2016 FA WSL 2
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Football league season
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Yeovil Town |
| Promoted | Bristol City Yeovil Town |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 279 (3.1 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Iniabasi Umotong & Jo Wilson (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Yeovil Town 5–0 Watford (1 May 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Watford 0–5 London Bees (16 May 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Oxford United 3–5 Millwall Lionesses (24 March 2016) |
| Average attendance | 443[1] |
← 2015 | |
The 2016 FA WSL 2 was the third edition of the FA WSL 2 since it was formed in 2014. The WSL 2 included one team promoted from the FA Women's Premier League for the first time.
Sheffield became the first team to be promoted to the WSL 2 from the FA Women's Premier League.[2]
Yeovil Town and Bristol City were both promoted to the WSL 1 at the end of the season. Yeovil Town won the WSL 2 on goal difference after defeating Sheffield 3-0 on the final day.[3] [4]
Teams
[edit ]2016 FA WSL 2 is located in England
Aston Villa
Durham
Everton
London Bees
Millwall Lionesses
Oxford United
Watford
Yeovil Town
Bristol City
Sheffield
Bristol Academy was renamed Bristol City before the season.[5]
| 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 |
Table
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| 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 |
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Results
[edit ]| 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2017. Source: FA WSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
- The match Millwall Lionesses vs Oxford United was initially postponed because Millwall's stadium, The Den, was being used for a men's game. The FA WSL Management Committee then decided to award the match to Oxford United.[6]
Top goalscorers
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See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Association, The Football (7 Nov 2016). "Year-on-year growth in Women's Super League attendances". The Football Association . Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
The FA Women's Super League (FA WSL) continues to grow in popularity as attendances increased across both divisions in 2016...In FA WSL 2, attendances increased by 30 per cent with an average on 443, compared with 341 in 2015.
- ^ Association, The Football. "Sheffield FC's promotion into FA WSL 2 confirmed". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2025年04月24日.
- ^ "WSL 2: Yeovil Town Ladies pip Bristol City Women to title". BBC Sport. 2016年11月06日. Retrieved 2025年04月24日.
- ^ Association, The Football. "Yeovil Town beat Sheffield 3-0 to win the league on goal difference". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2025年04月24日.
- ^ Posted 11 December 2015, 12:52 in (11 December 2015). "Bristol Name Change Approved". She Kicks. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "United awarded win over Millwall". Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
External links
[edit ]- Official website
- WSL Season at soccerway.com
- WSL 2 Season at soccerway.com
- League Cup at soccerway.com
