The 2015–16 FA Women's Premier League Plate is the second 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]
| WPL Plate | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | England |
| Teams | 33 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Coventry United |
| Runner-up | Enfield Town |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 132 (4.55 per match) |
All statistics correct as of 6 March 2016. | |
The teams that take part in the WPL plate are decided after the first qualifying round of the WPL Cup, known as the Determining Round. 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, three of whom (Gloucester City, Swindon Spitfires and Wolverhampton Wanderers) withdrew from the competition before playing a match, meaning 36 teams progressed in the Cup and 33 were entered in the Plate.
Reigning champions Preston North End, who beat Huddersfield Town 3–0 in the 2014–15 final,[2] won their Determining Round match this season, meaning that they did not defend their title.
Results
editNote: All results from The Football Association[3]
Preliminary round
editDue to there being 33 teams in the competition, a single preliminary round match was required to eliminate one team and allow a full single-elimination knockout tournament to take place.[4]
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2015 | Chorley | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers |
First round
edit| Date | Home | Score | Away | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 October 2015 | Bedford | 0–3 | Lewes | |
| 4 October 2015 | Birmingham & West Midlands | 4–0 | Leeds Ladies | |
| Blackpool Wren Rovers | H–W | Rotherham United | Walkover to Blackpool Wren Rovers | |
| 4 October 2015 | Chorley | 5–0 | Steel City Wanderers | |
| 4 October 2015 | Crystal Palace | 5–0 | Luton Town | |
| 4 October 2015 | Denham United | 2–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Denham United won 4–3 on penalties |
| Enfield Town | H–W | St Nicholas | Walkover to Enfield Town | |
| 4 October 2015 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Norwich City | |
| 4 October 2015 | Keynsham Town | 4–0 | Cheltenham Town | |
| Leafield Athletic | A–W | Loughborough Foxes | Walkover to Loughborough Foxes | |
| 4 October 2015 | Liverpool Marshall Feds | 3–0 | Solihull | |
| 18 October 2015 | Loughborough Students | 2–1 | Chester-le-Street | |
| 4 October 2015 | Maidenhead United | 0–5 | Coventry United | |
| 4 October 2015 | Newcastle United | 7–2 | Peterborough Northern Star | |
| 4 October 2015 | Southampton Saints | 2–3 | Gillingham | |
| 18 October 2015 | Stockport County | 4–1 | Leicester City L.F.C. |
Second round
edit| Date | Home | Score | Away | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 December 2015 | Birmingham & West Midlands | 1–7 | Liverpool Marshall Feds | |
| 13 December 2015 | Blackpool Wren Rovers | 2–10 | Newcastle United | |
| 29 November 2015 | Crystal Palace | 0–2 | Coventry United | |
| 20 December 2015 | Denham United | 0–1 | Enfield Town | Match played at Enfield Town's home ground |
| 29 November 2015 | Lewes | 3–5 | Gillingham | |
| 29 November 2015 | Loughborough Foxes | 5–1 | Stockport County | |
| 29 November 2015 | Loughborough Students | 1–0 | Chorley | |
| 29 November 2015 | Norwich City | 2–7 | Keynsham Town |
Quarter-finals
edit| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2016 | Coventry United | 1–0 | Liverpool Marshall Feds |
| 31 January 2016 | Gillingham | 0–3 | Newcastle United |
| 21 February 2016 | Loughborough Foxes | 0–1 | Enfield Town |
| 31 January 2016 | Loughborough Students | 0–4 | Keynsham Town |
Semi-finals
edit| Enfield Town | 2–0 | Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
Alena Beganovic  39'Chloe Bassett 84' |
Report |
| Keynsham Town | 0–7 | Coventry United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ashleigh Neville 6' Marie Gauntlett 12' 59'Amber Hughes 29' 61' 81'Jade Lorton-Radburn 75' (o.g.) |
Final
editReferences
edit- ^ "About the FA WPL". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ Doug Thomson (27 April 2015). "More cup final disappointment for Huddersfield Town Ladies". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ "FA WPL Plate". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ Brown, Neil; Brown, Mark, eds. (17 September 2015). "FAWPL Cup and Plate draws". Women's Soccer Scene. Vol. 16, no. 5. p. 28. Retrieved 22 February 2016.