2015–16 FA Women's Premier League
The 2015–16 season of the FA Women's Super League and above the eight regional football leagues.[1]
The league features six regional divisions: the
FA WSL 2.[3]
Premier Division
Northern Division
Stoke City
Changes from last season:
- League champions FA WSL 2.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers were relegated to Midlands Division One.
- Loughborough Foxes and Guiseley Vixens were promoted into the Northern Division from Midlands Division One and Northern Division One respectively.
- Copsewood (Coventry) relocated into the Northern Division from the Southern and were renamed Nuneaton Town.[4]
- Coventry Unitedmoved in the opposite direction, relocating from the North to the Southern Division.
Team | Home ground | 2014–15 position |
---|---|---|
Blackburn Rovers |
Anchor Ground, Darwen | 3rd |
Bradford City |
Plumpton Park, Bradford | 4th |
Derby County |
Anderson Electrical Arena, Derby | 6th |
Guiseley Vixens | Nethermoor Park, Guiseley | 1st in Northern Division One (promoted) |
Huddersfield Town |
Storthes Hall Park, Kirkburton | 5th |
Loughborough Foxes | Loughborough University Stadium, Loughborough | 1st in Midlands Division One (promoted) |
Newcastle United | Sport Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne | 11th |
Nottingham Forest |
Greenwich Avenue, Nottingham | 9th |
Nuneaton Town | Liberty Way, Nuneaton | 8th in Southern Division (swapped divisions with Coventry United )
|
Preston North End |
Sir Tom Finney Stadium, Bamber Bridge | 8th |
Sporting Club Albion |
The Grove, Halesowen | 10th |
Stoke City |
Wellbeing Park, Stone | 7th |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sporting Club Albion
|
22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 22 | +33 | 53 | Playoff with Southern Division champion |
2 | Preston North End
|
22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 71 | 20 | +51 | 49 | |
3 | Blackburn Rovers
|
22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 46 | |
4 | Stoke City
|
22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 59 | 28 | +31 | 44 | |
5 | Bradford City
|
22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 38 | |
6 | Nottingham Forest
|
22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 37 | |
7 | Derby County
|
22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 28 | |
8 | Huddersfield Town
|
22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 25 | |
9 | Newcastle United | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 22 | |
10 | Nuneaton Town | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 67 | −41 | 14 | |
11 | Guiseley Vixens (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 71 | −45 | 13 | Relegation to FA Women's Premier League Division One regions |
12 | Loughborough Foxes (R) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 11 |
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Results
Southern Division
WHU