2016 FA WSL

FA WSL 1
Season2016
ChampionsManchester City
RelegatedDoncaster Rovers Belles
Champions LeagueManchester City
Chelsea
Matches played72
Goals scored212 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorerEniola Aluko
(9 goals)
Biggest home winManchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles
(2 May 2016)
Biggest away winSunderland 0–5 Chelsea
(30 June 2016)
Highest scoringChelsea 6–3 Liverpool
(8 May 2016)
Highest attendance4,096
Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea
(25 September 2016)
Average attendance1,128[1]
← 2015

The 2016 FA WSL 1 was the sixth edition of the FA WSL since it was formed in 2010. The WSL 1 was expanded to nine teams. The season started on 23 March and 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.[2][3]

Teams

Locations of the 2016 Super League teams
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

Table

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 knockout phase
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 the end of the season
7 Sunderland 16 2 4 10 17 41 −24 10
8 Reading 16 1 6 9 15 26 −11 9
9 Doncaster Rovers (R) 16 1 0 15 8 48 −40 3 Relegation to the FA WSL 2
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2016. Source: FA WSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Top goalscorer Eniola Aluko in 2009
As of 16 January 2017. [4][5]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 England Eniola Aluko Chelsea 9
2 Scotland Jane Ross Manchester City 8
3 Scotland Caroline Weir Liverpool 7
4 England Danielle Carter Arsenal 6
5 England Fran Kirby Chelsea 5
England Beth Mead Sunderland
England Katie Chapman Chelsea
England Toni Duggan Manchester City
England Jessica Clarke Notts County
South Korea Ji So-yun Chelsea

See also

References

  1. ^ "Year-on-year growth in Women's Super League attendances". thefa.com. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  2. ^ Leighton, Tony. "Manchester City seal Women's Super League title with a 2-0 win over Chelsea". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Man City Women are champions!". Manchester City W.F.C. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Topscorers". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. ^ "PLAYER STATS". Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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