2015 FA WSL

FA WSL
Season2015
ChampionsChelsea
← 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 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
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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 Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground 2,500 1st (WSL 2)
WSL 2
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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
Season2015
ChampionsChelsea
(1st WSL title)
RelegatedBristol Academy
Matches played56
Goals scored154 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorerBeth Mead (12 goals)[85]
Biggest home winManchester City 6–1 Bristol Academy[86]
(27 September 2015)
Biggest away winBristol Academy 0–4 Chelsea[86]
(2 April 2015)
Liverpool 0–4 Chelsea[86]
(27 September 2015)
Highest scoringBristol Academy 2–5 Notts County[86]
(25 April 2015)
Manchester City 6–1 Bristol Academy[86]
(27 September 2015)
Longest winning run5 matches
Chelsea
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Manchester City
Longest winless run9 matches
Bristol Academy
Longest losing run4 matches
Bristol Academy
Liverpool
Highest attendance3,180[87]
Manchester City 2–1 Notts County
(4 October 2015)
Total attendance57,253[88]
Average attendance1,022[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 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
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 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 match(es) played on 4 October 2015. Source: FA WSL
Legend: 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
England 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
Season2015
ChampionsReading
Matches played90
Goals scored324 (3.6 per match)
Top goalscorerCourtney Sweetman-Kirk (20 goals)[85]
Biggest home winReading 8–0 London Bees[86]
(22 August 2015)
Biggest away winLondon Bees 0–7 Reading[86]
(29 March 2015)
Highest scoringYeovil 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 run6 matches
Doncaster Rovers Belles
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Reading
Longest winless run12 matches
Watford
Longest losing run11 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) 18 14 3 1 61 15 +46 45 Promotion to FA WSL 1
2 Doncaster Rovers Belles 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) Champions

Results

Home \ Away 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 match(es) played on 18 October 2015. Source: FA WSL
Legend: 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

See also: 2014 FA WSL Cup and 2016 FA 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 5 5 0 0 14 2 +12 15 Advance to Knockout stage — — 2–1 — 3–0 —
2 Chelsea 5 4 0 1 20 4 +16 12 0–2 — — 6–0 — 8–0
3 Reading 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 —
Source: playermakerstats.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Millwall Lionesses5–3London Bees
 Report
Eden Park Avenue, Beckenham
Attendance: 189
Referee: AJ Attbold
Reading2–3Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 809
Referee: Samuel Ogles
Arsenal3–0Watford
Attendance: 922
London Bees1–3Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 445
Millwall Lionesses1–3Reading
 Report
Eden Park Avenue, Beckenham
Watford2–4Millwall Lionesses
 Report
Broadwater, Berkhamsted
Attendance: 272
Referee: Lisa Benn
Reading3–0London Bees
 Report
Chelsea0–2Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 1,419
Referee: Stephen Bates
Watford0–3Chelsea
Report
Broadwater, Berkhamsted
Attendance: 330
Chelsea6–0Millwall Lionesses
 Report
Attendance: 507
Arsenal2–1Reading
 Report
Attendance: 873
Referee: Lucy Oliver
Millwall Lionesses0–4Arsenal
Report
Eden Park Avenue, Beckenham
Attendance: 203
Referee: Paula Wyatt
Chelsea8–0London Bees
 Report
Attendance: 597
Watford1–3Reading
 Report
Broadwater, Berkhamsted
London Bees2–3Watford
 Report

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI LIV DON SUN EVE DUR
1 Manchester City 5 5 0 0 15 1 +14 15 Advance to Knockout stage — 2–0 — — — 5–0
2 Liverpool 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
Durham Women1–2Sunderland
 Report
New Ferens Park, Durham
Attendance: 793
Referee: Matthew Diccio
Doncaster Rovers Belles0–3Manchester City
Report
Attendance: 1,274
Everton0–2Liverpool
Report
Attendance: 1,073
Manchester City5–0Durham Women
 Report
Attendance: 1,185
Referee: Barry Lamb
Sunderland5–2Everton
 Report
Attendance: 558
Doncaster Rovers Belles0–3Liverpool
Attendance: 807
Sunderland1–3Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 1,514
Liverpool1–0Durham Women
 Report
Attendance: 493
Referee: A Smith
Everton2–3Doncaster Rovers Belles
Liverpool2–0Sunderland
Attendance: 482
Everton0–2Manchester City
Report
Attendance: 526
Referee: Scott Simpson
Doncaster Rovers Belles5–0Durham Women
 Report
Manchester City2–0Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 1,890
Referee: James Bell
Sunderland2–3Doncaster Rovers Belles
 Report
Attendance: 651
Durham Women0–2Everton
New Ferens Park, Durham
Attendance: 209

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NTC BIR BRI YEO AST OXF
1 Notts County 5 5 0 0 19 2 +17 15 Advance to Knockout stage — 2–1 1–0 5–0 — —
2 Birmingham City 5 4 0 1 17 3 +14 12 — — — 4–0 — 3–0
3 Bristol Academy 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
Aston Villa0–4Bristol Academy
Report
Coles Lane, Sutton Coldfield
Attendance: 300
Notts County2–1Birmingham City
 Report
Attendance: 879
Oxford United0–1Yeovil Town
Report
Northcourt Road, Abingdon
Attendance: 312
Aston Villa1–7Birmingham City
 Report
Trevor Brown Memorial Ground, Boldmere
Attendance: 963
Yeovil Town0–3Bristol Academy
Report
Raleigh Grove, Sherborne
Attendance: 522
Birmingham City3–0Oxford United
 Report
Attendance: 336
Yeovil Town3–1Aston Villa
 Report
Raleigh Grove, Sherborne
Notts County1–0Bristol Academy
 Report
Attendance: 490
Oxford United1–6Notts County
 Report
Northcourt Road, Abingdon
Attendance: 282
Aston Villa0–5Notts County
Report
Coles Lane, Sutton Coldfield
Attendance: 223
Birmingham City4–0Yeovil Town
 Report
Attendance: 321
Bristol Academy3–2Oxford United
 Report
Attendance: 413
Referee: Steven Plane
Bristol Academy0–2Birmingham City
Report
Attendance: 442
Notts County5–0Yeovil Town
 Report
Attendance: 592
Oxford United1–3Aston Villa
 Report
Northcourt Road, Abingdon
Attendance: 413

Knock-out stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 September
 
 
Bristol Academy1
 
11 October
 
Liverpool4
 
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.

13 September 2015 Bristol Academy1–4 Liverpool Filton
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Boho 38' Report Dowie 35' (pen.), 56', 67', 90+3' Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 371
Referee: Samuel Allison
13 September 2015 Notts County 3–2ReadingNottingham
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Whelan 34'
Greenwood 38' (pen.), 88'		 Report Ward 35'
Fletcher 67'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 649
Referee: Akil Howson
13 September 2015 Birmingham City 1–0ChelseaSolihull
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Potter 53' Report Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 516
Referee: Mark Griffiths
1 October 2015 Arsenal 1–0Manchester CityBorehamwood
19:45 BST (UTC+01:00) Natalia 34' Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 720
Referee: Josh Smith

Semifinals

11 October 2015 Arsenal 3–1Birmingham CityBorehamwood
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Corredera 13'
Carter 14'
Scott 47'		 Report Linnett 58' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 782
Referee: Nigel Lugg
11 October 2015 Liverpool0–2 Notts County Widnes
18:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Report White 5', 23' Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 538
Referee: Ian Hussin

Final

1 November 2015 Notts County 0–3 Arsenal Rotherham
15:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Report Nobbs 26', 41'
Ubogagu 90+2'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 5,028
Referee: Jane Simms

Top goalscorers

Pedro Martínez Losa and Kelly Smith with the FA WSL Cup, 2015
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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