2000–01 FA Women's Premier League
Football league season
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The 2000–01 FA Women's Premier League season was the 10th season of the FA Women's Premier League. Croydon's women's team, champions in the previous season, were bought by Charlton Athletic and allowed to bear its name. Liverpool, founder members of the Women's Premier League, were relegated.[1] For the first time the champions, Arsenal,[2] qualified for the inaugural UEFA Women's Cup, the women's European club championship.[3][4][5][6][7]
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
2001–02 → | |
National Division
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Arsenal 4th title |
| Relegated | Millwall Lionesses Liverpool |
| UEFA Cup | Arsenal |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 382 (4.24 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Arsenal 11–0 Liverpool (3 December 2000) |
| Biggest away win | Liverpool 0–10 Arsenal (10 September 2000) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Arsenal (18) |
| Longest winless run | Liverpool (18) |
2001–02 → | |
Locations of the FA Women's Premier League National Division Teams
Locations of the FA Women's Premier League National Division Teams (Greater London)
Changes from last season:
- Blyth Spartans Kestrels were promoted from the Northern Division
- Barry Town were promoted from the Southern Division
- Aston Villa were relegated to the Northern Division
- Reading Royals were relegated to the Southern Division
- Croydon became Charlton Athletic
- Blyth Spartans Kestrels became Sunderland
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal (C) | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 9 | +79 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 2 | Doncaster Belles | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 13 | +45 | 45 | |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic[a] | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 11 | +32 | 35 | |
| 4 | Everton | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 35 | |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 28 | |
| 6 | Barry Town[b] | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 23 | |
| 7 | Sunderland | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 16 | |
| 8 | Southampton Saints | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 15 | |
| 9 | Millwall Lionesses (R) | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 55 | −38 | 11 | Relegation to the Southern Division |
| 10 | Liverpool (R) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 89 | −76 | 0 | Relegation to the Northern Division |
Results
Northern Division
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Leeds United |
| Promoted | Leeds United |
| Relegated | Newcastle Town Huddersfield Town |
| Matches | 121 |
| Goals | 504 (4.17 per match) |
| Biggest away win | Newcastle Town 1–10 Birmingham City |
2001–02 → | |
Map showing the locations of the teams in the Northern Division of the FA Women's Premier League
Changes from last season:
- Blyth Spartans Kestrels were promoted to the National Division
- Oldham Curzon were promoted from the Northern Combination League
- Newcastle Town were promoted from the Midland Combination League
- Aston Villa were relegated from the National Division
- Bradford City were relegated to the Northern Combination League
- Arnold Town were relegated to the Midland Combination League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United (C, P) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 18 | +57 | 56 | Promotion to the National Division |
| 2 | Oldham Curzon | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 53 | |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 41 | |
| 4 | Bangor City | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 37 | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 37 | |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 32 | |
| 7 | Ilkeston Town | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 29 | |
| 8 | Garswood Saints | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 25 | |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 24 | |
| 10 | Coventry City | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 17 | |
| 11 | Newcastle Town (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 15 | Relegation to the Midland Combination League |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town (R) | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 51 | −36 | 10 | Relegation to the Northern Combination League |
Results
Southern Division
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Promoted | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Relegated | Cardiff City Reading Royals |
| Matches | 121 |
| Goals | 557 (4.6 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Barking 12–0 Reading Royals (10 September 2000) |
| Biggest away win | Reading Royals 1–9 Chelsea (8 October 2000) |
2001–02 → | |
Map showing the locations of the teams in the Southern Division of the FA Women's Premier League
Changes from last season:
- Barry Town were promoted to the National Division
- Chelsea were promoted from the South East Combination League
- Newport County were promoted from the South West Combination League
- Reading Royals were relegated from the National Division
- Three Bridges were relegated to the South East Combination League[8]
- Whitehawk were relegated to the South East Combination League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion (C, P) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 15 | +41 | 56 | Promotion to the National Division |
| 2 | Chelsea | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 26 | +40 | 55 | |
| 3 | Wimbledon | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 47 | |
| 4 | Barnet | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 42 | |
| 5 | Langford | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 39 | |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 27 | |
| 7 | Berkhamsted Town | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 25 | |
| 8 | Barking | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 24 | |
| 9 | Newport County | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 23 | |
| 10 | Wembley Mill Hill | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 20 | |
| 11 | Cardiff City (R) | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 18 | Relegation to the South West Combination League |
| 12 | Reading Royals (R) | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 92 | −67 | 8 |