2008–09 FA Women's Premier League
Football league season
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The 2008–09 FA Women's Premier League season was the 18th season of the FA Women's Premier League, England's highest-tier women's association football league at that time.[1][2][3]
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
National Division
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 August 2008–10 May 2009 |
| Champions | Arsenal |
| Relegated | Liverpool Fulham |
| Champions League | Arsenal Everton |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 493 (3.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kelly Smith (25) |
| Biggest home win | DON 7–0 FUL (31 Aug) ARS 7–0 FUL (18 Dec) EVE 7–0 FOR (1 Feb) |
| Biggest away win | LIV 2–11 ARS (24 Aug) |
| Highest scoring | LIV 2–11 ARS (24 Aug) |
| Longest winning run | 16 - Arsenal (17 Aug–26 Mar) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 21 - Everton (17 Aug–6 May) |
| Longest winless run | 21 - Fulham (17 Aug–12 Apr) |
| Longest losing run | 5 - Fulham (1 Mar–29 Mar) Nottingham Forest (17 Aug–18 Sep) |
← 2007–08 2009–10 →
All statistics correct as of 10 May 2009. | |
Locations of the FA Women's Premier League National Division Teams
Changes from last season:
- Nottingham Forest were promoted from the Northern Division
- Fulham were promoted from the Southern Division
- Cardiff City were relegated to the Southern Division
- Charlton Athletic were relegated to the Southern Division
- Leeds United became Leeds Carnegie
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal (C) | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 14 | +75 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League knockout phase |
| 2 | Everton | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 10 | +58 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round |
| 3 | Chelsea | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 50 | |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 33 | |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 33 | |
| 6 | Leeds Carnegie | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 28 | |
| 7 | Watford | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 25 | |
| 8 | Bristol Academy | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 23 | |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 18 | |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 59 | −34 | 17 | |
| 11 | Liverpool (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 16 | Relegation to the Northern Division |
| 12 | Fulham (R) | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 64 | −47 | 9 | Relegation to the Southern Division |
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kelly Smith | Arsenal | 25 |
| 2 | Lianne Sanderson | Chelsea | 13 |
| 3 | Eniola Aluko | Chelsea | 12 |
| Natasha Dowie | Everton | 12 | |
 Cheryl Foster | Liverpool | 12 |
Northern Division
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland |
| Promoted | Sunderland |
| Relegated | Tranmere Rovers Rotherham United |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 574 (4.35 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Newcastle United 12–0 Rotherham United (19 April 2009) |
| Biggest away win | Rotherham United 0–11 Sunderland (5 April 2009) |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
Map showing the locations of the teams in the Northern Division of the FA Women's Premier League
Map showing the locations of the teams in the Northern Division of the FA Women's Premier League
Map showing the locations of the teams in the Northern Division of the FA Women's Premier League
Changes from last season:
- Nottingham Forest were promoted to the National Division
- Curzon Ashton were promoted from the Northern Combination League
- Leicester City were promoted from the Midland Combination League
- Reading were promoted from the South West Combination League
- Stockport County were relegated to the Northern Combination League
- Crewe Alexandra were relegated to the Midland Combination League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland (C, P) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 95 | 16 | +79 | 53 | Promotion to the National Division |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 79 | 15 | +64 | 52 | |
| 3 | Manchester City | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 43 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 41 | |
| 5 | Leicester City | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 40 | |
| 6 | Reading | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 33 | Moved to the Southern Division |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 32 | |
| 8 | Preston North End | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 24 | |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 18 | |
| 10 | Curzon Ashton | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 70 | −35 | 16 | |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 76 | −48 | 14 | Relegation to the Northern Combination League |
| 12 | Rotherham United (R) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 110 | −93 | 11 | Relegation to the Midland Combination League |
Source: FA WPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Southern Division
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Millwall Lionesses |
| Promoted | Millwall Lionesses |
| Relegated | Ipswich Town Turo City |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 433 (3.28 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Millwall Lionesses 9–0 Ipswich Town (22 March 2009) |
| Biggest away win | Ipswich Town 0–7 Portsmouth (9 November 2008) |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
Map showing the locations of the teams in the Southern Division of the FA Women's Premier League
Map showing the locations of the teams in the Southern Division of the FA Women's Premier League
Changes from last season:
- Fulham were promoted to the National Division
- Ipswich Town were promoted from the South East Combination League
- Cardiff City were relegated from the National Division
- Charlton Athletic were relegated from the National Division
- Team Bath were relegated to the South West Combination League
- Reading Royals were relegated to the South West Combination League
- Newquay became Truro City[4]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millwall Lionesses (C, P) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 14 | +47 | 54 | Promotion to the National Division |
| 2 | Barnet | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 40 | |
| 3 | West Ham United | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 39 | |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 36 | |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 35 | |
| 6 | Colchester United | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 30 | |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 29 | |
| 8 | Keynsham Town | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 27 | |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 23 | |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 20 | |
| 11 | Ipswich Town (R) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 64 | −45 | 18 | Relegation to the South East Combination League |
| 12 | Truro City (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 13 | Relegation to the South West Combination League |
Source: FA WPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated