1993–94 WFA National League Premier Division

The 1993–94 season of the WFA National League Premier Division was the third season of national top-flight league women's football in England.^[1] The competition was organised by the Women's Football Alliance and the Football Association Committee for Women's Football.^[2]

WFA National League Premier Division

Season	1993–94
Champions	Doncaster Belles 2nd title
Relegated	Ipswich Town Wimbledon
Matches played	90
Goals scored	464 (5.16 per match)
← 1992-93 1994-95 →

Below the Premier Division were the Northern and Southern Divisions.

The 1993–94 women's championship was won by Doncaster Belles, their second National League trophy, after a title race with the previous champions, Arsenal.^[3]

This season coincided with the merger of the league's founding body, the Women's Football Association, into the FA in 1993.^[2] (The WFA had founded the National League in 1991.) The new organising Women's Football Alliance and FA Committee were composed of members from women's clubs, women's leagues, and FA representatives.^[2] New branding as the FA Women's Premier League began in 1994–95.^[4]

Premier Division

Final table:^[5][6]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Doncaster Belles	18	16	1	1	110	16	+94	49	Champions
2	Arsenal	18	14	3	1	85	15	+70	45
3	Knowsley United	18	13	2	3	63	30	+33	41
4	Wembley	18	9	2	7	35	34	+1	29
5	Millwall Lionesses	18	9	1	8	42	46	−4	28
6	Leasowe Pacific	18	7	2	9	42	48	−6	23
7	Stanton Rangers	18	6	5	7	32	38	−6	23
8	Red Star Southampton[lower-alpha 1]	18	2	3	13	25	70	−45	6
9	Ipswich Town	18	1	3	14	14	86	−72	6	Relegated to Northern / Southern Divisions
10	Wimbledon[lower-alpha 1]	18	2	0	16	16	81	−65	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. Red Star Southampton and Wimbledon deducted three points for failing to fulfil a fixture.

See also

• 1994 FA Women's Cup Final
• 1993–94 WFA Women's National League Cup

References

1. Garin, Erik; Di Maggio, Roberto. "England - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
2. "The Association's Development". History of the Women's Football Association. 28 May 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
3. Davies, Pete (23 May 1994). "Belles face tough run-in: The women's National Premier League is being fought to a tight finish". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16.
4. Davies, Pete (30 August 1995). "Life's a pitch for women footie players". The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 Nov 2012.
5. "1993-1994". The Owl Football Historian. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11.
6. "Ladies Football (1993-1994)". The Independent Ilkeston Football Website. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03.