2015 FA WSL

The 2015 season of the Women's Super League was the fifth season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England. The season was played from 25 March to 4 October.^[1]

FA WSL

Season	2015
Champions	Chelsea
← 2014 2016 →

Liverpool were the defending champions from the 2014 FA WSL. Chelsea became the title winners and together with Manchester City (who finished as runners-up) qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League.

This was the second season since the WSL 2 was introduced. As part of a two-year expansion plan, the WSL 1 will increase to nine teams for the 2016 season. By the end of the 2015 season two teams (Reading and Doncaster Rovers Belles) were promoted from WSL 2 to WSL 1 and only one team (Bristol Academy) relegated to WSL 2, with one team being promoted from Premier League to WSL 2.

Background

In December 2014, the FA WSL announced a two-year plan to expand WSL 1 from an eight to 10-team league. Two teams will be promoted from WSL 2, while one team will be relegated to WSL 2.^[2][3] Also, for the first time, a team from the FA Women's Premier League earned promotion to WSL 2, effectively connecting the WSL to the rest of the English women's football pyramid.^[4]

This will leave WSL 1 with nine teams and WSL 2 with 10 teams for the 2016 season, and with the process repeated the following year, both WSL 1 and WSL 2 will have 10 teams each for the 2017 season.

Teams

WSL 1

Arsenal

Birmingham City

Bristol Academy

Chelsea

Manchester City

Notts County Ladies

Liverpool

Sunderland

Locations of the 2015 Super League teams

Team	Location	Ground	Capacity	2014 WSL 1 finish
Arsenal	Borehamwood	Meadow Park	4,502 (1,400 seated)	4th
Birmingham City	Solihull	Damson Park	3,050 (280 seated)	3rd
Bristol Academy	Filton	Stoke Gifford Stadium	1,500	7th
Chelsea	Staines	Wheatsheaf Park	3,009 (300 seated and 800 covered)	2nd
Manchester City	Manchester	Academy Stadium	7,000 (5,000 seated)	5th
Liverpool	Widnes	Halton Stadium	13,350	1st
Notts County	Nottingham	Meadow Lane	20,229	6th
Sunderland	Hetton-le-Hole	Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground	2,500	1st (WSL 2)

WSL 2

Aston Villa

Doncaster Rovers Belles

Durham

Everton

London Bees

Millwall Lionesses

Oxford United

Reading

Watford

Yeovil Town

Locations of the 2015 WSL 2 teams

Team	Location	Ground	Capacity	2014 WSL 2 finish
Aston Villa	Sutton Coldfield	Central Ground, Coles Lane	2,000	4th
Doncaster Rovers Belles	Doncaster	Keepmoat Stadium	15,231	2nd
Durham	Durham	New Ferens Park	3,000	6th
Everton	Widnes	Halton Stadium	13,350	8th (WSL 1)
London Bees	Canons Park	The Hive Stadium	5,176 (3,434 seated)	10th
Millwall Lionesses	London	The Den	20,146	8th
Oxford United	Abingdon	The Armadillo Stadium	2,000	9th
Reading	Farnborough	The Rushmoor Community Stadium	7,000	3rd
Watford	Berkhamsted	Broadwater	2,000	7th
Yeovil Town	Sherborne	Raleigh Grove	1,500	5th

FA WSL 1 Transfers

As of 27 July 2015

Arrivals Arsenal Player Position From Ref. Lianne Sanderson FW Boston Breakers [5] Natalia Pablos FW Bristol Academy [6] Jemma Rose DF Bristol Academy [7] Vicky Losada MF Barcelona [8] Chioma Ubogagu FW Stanford University [9] Marta Corredera MF Barcelona [10] Dominique Janssen DF SGS Essen [11] Sari van Veenendaal GK FC Twente [11] Birmingham City Player Position From Ref. Alex Windell MF Bristol Academy [12] Freda Ayisi FW Arsenal [13] Bristol Academy Player Position From Ref. Isobel Dalton MF Brisbane Roar Hayley Ladd MF Coventry United [14] Nadia Lawrence FW ÍBV [14] Sharla Passariello FW South Florida Bulls [14] Lauren Townsend DF Cardiff City Ladies [15] Christie Murray MF unattached [16] Caroline Weir MF Arsenal [17] Hannah Short DF East Tennessee State University [18] Hannah Reid GK Hibernian [19] Evdokiya Popadiynova FW NSA Sofia [19] Jade Boho FW Rayo Vallecano [20] Marije Brummel DF Apollon Limassol [21] Tatiana Pinto MF SC Sand [22] Chelsea Player Position From Ref. Gemma Davison MF Liverpool [23] Millie Bright MF Doncaster Rovers Belles [24] Niamh Fahey DF Arsenal [25] Hedvig Lindahl GK Kristianstads DFF [26] Marija Banušić FW Kristianstads DFF [27] Fran Kirby FW Reading [28][29] Liverpool Player Position From Ref. Satara Murray DF University of North Carolina [30] Ingrid Ryland DF Arna-Bjørnar [30] Line Krogedal Smørsgård FW Klepp IL [30] Asisat Oshoala FW Rivers Angels [31][32] Rosie White FW University of California LA [33][34] Manchester City Player Position From Ref. Lucy Bronze DF Liverpool [35] Jen Beattie DF Montpellier [36] Nikita Parris FW Everton (on loan) [37] Demi Stokes DF University of South Florida [38] Sarah Wiltshire FW Yeovil Town [39] Natasha Harding* FW Bristol Academy [40] Daphne Corboz MF Georgetown University [41] Notts County Player Position From Ref. Rachel Williams FW Chelsea [42] Laura Bassett DF Chelsea [43] Alex Greenwood DF Everton [43] Jessica Sigsworth FW Doncaster Rovers Belles [43] Fern Whelan DF Everton [44] Danielle Buet MF Chelsea [45] Leanne Crichton MF Glasgow City [46] Siobhan Chamberlain GK Arsenal (on loan) [47] Danielle Hill GK Doncaster Rovers Belles Sunderland Player Position From Ref. Alice Harkness GK Glentoran Belfast United Victoria Williams DF Doncaster Rovers Belles [48] Suzanne Mulvey FW Rangers [49] Brooke Chaplen MF Everton [50] Stephanie Roche FW unattached [51] Hilde Gunn Olsen GK Arna-Bjørnar [52]

Departures Arsenal Player Position To Ref. Christie Murray MF end of contract [53] Yukari Kinga DF INAC Kobe Leonessa [54] Shinobu Ohno FW INAC Kobe Leonessa [54] Freda Ayisi FW Birmingham City [55] Lianne Sanderson FW unattached [56] Niamh Fahey DF Chelsea [25] Caroline Weir MF Bristol Academy [57] Siobhan Chamberlain GK Notts County (on loan) [58] Birmingham City Player Position To Ref. Abbeyleigh Stringer DF Aston Villa [59] Bristol Academy Player Position To Ref. Corinne Yorston DF Yeovil Town [60] Natalia Pablos FW Arsenal [61] Jemma Rose DF Arsenal [7] Alex Windell MF Birmingham City [12] Natasha Harding* FW Manchester City [62] Laura del Río FW Washington Spirit [63][64] Isobel Dalton MF Lindsey Wilson College (Kentucky, USA) [65] Alexandra Hurst MF Swindon Town [65] Alice Evans GK Yeovil Town [65] Nicola Watts FW Reading [66] Chelsea Player Position To Ref. Yūki Ōgimi FW Wolfsburg [67] Rachel Williams FW Notts County [42] Laura Bassett DF Notts County [43] Danielle Buet MF Notts County [68] Rosella Ayane FW Millwall Lionesses (on loan) [69] Jackie Groenen MF 1. FFC Frankfurt [70][71] Liverpool Player Position To Ref. Amanda DaCosta MF Washington Spirit [72] Nina Frausing Pedersen DF 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam [73] Megan Alexander DF Everton [74] Ellie Stewart DF Everton [75] Gemma Davison MF Chelsea [23] Lucy Bronze DF Manchester City [35] Nicole Rolser MF Bayern Munich [76][77] Manchester City Player Position To Ref. Danielle Young FW Everton [78] Danielle Lea DF Everton [78] Sarah Wiltshire FW Yeovil Town [79] Notts County Player Position To Ref. Danielle Brogan DF Adelaide United Rachel Corsie DF Seattle Reign [80] Emily Roberts MF Doncaster Rovers Belles (on loan) [81] Katie Duncan-Hoyle MF FC Zürich [82] Sunderland Player Position To Ref. Helen Alderson GK Durham [83] Natalie Gutteridge FW Durham [84]

* Natasha Harding was supposed to join American team Washington Spirit, as she was denied a visa, she joined Manchester City instead.

WSL 1

FA WSL 1

Season	2015
Champions	Chelsea (1st WSL title)
Relegated	Bristol Academy
Matches played	56
Goals scored	154 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorer	Beth Mead (12 goals)[85]
Biggest home win	Manchester City 6–1 Bristol Academy[86] (27 September 2015)
Biggest away win	Bristol Academy 0–4 Chelsea[86] (2 April 2015) Liverpool 0–4 Chelsea[86] (27 September 2015)
Highest scoring	Bristol Academy 2–5 Notts County[86] (25 April 2015) Manchester City 6–1 Bristol Academy[86] (27 September 2015)
Longest winning run	5 matches Chelsea
Longest unbeaten run	10 matches Manchester City
Longest winless run	9 matches Bristol Academy
Longest losing run	4 matches Bristol Academy Liverpool
Highest attendance	3,180[87] Manchester City 2–1 Notts County (4 October 2015)
Total attendance	57,253[88]
Average attendance	1,022[88]
← 2014 2016 → All statistics correct as of 5 October 2015.

Sunderland earned promotion last season after they won WSL 2 and met off-field licensing requirements. Everton were relegated.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chelsea (C)	14	10	2	2	30	10	+20	32	Qualification to Champions League
2	Manchester City	14	9	3	2	25	11	+14	30
3	Arsenal	14	8	3	3	21	13	+8	27
4	Sunderland	14	6	2	6	24	24	0	20
5	Notts County	14	4	3	7	20	20	0	15
6	Birmingham City	14	3	4	7	7	14	−7	13
7	Liverpool	14	4	1	9	15	24	−9	13
8	Bristol Academy (R)	14	2	2	10	12	38	−26	8	Relegation to FA WSL 2

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	ARS	BIR	BRI	CHE	LIV	MCI	NTC	SUN
Arsenal		1–0	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–3	2–1	4–1
Birmingham City	0–1		0–0	0–1	1–0	0–0	0–0	1–1
Bristol Academy	1–1	0–3		0–4	4–2	0–3	2–5	1–4
Chelsea	0–0	4–0	4–1		1–0	1–2	2–1	4–0
Liverpool	0–2	2–1	2–0	0–4		2–1	1–2	1–2
Manchester City	0–1	1–0	6–1	1–1	2–0		2–1	1–0
Notts County	1–1	0–1	0–1	1–2	1–0	2–2		4–2
Sunderland	1–3	3–0	2–1	4–0	2–2	0–1	2–1

Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2015. Source: FA WSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 5 October 2015^[89]

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Beth Mead	Sunderland	12
2	Jess Clarke	Notts County	7
	Natalia Pablos	Arsenal
4	Eniola Aluko	Chelsea	6
	Isobel Christiansen	Manchester City
	Gemma Davison	Chelsea
	Toni Duggan	Manchester City
	Chioma Ubogagu	Arsenal
	Rachel Williams	Notts County
10	Karen Carney	Birmingham City	5
	Ji So-yun	Chelsea

WSL 2

FA WSL 2

Season	2015
Champions	Reading
Matches played	90
Goals scored	324 (3.6 per match)
Top goalscorer	Courtney Sweetman-Kirk (20 goals)[85]
Biggest home win	Reading 8–0 London Bees[86] (22 August 2015)
Biggest away win	London Bees 0–7 Reading[86] (29 March 2015)
Highest scoring	Yeovil Town 7–1 Watford[86] (26 July 2015) Reading 8–0 London Bees (22 August 2015) London Bees 1–7 Everton[86] (4 October 2015) Everton 5–3 Oxford United[86] (18 October 2015)
Longest winning run	6 matches Doncaster Rovers Belles
Longest unbeaten run	14 matches Reading
Longest winless run	12 matches Watford
Longest losing run	11 matches Watford
← 2014 2016 → All statistics correct as of 19 October 2015.

Everton were relegated from WSL 1 last season.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Reading (C)	18	14	3	1	61	15	+46	45	Promotion to FA WSL 1
2	Doncaster Rovers Belles	18	14	3	1	57	15	+42	45
3	Everton	18	8	7	3	43	24	+19	31
4	Yeovil Town	18	9	4	5	36	23	+13	31
5	Aston Villa	18	7	4	7	29	28	+1	25
6	Oxford United	18	7	3	8	26	40	−14	24
7	Durham	18	6	2	10	24	32	−8	20
8	London Bees	18	3	4	11	19	53	−34	13
9	Millwall Lionesses	18	2	6	10	17	39	−22	12
10	Watford	18	1	2	15	12	55	−43	5

Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2015. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away	AST	DON	DUR	EVE	LON	MIL	OXF	REA	WAT	YEO
Aston Villa		0–5	0–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–2	2–3	0–1	2–1
Doncaster Rovers Belles	2–1		3–0	3–3	5–1	4–0	3–0	0–3	5–0	2–1
Durham	1–4	0–2		1–6	4–1	2–3	3–0	0–5	4–0	0–1
Everton	1–1	1–1	1–1		2–2	4–1	5–3	0–2	3–0	0–1
London Bees	2–1	1–2	0–4	1–7		2–1	1–2	0–7	4–0	2–2
Millwall Lionesses	1–2	0–5	0–0	1–1	0–0		2–3	0–4	3–2	2–2
Oxford United	0–2	2–5	1–0	2–3	2–1	2–2		0–4	1–0	0–3
Reading	1–1	2–2	3–0	2–1	8–0	3–0	2–2		3–0	2–4
Watford	1–4	0–5	1–3	1–3	0–0	0–0	2–3	1–3		2–4
Yeovil Town	2–2	0–3	1–0	0–0	4–0	1–0	0–1	2–4	7–1

Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2015. Source: FA WSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 19 October 2015^[90]

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Courtney Sweetman-Kirk	Doncaster Rovers Belles	20
2	Bethany England	Doncaster Rovers Belles	13
3	Emma Follis	Reading	12
4	Fran Kirby	Reading	11
	Sue Smith	Doncaster Rovers Belles
6	Helen Ward	Reading	8
7	Lauren Bruton	Reading	7
	Kayleigh Hines	Oxford United
	Danielle Turner	Everton
	Katie Wilkinson	Aston Villa
	Corinne Yorston	Yeovil Town

WSL Cup

See also: 2014 FA WSL Cup and 2016 FA WSL Cup

All WSL 1 and WSL 2 teams take part. In addition to last season a quarter-final stage was added to the knock-out stage. The first match was played on 21 July 2015, after the WSL break for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[91]

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ARS	CHE	REA	MIL	WAT	LON
1	Arsenal	5	5	0	0	14	2	+12	15	Advance to Knockout stage		—	—	2–1	—	3–0	—
2	Chelsea	5	4	0	1	20	4	+16	12			0–2	—	—	6–0	—	8–0
3	Reading	5	3	0	2	12	7	+5	9			—	2–3	—	—	—	3–0
4	Millwall Lionesses	5	2	0	3	10	18	−8	6			0–4	—	1–3	—	—	5–3
5	Watford	5	1	0	4	6	15	−9	3			—	0–3	1–3	2–4	—	—
6	London Bees	5	0	0	5	6	22	−16	0			1–3	—	—	—	2–3	—

Source: playermakerstats.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Millwall Lionesses	5–3	London Bees
Gibbons 41', 44', 68' Watling 64' Babajide 84'	Report	Goddard 35' Whitter 45', 45+2'

22 July 2015

19:00

Eden Park Avenue, Beckenham

Attendance: 189

Referee: AJ Attbold

Reading	2–3	Chelsea
Jane 45' Bruton 57'	Report	Flaherty 43' Bright 66' So-yun 89'

22 July 2015

19:00

Cherrywood Road, Farnborough

Attendance: 809

Referee: Samuel Ogles

Arsenal	3–0	Watford
Williamson 16' Kelly 22' Yankey 30'

23 July 2015

19:00

Meadow Park, Borehamwood

Attendance: 922

London Bees	1–3	Arsenal
Gaylor 21'	Report	Humphrey 62' Pablos 65', 71'

29 July 2015

19:00

The Hive Stadium, Canons Park

Attendance: 445

Millwall Lionesses	1–3	Reading
Cole 5' (pen.)	Report	Ward 19', 37' Bruton 82'

29 July 2015

19:00

Eden Park Avenue, Beckenham

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Watford	2–4	Millwall Lionesses
Nuttall 56' Donnelly 80'	Report	Hincks 33' Gibbons 45+2' Lennon 59' Babajide 90'

12 August 2015

19:00

Broadwater, Berkhamsted

Attendance: 272

Referee: Lisa Benn

Reading	3–0	London Bees
Roche 10' Ward 36' Bragg 81'	Report

15 August 2015

15:00

Cherrywood Road, Farnborough

Chelsea	0–2	Arsenal
	Report	Corredera 18', 38'

16 August 2015

15:00

Wheatsheaf Park, Staines upon Thames

Attendance: 1,419

Referee: Stephen Bates

Watford	0–3	Chelsea
	Report	Primus 32' Brett 44' Farrow 80'

19 August 2015

19:00

Broadwater, Berkhamsted

Attendance: 330

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Chelsea	6–0	Millwall Lionesses
So-yun 19' Coombs 22', 90+2' Kirby 78', 83', 88'	Report

26 August 2015

19:00

Wheatsheaf Park, Staines upon Thames

Attendance: 507

Arsenal	2–1	Reading
Stoney 45' Losada 62'	Report	Watts 90'

27 August 2015

19:00

Meadow Park, Borehamwood

Attendance: 873

Referee: Lucy Oliver

Millwall Lionesses	0–4	Arsenal
	Report	Carter 10' Yankey 12' Kelly 15' Janssen 74'

30 August 2015

15:00

Eden Park Avenue, Beckenham

Attendance: 203

Referee: Paula Wyatt

Chelsea	8–0	London Bees
Banusic 16', 23', 35' Rafferty 31' Ayane 55', 60', 64', 67'	Report

30 August 2015

15:00

Wheatsheaf Park, Staines upon Thames

Attendance: 597

Watford	1–3	Reading
Donnelly 26'	Report	Walkley 3' Bragg 9' Follis 49'

30 August 2015

15:00

Broadwater, Berkhamsted

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London Bees	2–3	Watford
Fraser 48' Bowers 75'	Report	Mason 20' Nuttall 27' Gould 59'

20 September 2015

15:00

The Hive, Canons Park

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MCI	LIV	DON	SUN	EVE	DUR
1	Manchester City	5	5	0	0	15	1	+14	15	Advance to Knockout stage		—	2–0	—	—	—	5–0
2	Liverpool	5	4	0	1	8	2	+6	12			—	—	—	2–0	—	1–0
3	Doncaster Rovers Belles	5	3	0	2	11	10	+1	9			0–3	0–3	—	—	—	5–0
4	Sunderland	5	2	0	3	10	11	−1	6			1–3	—	2–3	—	5–2	—
5	Everton	5	1	0	4	6	12	−6	3			0–2	0–2	2–3	—	—	—
6	Durham	5	0	0	5	1	15	−14	0			—	—	—	1–2	0–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 August 2015. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Durham Women	1–2	Sunderland
Wilson 84'	Report	Ramshaw 76' Moorhouse 90+1' (o.g.)

22 July 2015

19:00

New Ferens Park, Durham

Attendance: 793

Referee: Matthew Diccio

Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–3	Manchester City
	Report	Christiansen 48' Parris 68' Duggan 83'

23 July 2015

19:00

Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Attendance: 1,274

Everton	0–2	Liverpool
	Report	Dowie 1', 55'

23 July 2015

19:30

Select Security Stadium, Widnes

Attendance: 1,073

Manchester City	5–0	Durham Women
Johnston 12', 87' Parris 24', 41' Christiansen 30'	Report

29 July 2015

19:00

Academy Stadium, Manchester

Attendance: 1,185

Referee: Barry Lamb

Sunderland	5–2	Everton
Mead 12', 16' Kelly 31', 56' Zambra 47'	Report	Hollinshead 14' Hinnigan 48'

29 July 2015

19:00

Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground, Hetton-le-Hole

Attendance: 558

Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–3	Liverpool
		Dowie 13' Staniforth 30' Hodson 81'

30 July 2015

Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Attendance: 807

Sunderland	1–3	Manchester City
Wilson 23'	Report	Parris 11' Houghton 15' Duggan 90'

15 August 2015

15:00

Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground, Hetton-le-Hole

Attendance: 1,514

Liverpool	1–0	Durham Women
Dowie 66'	Report

15 August 2015

15:00

Select Security Stadium, Widnes

Attendance: 493

Referee: A Smith

Everton	2–3	Doncaster Rovers Belles
Hollinshead 5' Stewart 23'		Sweetman-Kirk 67', 74', 85'

16 August 2015

15:00

Select Security Stadium, Widnes

Liverpool	2–0	Sunderland
Dowie 60' Omarsdottir 90'

26 August 2015

19:00

Select Security Stadium, Widnes

Attendance: 482

Everton	0–2	Manchester City
	Report	Duggan 19' Stanway 88'

27 August 2015

19:00

Select Security Stadium, Widnes

Attendance: 526

Referee: Scott Simpson

Doncaster Rovers Belles	5–0	Durham Women
Roberts 32' Sweetman-Kirk 41' Smith 79' Simpkins 85', 85'	Report

27 August 2015

19:00

Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Manchester City	2–0	Liverpool
Duggan 15' (pen.) Christiansen 71'	Report

30 August 2015

15:00

Academy Stadium, Manchester

Attendance: 1,890

Referee: James Bell

Sunderland	2–3	Doncaster Rovers Belles
Joice 47' Robson 90'	Report	Roberts 29' England 63' Sweetman-Kirk 80'

30 August 2015

15:00

Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground, Hetton-le-Hole

Attendance: 651

Durham Women	0–2	Everton
		Jones 62' Johnson 90+1'

30 August 2015

15:00

New Ferens Park, Durham

Attendance: 209

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NTC	BIR	BRI	YEO	AST	OXF
1	Notts County	5	5	0	0	19	2	+17	15	Advance to Knockout stage		—	2–1	1–0	5–0	—	—
2	Birmingham City	5	4	0	1	17	3	+14	12			—	—	—	4–0	—	3–0
3	Bristol Academy	5	3	0	2	10	5	+5	9			—	0–2	—	—	—	3–2
4	Yeovil Town	5	2	0	3	4	13	−9	6			—	—	0–3	—	3–1	—
5	Aston Villa	5	1	0	4	5	20	−15	3			0–5	1–7	0–4	—	—	—
6	Oxford United	5	0	0	5	4	16	−12	0			1–6	—	—	0–1	1–3	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 August 2015. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Aston Villa	0–4	Bristol Academy
	Report	Weir 27' Lawrence 57' Boho 82', 85'

21 July 2015

19:00

Coles Lane, Sutton Coldfield

Attendance: 300

Notts County	2–1	Birmingham City
Clarke 14' Whelan 90+4'	Report	Allen 43'

22 July 2015

19:00

Meadow Lane, Nottingham

Attendance: 879

Oxford United	0–1	Yeovil Town
	Report	Hill 14'

23 July 2015

Northcourt Road, Abingdon

Attendance: 312

Aston Villa	1–7	Birmingham City
Wilkinson 87'	Report	Allen 26', 59' Linnett 41' Carney 45' Potter 67', 72' Wellings 90+1'

30 July 2015

19:00

Trevor Brown Memorial Ground, Boldmere

Attendance: 963

Yeovil Town	0–3	Bristol Academy
	Report	Passariello 12' Weir 26' Murray 77'

30 July 2015

19:00

Raleigh Grove, Sherborne

Attendance: 522

Birmingham City	3–0	Oxford United
Lawley 31' Ayisi 52' Linnett 67'	Report

16 August 2015

15:00

Damson Park, Solihull

Attendance: 336

Yeovil Town	3–1	Aston Villa
Hinchcliffe 17' Cousins 76' Heatherson 90+1'	Report	Fergusson 30'

16 August 2015

15:00

Raleigh Grove, Sherborne

Notts County	1–0	Bristol Academy
Williams 8'	Report

16 August 2015

15:00

Meadow Lane, Nottingham

Attendance: 490

Oxford United	1–6	Notts County
King 83'	Report	Clarke 31', 45+1', 60' Williams 36' Lambourne 63' (o.g.) White 85'

19 August 2015

19:00

Northcourt Road, Abingdon

Attendance: 282

Aston Villa	0–5	Notts County
	Report	Clarke 14', 81' White 24' Bowman 86' Williams 90'

26 August 2015

19:00

Coles Lane, Sutton Coldfield

Attendance: 223

Birmingham City	4–0	Yeovil Town
Potter 5' Haines 7' Wellings 29' Linnett 60'	Report

26 August 2015

19:00

Damson Park, Solihull

Attendance: 321

Bristol Academy	3–2	Oxford United
Boho 30', 72' (pen.) Weir 50'	Report	Allison 23', 73'

27 August 2015

19:00

Stoke Gifford Stadium, Filton

Attendance: 413

Referee: Steven Plane

Bristol Academy	0–2	Birmingham City
	Report	Haines 17' Potter 81'

29 August 2015

15:00

Stoke Gifford Stadium, Filton

Attendance: 442

Notts County	5–0	Yeovil Town
White 30', 88' Greenwood 44' Williams 55' Plumptre 70'	Report

30 August 2015

15:00

Meadow Lane, Nottingham

Attendance: 592

Oxford United	1–3	Aston Villa
Chivers 3'	Report	Merrick 45', 62' West 85'

30 August 2015

Northcourt Road, Abingdon

Attendance: 413

Knock-out stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	13 September
	Bristol Academy	1
					11 October
	Liverpool	4
					Liverpool	0
	13 September
					Notts County	2
	Notts County	3
									1 November
	Reading	2
									Notts County	0
	1 October
									Arsenal	3
	Arsenal	1
					11 October
	Manchester City	0
					Arsenal	3
	13 September
					Birmingham City	1
	Birmingham City	1
	Chelsea	0

Quarter-finals

Reading are the only WSL 2 team to progress from the group stages.^[92] The quarter-finals were drawn on 1 September 2015.

Bristol Academy v Liverpool

13 September 2015	Bristol Academy	1–4	Liverpool	Filton
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Boho 38'	Report	Dowie 35' (pen.), 56', 67', 90+3'	Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 371 Referee: Samuel Allison

Notts County v Reading

13 September 2015	Notts County	3–2	Reading	Nottingham
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Whelan 34' Greenwood 38' (pen.), 88'	Report	Ward 35' Fletcher 67'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 649 Referee: Akil Howson

Birmingham City v Chelsea

13 September 2015	Birmingham City	1–0	Chelsea	Solihull
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Potter 53'	Report		Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 516 Referee: Mark Griffiths

Arsenal v Manchester City

1 October 2015	Arsenal	1–0	Manchester City	Borehamwood
19:45 BST (UTC+01:00)	Natalia 34'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 720 Referee: Josh Smith

Semifinals

Arsenal v Birmingham City

11 October 2015	Arsenal	3–1	Birmingham City	Borehamwood
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Corredera 13' Carter 14' Scott 47'	Report	Linnett 58'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 782 Referee: Nigel Lugg

Liverpool v Notts County

11 October 2015	Liverpool	0–2	Notts County	Widnes
18:30 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	White 5', 23'	Stadium: Select Security Stadium Attendance: 538 Referee: Ian Hussin

Final

Notts County v Arsenal

1 November 2015	Notts County	0–3	Arsenal	Rotherham
15:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)		Report	Nobbs 26', 41' Ubogagu 90+2'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 5,028 Referee: Jane Simms

Top goalscorers

Pedro Martínez Losa and Kelly Smith with the FA WSL Cup, 2015

As of 19 October 2015^[93]

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Natasha Dowie	Liverpool	9
2	Jess Clarke	Notts County	6
	Ellen White	Notts County
4	Jade Boho	Bristol Academy	5
	Courtney Sweetman-Kirk	Doncaster Rovers Belles
6	Rosella Ayane	Chelsea	4
	Fliss Gibbons	Millwall Lionesses
	Kirsty Linnett	Birmingham City
	Jo Potter	Birmingham City
	Helen Ward	Reading
	Rachel Williams	Notts County

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External links

• Official website
• WSL Season at soccerway.com
• WSL 2 Season at soccerway.com
• League Cup at soccerway.com