | 3,009 | 1st |
Doncaster Rovers Belles | Doncaster | Keepmoat Stadium | 15,231 | 2nd, WSL 2 |
Liverpool | Widnes | Halton Stadium | 13,350 | 7th |
Manchester City | Manchester | Academy Stadium | 7,000 | 2nd |
Notts County | Nottingham | Meadow Lane | 20,229 | 5th |
Reading | High Wycombe | Adams Park | 10,000 | 1st, WSL 2 |
Sunderland | Hetton-le-Hole | Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground | 2,500 | 4th |
Bristol Academy was renamed Bristol City before the season.[3]
Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | 2015 season |
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Aston Villa | Sutton Coldfield | Central Ground, Coles Lane | 2,000 | 5th |
Bristol City | Filton | Stoke Gifford Stadium | 1,500 | 8th, WSL 1 |
Durham | Durham | New Ferens Park | 3,000 | 7th |
Everton | Widnes | Halton Stadium | 13,350 | 3rd |
London Bees | Canons Park | The Hive Stadium | 5,176 | 8th |
Millwall Lionesses | London | The Den | 20,146 | 9th |
Oxford United | Abingdon | Northcourt Road | 2,000 | 6th |
Sheffield | Dronfield | Coach and Horses | 2,000 | 1st, WPL |
Watford | Berkhamsted | Broadwater | 2,000 | 10th |
Yeovil Town | Yeovil | Huish Park | 9,565 | 4th |
Season | 2016 |
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Champions | Manchester City |
Relegated | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
Matches played | 72 |
Goals scored | 212 (2.94 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Eniola Aluko (9 goals) |
Biggest home win | Manchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles (2 May 2016) |
Biggest away win | Sunderland 0–5 Chelsea (30 June 2016) |
Highest scoring | Chelsea 6–3 Liverpool (8 May 2016) |
Highest attendance | 4,096 Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea (25 September 2016) |
Average attendance | 1,128[4] |
← 2015 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Manchester City (C) | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 42 | Qualification for the Champions League |
2 | Chelsea | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 37 | |
3 | Arsenal | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 32 | |
4 | Birmingham City | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 27 | |
5 | Liverpool | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 25 | |
6 | Notts County | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 16 | Club folded after end of season |
7 | Sunderland | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 10 | |
8 | Reading | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 9 | |
9 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 48 | −40 | 3 | Relegation to FA WSL 2 |
Home \ Away | ARS | BIR | CHE | DON | LIV | MCI | NTC | REA | SUN |
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Arsenal | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | |
Birmingham City | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
Chelsea | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 6–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
Doncaster Rovers Belles | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | |
Liverpool | 3–5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
Manchester City | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
Notts County | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
Reading | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
Sunderland | 0–4 | 1–7 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | Eniola Aluko | Chelsea | 9 |
2 | Jane Ross | Manchester City | 8 |
3 | Caroline Weir | Liverpool | 7 |
4 | Danielle Carter | Arsenal | 6 |
5 | Fran Kirby | Chelsea | 5 |
Beth Mead | Sunderland | ||
Katie Chapman | Chelsea | ||
Toni Duggan | Manchester City | ||
Jessica Clarke | Notts County | ||
Ji So-yun | Chelsea |
Season | 2016 |
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Champions | Yeovil Town |
Promoted | Bristol City Yeovil Town |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 279 (3.1 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Iniabasi Umotong & Jo Wilson (13 goals) |
Biggest home win | Yeovil Town 5–0 Watford (1 May 2016) |
Biggest away win | Watford 0–5 London Bees (16 May 2016) |
Highest scoring | Oxford United 3–5 Millwall Lionesses (24 March 2016) |
← 2015 |
Bristol Academy were relegated from the WSL 1 last season and renamed Bristol City, while Sheffield became the first team to be promoted to the WSL 2 from the FA Women's Premier League.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Yeovil Town (C) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 39 | Promotion to FA WSL 1 |
2 | Bristol City | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 39 | |
3 | Everton | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 34 | |
4 | Durham | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 33 | |
5 | Sheffield | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 26 | |
6 | Aston Villa | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 24 | |
7 | London Bees | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 22 | |
8 | Millwall Lionesses | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 16 | |
9 | Oxford United | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 13 | |
10 | Watford | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 53 | −40 | 7 |
Home \ Away | AST | BRI | DUR | EVE | LON | MIL | OXF | SHE | WAT | YEO |
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Aston Villa | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | |
Bristol City | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | |
Durham | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
Everton | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
London Bees | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
Millwall Lionesses | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | |
Oxford United | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
Sheffield | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
Watford | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
Yeovil Town | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 |
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | Iniabasi Umotong | Oxford United | 13 |
Jo Wilson | London Bees | ||
3 | Sarah Wiltshire | Yeovil Town | 11 |
4 | Claire Emslie | Bristol City | 10 |
5 | Millie Farrow | Bristol City | 9 |
Beth Hepple | Durham | ||
Bethan Merrick | Aston Villa | ||
8 | Ann-Marie Heatherson | Yeovil Town | 7 |
Jodie Michalska | Sheffield | ||
10 | Claudia Walker | Everton | 6 |
Katie Wilkinson | Aston Villa | ||
Ashlee Hincks | Millwall Lionesses |
The FA WSL Cup format was changed to a true knock-out tournament.[8] With 19 teams, the bottom six teams play a preliminary round. The round of 16 following that is seeded, so that WSL 1 teams meet WSL 2 teams, who have home advantage.[9]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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8 May 2016 | ||
Sheffield | 3–1 | Durham |
Oxford United | 1–0 | Millwall Lionesses |
Watford | 0–2 | London Bees |
Oxford United | 1–0 | Millwall Lionesses |
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Watford | 0–2 | London Bees |
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Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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2 July 2016 | ||
Aston Villa | 0–8 | Manchester City |
Everton | 0–1 | Liverpool |
Reading | 1–3 | Arsenal |
London Bees | 3–3 (4–2 p) | Chelsea |
Sheffield | 2–0 | Bristol City |
3 July 2016 | ||
Doncaster Rovers Belles | 2–1 | Sunderland |
Oxford United | 0–2 | Birmingham City |
Yeovil Town | 1–3 | Notts County |
Sheffield | 2–0 | Bristol City |
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Doncaster Rovers Belles | 2–1 | Sunderland |
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Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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5 August 2016 | ||
Arsenal | 3–2 | Notts County |
7 August 2016 | ||
Birmingham City | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Liverpool |
Manchester City | 4–1 | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
Sheffield | 0–2 | London Bees |
Birmingham City | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Liverpool |
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Report |
Manchester City | 4–1 | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
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Sheffield | 0–2 | London Bees |
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Played on 3 and 4 September 2016.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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London Bees | 0–4 | Birmingham City |
Manchester City | 1–0 | Arsenal |
Manchester City | 1–0 | Arsenal |
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Report |
Played on 2 October 2016. Manchester City won their second cup after 2014 and completed the double.[10]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Manchester City | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Birmingham City |
Manchester City | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Birmingham City |
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