2015–16 Welsh Premier Women's League
Season | 2015–16 |
---|---|
Champions | Cardiff Met. Ladies (4th title) |
Relegated | Newcastle Emlyn |
UEFA Women's Champions League | Cardiff Met. Ladies |
Matches played | 110 |
Goals scored | 544 (4.95 per match) |
Biggest home win | Cardiff Met. 12–0 Aberystwyth Town[1] |
Biggest away win | Port Talbot Town 0–10 PILCS[2] |
Highest scoring | MBi Llandudno Ladies 3–10 Cwmbran Celtic[3] |
Longest winning run | 8 wins (Swansea City) |
Longest unbeaten run | 20 games (Cardiff Met.) |
Longest losing run | 7 losses (Newcastle Emlyn) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
The 2015–16 Welsh Premier League was the seventh season of the Women's Welsh Premier League, the top level women's football league in Wales. The season began on 13 September 2015 and ended on 30 May 2016.
Cardiff Met. Ladies were the defending champions and retained the title after completing an unbeaten season, winning 18 and drawing 2 of their 20 games.
Shannon Evans from Cardiff City won the top goalscorer award after scoring 37 goals, despite being a makeshift forward due to injury. Player of the Season was won by Cardiff Met. captain Emily Allen.[4]
Clubs
Despite finishing 6th in the 2014–15 season, Wrexham ladies dropped out of the league for the 2015–16 season citing a lack of players.[5] Cyncoed Ladies replaced Wrexham Ladies in the league, after winning the South Wales Women's and Girls League Division 1.[6] 11 teams ended up competing in the league.
Team | City | Ground |
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Aberystwyth Town Ladies | Aberystwyth | Park Avenue |
Cardiff City Women | Cardiff | Leckwith Athletics Stadium |
Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies | Cardiff | Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cyncoed Campus |
PILCS Ladies | Pontypool | |
Cwmbran Celtic | Cwmbran | |
Cyncoed Ladies | Cardiff | Cardiff University Playing Fields, Llanrumney |
MBi Llandudno Ladies | Llandudno Junction | Maesdu Park |
Newcastle Emlyn Ladies | Newcastle Emlyn | Parc Emlyn |
Port Talbot Town Ladies | Port Talbot | The Genquip Stadium |
Rhyl & Prestatyn Ladies | Prestatyn | Rhyl FC's Corbett Sports Stadium |
Swansea City Ladies | Port Talbot | Baglan Playing Fields |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | CAM | SWA | CAC | CWM | PIL | LLA | POR | CYN | ABE | RHY | NEW | |
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1 | Cardiff Metropolitan | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 14 | +101 | 56 | Qualification to 2016–17 Champions League | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 8–0 | 8–2 | 6–0 | 12–0 | 9–0 | 10–0 | |
2 | Swansea City | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 10 | +37 | 50 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | ||
3 | Cardiff City | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 74 | 28 | +46 | 42 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 11–0 | ||
4 | Cwmbran Celtic | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 40 | 1–9 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | ||
5 | PILCS | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 41 | +38 | 39 | 4–8 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–6 | — | 7–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 9–0 | ||
6 | MBi Llandudno Ladies | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 53 | 70 | −17 | 23 | 1–8 | 0–2 | 3–6 | 3–10 | 4–3 | — | 3–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 8–2 | 11–0 | ||
7 | Port Talbot Town | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 21 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–10 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | ||
8 | Cyncoed Ladies | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 17 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | ||
9 | Aberystwyth Town | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 59 | −38 | 14 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | ||
10 | Rhyl & Prestatyn | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 72 | −44 | 14 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 3–9 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | ||
11 | Newcastle Emlyn | 20 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 104 | −95 | 2 | Relegation to South Wales Women's & Girls' League | 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
League Cup
This was the third season of the WPWL Cup and Swansea City were the third different team to win the competition. Aberystwyth Town Ladies, Cwmbran Celtic Ladies, Cyncoed Ladies and MBI Llandudno all received byes into round two and Wrexham Ladies were forced to withdraw which allowed Swansea City Ladies a bye into the quarter-finals.[7] The cup was won by Swansea City, beating defending champions PILCS 4–0 with goals from Katy Hosford (2), Emma Benyon and Sophie Hancocks.[8]
Round One
Wrexham Ladies withdrew allowing Swansea City a bye into the quarter-finals.
1 November 2015[9] | Newcastle Emlyn | 0–7 | PILCS | Parc Emlyn |
14:00 | Report | Jassie Costa ![]() Shauna Pentney ![]() Lindsay Davies ![]() Alana Murphy ![]() |
1 November 2015[10] | Port Talbot Town | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | Cardiff City | The Genquip Stadium |
14:00 | Report | Lisa Bird ![]() Kylie Davies ![]() Alicia Davies ![]() |
1 November 2015[11] | Rhyl & Prestatyn | 0–8 | Cardiff Metropolitan | Corbett Sports Stadium |
14:00 | Report | Stacey Ayling ![]() Steph Turner ![]() Erin Murray ![]() Emily Allen ![]() Robyn Pinder ![]() Abi Fever ![]() |
Quarter-finals
6 December 2015[12] | Cardiff Metropolitan | 9–2 | MBi Llandudno Ladies | Cardiff Metropolitan University |
13:30 |
6 December 2015[13] | Cwmbran Celtic | 2–3 | PILCS | Celtic Park, Cwmbran |
13:30 | Lauren Boyd ![]() |
Alana Murphy ![]() Jassie Costa ![]() |
6 December 2015[14] | Cyncoed Ladies | 2–4 | Cardiff City | Cardiff University Playing Fields, Llanrumney |
13:30 | Report | Nicola Jones ![]() Shannon Evans ![]() ![]() ![]() |
13 December 2015[15] | Aberystwyth Town | 0–4 | Swansea City | Evan Bevans Playing Field, Baglan |
13:30 |
Semi-finals
24 January 2016[16] | PILCS | 3–1 | Cardiff Metropolitan | New Road, Pontypool |
14:00 | Alana Murphy ![]() Jassie Costa ![]() |
Report | Stacey Ayling ![]() |
24 January 2016 | Cardiff City | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Swansea City | Leckwith Athletics Stadium |
14:00 | Chelsea Cochrane ![]() |
Report | Emma Beynon ![]() Jodie Passmore ![]() ![]() |
Final
28 April 2016[17] | PILCS | 0-4 | Swansea City | |
19:30 | Report | Katy Hosford ![]() Emma Beynon ![]() Sophie Hancocks ![]() |
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