2015 FA WSL

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FA WSL
Season 2015
Champions Chelsea
← 2014
2016 →

The 2015 season of the Women's Super League was the fifth season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England. The season was played from 25 March to 4 October.[1]

Liverpool L.F.C. were the defending champions from the 2014 FA WSL. Chelsea became the title winners and together with Manchester City (who finished as runners-up) qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League.

This was the second season since the WSL 2 was introduced. As part of a two-year expansion plan, the WSL 1 will increase to nine teams for the 2016 season. By the end of the 2015 season two teams (Reading and Doncaster Rovers Belles) were promoted from WSL 2 to WSL 1 and only one team (Bristol Academy) relegated to WSL 2, with one team being promoted from Premier League to WSL 2.

Background

In December 2014, the FA WSL announced a two-year plan to expand WSL 1 from an eight to 10-team league. Two teams will be promoted from WSL 2, while one team will be relegated to WSL 2.[2][3] Also, for the first time, a team from the FA Women's Premier League earned promotion to WSL 2, effectively connecting the WSL to the rest of the English women's football pyramid.[4]

This will leave WSL 1 with nine teams and WSL 2 with 10 teams for the 2016 season, and with the process repeated the following year, both WSL 1 and WSL 2 will have 10 teams each for the 2017 season.

Teams

WSL 1
Locations of the 2015 Super League teams
Team Location Ground Capacity 2014 WSL 1 finish
Arsenal Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,502 (1,400 seated) 4th
Birmingham City Solihull Damson Park 3,050 (280 seated) 3rd
Bristol Academy Filton Stoke Gifford Stadium 1,500 7th
Chelsea Staines Wheatsheaf Park 3,009 (300 seated and 800 covered) 2nd
Manchester City Manchester Academy Stadium 7,000 (5,000 seated) 5th
Liverpool Widnes Halton Stadium 13,350 1st
Notts County Nottingham Meadow Lane 20,229 6th
Sunderland Hetton-le-Hole The Hetton Centre 2,500 1st (WSL 2)
WSL 2
Locations of the 2015 WSL 2 teams
Team Location Ground Capacity 2014 WSL 2 finish
Aston Villa Sutton Coldfield Central Ground, Coles Lane 2,000 4th
Doncaster Rovers Belles Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 2nd
Durham Durham New Ferens Park 3,000 6th
Everton Widnes Halton Stadium 13,350 8th (WSL 1)
London Bees Canons Park The Hive Stadium 5,176 (3,434 seated) 10th
Millwall Lionesses London The Den 20,146 8th
Oxford United Abingdon The Armadillo Stadium 2,000 9th
Reading Farnborough The Rushmoor Community Stadium 7,000 3rd
Watford Berkhamsted Broadwater 2,000 7th
Yeovil Town Sherborne Raleigh Grove 1,500 5th

FA WSL 1 Transfers

As of 27 July 2015

* Natasha Harding was supposed to join American team Washington Spirit, as she was denied a visa, she joined Manchester City instead.

WSL 1

FA WSL 1
Season 2015
Champions Chelsea
(1st WSL title)
Relegated Bristol Academy
Matches played 56
Goals scored 154 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorer Beth Mead (12 goals)[85]
Biggest home win Manchester City 6–1 Bristol Academy[86]
(27 September 2015)
Biggest away win Bristol Academy 0–4 Chelsea[86]
(2 April 2015)
Liverpool 0–4 Chelsea[86]
(27 September 2015)
Highest scoring Bristol Academy 2–5 Notts County[86]
(25 April 2015)
Manchester City 6–1 Bristol Academy[86]
(27 September 2015)
Longest winning run 5 matches
Chelsea
Longest unbeaten run 10 matches
Manchester City
Longest winless run 9 matches
Bristol Academy
Longest losing run 4 matches
Bristol Academy
Liverpool
Highest attendance 3,180[87]
Manchester City 2–1 Notts County
(4 October 2015)
Total attendance 57,253[88]
Average attendance 1,022[88]
← 2014
2016 →
All statistics correct as of 5 October 2015.

Sunderland earned promotion last season after they won WSL 2 and met off-field licensing requirements. Everton were relegated.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (C) 14 10 2 2 30 10 +20 32 Qualification to Champions League
2 Manchester City (Q) 14 9 3 2 25 11 +14 30
3 Arsenal 14 8 3 3 21 13 +8 27
4 Sunderland 14 6 2 6 24 24 0 20
5 Notts County 14 4 3 7 20 20 0 15
6 Birmingham City 14 3 4 7 7 14 −7 13
7 Liverpool 14 4 1 9 15 24 −9 13
8 Bristol Academy (R) 14 2 2 10 12 38 −26 8 Relegation to FA WSL 2
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2015. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Results

Home \ Away Note 1 ARS BIR BRI CHE LIV MCI NTC SUN
Arsenal 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–3 2–1 4–1
Birmingham City 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1
Bristol Academy 1–1 0–3 0–4 4–2 0–3 2–5 1–4
Chelsea 0–0 4–0 4–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 4–0
Liverpool 0–2 2–1 2–0 0–4 2–1 1–2 1–2
Manchester City 0–1 1–0 6–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0
Notts County 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 4–2
Sunderland 1–3 3–0 2–1 4–0 2–2 0–1 2–1

Updated to games played on 4 October 2015.
Source: FA WSL
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 5 October 2015[89]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 England Beth Mead Sunderland 12
2 England Jess Clarke Notts County 7
Spain Natalia Pablos Arsenal
4 England Eniola Aluko Chelsea 6
England Isobel Christiansen Manchester City
England Gemma Davison Chelsea
England Toni Duggan Manchester City
United States Chioma Ubogagu Arsenal
England Rachel Williams Notts County
10 England Karen Carney Birmingham City 5
South Korea Ji So-yun Chelsea

WSL 2

FA WSL 2
Season 2015
Champions Reading
Matches played 90
Goals scored 324 (3.6 per match)
Top goalscorer Courtney Sweetman-Kirk (20 goals)[85]
Biggest home win Reading 8–0 London Bees[86]
(22 August 2015)
Biggest away win London Bees 0–7 Reading[86]
(29 March 2015)
Highest scoring Yeovil Town 7–1 Watford[86]
(26 July 2015)
Reading 8–0 London Bees
(22 August 2015)
London Bees 1–7 Everton[86]
(4 October 2015)
Everton 5–3 Oxford United[86]
(18 October 2015)
Longest winning run 6 matches
Doncaster Rovers Belles
Longest unbeaten run 14 matches
Reading
Longest winless run 12 matches
Watford
Longest losing run 11 matches
Watford
← 2014
2016 →
All statistics correct as of 19 October 2015.

Everton were relegated from WSL 1 last season.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Reading (C, P) 18 14 3 1 61 15 +46 45 Promotion to FA WSL 1
2 Doncaster Rovers Belles (P) 18 14 3 1 57 15 +42 45
3 Everton 18 8 7 3 43 24 +19 31
4 Yeovil Town 18 9 4 5 36 23 +13 31
5 Aston Villa 18 7 4 7 29 28 +1 25
6 Oxford United 18 7 3 8 26 40 −14 24
7 Durham 18 6 2 10 24 32 −8 20
8 London Bees 18 3 4 11 19 53 −34 13
9 Millwall Lionesses 18 2 6 10 17 39 −22 12
10 Watford 18 1 2 15 12 55 −43 5
Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2015. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Results

Home \ Away Note 1 AST DON DUR EVE LON MIL OXF REA WAT YEO
Aston Villa 0–5 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–3 0–1 2–1
Doncaster Rovers Belles 2–1 3–0 3–3 5–1 4–0 3–0 0–3 5–0 2–1
Durham 1–4 0–2 1–6 4–1 2–3 3–0 0–5 4–0 0–1
Everton 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–1 5–3 0–2 3–0 0–1
London Bees 2–1 1–2 0–4 1–7 2–1 1–2 0–7 4–0 2–2
Millwall Lionesses 1–2 0–5 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–3 0–4 3–2 2–2
Oxford United 0–2 2–5 1–0 2–3 2–1 2–2 0–4 1–0 0–3
Reading 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–1 8–0 3–0 2–2 3–0 2–4
Watford 1–4 0–5 1–3 1–3 0–0 0–0 2–3 1–3 2–4
Yeovil Town 2–2 0–3 1–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 0–1 2–4 7–1

Updated to games played on 18 October 2015.
Source: FA WSL
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 19 October 2015[90]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 England Courtney Sweetman-Kirk Doncaster Rovers Belles 20
2 England Bethany England Doncaster Rovers Belles 13
3 England Emma Follis Reading 12
4 England Fran Kirby Reading 11
England Sue Smith Doncaster Rovers Belles
6 Wales Helen Ward Reading 8
7 England Lauren Bruton Reading 7
England Kayleigh Hines Oxford United
England Danielle Turner Everton
England Katie Wilkinson Aston Villa
England Corinne Yorston Yeovil Town

WSL Cup

All WSL 1 and WSL 2 teams take part. In addition to last season a quarter-final stage was added to the knock-out stage. The first match was played on 21 July 2015, after the WSL break for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[91]

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS CHE REA MIL WAT LON
1 Arsenal (A) 5 5 0 0 14 2 +12 15 Advance to Knockout stage — — 2–1 — 3–0 —
2 Chelsea (A) 5 4 0 1 20 4 +16 12 0–2 — — 6–0 — 8–0
3 Reading (A) 5 3 0 2 12 7 +5 9 — 2–3 — — — 3–0
4 Millwall Lionesses 5 2 0 3 10 18 −8 6 0–4 — 1–3 — — 5–3
5 Watford 5 1 0 4 6 15 −9 3 — 0–3 1–3 2–4 — —
6 London Bees 5 0 0 5 6 22 −16 0 1–3 — — — 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2015. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(A) Advanced to a further round.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI LIV DON SUN EVE DUR
1 Manchester City (A) 5 5 0 0 15 1 +14 15 Advance to Knockout stage — 2–0 — — — 5–0
2 Liverpool (A) 5 4 0 1 8 2 +6 12 — — — 2–0 — 1–0
3 Doncaster Rovers Belles 5 3 0 2 11 10 +1 9 0–3 0–3 — — — 5–0
4 Sunderland 5 2 0 3 10 11 −1 6 1–3 — 2–3 — 5–2 —
5 Everton 5 1 0 4 6 12 −6 3 0–2 0–2 2–3 — — —
6 Durham 5 0 0 5 1 15 −14 0 — — — 1–2 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 August 2015. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(A) Advanced to a further round.

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NTC BIR BRI YEO AST OXF
1 Notts County (A) 5 5 0 0 19 2 +17 15 Advance to Knockout stage — 2–1 1–0 5–0 — —
2 Birmingham City (A) 5 4 0 1 17 3 +14 12 — — — 4–0 — 3–0
3 Bristol Academy (A) 5 3 0 2 10 5 +5 9 — 0–2 — — — 3–2
4 Yeovil Town 5 2 0 3 4 13 −9 6 — — 0–3 — 3–1 —
5 Aston Villa 5 1 0 4 5 20 −15 3 0–5 1–7 0–4 — — —
6 Oxford United 5 0 0 5 4 16 −12 0 1–6 — — 0–1 1–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 August 2015. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(A) Advanced to a further round.

Knock-out stage

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                    
 
 13 September
 
 
 Bristol Academy 1
 
 11 October
 
 Liverpool 4
 
 Liverpool 0
 
 13 September
 
 Notts County 2
 
 Notts County 3
 
 1 November
 
 Reading 2
 
 Notts County 0
 
 1 October
 
 Arsenal 3
 
 Arsenal 1
 
 11 October
 
 Manchester City 0
 
 Arsenal 3
 
 13 September
 
 Birmingham City 1
 
 Birmingham City 1
 
 
 Chelsea 0
 

Quarter finals

Reading are the only WSL 2 team to progress from the group stages.[92] The quarter-finals were drawn on 1 September 2015.

Semi finals

Final

Top goalscorers

As of 19 October 2015[93]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 England Natasha Dowie Liverpool 9
2 England Jess Clarke Notts County 6
England Ellen White Notts County
4 Equatorial Guinea Jade Boho Bristol Academy 5
England Courtney Sweetman-Kirk Doncaster Rovers Belles
6 England Rosella Ayane Chelsea 4
England Fliss Gibbons Millwall Lionesses
England Kirsty Linnett Birmingham City
England Jo Potter Birmingham City
Wales Helen Ward Reading
England Rachel Williams Notts County

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