2014 FA WSL

FA WSL 2
Season	2014
Champions	Sunderland
Promoted	Sunderland
Matches played	90
Goals scored	308 (3.42 per match)
Top goalscorer	Fran Kirby (24 goals)[5]
Biggest home win	Doncaster Rovers Belles 7–0 London Bees[1]; (9 August 2014)
Biggest away win	London Bees 0–9 Doncaster Rovers Belles[1]; (26 October 2014)
Highest scoring	London Bees 1–9 Reading[1]; (5 October 2014)
Longest winning run	7 games; Doncaster Rovers Belles
Longest unbeaten run	15 games; Sunderland
Longest winless run	9 games; London Bees
Longest losing run	7 games; London Bees
	2015 → All statistics correct as of 26 October 2014.

FA WSL 1
Season	2014
Champions	Liverpool; 2nd WSL title
Relegated	Everton
Matches played	55
Goals scored	139 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorer	Karen Carney (8 goals)[5]
Biggest home win	Bristol Academy 5–2 Everton; (23 August 2014); Chelsea 5–2 Everton; (5 October 2014); Liverpool 3–0 Bristol Academy[1]; (12 October 2014)
Biggest away win	Manchester City 0–4 Arsenal[1]; (24 August 2014)
Highest scoring	Bristol Academy 5–2 Everton; (23 August 2014); Bristol Academy 3–4 Arsenal[1]; (20 September 2014); Chelsea 5–2 Everton; (5 October 2014)
Longest winning run	4 games; Chelsea
Longest unbeaten run	7 games; Birmingham City
Longest winless run	14 games; Everton
Longest losing run	5 games; Everton
Total attendance	39,519[6]
Average attendance	719[6]
	← 2013 2015 → All statistics correct as of 12 October 2014.

FA WSL
Season	2014
Champions	Liverpool
	← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 FA WSL was the fourth season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England. The season began on 30 March and ended on 12 October.[1]

Liverpool L.F.C. are the defending champions from the 2013 FA WSL. The top two teams qualify for the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League.[2]

Beginning in the 2014 season, the WSL added a second division, the WSL 2. Because the divisions are interconnected, WSL 1 teams face the risk of relegation for the first time in the league's history. There is, however, no connection to the third level Women's Premier League, so WSL 2 teams cannot be relegated.[3] WSL 1 consists of eight teams while the WSL 2 is made up of ten.

Starting places in both divisions were granted based on applications sent in by clubs, so Manchester City were able to enter its newly created women's team directly into the WSL 1. The governing body announced it will partially fund teams in the league, awarding £70,000 to clubs in WSL1 and £23,000 in WSL2.[4]

Team changes

Lincoln Ladies were renamed Notts County Ladies and relocated from Lincoln to Nottingham.
Barnet were renamed London Bees.
Durham were a newly formed team admitted to the WSL 2.
Due to the new format, several movements between various leagues took place.

Arsenal

Birmingham City

Bristol Academy

Chelsea

Manchester City

Everton

Notts County Ladies

Liverpool

Locations of the 2014 Super League teams

Team	Location	Ground	Manufacturer	Sponsors	2013 WSL finish
Arsenal	Borehamwood	Meadow Park	Nike	Emirates	3rd
Birmingham City	Solihull	Damson Park	Sondico	Hollywood Monster	4th
Bristol Academy	Filton	Stoke Gifford Stadium	Bristol Sports	DAS	2nd
Chelsea	Staines	Wheatsheaf Park	Adidas	Samsung	7th
Manchester City	Manchester	Academy Stadium	Nike	Etihad Airways	12/13 Women's Premier League, 4th (promoted)
Everton	Widnes	Halton Stadium	Nike	Chang Beer	5th
Liverpool	Widnes	Halton Stadium	Warrior	Standard Chartered	1st
Notts County Ladies	Nottingham	Meadow Lane	Fila	Pinnacle	6th

Aston Villa

Doncaster Rovers Belles

Durham

London Bees

Millwall Lionesses

Oxford United

Reading

Sunderland

Watford

Yeovil Town

Locations of the 2014 WSL 2 teams

Team	Location	Ground	Manufacturer	Sponsors	last season
Aston Villa	Sutton Coldfield	Trevor Brown Memorial Ground	Macron	dafabet	12/13 FA Women's Premier League, 6th
Doncaster Rovers Belles	Doncaster	Keepmoat Stadium	Jako	BPP University	2013 WSL, 8th
Durham	Durham	New Ferens Park	Hummel	Wood Estate Agents	new team
London Bees	Canons Park	The Hive Stadium	Jako	Stanmore College	12/13 FA Women's Premier League, 10th (as Barnet FC)
Millwall Lionesses	London	Champion Hill	Protime Sports	BT Sport	12/13 Women’s Premier 2nd Level South, 2nd
Oxford United	Oxford	Rover Cowley Sports Ground	Nike	Polythene UK	12/13 Women's Combination South-West, 1st
Reading	Tadley	Barlow's Park	Puma	Waitrose	12/13 Women’s Premier 2nd Level South, 1st
Sunderland	Hetton-le-Hole	Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground	Adidas	Bidvest	12/13 FA Women's Premier League, 1st
Watford	Berkhamsted	Broadwater	Puma	McGinley Support Services	12/13 FA Women's Premier League, 2nd
Yeovil Town	Sherborne	Raleigh Grove	Sondico	Quaedam Yeovil Shopping	12/13 Women’s Premier 2nd Level South, 3rd

FA WSL 1

Liverpool retained the title on goal difference, after they and Chelsea finished level on 26 points.[7] Everton were relegated to the WSL 2 for the 2015 season after 21 years as a top flight club.[8]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Liverpool (C, Q)	14	7	5	2	19	10	+9	26	Qualification to Champions League
2	Chelsea (Q)	14	8	2	4	23	16	+7	26	Qualification to Champions League
3	Birmingham City	14	7	4	3	20	14	+6	25
4	Arsenal	14	6	3	5	24	21	+3	21
5	Manchester City	14	6	1	7	13	16	−3	19
6	Notts County	14	4	6	4	12	8	+4	18
7	Bristol Academy	14	5	1	8	18	24	−6	16
8	Everton (R)	14	0	4	10	10	30	−20	4	Relegation to FA WSL 2

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Results

Home \ Away	ARS	BIR	BRI	CHE	EVE	LIV	MCI	NTC
Arsenal		0–2	0–2	2–3	3–1	3–3	0–1	1–1
Birmingham City	1–2		2–1	2–1	0–0	1–2	2–0	2–2
Bristol Academy	3–4	1–3		0–2	5–2	1–3	1–0	0–2
Chelsea	2–1	3–1	2–1		5–2	0–0	2–1	0–0
Everton	1–2	0–0	1–1	1–2		2–2	0–3	0–2
Liverpool	0–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–0		1–0	1–0
Manchester City	0–4	1–2	0–2	2–1	2–0	1–0		1–0
Notts County	1–1	0–1	awd[lower-alpha 1]	1–0	2–0	0–0	1–1

Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2014. Source: FA WSL results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Game awarded to Bristol Academy

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals[5][9]
1	Karen Carney	Birmingham City	8
2	Jessica Clarke	Notts County	6
3	Eniola Aluko	Chelsea	5
	Yūki Ōgimi	Chelsea
	Jordan Nobbs	Arsenal
	Nikita Parris	Everton
	Casey Stoney	Arsenal
	Nicola Watts	Bristol Academy
9	Danielle Carter	Arsenal	4
	Kirsty Linnett	Birmingham City
	Natalia Pablos	Bristol Academy
	Kelly Smith	Arsenal

FA WSL 2

The Doncaster Rovers Belles challenged for promotion until the final day, due to a 2-1 win over Sunderland.[10] Sunderland won the inaugural WSL 2 on the final day, with a 4-0 win over Millwall Lionesses.[11]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Sunderland (C, P)	18	15	2	1	47	15	+32	47	Promotion to FA WSL 1
2	Doncaster Rovers Belles	18	14	3	1	56	14	+42	45
3	Reading	18	13	2	3	60	21	+39	41
4	Aston Villa	18	9	3	6	25	26	−1	30
5	Yeovil Town	18	6	4	8	27	26	+1	22
6	Durham	18	5	3	10	19	32	−13	18
7	Watford	18	5	3	10	22	37	−15	18
8	Millwall Lionesses	18	4	3	11	20	36	−16	15
9	Oxford United	18	3	3	12	16	44	−28	12
10	London Bees	18	2	2	14	16	57	−41	8

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Results

Home \ Away	AST	DON	DUR	LON	MIL	OXF	REA	SUN	WAT	YEO
Aston Villa		0–2	1–0	4–1	2–0	2–1	3–0	0–3	1–0	1–1
Doncaster Rovers Belles	6–1		2–0	7–0	4–1	4–1	5–2	1–1	2–0	2–0
Durham Women	2–0	0–0		2–1	1–4	1–2	0–3	2–4	1–2	1–1
London Bees	0–1	0–9	0–1		1–0	1–1	1–9	0–3	4–5	0–2
Millwall Lionesses	2–3	0–0	1–2	2–2		2–0	1–4	0–4	1–0	3–1
Oxford United	0–2	1–5	2–2	0–3	1–0		2–2	2–3	1–2	0–1
Reading	3–1	4–0	4–0	5–1	3–1	5–0		1–1	3–0	3–0
Sunderland	3–1	1–2	2–0	1–0	4–0	2–0	3–2		4–1	2–0
Watford	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–0	2–2	1–2	0–4	2–4		1–1
Yeovil Town	1–1	1–2	3–1	4–1	2–0	6–0	2–3	1–2	0–3

Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2014. Source: FA WSL results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals[5]
1	Fran Kirby	Reading	24
2	Beth Mead	Sunderland	13
3	Lauren Bruton	Reading	11
	Sue Smith	Doncaster Rovers Belles
	Sarah Wiltshire	Watford Yeovil Town
6	Keira Ramshaw	Sunderland	10
6	Courtney Sweetman-Kirk	Doncaster Rovers Belles	10
8	Bethany England	Doncaster Rovers Belles	8
9	Millie Bright	Doncaster Rovers Belles	7
10	Rachel Furness	Sunderland	6
	Katie Wilkinson	Aston Villa
	Jo Wilson	Watford

FA WSL Cup

The 2014 edition of the FA WSL Cup sees 18 teams play for the title. Teams are divided into three groups of six. The group winners plus the best runners-up advance to the semi-finals. Arsenal are the defending champions. The cup is played along with the season, the first matches are held on 30 April 2014.[12][13][14]

Group 1

Arsenal advanced as best runners-up, having more points than the other second placed teams.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CHE	ARS	WAT	MIL	REA	LON
1	Chelsea (A)	5	4	0	1	22	5	+17	12	Advance to Knockout stage	—	—	—	2–0	—	13–0
2	Arsenal (A)	5	4	0	1	17	2	+15	12	Advance to Knockout stage	3–0	—	3–0	—	—	7–0
3	Watford	5	2	0	3	5	11	−6	6		1–2	—	—	1–5	—	—
4	Millwall Lionesses	5	1	2	2	3	8	−5	5		—	0–4	—	—	1–1	—
5	Reading[lower-alpha 1]	5	2	1	2	12	4	+8	4		1–2	2–0	AWD[lower-alpha 2]	—	—	—
6	London Bees	5	0	1	4	2	31	−29	1		—	—	1–3	0–0	1–8	—

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round.
Notes:

Reading had three points deducted due to fielding a cup-tied player in the win against London Bees.[15]
Awarded win for Watford. Fixture was not played as Reading were removed from the Cup after fielding a cup-tied player the match earlier.[15]

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MCI	LIV	EVE	DON	SUN	DUR
1	Manchester City (A)	5	4	0	1	9	3	+6	12	Advance to Knockout stage	—	2–1	1–0	—	2–0	—
2	Liverpool	5	3	1	1	17	5	+12	10		—	—	0–0	3–2	6–0	—
3	Everton	5	3	1	1	8	2	+6	10		—	—	—	3–1	—	3–0
4	Doncaster Rovers Belles	5	2	0	3	8	10	−2	6		2–1	—	—	—	0–2	—
5	Sunderland	5	2	0	3	5	10	−5	6		—	—	0–2	—	—	3–0
6	Durham	5	0	0	5	2	19	−17	0		0–3	1–7	—	1–3	—	—

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round.

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	NTC	BRI	BIR	YEO	AST	OXF
1	Notts County (A)	5	4	1	0	16	1	+15	13	Advance to Knockout stage	—	1–1	—	—	5–0	—
2	Bristol Academy	5	3	2	0	17	4	+13	11		—	—	—	0–0	2–1	9–2
3	Birmingham City	5	3	0	2	6	8	−2	9		0–2	0–5	—	—	—	2–0
4	Yeovil Town	5	2	1	2	5	6	−1	7		0–4	—	1–2	—	2–0	—
5	Aston Villa	5	1	0	4	2	11	−9	3		—	—	0–2	—	—	1–0
6	Oxford United	5	0	0	5	2	18	−16	0		0–4	—	—	0–2	—	—

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals were drawn after the group stage and not predetermined. All teams play in the WSL 1. Arsenal reached their fourth final in as many years and meet Manchester City.[16]

Semi-finals		Final

7 September

Arsenal (a.e.t.)	2
		16 October
Notts County	0
		Arsenal	0
7 September
		Manchester City	1
Chelsea	0

Manchester City	1

Final

Wycombe Wanderers' Adams Park was to stage the final match. The match was broadcast live on BT Sport.[17][18][19]

16 October 2014

19:45

Arsenal	0–1	Manchester City
	Report Report (1)	73' Isobel Christiansen

Adams Park, High Wycombe

Attendance: 3,697[20]

Referee: Nigel Lugg[20]

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References

"Fixtures and Results". FA WSL. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
"Women's Super League 1". FUTBOL 24. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
"New league structure for women's game for 2014/15". The FA. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
"FA WSL - 2014 Season Expansion". FA WSL. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
"Player Stats". FA WSL. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
"Fixtures & Results". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
"Liverpool Ladies pip Chelsea to WSL title on dramatic final day". BBC Sport. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
"Women's Super League: Tears flow as Everton are relegated". BBC Sport. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
"WSL1 - 2014 Top scorers". Soccerway. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
"Doncaster Belles aiming to pip title rivals Sunderland on final day". BBC Sport. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
"Sunderland win promotion to Women's Super League top flight". BBC Sport. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
"WSL Continental Cup Group A". Who Scored. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
"WSL Continental Cup Group B". Who Scored. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
"WSL Continental Cup Group C". Who Scored. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
"Reading WFC removed from FA WSL Continental Cup". The FA. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
"Arsenal and Man City to contest Conti Cup final". She Kicks. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
"Continental Cup Final to be staged in Wycombe". The FA. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
"Final Live on BT Sport". FA WSL. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
"Continental Cup Final to be shown live on BT Sport". The FA. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
"City's Isobel Christiansen ends Arsenal Cup dominance". The FA. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

External links

Official website
Season at soccerway.com
League Cup at soccerway.com

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[table_note_NTC_BRI0.88605005940704-9] Game awarded to Bristol Academy

[table_note_REA0.54399413594231-17] Reading had three points deducted due to fielding a cup-tied player in the win against London Bees.[15]

[table_note_REA_WAT0.54399413594231-18] Awarded win for Watford. Fixture was not played as Reading were removed from the Cup after fielding a cup-tied player the match earlier.[15]

[Matches-1] "Fixtures and Results". FA WSL. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

[2] "Women's Super League 1". FUTBOL 24. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[3] "New league structure for women's game for 2014/15". The FA. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.

[4] "FA WSL - 2014 Season Expansion". FA WSL. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.

[Player_Stats-5] "Player Stats". FA WSL. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[attendance_1-6] "Fixtures & Results". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[7] "Liverpool Ladies pip Chelsea to WSL title on dramatic final day". BBC Sport. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[8] "Women's Super League: Tears flow as Everton are relegated". BBC Sport. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[10] "WSL1 - 2014 Top scorers". Soccerway. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.

[11] "Doncaster Belles aiming to pip title rivals Sunderland on final day". BBC Sport. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[12] "Sunderland win promotion to Women's Super League top flight". BBC Sport. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[13] "WSL Continental Cup Group A". Who Scored. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[14] "WSL Continental Cup Group B". Who Scored. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[15] "WSL Continental Cup Group C". Who Scored. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[cup-tied-16] "Reading WFC removed from FA WSL Continental Cup". The FA. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[19] "Arsenal and Man City to contest Conti Cup final". She Kicks. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

[20] "Continental Cup Final to be staged in Wycombe". The FA. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[21] "Final Live on BT Sport". FA WSL. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[22] "Continental Cup Final to be shown live on BT Sport". The FA. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[Continental_Cup-23] "City's Isobel Christiansen ends Arsenal Cup dominance". The FA. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

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