2016 FA WSL
The 2016 FA WSL was the sixth edition of the
Chelsea
were the defending WSL 1 champions.
Manchester City won their first ever WSL 1 championship on 25 September 2016 with a 2–0 win over Chelsea.[1][2]
Teams
- WSL 1
Liverpool
The 2016 FA WSL was the sixth edition of the
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|
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
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
8 May 2016 | ||
Sheffield
|
3–1 | Durham
|
Oxford United
|
1–0 | Millwall Lionesses |
Watford
|
0–2 | London Bees |
Oxford United | 1–0 | Millwall Lionesses |
---|---|---|
|
Report |
Watford | 0–2 | London Bees |
---|---|---|
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
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 |
Aston Villa | 0–8 | Manchester City |
---|---|---|
Report |
Arsenal | ||
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|
Chelsea | ||
---|---|---|
Penalties | ||
4–2 |
Sheffield | 2–0 | Bristol City |
---|---|---|
Yeovil Town | 1–3 | Notts County |
---|---|---|
|
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
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 |
Arsenal | 3–2 | Notts County |
---|---|---|
Report |
Liverpool | ||
---|---|---|
|
Sheffield | 0–2 | London Bees |
---|---|---|
Played on 3 and 4 September 2016.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
London Bees | 0–4 | Birmingham City
|
Manchester City | 1–0 | Arsenal
|
Played on 2 October 2016. Manchester City won their second cup after 2014 and completed the double.[10]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Manchester City | 1–0 ( a.e.t. )
|
Birmingham City
|
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