2005–06 FA Women's Premier League

FA Women's Premier League

Season	2005–06
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The 2005–06 FA Women's Premier League season was the 15th season of the FA Women's Premier League.

National Division

The season started on 14 August 2005 and ended on 14 May 2006.^[1] Arsenal were the defending champions, while Sunderland and Chelsea entered as the promoted teams from the 2004–05 Northern and Southern Divisions. Bristol Rovers changed their name to Bristol Academy to reflect the added investment and commitment of the Bristol Academy of Sport. Arsenal won their third consecutive league title, and eight overall. The National Division was expanded from 10 to 12 clubs ahead of the 2006–07 season.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Arsenal (C)	18	16	2	0	83	20	+63	50	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Everton	18	14	2	2	46	20	+26	44
3	Charlton Athletic	18	12	3	3	41	13	+28	39
4	Doncaster Rovers Belles	18	7	2	9	32	34	−2	23
5	Bristol Academy	18	4	8	6	19	29	−10	20
6	Birmingham City	18	6	2	10	24	40	−16	20
7	Leeds United	18	4	6	8	27	36	−9	18
8	Fulham	18	4	2	12	24	45	−21	14
9	Sunderland	18	3	4	11	22	57	−35	13	Playoffs
10	Chelsea	18	3	3	12	22	46	−24	12

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions

Playoffs

National Division	1st leg	2nd leg	Regional Division Runners-Up
Sunderland (9th place National Division)	1–3	4–2	Bristol City (2nd place Southern Division)
Chelsea (10th place National Division)	3–0	1–1	Liverpool (2nd place Northern Division)

No relegations.

Top goalscorers

As of 14 May 2006.^[2]

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Kelly Smith	Arsenal	18
2	Lianne Sanderson	Arsenal	17
3	Jody Handley	Everton	12
	Jayne Ludlow	Arsenal	12
5	Eniola Aluko	Charlton Athletic	11

Northern Division

The season started on 14 August 2005 and ended on 14 May 2006.^[3] Oldham Curzon changed their name to Curzon Ashton.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1.	Blackburn Rovers (C)	22	20	2	0	55	12	+43	62	Promotion to the National Division
2.	Liverpool	22	15	3	4	39	17	+22	48	Playoffs
3.	Tranmere Rovers	22	13	4	5	41	29	+12	43
4.	Lincoln City	22	11	3	8	40	31	+9	36
5.	Nottingham Forest	22	8	6	8	33	30	+3	30
6.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	6	10	6	29	33	-4	28
7.	Aston Villa	22	8	2	12	33	38	-5	26
8.	Newcastle United	22	6	7	9	32	33	-1	25
9.	Stockport County	22	5	7	10	24	31	-7	22
10.	Curzon Ashton	22	4	6	12	27	64	-37	18
11.	Manchester City	22	3	7	12	19	31	-12	16
12.	Middlesbrough (R)	22	3	3	16	18	41	-23	12	Relegation

Top goalscorers

As of 14 May 2006.^[4]

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Vicky Abbott	Tranmere Rovers	21
2	Katie Anderton	Blackburn Rovers	18
3	Stacey Aisthorpe	Lincoln City	13
4	Natalie Clarke	Nottingham Forest	12
5	Jade Thomas	Liverpool	10

Southern Division

The season started on 14 August 2005 and ended on 7 May 2006.^[5] Reading Royals were affiliated with Reading until May 2006. Cardiff City qualified for the European Cup by winning the Welsh Women's Cup.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1.	Cardiff City (C)	22	14	7	1	53	17	+36	49	Promotion to the National Division, Qualification for the European Cup
2.	Bristol City	22	16	1	5	51	30	+21	49	Playoffs
3.	Watford	22	14	5	3	59	28	+31	47
4.	Portsmouth	22	12	4	6	58	39	+19	40
5.	Millwall Lionesses	22	11	5	6	51	31	+20	38
6.	West Ham United	22	8	4	10	31	33	-2	28
7.	AFC Wimbledon	22	8	3	11	39	52	-13	27
8.	Reading Royals	22	7	2	13	34	42	-8	23
9.	Crystal Palace	22	7	1	14	38	52	-14	22
10.	Southampton Saints	22	6	0	16	30	70	-40	18
11.	Brighton & Hove Albion	22	4	5	13	33	53	-20	17
12.	Langford (R)	22	4	5	13	30	60	-30	17	Relegation

Top goalscorers

As of 7 May 2006.^[6]

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Helen Ward	Watford	30
2	Claire Williams	Millwall Lionesses	16
3	Charley Wilson	Portsmouth	15
4	Gwennan Harries	Cardiff City	13
5	Julie Bygrave	AFC Wimbledon	12

References

1. "2005–06 FA Women's Premier League National Division Results". The FA. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
2. "2005–06 FA Women's Premier League National Division Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
3. "2005–06 FA Women's Premier League Northern Division Results". The FA. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
4. "2005–06 FA Women's Premier League Northern Division Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
5. "2005–06 FA Women's Premier League Southern Division Results". The FA. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
6. "2005–06 FA Women's Premier League Southern Division Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

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