2016–17 FA Women's Premier League

The 2016–17 season of the FA Women's Premier League is the 25th season of the competition, which began in 1992. It sits at the third and fourth levels of the women's football pyramid, below the two divisions of the FA Women's Super League and above the eight regional football leagues.[1]

FA Women's Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur celebrates winning the FA WPL play-off
Season2016–17
Dates21 August 2016 – 28 May 2017
ChampionsTottenham Hotspur
PromotedTottenham Hotspur
RelegatedBlackpool Wren Rovers
Exeter City
Loughborough Students
Lowestoft Town
Tranmere Rovers

The league features six regional divisions: the Northern and Southern divisions at level three of the pyramid, and below those Northern Division 1, Midlands Division 1, South East Division 1, and South West Division 1.[1] 72 teams were members of the league before the start of the 2016–17 season, divided equally into six divisions of twelve teams. At the end of the season Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur, respectively the champions of the Northern and Southern Divisions, qualified for a playoff match against each other which Tottenham Hotspur won 3-0 thus becoming the overall league champion, and winning them promotion to FA WSL 2.[2]

Premier Division

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Northern Division

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Map showing the locations of the teams in the Northern Division of the FA Women's Premier League

Changes from last season:

Team Home ground 2015–16 position
Blackburn Rovers Sir Tom Finney Stadium, Bamber Bridge 3rd
Bradford City Plumpton Park, Bradford 5th
Derby County The Don Amott Arena, Derby 7th
Fylde Ladies Mill Farm, Wesham 2nd
Huddersfield Town The Stafflex Arena, Kirkburton 8th
Leicester City Womens Riverside Pavilion, Leicester 1st in Midlands Division One (promoted)
Middlesbrough Teesdale Park, Thornaby-on-Tees 1st in Northern Division One (promoted)
Newcastle United Sport Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne 9th
Nottingham Forest Mill Street Playing Fields, Nottingham 6th
Stoke City Wellbeing Park, Stone 4th
West Bromwich Albion Dales Lane, Rushall 1st

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Blackburn Rovers (C) 20 17 3 0 59 20 +39 54 Playoff with Southern Division champion
2 Middlesbrough 20 14 1 5 60 31 +29 43
3 Leicester City Women 20 10 4 6 44 37 +7 34
4 Stoke City 20 8 6 6 43 37 +6 30
5 Derby County 20 9 2 9 39 35 +4 29
6 West Bromwich Albion 20 8 3 9 33 37 −4 27
7 Fylde Ladies[a] 20 8 5 7 36 30 +6 26
8 Bradford City 20 7 1 12 40 40 0 22
9 Huddersfield Town 20 5 5 10 37 53 −16 20
10 Nottingham Forest 20 5 3 12 27 49 −22 18
11 Newcastle United (R) 20 2 1 17 16 65 −49 7 Relegation to FA Women's Premier League Division One regions
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Fylde had three points deducted[why?][7]

Results

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Home \ Away BLB BRA DER FYL HUD LCW MID NEW NOT STK WBA
Blackburn Rovers 4–2 3–2 1–0 3–1 2–2 5–1 3–0 4–1 2–2 5–1
Bradford City 0–4 0–2 1–2 1–0 4–1 0–2 0–0 6–0 5–1 2–1
Derby County 0–4 3–1 5–0 3–1 1–3 2–3 2–0 2–1 4–3 0–2
Fylde Ladies 1–2 3–2 0–0 6–1 4–0 0–3 3–0 1–0 0–2 2–2
Huddersfield Town 3–3 2–1 4–1 2–2 1–6 1–2 2–0 3–3 2–2 2–1
Leicester City Women 0–4 5–4 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–3 6–0 2–1 5–3 2–1
Middlesbrough 1–2 2–1 3–2 3–1 4–2 0–3 7–1 0–1 1–1 6–0
Newcastle United 0–1 1–5 1–4 1–5 6–2 1–0 1–6 0–1 1–4 0–5
Nottingham Forest 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–5 2–2 3–8 5–1 1–5 1–2
Stoke City 0–2 1–3 2–1 3–3 2–0 1–2 5–1 2–1 1–1 1–1
West Bromwich Albion 2–3 4–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 1–0 0–4 2–1 2–0 1–2
Source: The Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southern Division

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Map showing the locations of the teams in the Southern Division of the FA Women's Premier League

Changes from last season:

Team Home ground 2015–16 position
C & K Basildon The Frost Financial Stadium, Canvey Island 8th
Cardiff City CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence, Ystrad Mynach 3rd
Charlton Athletic Bayliss Avenue, Thamesmead, London 2nd
Coventry United Park Meadow, Coleshill 4th
Crystal Palace Hayes Lane, Kent 1st in South East Division One (promoted)
Lewes The Dripping Pan, Lewes 7th
Portsmouth Privett Park, Gosport 5th
Queens Park Rangers Honeycroft, West Drayton, London 9th
Swindon Town Barrington Park, Shrivenham 1st in South West Division One (promoted)
Tottenham Hotspur Cheshunt Stadium, Cheshunt 6th
West Ham United Ship Lane, Aveley 10th

League table

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Tottenham celebrating winning the league.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tottenham Hotspur (C, O, P) 20 17 1 2 58 13 +45 52 Playoff with Northern Division champion
2 Coventry United 20 15 3 2 55 15 +40 48
3 Cardiff City 20 14 2 4 72 19 +53 44
4 Charlton Athletic 20 13 3 4 55 25 +30 42
5 Crystal Palace 20 9 6 5 48 23 +25 33
6 C & K Basildon 20 8 3 9 29 42 −13 27
7 Lewes 20 7 4 9 31 36 −5 25
8 Portsmouth 20 5 2 13 31 66 −35 17
9 West Ham United 20 1 6 13 12 59 −47 9
10 Swindon Town 20 2 2 16 20 60 −40 8
11 Queens Park Rangers 20 2 2 16 11 64 −53 8
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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Home \ Away C&KB CAR CHA CVU CRY LEW POR QPR SWT TOT WHU
C & K Basildon 3–2 4–3 0–3 2–2 0–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 0–4 0–1
Cardiff City 2–1 0–2 1–2 3–2 6–0 5–0 12–1 8–0 4–0 3–0
Charlton Athletic 6–0 1–4 1–5 2–2 2–1 4–2 2–0 4–0 0–1 5–0
Coventry United 6–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 8–1 5–0 2–1 0–1 1–0
Crystal Palace 5–0 0–1 3–3 2–2 1–1 7–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 6–1
Lewes 3–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–6 7–2
Portsmouth 1–3 1–5 0–3 1–3 2–5 4–3 3–2 5–0 1–4 3–1
Queens Park Rangers 1–4 1–4 0–6 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–7 0–4 1–1
Swindon Town 0–3 0–4 0–3 1–3 0–1 1–2 4–3 0–2 0–4 2–2
Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 3–0 4–1 4–0
West Ham United 0–0 0–4 0–2 0–5 0–4 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–7
Source: The Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-off

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The overall FA WPL champion was decided by a play-off match held at the end of the season. The winner earned promotion to the FA WSL 2.[9]

Tottenham Hotspur (S)3-0Blackburn Rovers (N)
  • Bianca Baptiste   36', 67'
  • Josie Green   74'
  • Wendy Martin   90+4'
Report Report
  • Ella Toone   55'
  • Lynda Shepherd  
  • Saffron Jordan   87'
  • Alex Taylor  
Attendance: 826
Referee: Sarah Garratt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tottenham Hotspur
 
The two teams lining up before the start of the match
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Blackburn Rovers

Division One

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Northern Division One

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Map showing the locations of the teams in the Northern Division One of the FA Women's Premier League

Changes from last season:

Team Home ground 2015–16 position
Blackpool Wren Rovers Brews Park, Blackpool 8th
Brighouse Town The Dual Seal Stadium, Brighouse 1st in North East Regional League (promoted)
Chester-le-Street Moor Park, Chester Moor 9th
Chorley Jim Fowler Memorial Fields, Leyland 3rd
Crewe Alexandra Cumberland Arena, Crewe 1st in North West Regional League (promoted)
Guiseley Vixens Nethermoor Park, Guiseley 11th in Northern Division (relegated)
Hull City Hull University Sports Ground, Hull 4th
Leeds Genix Healthcare Stadium, Garforth 5th
Liverpool Marshall Feds I.M. Marsh Campus, Liverpool 2nd
Morecambe Lancaster & Morecambe College, Lancaster 7th
Mossley Hill Mossley Hill Athletic Club, Liverpool 6th
Tranmere Rovers Ellesmere Port Sports Village, Ellesmere Port 10th

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Guiseley Vixens (C, P) 22 19 2 1 72 20 +52 59 Promotion to Northern Division
2 Liverpool Marshall Feds 22 13 5 4 66 29 +37 44
3 Hull City 22 14 1 7 54 38 +16 43
4 Chester-le-Street 22 13 2 7 58 42 +16 41
5 Chorley 22 12 2 8 51 44 +7 38
6 Brighouse Town 22 11 4 7 50 34 +16 37
7 Morecambe[a] 22 10 2 10 51 50 +1 29
8 Leeds 22 7 2 13 51 59 −8 23
9 Mossley Hill 22 6 1 15 45 72 −27 19
10 Crewe Alexandra 22 4 6 12 31 59 −28 18
11 Blackpool Wren Rovers (R) 22 5 3 14 37 68 −31 18 Relegated from FA Women's Premier League.
12 Tranmere Rovers (R) 22 1 4 17 19 70 −51 7
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Morecambe had three points deducted[why?][10]

Results

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Home \ Away BWR BRI CLS CHO CRE GUI HUL LEE LMF MOR MOH TRA
Blackpool Wren Rovers 1–4 4–2 2–3 2–0 2–3 2–3 1–5 2–2 3–2 2–4 0–0
Brighouse Town 4–0 2–2 3–2 2–2 0–4 1–2 1–3 3–3 0–3 4–0 1–0
Chester-le-Street 4–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–3 4–2 3–0 1–4 6–2 4–2 5–0
Chorley 3–1 2–6 3–1 4–1 1–4 2–1 5–1 1–6 2–1 1–2 5–1
Crewe Alexandra 3–3 0–4 0–2 0–4 4–2 0–1 3–2 3–3 3–0 1–1 1–1
Guiseley Vixens 4–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 6–2 1–1 1–1 7–0 3–2 4–0
Hull City 7–0 1–0 3–5 4–2 3–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–3 5–1
Leeds 5–1 2–4 3–5 0–1 2–1 1–5 0–2 3–4 1–2 7–1 1–1
Liverpool Marshall Feds 2–3 0–1 2–3 1–0 5–0 1–3 3–2 4–0 3–0 1–0 3–0
Morecambe 3–0 1–1 5–1 1–1 5–1 2–5 1–2 7–4 0–4 6–1 3–1
Mossley Hill 5–3 1–2 1–2 4–6 4–5 0–2 1–5 2–5 0–6 2–5 5–2
Tranmere Rovers 0–4 0–6 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–4 2–3 3–5 1–6 0–1 0–4
Source: The Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Midlands Division One

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Changes from last season:

Team Home ground 2015–16 position
Birmingham & West Midlands Shenley Lane Community Sports Centre, Birmingham 5th
Leicester City L.F.C. Linwood Playing Fields, Leicester 8th
Long Eaton United Grange Park, Long Eaton 1st in East Midlands Regional League (promoted)
Loughborough Foxes Loughborough University Stadium, Loughborough 12th in Northern Division (relegated)
Loughborough Students Holywell Park, Loughborough 6th
Radcliffe Olympic Wharf Lane Recreation Ground, Radcliffe-on-Trent 3rd
Rotherham United Roundwood Sports Complex, Rotherham 9th
Solihull Field Lane, Solihull 4th
Sporting Khalsa Aspray Arena, Willenhall 10th
Steel City Wanderers Thorncliffe Recreation Ground, Sheffield 7th
The New Saints Park Hall Stadium, Oswestry 1st in West Midlands Regional League (promoted)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Keys Park, Hednesford 2nd

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (C, P) 22 18 2 2 57 18 +39 56 Promotion to Northern Division
2 Loughborough Foxes 22 18 0 4 111 31 +80 54
3 Sporting Khalsa 22 13 2 7 57 33 +24 41
4 Radcliffe Olympic 22 13 1 8 58 36 +22 40
5 Birmingham & West Midlands 22 13 1 8 59 45 +14 40
6 The New Saints 22 12 3 7 65 44 +21 39
7 Long Eaton United 22 9 3 10 54 45 +9 30
8 Steel City Wanderers 22 9 1 12 46 62 −16 28
9 Solihull 22 6 5 11 41 55 −14 23
10 Leicester City L.F.C. 22 5 2 15 27 88 −61 17
11 Rotherham United 22 5 1 16 45 70 −25 16
12 Loughborough Students[a] (R) 22 0 1 21 19 112 −93 −1 Relegated from FA Women's Premier League.
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Loughborough Students had one point deducted twice[why?][11]

Results

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Home \ Away B&WM LCL LEU LOU LST RAD ROT SOL SPK SCW TNS WOL
Birmingham & West Midlands 0–2 4–2 0–4 5–0 1–1 5–1 4–2 4–1 1–0 4–2 1–3
Leicester City Ladies 3–5 4–1 0–4 4–1 1–3 1–6 2–1 0–2 1–3 0–5 0–1
Long Eaton United 1–2 1–1 5–1 13–1 1–4 3–3 2–1 3–0 3–1 2–2 1–0
Loughborough Foxes 1–0 9–0 4–3 5–0 3–2 7–1 9–0 5–1 6–1 4–0 1–2
Loughborough Students 2–8 2–4 1–4 0–12 0–5 3–4 1–4 0–2 1–2 0–6 0–3
Radcliffe Olympic 2–1 13–0 1–2 3–1 5–3 1–0 3–2 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–2
Rotherham United 5–1 6–0 0–2 1–9 6–1 0–2 2–3 0–4 0–2 1–4 2–3
Solihull 0–4 0–0 2–0 1–7 6–0 3–0 4–0 1–2 1–3 2–2 0–0
Sporting Khalsa 5–1 8–0 4–1 1–2 4–0 4–1 4–2 1–1 4–0 5–1 0–2
Steel City Wanderers 3–4 4–2 3–2 4–10 6–1 3–5 3–1 4–3 2–2 1–3 1–5
The New Saints 0–2 8–2 5–2 3–5 3–1 5–0 4–3 3–3 4–2 2–0 0–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–2 5–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–2 4–1 6–1 3–0 4–0 0–3
Source: The Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

South East Division One

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Map showing the locations of the teams in South East Division One of the FA Women's Premier League

Changes from last season:

Team Home ground 2015–16 position
Actonians Berkeley Fields, Greenford, London 10th
AFC Wimbledon Borough Sports Ground, Sutton, London 1st in London & South East Regional League (promoted)
Cambridge United Recreation Way, Mildenhall 6th
Denham United The Den, Denham 9th
Enfield Town Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Enfield 7th
Gillingham K Sports Cobdown, Aylesford 2nd
Ipswich Town Dellwood Avenue, Felixstowe 5th
Lowestoft Town Crown Meadow, Lowestoft 11th
Luton Town Stockwood Park Athletics Stadium, Luton 4th
Milton Keynes Dons Willen Road, Newport Pagnell 3rd
Norwich City Plantation Park, Blofield 8th
Stevenage Hertingfordbury Park, Hertford 1st in Eastern Region League (promoted)

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Gillingham (C, P) 22 18 3 1 104 14 +90 57 Promotion to Southern Division
2 Milton Keynes Dons 22 16 1 5 63 21 +42 49
3 AFC Wimbledon 22 13 5 4 57 28 +29 44
4 Cambridge United 22 13 2 7 55 35 +20 41
5 Luton Town 22 11 4 7 44 39 +5 37
6 Actonians 22 10 6 6 51 37 +14 36
7 Enfield Town 22 7 4 11 31 51 −20 25
8 Denham United 22 8 1 13 38 59 −21 25
9 Ipswich Town 22 7 4 11 36 58 −22 25
10 Norwich City 22 4 4 14 31 81 −50 16
11 Stevenage 22 3 6 13 19 45 −26 15
12 Lowestoft Town (R) 22 2 0 20 21 82 −61 6 Relegated from FA Women's Premier League.
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away ACT WIM CAM DEN ENF GIL IPS LOW LUT MKD NOR STE
Actonians 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–4 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–1 5–4 0–0
AFC Wimbledon 1–1 0–1 2–0 4–0 3–2 4–3 10–0 2–4 1–0 3–0 4–0
Cambridge United 1–2 1–1 7–0 3–2 1–2 4–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 5–4 3–2
Denham United 4–2 4–1 1–5 3–1 0–9 1–2 5–0 1–0 0–3 2–4 5–0
Enfield Town 2–2 2–3 2–1 2–0 0–7 4–1 5–1 0–5 1–2 2–1 0–0
Gillingham 7–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 6–0 1–1 5–1 10–1 3–1 13–0 5–1
Ipswich Town 0–1 1–4 0–5 2–2 1–1 0–6 3–2 0–1 1–4 5–1 2–1
Lowestoft Town 0–7 3–4 0–2 2–5 3–0 0–4 2–3 0–3 2–6 1–5 0–1
Luton Town 1–3 1–1 4–2 3–2 1–2 1–1 5–1 4–1 2–1 3–1 0–0
Milton Keynes Dons 4–1 0–2 4–1 7–0 1–0 1–2 5–3 1–0 5–1 7–0 2–0
Norwich City 0–11 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–9 1–1 4–2 2–1 0–2 0–0
Stevenage 3–3 1–5 1–3 4–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–1 0–4 1–0
Source: The Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

South West Division One

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Map showing the locations of the teams in South West Division One of the FA Women's Premier League

Changes from last season:

Team Home ground 2015–16 position
Basingstoke The Ark Cancer Charity Stadium, Basingstoke 1st in Southern Region League (promoted)
Brislington Ironmould Lane, Brislington 1st in South West Regional League (promoted)
Cheltenham Town Petersfield Park, Cheltenham 8th
Chichester City Oaklands Park, Chichester 2nd
Exeter City Minster Park, Exminster 5th
Keynsham Town AJN Stadium, Keynsham 3rd
Larkhall Athletic Plain Ham, Larkhall 4th
Maidenhead United York Road, Maidenhead 7th
Plymouth Argyle Haye Road, Plymouth 12th in Southern Division (relegated)
Shanklin[note] County Ground, Shanklin 9th
Southampton Saints VT Group Sportsground, Sholing 6th
St Nicholas Lodge Road, Yate 10th

[note] Shanklin withdrew from the league after playing 18 of 22 matches.[13] All results involving Shanklin were expunged.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Chichester City (C, P) 20 19 1 0 100 8 +92 58 Promotion to Southern Division
2 Plymouth Argyle 20 18 0 2 104 19 +85 54
3 Southampton Saints 20 12 5 3 52 32 +20 41
4 Keynsham Town 20 12 2 6 71 32 +39 38
5 Larkhall Athletic 20 11 3 6 45 42 +3 36
6 Brislington 20 6 4 10 44 63 −19 22
7 Maidenhead United 19 5 2 12 26 54 −28 17
8 St Nicholas 20 4 3 13 31 74 −43 15
9 Basingstoke 20 3 5 12 29 57 −28 14
10 Cheltenham Town 20 4 1 15 25 74 −49 13
11 Exeter City (R) 19 0 4 15 16 88 −72 4 Relegated from FA Women's Premier League.
12 Shanklin (X) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from league. Record expunged.
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (X) Resigned

Results

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Home \ Away BAS BRI CHE CHI EXE KEY LAR MAI PLY SOS STN
Basingstoke 0–2 1–0 0–5 5–0 2–6 1–1 2–2 0–6 2–4 2–0
Brislington 2–2 4–1 0–4 6–0 1–4 3–4 5–2 0–8 2–2 0–0
Cheltenham Town 2–1 1–3 0–4 4–1 0–3 1–3 3–2 2–5 0–3 2–1
Chichester City 4–0 7–1 4–0 5–0 5–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 8–0 10–0
Exeter City 3–3 2–2 2–2 0–13 0–5 2–7 0–1 0–6 0–1 2–5
Keynsham Town 6–1 4–0 7–0 0–2 13–0 1–5 2–1 1–3 0–0 5–2
Larkhall Athletic 1–0 3–2 3–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 5–1 0–4 2–2 3–1
Maidenhead United 2–1 4–5 2–1 1–4 1–2 0–1 0–8 1–1 2–0
Plymouth Argyle 4–1 5–1 17–0 4–5 4–1 5–2 7–1 6–0 1–0 4–1
Southampton Saints 3–1 5–3 3–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 6–2 4–2 0–3 2–0
St Nicholas 4–4 5–2 5–2 0–9 2–2 0–7 3–0 1–2 1–4 0–10
Source: The Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Reserve Division

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Reserve Northern Division

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Map showing the locations of the teams in the Reserve Northern Division of the FA Women's Premier League

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Blackburn Rovers[a] (C) 16 11 3 2 50 17 +33 33
2 Huddersfield Town 16 10 2 4 45 22 +23 32
3 Newcastle United 16 9 3 4 41 19 +22 30
4 Fylde Ladies 16 9 2 5 44 31 +13 29
5 Middlesbrough 16 9 1 6 52 35 +17 28
6 Bradford City 16 6 4 6 29 32 −3 22
7 Guiseley Vixens 16 5 0 11 30 57 −27 15
8 Hull City 16 2 2 12 18 58 −40 8
9 Brighouse Town 16 2 1 13 25 63 −38 7
10 Leeds (X) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from league. Record expunged.
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (X) Resigned
Notes:
  1. ^ Blackburn Rovers had three points deducted[why?][14]

Results

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Home \ Away BLB BRA BRI FYL GUI HUD HUL MID NEW
Blackburn Rovers 2–0 4–2 1–1 6–0 1–1 5–0 5–0 3–0
Bradford City 1–1 1–0 4–1 5–4 1–4 5–1 0–5 0–0
Brighouse Town 1–5 1–5 2–4 3–4 0–8 2–0 6–3 0–4
Fylde Ladies 4–0 3–2 7–1 6–1 0–1 2–1 1–5 1–2
Guiseley Vixens 0–6 1–2 6–2 3–8 0–3 7–1 1–2 2–1
Huddersfield Town 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 4–0 8–3 0–2
Hull City 0–6 1–1 3–2 0–2 0–1 2–7 4–1 3–3
Middlesbrough 5–0 6–1 2–2 5–0 4–0 4–0 5–1 0–3
Newcastle United 2–3 1–1 5–0 1–2 5–0 4–1 5–1 3–2
Source: The Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Reserve Midland Division

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Map showing the locations of the teams in Reserve Midland Division One of the FA Women's Premier League

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Stoke City (C) 18 14 2 2 60 15 +45 44
2 Leicester City Women 18 14 1 3 68 27 +41 43
3 Cardiff City 18 12 1 5 82 30 +52 37
4 West Bromwich Albion 18 9 2 7 43 39 +4 29
5 Derby County 18 8 4 6 47 39 +8 28
6 Coventry United 18 6 3 9 50 50 0 21
7 Nottingham Forest 18 5 5 8 45 49 −4 20
8 Sporting Khalsa 18 6 2 10 42 66 −24 20
9 Loughborough Foxes 18 2 2 14 27 80 −53 8
10 The New Saints 18 1 4 13 14 83 −69 7
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away CAR CVU DER LCW LOU NOT SPK STK TNS WBA
Cardiff City 5–0 3–5 4–3 3–1 7–0 10–1 3–4 10–0 0–2
Coventry United 1–4 0–4 0–7 9–1 1–2 8–2 2–1 6–0 1–4
Derby County 0–2 3–2 0–3 4–0 1–2 5–0 0–3 2–2 5–2
Leicester City Women 5–1 2–1 9–1 4–2 2–1 6–1 2–1 4–1 4–2
Loughborough Foxes 1–5 1–1 4–4 1–4 2–3 2–4 1–4 3–6 1–7
Nottingham Forest 1–1 4–4 2–6 1–4 12–0 4–5 0–5 1–1 4–0
Sporting Khalsa 0–8 2–2 2–5 2–2 1–3 3–2 0–4 2–0 3–0
Stoke City 4–1 6–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 10–0 2–1
The New Saints 0–11 0–5 1–1 1–5 1–3 1–1 0–12 0–3 0–2
West Bromwich Albion 2–4 2–6 1–1 4–2 5–1 4–3 2–1 1–1 2–0
Source: The Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Reserve Southern Division

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Map showing the locations of the teams in Reserve Southern Division of the FA Women's Premier League

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tottenham Hotspur (C) 20 15 3 2 71 28 +43 48
2 Charlton Athletic 20 13 3 4 44 19 +25 42
3 Crystal Palace 20 13 3 4 49 25 +24 42
4 Portsmouth 20 12 4 4 56 22 +34 40
5 Lewes 20 10 2 8 54 30 +24 32
6 Queens Park Rangers 20 10 2 8 50 47 +3 32
7 West Ham United 20 7 1 12 30 48 −18 22
8 C & K Basildon 20 6 4 10 42 64 −22 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons 20 6 0 14 31 50 −19 18
10 Denham United 20 3 2 15 24 71 −47 11
11 Southampton Saints 20 3 0 17 25 71 −46 9
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

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Tottenham Hotspur Reserve with the league trophy.
Home \ Away C&KB CHA CRY DEN LEW MKD POR QPR SOS TOT WHU
C & K Basildon 0–0 2–2 0–0 3–6 1–2 0–5 5–4 4–3 6–1 0–1
Charlton Athletic 4–2 2–3 7–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 4–1 2–3 1–0
Crystal Palace 7–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 4–1 1–0 10–0 2–4 1–0
Denham United 2–4 2–3 0–2 1–6 4–1 0–5 2–2 3–1 2–5 2–1
Lewes 3–1 1–0 2–2 5–1 5–0 2–2 2–3 5–0 2–4 0–2
Milton Keynes Dons 2–3 0–1 1–3 1–0 3–5 0–4 1–3 3–1 1–2 5–1
Portsmouth 3–3 0–0 1–2 6–0 1–0 2–1 5–0 3–0 0–4 4–0
Queens Park Rangers 4–1 1–4 3–1 5–2 3–1 0–5 1–4 4–1 0–4 4–1
Southampton Saints 3–4 0–1 2–1 5–1 0–6 6–0 0–5 1–3 0–6 1–3
Tottenham Hotspur 8–1 1–2 3–1 6–1 1–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 1–0 3–3
West Ham United 4–0 0–6 0–1 5–0 0–2 0–3 2–1 1–7 5–0 1–7
Source: The Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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