2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Plate

The 2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Plate is the third running of the competition, which began in 2014. It is the secondary League Cup competition run by the FA Women's Premier League (FA WPL), and is run in parallel with the league's primary League Cup competition, the Premier League Cup.^[1]

2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Plate

WPL Plate
Tournament details
Country	England
Teams	34
Final positions
Champions	Lewes
Runner-up	Huddersfield Town
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	151 (4.87 per match)
← 2015–16 2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 23 April 2017.

The teams that take part in the WPL plate are decided after the determining round of the WPL Cup. The winners of determining round matches continue in the WPL Cup, while the losers move into the WPL Plate.

All 72 Premier League clubs were included in the determining round draw, two of whom (Forest Green Rovers and Nuneaton Town) withdrew from the competition before playing a match, meaning 36 teams progressed in the Cup and 34 were entered in the Plate.

Reigning champions Coventry United, who beat Enfield Town 5–1 in the 2015–16 final,^[2] won their determining Round match this season, meaning that they did not defend their title.

Results

All results listed are published by The Football Association.^[3] Games are listed by round in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.

The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (S)=Southern Division; (N)=Northern Division; (SW1)=South West Division One; (SE1)=South East Division One; (M1)=Midlands Division One; (N1)=Northern Division One.

First round

Due to there being 34 teams in the competition, two first round matches are required to eliminate two teams and allow a full single-elimination knockout tournament to take place.

Sporting Khalsa (M1) v Huddersfield Town (N)

25 September 2016 (2016-09-25)	Sporting Khalsa (M1)	2–6	Huddersfield Town (N)	Willenhall
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Toran Kelly	Report	Emily Heckler 8', 40', 52' Isabel Thomas 22' Kate Mallin 50', 71'	Stadium: Aspray Arena Attendance: 30

West Ham United (S) v Swindon Town (S)

25 September 2016 (2016-09-25)	West Ham United (S)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Swindon Town (S)	Aveley
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Charlotte Gurr 45+1' Chloe Burr 90+2'	Report	Georgia Walters 68', 80' Robyn Levett  90'	Stadium: Ship Lane Attendance: 36

Second round

Guiseley Vixens (N1) v Huddersfield Town (N)

16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)	Guiseley Vixens (N1)	4–4 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Huddersfield Town (N)	Guiseley
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Alarna Fuller 20' Abbie McIver 70' Natalie Brace 80' 114' (o.g.)	Report	Debbie Hastings 2', 36' Emily Heckler 64', 95'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park Attendance: 60

Leicester City LFC (M1) v Steel City Wanderers (M1)

16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)	Leicester City LFC (M1)	2–1	Steel City Wanderers (M1)	Leicester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Caroline Maslen	Report	Cheryl Mawhood 16'	Stadium: Linwood Playing Fields Attendance: 30

Leicester City WFC (N) v Rotherham United (M1)

16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)	Leicester City WFC (N)	6–1	Rotherham United (M1)	Leicester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Chan Robinson 21' Eva Rogers 70' Kayleigh Hillier 73', 78' Sophie Domingo 78' Rebecca Carnelly 88'	Report	Bradie Wild 70'	Stadium: Riverside Pavilion Attendance: 84

Mossley Hill (N1) v Loughborough Students (M1)

16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)	Mossley Hill (N1)	3–2	Loughborough Students (M1)	Liverpool
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Nikki James 22' Megan Brodie 41', 61'	Report	Georgie Dassow Holly Gibson	Stadium: Mossley Hill Athletic Club Attendance: 25

Plymouth Argyle (SW1) v Luton Town (SE1)

16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)	Plymouth Argyle (SW1)	2–4	Luton Town (SE1)	Plymouth
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Tori Marks 62' Kayley Lane  45+5' Rebecca Atkins  80' Kayleigh Brown 89'	Report	Jodie Bellinger Nicola Henman Jess McKay	Stadium: University of St Mark & St John Attendance: 63

Solihull (M1) v Tranmere Rovers (N1)

16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)	Solihull (M1)	0–2	Tranmere Rovers (N1)	Solihull
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Georgia Wood 39', 73' Anna Stones	Stadium: Field Lane Attendance: 40

St Nicholas (SW1) v Shanklin (SW1)

16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)	St Nicholas (SW1)	7–2	Shanklin (SW1)	Yate
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Jodie Arkell Tammi Bennett Sophie Morgan Connie Short	Report	Naomi Cooper Katy Rawlinson Gemma Woodford	Stadium: Lodge Road Attendance: 76

Crewe Alexandra (N1) v Bradford City (N)

16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)	Crewe Alexandra (N1)	0–6	Bradford City (N)	Crewe
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Shauna Legge 22'  90' Charlotte Stuart 28' Lucy Sowerby 34' Laura Elford 42', 67' Hannah Campbell 63'	Stadium: Cumberland Arena Attendance: 37

Actonians (SE1) v Ipswich Town (SE1)

23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)	Actonians (SE1)	6–0	Ipswich Town (SE1)	Greenford, London
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Alessandra Barreca Emma Mulhern Carla Williams Sinthujah Sooriyakumar	Report		Stadium: Berkeley Fields Attendance: 25

Birmingham & West Midlands (M1) v Radcliffe Olympic (M1)

23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)	Birmingham & West Midlands (M1)	0–1	Radcliffe Olympic (M1)	Birmingham
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Brogan Jones	Stadium: Shenley Lane Community Sports Centre Attendance: 15

Cheltenham Town (SW1) v West Ham United (S)

23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)	Cheltenham Town (SW1)	1–2	West Ham United (S)	Cheltenham
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Louise Fensome 65'	Report	Katie Bottom 15' (pen.) Chloe Burr 89'	Stadium: Petersfield Park Attendance: 103

Exeter City (SW1) v Stevenage (SE1)

23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)	Exeter City (SW1)	0–4	Stevenage (SE1)	Exminster
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Cara Breckenridge Donna McGuigan Lisa Milliken Kristina Oconnell	Stadium: Minster Park Attendance: 25

Lowestoft Town (SE1) v Queens Park Rangers (S)

23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)	Lowestoft Town (SE1)	2–4	Queens Park Rangers (S)	Lowestoft
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Eilish Brogan  54' Gemma Moore  77' 85' Millie Cursons 90'	Report	Juliette Denny 45+4', 90+3' Jessica Treharne 54'  74' Sara Ezzahiri 80'	Stadium: Crown Meadow Attendance: 74

Morecambe (N1) v Chorley (N1)

23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)	Morecambe (N1)	0–5	Chorley (N1)	Lancaster
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Melissa Ball 8', 74', 84' Victoria Coope 61' Sophie Williams 70'	Stadium: Lancaster & Morecambe College Attendance: 32

Southampton Saints (SW1) v Keynsham Town (SW1)

23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)	Southampton Saints (SW1)	2–3	Keynsham Town (SW1)	Sholing
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Nicole Matthews 27' Emma Eldridge 33'	Report	Geovana Cristina dos Santos Alves 43' Justine Lorton-Radburn 60' Yasmin Pratt 89'	Stadium: VT Group Sportsground Attendance: 25

Lewes (S) v Maidenhead United (SW1)

Walkover	Lewes (S)	H–W	Maidenhead United (SW1)	Lewes
		Report		Stadium: The Dripping Pan

Third round

Actonians (SE1) v Queens Park Rangers (S)

6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)	Actonians (SE1)	2–1	Queens Park Rangers (S)	Greenford, London
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Sinead Friel Melissa Jung Leah Taylor	Report	Sara Ezzahiri	Stadium: Berkeley Fields Attendance: 25

Bradford City (N) v Huddersfield Town (N)

6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)	Bradford City (N)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Huddersfield Town (N)	Bradford
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Charlotte Stuart  27' Lucy Sowerby 31' Laura Elford 44'	Report	Kate Mallin 5', 39' Katie Nutter	Stadium: Plumpton Park

Chorley (N1) v Leicester City WFC (N)

6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)	Chorley (N1)	3–5	Leicester City WFC (N)	Leyland
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Chaneece Reeves 4' Samantha Cadwallader 24' Charlotte Higginson 81'	Report	Natalie Johnson 29' Sophie Domingo 47', 87' Charlotte Greengrass 53' Alex Madden 66'	Stadium: Jim Fowler Memorial Fields Attendance: 40

Leicester City LFC (M1) v Radcliffe Olympic (M1)

6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)	Leicester City LFC (M1)	0–5	Radcliffe Olympic (M1)	Leicester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)		Report	Ashleigh Evans 22', 67' Dannielle Saulter 32' Rania Ramadan 42', 55'	Stadium: Linwood Playing Fields Attendance: 15

Mossley Hill (N1) v Tranmere Rovers (N1)

6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)	Mossley Hill (N1)	1–2	Tranmere Rovers (N1)	Liverpool
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Megan Brodie 48'	Report	Heather Scheuber 7' Own goal 13' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mossley Hill Athletic Club Attendance: 20

Stevenage (SE1) v Luton Town (SE1)

6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)	Stevenage (SE1)	0–2	Luton Town (SE1)	Hertford
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)		Report	Jess McKay Joanne Rutherford Zara Carroll	Stadium: Hertingfordbury Park Attendance: 33

West Ham United (S) v Keynsham Town (SW1)

6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)	West Ham United (S)	2–3	Keynsham Town (SW1)	Aveley
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Whitney Locke 43' Shannon Albuery 85'	Report	Geovana Cristina dos Santos Alves 54' Stacey Pearson 62' Yasmin Pratt 80'	Stadium: Ship Lane Attendance: 43

Lewes (S) v St Nicholas (SW1)

Walkover	Lewes (S)	H–W	St Nicholas (SW1)	Brighton
		Report		Stadium: The Withdean Stadium

Quarter-finals

Tranmere Rovers (N1) v Huddersfield Town (N)

11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)	Tranmere Rovers (N1)	0–7	Huddersfield Town (N)	Ellesmere Port
13:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)		Report	Emily Heckler 25', 61', 69' Kate Mallin 33', 88' Danielle Biglin 35' Katie Nutter 83'	Stadium: Ellesmere Port Sports Village 3G Attendance: 35

Keynsham Town (SW1) v Leicester City WFC (N)

11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)	Keynsham Town (SW1)	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Leicester City WFC (N)	Keynsham
13:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)		Report	Sophie Domingo 14', 33' Shauna Cossens 115'	Stadium: AJN Stadium Attendance: 65

Actonians (SE1) v Radcliffe Olympic (M1)

11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)	Actonians (SE1)	3–0	Radcliffe Olympic (M1)	Greenford, London
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Melissa Jung Carla Williams	Report		Stadium: Berkeley Fields Attendance: 20

Luton Town (SE1) v Lewes (S)

18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)	Luton Town (SE1)	0–6	Lewes (S)	Luton
13:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Jessica Devoti Mollie Robinson	Report	Rachel Palmer 13' Georgia Bridges 47' Rebecca Carter 81', 90' Kim Stenning 83' Rachel Kosky (o.g.)	Stadium: Stockwood Park Athletics Stadium Attendance: 41

Semi-finals

Huddersfield Town (N)	6–1	Actonians (SE1)
Emily Heckler 7', 17', 56' Kate Mallin 27' Katie Nutter 34' Charley Evans 74'	Report	Jessica Byrne 76'

5 March 2017 (2017-03-05)

14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)

The Stafflex Arena, Kirkburton

Attendance: 107

Leicester City WFC (N)	0–1	Lewes (S)
Sophie Domingo  52'	Report	Tammy Waine  35' Claire Capon  46' Georgia Bridges 63'

12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)

14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)

Saffron Lane, Leicester^[4]

Attendance: 56

Final

Huddersfield Town (N)	0–4	Lewes (S)
	Report Report	Georgia Bridges 6', 78' Danielle Lane 59' Rachel Palmer 85'

23 April 2017 (2017-04-23)

15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)

St. James Park, Brackley

Huddersfield Town

Lewes

References

1. "About the FA WPL". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
2. "FA Women's Premier League: Enfield Town Ladies vs Coventry United Ladies". full-time.thefa.com. The Football Association. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
3. "FA WPL Plate". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
4. "Lewes Ladies FC". Twitter. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.