2017–18 FA Women's Premier League Plate

The 2017–18 FA Women's Premier League Plate is the fourth 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]

2017–18 FA Women's Premier League Plate

WPL Plate
Country	England
Teams	35
Champions	West Ham United
Runners-up	Luton Town
Matches played	36
Goals scored	164 (4.56 per match)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The teams that take part in the WPL plate are decided after the determining round of the WPL Cup. The winners of determining round matches continue in the WPL Cup, while the losers move into the WPL Plate.

All 71 Premier League clubs were included in the determining round draw, with 36 teams progressing in the Cup and 35 continuing in the Plate.

Reigning champions Lewes, who beat Huddersfield Town 4–0 in the 2016–17 final,[2] won their determining Round match this season, meaning that they did not defend their title.

Results

All results listed are published by The Football Association.[3] Games are listed by round in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.

The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (S)=Southern Division; (N)=Northern Division; (SW1)=South West Division One; (SE1)=South East Division One; (M1)=Midlands Division One; (N1)=Northern Division One.

Preliminary round

Due to there being 35 teams in the competition, three preliminary round matches are played to eliminate three teams allowing a full single-elimination knockout tournament to take place.

Chorley (N1) v Rotherham United (M1)

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)	Chorley (N1)	2–1	Rotherham United (M1)	Leyland
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Madeline Cullin  30' Laura Walker  76'	Report	Catherine McDuff Viau	Stadium: Jim Fowler Memorial Fields Attendance: 72

St Nicholas (SW1) v Basingstoke Town (SW1)

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)	St Nicholas (SW1)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Basingstoke Town (SW1)	Yate
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Rhian Robbins  14' Kirsten Rendall  90+2'	Report	Helen Ogle  61', 72'	Stadium: Lodge Road Attendance: 50

Hull City (N1) v Leicester City Ladies (M1)

Walkover	Hull City (N1)	H–W	Leicester City Ladies (M1)	Hull
		Report		Stadium: Hull University Sports Ground

First round

Norwich City (SE1) v Haringey Borough (SE1)

15 October 2017 (2017-10-15)	Norwich City (SE1)	5–0	Haringey Borough (SE1)	Blofield
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Natasha Snelling  13' Charlotte Broad  30' Aimee Durrant  56', 85' Laura Thacker  90+4'	Report	Madison Alexander Julia Carruthers Naomi Graham	Stadium: Plantation Park Attendance: 40

Keynsham Town (SW1) v St Nicholas (SW1)

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)	Keynsham Town (SW1)	4–0	St Nicholas (SW1)	Keynsham
13:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Katie Cook  6', 86' Carly Bryant  31' Asia Brown  81'	Report	Kirsten Prior Amber Thornell	Stadium: AJN Stadium Attendance: 45

Barnsley (N1) v Chorley (N1)

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)	Barnsley (N1)	1–3	Chorley (N1)	Barnsley
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Amy Woodruff	Report	Laura Walker  52', 69' Megan Searson  88'	Stadium: Barnsley F.C. Academy Attendance: 65

Birmingham & West Midlands (M1) v Sporting Khalsa (M1)

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)	Birmingham & West Midlands (M1)	3–1	Sporting Khalsa (M1)	Birmingham
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Charlotte Fisher  21', 72', 88'	Report	Lyndsey Glover	Stadium: The Vale Stadium Attendance: 30

Cheltenham Town (SW1) v Brislington (SW1)

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)	Cheltenham Town (SW1)	2–4	Brislington (SW1)	Cheltenham
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Jennifer Brown Wealls Eleanor Marie Briscoe	Report	Jodie Arkell  8', 65' Chelsea Heal  29' Kim Maggs  34'	Stadium: Petersfield Park Attendance: 63

Gillingham (S) v Luton Town (SE1)

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)	Gillingham (S)	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Luton Town (SE1)	Aylesford
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Danielle Farmer  70' Kylie Manktelow  107', 110'	Report	Nicola Henman Jess Mckay	Stadium: K Sports Cobdown

Leeds United (N1) v Solihull (M1)

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)	Leeds United (N1)	3–2	Solihull (M1)	Garforth
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Shelbey Morris Rachel Stuart	Report	Tanya Dickinson  18' Abbie Taylor  80'	Stadium: Genix Healthcare Stadium Attendance: 79

Milton Keynes Dons (SE1) v Denham United (SE1)

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)	Milton Keynes Dons (SE1)	2–0	Denham United (SE1)	Newport Pagnell
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Amelia Hazard Kerry Newman	Report	Jeta Bytyqi	Stadium: Willen Road Attendance: 85

Southampton Saints (SW1) v Larkhall Athletic (SW1)

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)	Southampton Saints (SW1)	3–0	Larkhall Athletic (SW1)	Sholing
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Nicole Matthews  34' Alisha Buckingham  41' Libby O'Dell  78'	Report	Krystle German	Stadium: VT Group Sportsground Attendance: 15

Swindon Town (S) v Maidenhead United (SW1)

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)	Swindon Town (S)	7–1	Maidenhead United (SW1)	Fairford
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Annie Martin  36', 49', 90+2' Mia Mugford  44', 59' Emily Arrell  62' Natalie Jo Goodright  65'	Report	Lucy Casey  57'	Stadium: Cinder Lane Attendance: 47

West Ham United (S) v Queens Park Rangers (S)

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)	West Ham United (S)	3–1	Queens Park Rangers (S)	Aveley
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Chloe Burr  17' Amber Stobbs  44' Chenise Austin  56'	Report	Katie Knell  48'	Stadium: Ship Lane Attendance: 1052

Wolverhampton Wanderers (N) v Long Eaton United (M1)

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)	Wolverhampton Wanderers (N)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Long Eaton United (M1)	Hednesford
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Billie Haynes  40'	Report	Viki Adam  35' Jade Arber  95' Amy Pashley	Stadium: Keys Park Attendance: 50

Fylde Ladies (N) v Burton Albion (M1)

29 October 2017 (2017-10-29)	Fylde Ladies (N)	3–2	Burton Albion (M1)	Wesham
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Sophie Charlton  7' Lauren Davies  30' Hollie Kelsh  75'	Report	9' Sophie Cordon  50'	Stadium: Mill Farm Attendance: 53

Morecambe (N1) v Hull City (N1)

29 October 2017 (2017-10-29)	Morecambe (N1)	1–5	Hull City (N1)	Lancaster
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Melissa Brown Emily Hutton	Report	Rachael Ackroyd Katie Thompson Liberty Bott Hope Knight Lydia Clark Amy Halloran	Stadium: Lancaster & Morecambe College Attendance: 35

Mossley Hill (N1) v Crewe Alexandra (N1)

29 October 2017 (2017-10-29)	Mossley Hill (N1)	2–3	Crewe Alexandra (N1)	Liverpool
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Eve Davenport  55' Jodie Mortimer  73'	Report	Bethany Grice  8' Leanne Derry  19' Amanda Fallon  75'	Stadium: Mossley Hill Athletic Club Attendance: 35

Newcastle United (N1) v Radcliffe Olympic (M1)

29 October 2017 (2017-10-29)	Newcastle United (N1)	2–0	Radcliffe Olympic (M1)	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Stephanie Ord	Report		Stadium: Newcastle University Attendance: 30

Second round

The eight second round matches were originally scheduled to be played on Sunday 10 December 2017 before all except one were postponed due to severe weather throughout the country.

Hull City (N1) v Newcastle United (N1)

10 December 2017 (2017-12-10)	Hull City (N1)	1–0	Newcastle United (N1)	Hull
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Rachael Ackroyd	Report		Stadium: Hull University Sports Ground Attendance: 20

Birmingham & West Midlands (M1) v Crewe Alexandra (N1)

17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)	Birmingham & West Midlands (M1)	3–1	Crewe Alexandra (N1)	Birmingham
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Amy Eastwood Charlotte Fisher Harriet Shaw Roberts	Report	Meg Booth  55'	Stadium: The Vale Stadium Attendance: 25

Long Eaton United (M1) v Chorley (N1)

17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)	Long Eaton United (M1)	0–2	Chorley (N1)	Long Eaton
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)		Report	Rachel Wood  24' Scarlett Smith  62'	Stadium: Grange Park Attendance: 44

Norwich City (SE1) v Milton Keynes Dons (SE1)

7 January 2018 (2018-01-07)	Norwich City (SE1)	2–4	Milton Keynes Dons (SE1)	Blofield
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Chelsea Garrett  42' Jodie Drake  49'	Report	Amelia Hazard Heather McDonnell Sasha Newsome Charly Wright	Stadium: Plantation Park Attendance: 35

Brislington (SW1) v West Ham United (S)

14 January 2018 (2018-01-14)	Brislington (SW1)	0–6	West Ham United (S)	Brislington
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)		Report	Rosie Kimita  10', 26', 89' Molly Peters  60' Amber Stobbs  70' Kelly Weathall  76'	Stadium: Ironmould Lane Attendance: 63

Fylde Ladies (N) v Leeds United (N1)

14 January 2018 (2018-01-14)	Fylde Ladies (N)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Leeds United (N1)	Preston
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)		Report		Stadium: Kellamergh Park Attendance: 58

Luton Town (SE1) v Southampton Saints (SW1)

14 January 2018 (2018-01-14)	Luton Town (SE1)	3–1	Southampton Saints (SW1)	Luton
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Natasha Fensome Jess McKay	Report	Krystal Whyte  60'	Stadium: Stockwood Park Athletics Stadium Attendance: 27

Swindon Town (S) v Keynsham Town (SW1)

14 January 2018 (2018-01-14)	Swindon Town (S)	1–10	Keynsham Town (SW1)	Fairford
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Emily Arrell  13'	Report	Justine Lorton  8', 45' Christina Vega Leandro  12', 82' Kerry Bartlett  20', 22', 24', 41', 43' Clarice White  62'	Stadium: Cinder Lane Attendance: 44

Quarter-finals

Birmingham & West Midlands (M1) v Fylde Ladies (N)

11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)	Birmingham & West Midlands (M1)	1–5	Fylde Ladies (N)	Birmingham
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Shannie Jennings	Report	Sophie Charlton  (x2) Olivia Fuller  (x2) Laura Merrin	Stadium: The Vale Stadium

Hull City (N1) v Chorley (N1)

11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)	Hull City (N1)	4–0	Chorley (N1)	Hull
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Joanne Symington Hope Knight Ellie Tanser Rebecca Beech	Report		Stadium: Hull University Sports Ground Attendance: 60

West Ham United (S) v Keynsham Town (SW1)

11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)	West Ham United (S)	7–0	Keynsham Town (SW1)	Aveley
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Kelly Weathall  5' Leanne Mabey  18', 31' Amber Stobbs  34', 38', 79' Molly Peters  84'	Report		Stadium: Ship Lane Attendance: 189

Luton Town (SE1) v Milton Keynes Dons (SE1)

25 February 2018 (2018-02-25)	Luton Town (SE1)	3–2	Milton Keynes Dons (SE1)	Luton
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Zara Carroll Natasha Fensome Nicola Henman Kezia Hassall	Report	Vicky Holland Alice Hughes	Stadium: Stockwood Park Athletics Stadium Attendance: 71

Semi-finals

4 March 2018 (2018-03-04)

14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)

Hull City (N1)	0–3	West Ham United (S)
	Report	Kelly Weathall  60', 63' Andria Georgiou  73'

Hull University Sports Ground, Hull

Attendance: 80

11 March 2018 (2018-03-11)

14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)

Luton Town (SE1)	W–O[lower-greek 1]	Fylde Ladies (N)
Nicola Henman Zara Carroll Rachel Kosky	Report	Olivia Wild  78' Alys Hinchcliffe  82'

Stockwood Park Athletics Stadium, Luton

Attendance: 61

Final

15 April 2018 (2018-04-15)

15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)

West Ham United (S)	5–0	Luton Town (SE1)
Amber Stobbs  25' Kelly Wealthall  29' Ellie Zoepfl  48', 73' Rosie Kmita  62'	Report

Keys Park, Hednesford

West Ham United

Luton Town

Notes and references

Notes

1. Fylde Ladies won the game 2–1 before being disqualified.[4]

References

1. "About the FA WPL". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
2. "FA Women's Premier League: Huddersfield Town Ladies vs Lewes FC Ladies". full-time.thefa.com. The Football Association. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
3. "FA WPL Plate". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
4. FAWPL Official (@FA_WPL) (7 April 2018). "Update: Following disciplinary action Fylde LFC has been removed from the Plate competition. Semi finalists @LTLFC_Official will now play @westhamladies in the #FAWPLPlate Final @Hednesford_Town on Sunday 15th April #WeArePremier". Twitter. Retrieved 15 April 2018.