2016 FA WSL 2

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FA WSL 2
Season2016
ChampionsYeovil Town
PromotedBristol City
Yeovil Town
Matches90
Goals279 (3.1 per match)
Top goalscorerIniabasi Umotong & Jo Wilson
(13 goals)
Biggest home winYeovil Town 5–0 Watford
(1 May 2016)
Biggest away winWatford 0–5 London Bees
(16 May 2016)
Highest scoringOxford United 3–5 Millwall Lionesses
(24 March 2016)
Average attendance443[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

Bristol Academy was renamed Bristol City before the season.[5]

TeamLocationGroundCapacity2015 season
Aston VillaSutton ColdfieldCentral Ground, Coles Lane2,0005th
Bristol CityFiltonStoke Gifford Stadium1,5008th, WSL 1
DurhamDurhamNew Ferens Park3,0007th
EvertonWidnesHalton Stadium13,3503rd
London BeesCanons ParkThe Hive Stadium5,1768th
Millwall LionessesLondonThe Den20,1469th
Oxford UnitedAbingdonNorthcourt Road2,0006th
SheffieldDronfieldCoach and Horses2,0001st, WPL
WatfordBerkhamstedBroadwater2,00010th
Yeovil TownYeovilHuish Park9,5654th

Table

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

Results

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.
  • 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

Joint top goalscorers — Jo Wilson (L) & Iniabasi Umotong (R)
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Nigeria Iniabasi Umotong Oxford United 13
England Jo Wilson London Bees
3 Wales Sarah Wiltshire Yeovil Town 11
4 Scotland Claire Emslie Bristol City 10
5 England Millie Farrow Bristol City 9
England Beth Hepple Durham
England Bethan Merrick Aston Villa
8 England Ann-Marie Heatherson Yeovil Town 7
England Jodie Michalska Sheffield
10 England Claudia Walker Everton 6
England Katie Wilkinson Aston Villa
England Ashlee Hincks Millwall Lionesses

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. Association, The Football. "Sheffield FC's promotion into FA WSL 2 confirmed". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  3. "WSL 2: Yeovil Town Ladies pip Bristol City Women to title". BBC Sport. 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  4. Association, The Football. "Yeovil Town beat Sheffield 3-0 to win the league on goal difference". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  5. 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)
  6. "United awarded win over Millwall". Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.