2016 FA WSL 1

Sixth season of the top English women's association football league September 2018 FA WSL 1 2016 Champions League Manchester CityChelsea Manchester City Doncaster Rovers Belles Eniola Aluko(9 goals) Manchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles(2 May 2016) Sunderland 0–5 Chelsea(30 June 2016) Chelsea 6–3 Liverpool(8 May 2016) 72 212 1,128http://www.thefa.com/news/2016/nov/07/fa-wsl-attendances-continue-to-rise-2016 Year-on-year growth in Women's Super League attendances 7 November 2016 thefa.com 14 November 2016 5 November 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221105043949/https://www.thefa.com/news/2016/nov/07/fa-wsl-attendances-continue-to-rise-2016 live 4,096Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea(25 September 2016) 2015 Spring Series 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.Leighton Tony Manchester City seal Women’s Super League title with a 2-0 win over Chelsea https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/sep/25/manchester-city-win-womens-super-league 25 September 2016 The Guardian 20 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191020213106/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/sep/25/manchester-city-win-womens-super-league liveMan City Women are champions! http://www.mancity.com/News/MCWFC/2016/09/25/man-city-women-v-chelsea-ladies-fa-wsl-match-report-25-september/1474810913822 Manchester City W.F.C. 25 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170328224828/https://www.mancity.com/news/mcwfc/2016/09/25/man-city-women-v-chelsea-ladies-fa-wsl-match-report-25-september/1474810913822 28 March 2017 dead Teams England 300 Locations of the 2016 Super League teams England 51.6578 -0.2723 Arsenal England 52.4386 -1.7572 Birmingham City England 51.2511 -0.3007 Chelsea bottom England 53.4838 -2.2038 Manchester City top England 52.9432 -1.1372 Notts County right England 53.365833 -2.738333 Liverpool left England 54.821664 -1.4555 Sunderland right England 53.509722 -1.113889 Doncaster Rovers Belles right England 51.357046 -1.137521 Reading left 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 12 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 111st, WSL 2 Sunderland Hetton-le-Hole Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground 2,500 4th Table main football 1 5 complete FA WSL false MCI CHE ARS BIR LIV NTC SUN REA DON 13 3 0 36 4 C 12 1 3 42 17 10 2 4 33 14 7 6 3 18 13 7 4 5 27 23 4 4 8 16 26 2 4 10 17 41 1 6 9 15 26 1 0 15 8 48 R Manchester City Chelsea Arsenal Birmingham City Notts County Liverpool Sunderland Reading Doncaster Rovers 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored CL CL REL QR green1 Qualification for the Champions League knockout phase red1 Relegation to the FA WSL 2 Results main FBR grey 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 30 October 2016 FA WSL Top goalscorers thumb|Top goalscorer Eniola Aluko in 2009 16 January 2017. http://uk.women.soccerway.com/national/england/wsl/2016/regular-season/r34382/players/ Topscorers Soccerway 10 July 2016 6 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160406123137/http://uk.women.soccerway.com/national/england/wsl/2016/regular-season/r34382/players/ live PLAYER STATS http://www.fawsl.com/playerStats.html 28 March 2016 2 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502053313/http://www.fawsl.com/playerStats.html live RankPlayerTeamGoals1ENG Eniola AlukoChelsea92SCO Jane RossManchester City83SCO Caroline WeirLiverpool74ENG Danielle CarterArsenal65ENG Fran KirbyChelsea5ENG Beth MeadSunderlandENG Katie ChapmanChelseaENG Toni DugganManchester CityENG Jessica ClarkeNotts CountyKOR Ji So-yunChelsea Awards Annual awards Award Winner Club PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year England Lucy Bronzehttps://www.thepfa.com/news/2017/4/23/lucy-bronze-wins-pfa-players-player-of-the-year Lucy Bronze wins PFA Players' Player of the Year Professional Footballers' Association 23 April 2017 28 August 2026 Manchester City PFA Women's Young Player of the Year England Jess Carterhttps://www.thefa.com/news/2017/apr/24/pfa-womens-player-of-the-year-2016-lucy-bronze-jessica-carter-240417 Man City's Lucy Bronze named PFA Women's Player of the Year The Football Association 24 April 2017 28 August 2026 Birmingham City FA WSL 1 Players' Player of the Year England Lucy Bronzehttps://www.thefa.com/news/2016/nov/18/fa-womens-football-awards-181116 Jordan Nobbs among the winners at annual FA Women's Football Awards The Football Association 18 November 2016 28 August 2026 Manchester City FA WSL Manager of the Year Nick Cushinghttps://www.thefa.com/news/2016/nov/18/fa-womens-football-awards-181116 Jordan Nobbs among the winners at annual FA Women's Football Awards The Football Association 18 November 2016 28 August 2026 Manchester City FA WSL 1 Top Goalscorer England Eniola Aluko Chelsea Vauxhall England Women's Player of the Year England Jordan Nobbs Arsenal Vauxhall England Women's Young Player of the Year England Millie Bright Chelsea FA WSL Goal of the Season Scotland Claire Emslie Bristol City PFA WSL Team of the Yearhttps://www.thepfa.com/news/2017/4/20/pfa-wsl-team-of-the-year The PFA WSL Team of the Year Professional Footballers' Association 20 April 2017 28 August 2026 Goalkeeper England Mary Earps (Reading) Defenders England Lucy Bronze (Manchester City) Scotland Jennifer Beattie (Manchester City) England Steph Houghton (Manchester City) England Jess Carter (Birmingham City) Midfielders England Karen Carney (Chelsea) England Jill Scott (Manchester City) England Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal) Scotland Caroline Weir (Liverpool) Forwards Scotland Jane Ross (Manchester City) England Eniola Aluko (Chelsea) See also 2016 FA WSL Cup 2016 FA WSL 2 References External links Official website WSL Season at soccerway.com WSL 2 Season at soccerway.com League Cup at soccerway.com 2016 1 England