2011 FA WSL

English women's football season April 2014 April 2014 FA WSL File:Ellen White and Steph Houghton.JPG 200 Arsenal's Ellen White and Steph Houghton with the trophy 2011 Arsenal1st WSL title13th English title Champions League ArsenalBirmingham City 56 142 Rachel Williams (14) Birmingham City 4–0 Bristol Academy14 April 2011 Liverpool 0–4 Birmingham City20 April 2011 Liverpool 3–3 Everton14 April 2011 5 gamesBirmingham City 10 gamesBirmingham City 11 gamesLiverpool 2,510Chelsea v Arsenal 120Liverpool v Doncaster Rovers Belles 2009–10 (Premier League) 2012 The 2011 FA WSL was the inaugural season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England. The season began on 13 April 2011 and ended on 28 August 2011.WSL fixtures confirmed http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/SuperLeague/NewsAndFeatures/2010/FixtureList1 The Football Association 9 February 2011 13 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413125432/http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/SuperLeague/NewsAndFeatures/2010/FixtureList1 live The league also took a break between 12 May and mid-July to allow preparation for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.thefa.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20121016034035/http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/SuperLeague/NewsAndFeatures/2010/~/media/Files/PDF/Leagues/Womens%20Super%20League/TheFAWSLQA1210.ashx/TheFAWSLQA1210.pdf 16 October 2012 ; FAQ on the FA WSL, No. 23 Arsenal won the competition, their eighth consecutive English title, while Birmingham finished second. The second entry to the UEFA Women's Champions League was supposed to be given to the FA Women's Cup winner.Arsenal take English WSL title https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/01f4-0e13d98772aa-27ab76502a5b-1000--arsenal-take-english-wsl-title/ UEFA 29 August 2011 28 August 2011 16 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180116095006/http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=1670072.html live But as Arsenal had also won the FA Cup, on 6 December 2011 it was announced that Birmingham as runners-up were to be given the spot.Champions League For Birmingham City http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/4319 shekicks.net 6 December 2011 6 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120531075800/http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/4319 31 May 2012 dead dmy-all Teams Team Location Ground Capacity Avg Att 2009–10 season Arsenal Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,502 621 01 Premier League National, 1st Birmingham City Stratford-upon-Avon The DCS Stadium 1,400 544 05 Premier League National, 10th Bristol Academy Filton Stoke Gifford Stadium 1,500 635 06 Premier League National, 12th Chelsea Morden Imperial Fields 3,500 880 03 Premier League National, 3rd Doncaster Rovers Belles Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 448 04 Premier League National, 6th Everton Crosby The Arriva Park 3,185 519 02 Premier League National, 2nd Lincoln Lincoln Sincil Bank/Ashby Avenue 10,120 560 08 Premier League Northern, 2nd Liverpool Skelmersdale West Lancashire College 2,500 466 07 Premier League Northern, 1st England 300 Locations of the 2011 Super League teams England 51.6578 -0.2723 Arsenal England 52.19 -1.71 Birmingham City England 51.5293 -2.5692 Bristol Academy left England 51.4015 -0.1949 Chelsea England 53.516 -1.133 Doncaster Rovers Belles top England 53.4872 -3.0343 Everton left England 53.2327 -0.5376 Lincoln right England 53.5495 -2.7712 Liverpool bottom Sixteen clubs applied for a place in the inaugural season of the league: Arsenal, Barnet, Birmingham City, Bristol Academy, Chelsea, Colchester United, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Everton, Leeds Carnegie, Leicester City, Lincoln, Liverpool, Millwall Lionesses, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest and Sunderland.Super League's Sixteen Applicants Shekicks 7 January 2010 http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/38 8 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100324085639/http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/38 24 March 2010 dead dmy-all Leeds Carnegie later withdrew their application.Leeds Carnegie could fold after ending Super League interest Tony Leighton The Guardian 25 January 2010 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jan/25/leeds-carnegie-fa-super-league 8 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100129081559/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jan/25/leeds-carnegie-fa-super-league 29 January 2010 live Eight clubs were then picked by the FA from the remaining fifteen applicants: Arsenal, Birmingham City, Bristol Academy, Chelsea, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Everton, Lincoln, and Liverpool.Eight Super League clubs announced The Football Association official website 22 March 2010 http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/SuperLeague/NewsAndFeatures/2010/WSL-announcement-220310 9 February 2011 League table main WDL FA WSL 5 Q ARS Arsenal BIR Birmingham City EVE Everton LIN Lincoln BRI Bristol Academy CHE Chelsea DON Doncaster Rovers Belles LIV Liverpool 10 2 2 29 9 C 8 5 1 29 13 7 4 3 19 13 6 3 5 18 16 4 4 6 14 20 4 3 7 14 19 2 3 9 9 26 1 4 9 10 26 green1 Qualification for the Champions League knockout phase CL CL 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored complete FA WSL results Results main FBR grey ARS BIR BRI CHE DON EVE LIV LIN Arsenal 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 4–0 Birmingham City 1–1 4–0 3–2 3–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 Bristol Academy 2–2 2–3 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–3 Chelsea 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–3 2–2 1–2 1–4 0–1 1–0 0–3 Everton 3–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 Liverpool 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–2 1–1 3–3 0–1 Lincoln 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 4–2 28 August 2011 FA WSL results Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals2011 Goal scorers https://int.soccerway.com/national/england/wsl/2011/regular-season/ women.soccerway.com 1ENG Rachel WilliamsBirmingham City142SCO Kim LittleArsenal83ENG Natasha DowieEverton74ENG Ellen WhiteArsenal65ENG Rachel YankeyArsenal5 References 2011 1 England