2008–09 FA Women's Premier League

The 2008–09 FA Women's Premier League season was the 17th season of the FA Women's Premier League, England's highest-tier women's association football league at that time.

2008–09 FA Women's Premier League — National Division
Season2008–09
Dates17 August 2008–10 May 2009
ChampionsArsenal
RelegatedLiverpool, Fulham
2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions LeagueArsenal, Everton
Matches played132
Goals scored493 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorerKelly Smith (25)
Biggest home winDON 7–0 FUL
(31 Aug)
ARS 7–0 FUL
(18 Dec)
EVE 7–0 FOR
(1 Feb)
Biggest away winLIV 2–11 ARS
(24 Aug)
Highest scoringLIV 2–11 ARS
(24 Aug)
Longest winning run16 - Arsenal
(17 Aug–26 Mar)
Longest unbeaten run21 - Everton
(17 Aug–6 May)
Longest winless run21 - Fulham
(17 Aug–12 Apr)
Longest losing run5 - Fulham
(1 Mar–29 Mar)
Nottingham Forest
(17 Aug–18 Sep)
All statistics correct as of 10 May 2009.

National Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal 22 20 1 1 89 14 +75 61 2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32
2 Everton 22 20 1 1 68 10 +58 61 2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round
3 Chelsea 22 16 2 4 55 23 +32 50
4 Doncaster Rovers 22 9 6 7 43 36 +7 33
5 Birmingham City 22 10 3 9 39 43 −4 33
6 Leeds Carnegie 22 8 4 10 32 40 −8 28
7 Watford 22 7 4 11 31 40 −9 25
8 Bristol Academy 22 5 8 9 39 49 −10 23
9 Blackburn Rovers 22 5 3 14 27 52 −25 18
10 Nottingham Forest 22 5 2 15 25 59 −34 17
11 Liverpool 22 4 4 14 28 63 −35 16 Relegated to Northern Division
12 Fulham 22 1 6 15 17 64 −47 9 Relegated to Southern Division

Top scorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1   Kelly Smith Arsenal 25
2   Lianne Sanderson Chelsea 13
3   Eniola Aluko Chelsea 12
  Natasha Dowie Everton 12
  Cheryl Foster Liverpool 12

Northern Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sunderland 22 17 2 3 95 16 +79 53 Promoted to National Division
2 Lincoln City 22 16 4 2 79 15 +64 52
3 Manchester City 22 13 4 5 42 22 +20 43
4 Newcastle United 22 12 5 5 58 28 +30 41
5 Leicester City 22 12 4 6 54 33 +21 40
6 Reading 22 9 6 7 43 31 +12 33
7 Aston Villa 22 10 2 10 49 50 −1 32
8 Preston North End 22 7 3 12 37 51 −14 24
9 Sheffield Wednesday 22 6 0 16 37 72 −35 18
10 Curzon Ashton 22 4 4 14 35 70 −35 16
11 Tranmere Rovers 22 4 2 16 28 76 −48 14 Relegated
12 Rotherham United 22 3 2 17 17 110 −93 11
Source: Soccerway table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Southern Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Millwall Lionesses 22 17 3 2 61 14 +47 54 Promoted to National Division
2 Barnet 22 11 7 4 58 33 +25 40
3 West Ham United 22 10 9 3 41 20 +21 39
4 Charlton Athletic 22 10 6 6 37 28 +9 36
5 Portsmouth 22 10 5 7 50 35 +15 35
6 Colchester United 22 8 6 8 37 41 −4 30
7 Cardiff City 22 8 5 9 40 38 +2 29
8 Keynsham Town 22 8 3 11 34 49 −15 27
9 Crystal Palace 22 5 8 9 31 43 −12 23
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 5 5 12 28 44 −16 20
11 Ipswich Town 22 5 3 14 19 64 −45 18 Relegated
12 Truro City 22 3 4 15 31 58 −27 13
Source: Soccerway table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
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