1999–2000 FA Women's Premier League
Football league season
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The 1999–2000 FA Women's Premier League season was the 9th season of the FA Women's Premier League. Croydon F.C.'s women's team retained their League title, and added the FA Women's Cup to seal a second double in four years.[1][2][3] A 3–0 defeat to Arsenal on 4 May 2000 ended an unbeaten league run stretching back almost two years.[4][5]
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
National Division
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Croydon 3rd title |
| Relegated | Reading Royals Aston Villa |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 385 (4.28 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Everton 13–0 Reading Royals (5 September 1999) |
| Biggest away win | Reading Royals 0–10 Doncaster Belles (7 November 1999) |
| Longest winless run | Aston Villa (18) |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
Locations of the FA Women's Premier League National Division Teams
Changes from last season:
- Aston Villa were promoted from the Northern Division
- Reading Royals were promoted from the Southern Division
- Bradford City were relegated to the Northern Division
- Ilkeston Town were relegated to the Northern Division
Locations of the FA Women's Premier League National Division Teams (Greater London)
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croydon (C) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 13 | +45 | 47 | |
| 2 | Doncaster Belles | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 14 | +52 | 46 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 73 | 13 | +60 | 41 | |
| 4 | Everton | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 33 | |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 28 | |
| 6 | Southampton Saints | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 18 | |
| 7 | Millwall Lionesses | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 43 | −24 | 18 | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 38 | −23 | 16 | |
| 9 | Reading Royals (R) | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 84 | −64 | 11 | Relegation to the Southern Division |
| 10 | Aston Villa (R) | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 81 | −75 | 1 | Relegation to the Northern Division |
Results
Northern Division
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Blyth Spartans Kestrels |
| Promoted | Blyth Spartans Kestrels |
| Relegated | Bradford City Arnold Town |
| Matches | 121 |
| Goals | 506 (4.18 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Blyth Spartans Kestrels 11–1 Birmingham City (28 November 1999) |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
Map showing the locations of the teams in the Northern Division of the FA Women's Premier League
Changes from last season:
- Aston Villa were promoted from the Northern Division
- Bangor City were promoted from the Northern Combination League
- Birmingham City were promoted from the Midland Combination League
- Bradford City were relegated from the National Division
- Berkhamsted Town were moved to the Southern Division
Map showing the locations of the teams in the Northern Division of the FA Women's Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blyth Spartans Kestrels (C, P) | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 21 | +69 | 61 | Promotion to the National Division |
| 2 | Bangor City | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 48 | |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 42 | |
| 4 | Leeds United | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 39 | |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 35 | |
| 6 | Garswood Saints | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 34 | |
| 7 | Ilkeston Town | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 25 | |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 23 | |
| 9 | Coventry City | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 48 | −24 | 19 | |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 19 | |
| 11 | Bradford City (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 69 | −29 | 17 | Relegation to the Northern Combination League |
| 12 | Arnold Town (R) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 61 | −47 | 11 | Relegation to the Midland Combination League |
Results
Southern Division
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Barry Town |
| Promoted | Barry Town |
| Relegated | Whitehawk Three Bridges |
| Matches | 12 |
| Goals | 570 (47.5 per match) |
| Biggest away win | Whitehawk 0–9 Langford (5 September 1999) |
| Longest winless run | Whitehawk (22) |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
Barry Town
Whitehawk
Berkhamsted Town
Langford
Map showing the locations of the teams in the Southern Division of the FA Women's Premier League
Changes from last season:
- Reading Royals were promoted to the National League
- Wembley Mill Hill were promoted from the South East Combination League
- Cardiff City were promoted from the South West Combination League
- Berkhamsted Town were moved from the Northern Division
- Leyton Orient became Barking
Map showing the locations of the teams in the Southern Division of the FA Women's Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Town (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 73 | 25 | +48 | 49 | Promotion to the National Division |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 22 | +37 | 49 | |
| 3 | Wembley Mill Hill | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 56 | 20 | +36 | 44 | |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 42 | |
| 5 | Langford | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 37 | |
| 6 | Berkhamsted Town | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 32 | |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 30 | |
| 8 | Barnet | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 28 | |
| 9 | Barking | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 27 | |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 21 | |
| 11 | Three Bridges (R) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 18 | Club dissolved the following season |
| 12 | Whitehawk (R) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 125 | −110 | 0 | Relegation to the South East Combination League |
Following an exodus of players, Three Bridges dissolved at the end of the season.[6]