1996–97 FA Women's Premier League

June 2025 FA Women's Premier League 1996–97 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 FA Women's Premier League season was the 6th season of the FA Women's Premier League.Association The Football FA Women's Premier League National Division 1996-97 http://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1996-97-premier 2025-06-11 www.thefa.com enAssociation The Football FA Women's Premier League Northern Division 1996-97 http://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1996-97-north 2025-06-11 www.thefa.com enAssociation The Football FA Women's Premier League Southern Division 1996-97 http://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1996-97-south 2025-06-11 www.thefa.com en National Division FA Women's Premier LeagueNational Division 1996–97 Arsenal3rd title Southampton Saints Ilkeston Town 90 318 Joanne Broadhurst (21) Arsenal 7–0 Southampton Saints (3 November 1996) Southampton Saints 0–9 Arsenal (26 January 1997) Everton 7–3 Ilkeston Town(13 April 1997) Arsenal (17) 1995–96 1997–98 England 300 Locations of the FA Women's Premier League National Division Teams England Doncaster Belles 53.516 -1.133 right England Everton 53.4872 -3.0343 left England Tranmere Rovers 53.3824171 -3.0116887 bottom England Liverpool 53.5495 -2.7712 top England Southampton Saints 50.9025349 -1.404189 left England Ilkeston Town 52.970845 -1.3091628 bottom Greater London Locations of the FA Women's Premier League National Division Teams (Greater London) right 300 Greater London Arsenal 51.4028046 0.0148142 right Greater London Wembley 51.65309 -0.2002261 left Greater London Croydon 51.3713049 -0.101957 right Greater London Millwall Lionesses 51.4933423 -0.0212187 bottomChanges from last season: Tranmere Rovers were promoted from the Northern Division Southampton Saints were promoted from the Southern Division Villa Aztecs were relegated to the Northern Division Wolverhampton Wanderers were relegated to the Northern Division League table main WDL National Division 5 QR ARS Arsenal DON Doncaster Belles CRO Croydon LIV Liverpool MIL Millwall Lionesses EVE Everton WEM Wembley TRA Tranmere Rovers SOU Southampton Saints ILK Ilkeston Town 16 1 1 65 9 C 13 2 3 44 15 9 4 5 39 26 9 3 6 30 16 7 6 5 20 19 8 3 7 36 36 6 4 8 26 27 3 3 12 23 48 3 0 15 16 61 R 1 4 13 14 56 R red1 Relegation to the Southern Division R1 red1 Relegation to the Northern Division R2 complete FA WPL Results main FA WPL complete FBR ARS Arsenal CRO Croydon DON Doncaster Belles EVE Everton ILK Ilkeston Town LIV Liverpool MIL Millwall Lionesses SOU Southampton Saints TRA Tranmere Rovers WEM Wembley 4–0 4–2 7–0 3–2 3–0 2–1 4–1 3–0 6–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–0 6–0 4–1 5–1 1–0 3–3 2–2 5–2 2–1 2–0 6–0 0–2 2–3 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 0–4 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 5–0 4–1 0–4 1–5 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 7–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–3 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 4–1 1–3 2–4 0–5 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–2 1–6 0–3 0–2 2–3 2–5 0–9 1–4 1–0 0–4 0–3 1–2 1–7 1–4 0–3 2–3 1–3 0–3 Top goalscorers RankScorerClubGoals1Joanne BroadhurstArsenal212Karen WalkerDoncaster Belles183Kerry DavisCroydon134Louise ThomasEverton125Vicky ExleyDoncaster Belles11Andrea McGradyEverton11Kelly SmithArsenal116Hope PowellCroydon10Marieanne SpaceyArsenal107Sue SmithTranmere Rovers98Karen BurkeLiverpool8Shirley OakfordLiverpool89Kara ReynoldsArsenal7Rachel YankeyArsenal7 Northern Division FA Women's Premier LeagueNorthern Division 1996–97 Bradford City Bradford City 72 307 Bradford City 8–0 Notts County Notts County 0–8 Bradford City Notts County (16) 1995–96 1997–98 Northern England right Map showing the locations of the teams in the Northern Division of the FA Women's Premier League 300 Northern England Bradford City 53.7944229 -1.7519186 left Northern England Blyth Spartans Kestrels 55.1270903 -1.5099726 right Northern England Garswood Saints 53.4880481 -2.6719929 bottom Northern England Huddersfield Town 53.6466645 -1.7822482 right Northern England Bronte 53.8371089 -1.7906734 right England Midlands right Map showing the locations of the teams in the Northern Division of the FA Women's Premier League 300 England Midlands Wolverhampton Wanderers 52.5847651 -2.127567 left England Midlands Stourport Swifts 52.339638 -2.2811646 right England Midlands Notts County 52.9534193 -1.1496461 top England Midlands Aston Villa 52.54175 -1.842414 right England Midlands Sheffield Wednesday 53.3806626 -1.4702278 bottomChanges from last season: Tranmere Rovers were promoted to the National Division Bradford City were promoted to the Northern Division Langford were transferred to the Southern Division Villa Aztecs were relegated from the National Division Wolverhampton Wanderers were relegated from the National Division Garswood St Helens United became Garswood Saints RTM Newcastle Kestrels became Blyth Spartans Kestrals Kidderminster Harriers became Stourport Swifts Town & County became Town & County Diamonds League table main WDL Northern Division 5 PR BRC Bradford City ASV Aston Villa BSK Blyth Spartans Kestrels HUT Huddersfield Town WOW Wolverhampton Wanderers SHW Sheffield Wednesday GAS Garswood Saints STS Stourport Swifts NOC Notts County BRO Bronte 15 0 1 56 13 CP 12 1 3 50 15 9 2 5 40 25 8 3 5 37 32 7 1 8 30 29 4 4 8 25 36 3 5 8 26 29 3 2 11 22 60 0 4 12 21 68 0 0 0 0 0 X green1 Promotion to the National Division C black1 Club dissolved in November. All results expunged for this season. DISB complete WPL Bronte withdrew in November, all records from that season were expunged. Results main WPL complete FBR ASV Aston Villa BSK Blyth Spartans Kestrels BRC Bradford City BRO Bronte GAS Garswood Saints HUT Huddersfield Town NOC Notts County SHW Sheffield Wednesday STS Stourport Swifts WOW Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–1 4–0 8–0 4–2 3–2 1–0 2–1 4–1 X–X X–X X–X X–X X–X X–X X–X X–X X–X X–X 2–1 3–3 3–0 0–1 1–2 3–0 5–0 5–2 X–X 3–3 5–0 4–2 0–1 3–2 0–2 3–1 0–1 X–X 7–2 4–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–6 1–3 X–X 3–1 4–3 3–1 3–1 2–4 1–0 2–1 0–3 X–X 3–2 0–4 3–0 5–2 2–2 7–2 3–4 0–2 X–X 0–0 4–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–5 2–2 1–2 X–X 1–7 1–3 0–5 1–1 1–6 0–6 1–6 1–1 X–X 2–2 2–2 2–4 0–3 0–8 0–5 0–1 1–4 X–X Southern Division FA Women's Premier LeagueSouthern Division 1996–97 Berkhamsted Town Berkhamsted Town Oxford United 90 370 Wimbledon 8–0 Leyton Orient(23 February 1997) Oxford United 0–7 Berkhamsted Town (26 January 1997) Brighton & Hove Albion9–2 Oxford United(8 September 1996) 1995–96 1997–98 UK England Southeast right Map showing the locations of the teams in the Southern Division of the FA Women's Premier League 300 UK England Southeast Town & County Diamonds 52.2911567 -0.5988177 left UK England Southeast Oxford United 51.7520131 -1.2578499 bottom UK England Southeast Brighton & Hove Albion 50.831392 -0.311204 bottom UK England Southeast Three Bridges 51.1174709 -0.1610653 left UK England Southeast Whitehawk 50.8258665 -0.1072115 right UK England Southeast Berkhamsted Town 51.7607271 -0.5652554 right UK England Southeast Ipswich Town 52.0579324 1.1528095 top UK England Southeast Langford 52.0581777 -0.2699565 right Greater London Map showing the locations of the teams in the Division One South of the WFA National League (Greater London) right 300 Greater London Wimbledon 51.4214787 -0.2064027 right England south Leyton Orient 51.5696734 -0.015681 leftChanges from last season: Southampton Saints were promoted to the National Division Whitehawk were promoted to the Southern Division Langford were transferred from the Northern Division Brentford were relegated from the Southern Division League table main WDL Southern Division 5 PR BET Berkhamsted Town BHA Brighton & Hove Albion WHI Whitehawk WIM Wimbledon THB Three Bridges LAN Langford IPT Ipswich Town LEO Leyton Orient TCD Town & County Diamonds OXU Oxford United 14 2 2 57 16 CP 13 2 3 59 33 12 1 5 39 17 10 2 6 65 28 7 5 6 36 27 7 5 6 28 33 5 4 9 24 26 3 4 11 27 50 2 3 13 18 65 2 2 14 17 75 R green1 Promotion to the National Division C red1 Relegation R1 complete FA WPL Results main FA WPL complete FBR BET Berkhamsted Town BHA Brighton & Hove Albion IPT Ipswich Town LAN Langford LEO Leyton Orient OXU Oxford United THB Three Bridges TCD Town & County Diamonds WHI Whitehawk WIM Wimbledon 6–1 1–0 5–0 3–0 4–0 4–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 9–2 4–3 2–3 4–2 1–1 2–1 5–3 6–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 4–0 4–0 2–3 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 7–0 3–4 6–2 1–1 2–3 3–3 8–0 1–2 2–0 4–2 2–0 0–2 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–6 1–6 0–4 7–0 0–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–4 0–6 5–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 3–3 0–1 0–3 2–2 1–4 5–2 0–4 0–5 0–7 1–1 0–3 0–5 1–2 0–5 1–4 0–5 0–4 0–7 3–1 0–1 1–7 References Category:FA Women's National League seasons 1 England