2015–16 FA Women's Premier League Plate

The 2015–16 FA Women's Premier League Plate is the second running of the competition, which began in 2014. It is the secondary League Cup competition run by the FA Women's Premier League (FA WPL), and is run in parallel with the league's primary League Cup competition, the Premier League Cup.[1]

2015–16 FA Women's Premier League Plate
WPL Plate
CountryEngland
Teams33
ChampionsCoventry United
Runners-upEnfield Town
Matches played29
Goals scored132 (4.55 per match)
All statistics correct as of 6 March 2016.

The teams that take part in the WPL plate are decided after the first qualifying round of the WPL Cup, known as the Determining Round. The winners of Determining Round matches continue in the WPL Cup, while the losers move into the WPL Plate.

All 72 Premier League clubs were included in the Determining round draw, three of whom (Gloucester City, Swindon Spitfires and Wolverhampton Wanderers) withdrew from the competition before playing a match, meaning 36 teams progressed in the Cup and 33 were entered in the Plate.

Reigning champions Preston North End, who beat Huddersfield Town 3–0 in the 2014–15 final,[2] won their Determining Round match this season, meaning that they did not defend their title.

Results

Note: All results from The Football Association[3]

Preliminary round

Due to there being 33 teams in the competition, a single preliminary round match was required to eliminate one team and allow a full single-elimination knockout tournament to take place.[4]

DateHomeScoreAway
27 September 2015Chorley2–1Tranmere Rovers

First round
DateHomeScoreAwayNotes
4 October 2015Bedford0–3Lewes
4 October 2015Birmingham & West Midlands4–0Leeds Ladies
Blackpool Wren RoversH–WRotherham UnitedWalkover to Blackpool Wren Rovers
4 October 2015Chorley5–0Steel City Wanderers
4 October 2015Crystal Palace5–0Luton Town
4 October 2015Denham United2–2Milton Keynes DonsDenham United won 4–3 on penalties
Enfield TownH–WSt NicholasWalkover to Enfield Town
4 October 2015Exeter City1–2Norwich City
4 October 2015Keynsham Town4–0Cheltenham Town
Leafield AthleticA–WLoughborough FoxesWalkover to Loughborough Foxes
4 October 2015Liverpool Marshall Feds3–0Solihull
18 October 2015Loughborough Students2–1Chester-le-Street
4 October 2015Maidenhead United0–5Coventry United
4 October 2015Newcastle United7–2Peterborough Northern Star
4 October 2015Southampton Saints2–3Gillingham
18 October 2015Stockport County4–1Leicester City L.F.C.

Second round
DateHomeScoreAwayNotes
20 December 2015Birmingham & West Midlands1–7Liverpool Marshall Feds
13 December 2015Blackpool Wren Rovers2–10Newcastle United
29 November 2015Crystal Palace0–2Coventry United
20 December 2015Denham United0–1Enfield TownMatch played at Enfield Town's home ground
29 November 2015Lewes3–5Gillingham
29 November 2015Loughborough Foxes5–1Stockport County
29 November 2015Loughborough Students1–0Chorley
29 November 2015Norwich City2–7Keynsham Town

Quarter-finals
DateHomeScoreAway
31 January 2016Coventry United1–0Liverpool Marshall Feds
31 January 2016Gillingham0–3Newcastle United
21 February 2016Loughborough Foxes0–1Enfield Town
31 January 2016Loughborough Students0–4Keynsham Town

Semi-finals
Enfield Town2–0Newcastle United
Alena Beganovic  39'
Chloe Bassett  84'		 Report
Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Enfield
Keynsham Town0–7Coventry United
Report Ashleigh Neville  6'
Marie Gauntlett  12'  59'
Amber Hughes  29'  61'  81'
Jade Lorton-Radburn  75' (o.g.)
Crown Field, Keynsham
Attendance: 50

Final
Enfield Town1–5Coventry United
Report
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References
  1. "About the FA WPL". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. Doug Thomson (27 April 2015). "More cup final disappointment for Huddersfield Town Ladies". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. "FA WPL Plate". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  4. Brown, Neil; Brown, Mark, eds. (17 September 2015). "FAWPL Cup and Plate draws". Women's Soccer Scene. Vol. 16 no. 5. p. 28. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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