2016 FA WSL 1

FA WSL 1
Season	2016
Champions	Manchester City
Relegated	Doncaster Rovers Belles
Champions League	Manchester City; Chelsea
Matches	72
Goals	212 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorer	Eniola Aluko; (9 goals)
Biggest home win	Manchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles; (2 May 2016)
Biggest away win	Sunderland 0–5 Chelsea; (30 June 2016)
Highest scoring	Chelsea 6–3 Liverpool; (8 May 2016)
Highest attendance	4,096; Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea; (25 September 2016)
Average attendance	1,128
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The 2016 FA WSL 1 was the sixth edition of the FA WSL since it was formed in 2010. The WSL 1 was expanded to nine teams. The season started on 23 March and Chelsea were the defending WSL 1 champions.

Season2016

ChampionsManchester City

RelegatedDoncaster Rovers Belles

Champions LeagueManchester City
Chelsea

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Manchester City won their first ever WSL 1 championship on 25 September 2016 with a 2–0 win over Chelsea.^[2]^[3]

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Team	Location	Ground	Capacity	2015 season
Arsenal	Borehamwood	Meadow Park	4,502	3rd
Birmingham City	Solihull	Damson Park	3,050	6th
Chelsea	Staines	Wheatsheaf Park	3,009	1st
Doncaster Rovers Belles	Doncaster	Keepmoat Stadium	15,231	2nd, WSL 2
Liverpool	Widnes	Halton Stadium	13,350	7th
Manchester City	Manchester	Academy Stadium	7,000	2nd
Notts County	Nottingham	Meadow Lane	20,229	5th
Reading	High Wycombe	Adams Park	10,000	1st, WSL 2
Sunderland	Hetton-le-Hole	Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground	2,500	4th

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester City (C)	16	13	3	0	36	4	+32	42	Qualification for the Champions League knockout phase
2	Chelsea	16	12	1	3	42	17	+25	37	Qualification for the Champions League knockout phase
3	Arsenal	16	10	2	4	33	14	+19	32
4	Birmingham City	16	7	6	3	18	13	+5	27
5	Liverpool	16	7	4	5	27	23	+4	25
6	Notts County	16	4	4	8	16	26	−10	16
7	Sunderland	16	2	4	10	17	41	−24	10
8	Reading	16	1	6	9	15	26	−11	9
9	Doncaster Rovers (R)	16	1	0	15	8	48	−40	3	Relegation to the FA WSL 2

Home \ Away	ARS	BIR	CHE	DON	LIV	MCI	NTC	REA	SUN
Arsenal		0–0	0–2	2–0	1–2	0–1	2–0	3–1	5–1
Birmingham City	0–0		0–4	2–1	2–1	0–2	1–0	0–0	1–0
Chelsea	1–2	1–1		4–0	6–3	0–2	2–1	3–2	2–1
Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–5	0–1	1–4		1–3	0–4	1–2	1–4	1–4
Liverpool	3–5	1–0	1–2	1–0		0–0	0–0	2–0	2–2
Manchester City	2–0	1–1	2–0	6–0	1–1		1–0	2–0	3–0
Notts County	0–2	0–1	1–3	2–1	3–2	1–5		2–2	2–1
Reading	1–2	1–1	0–3	0–1	0–1	1–2	1–1		1–1
Sunderland	0–4	1–7	0–5	4–0	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–1

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Eniola Aluko	Chelsea	9
2	Jane Ross	Manchester City	8
3	Caroline Weir	Liverpool	7
4	Danielle Carter	Arsenal	6
5	Fran Kirby	Chelsea	5
	Beth Mead	Sunderland
	Katie Chapman	Chelsea
	Toni Duggan	Manchester City
	Jessica Clarke	Notts County
	Ji So-yun	Chelsea

Award	Winner	Club
PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year	Lucy Bronze^[6]	Manchester City
PFA Women's Young Player of the Year	Jess Carter^[7]	Birmingham City
FA WSL 1 Players' Player of the Year	Lucy Bronze^[8]	Manchester City
FA WSL Manager of the Year	Nick Cushing^[9]	Manchester City
FA WSL 1 Top Goalscorer	Eniola Aluko^[9]	Chelsea
Vauxhall England Women's Player of the Year	Jordan Nobbs^[9]	Arsenal
Vauxhall England Women's Young Player of the Year	Millie Bright^[9]	Chelsea
FA WSL Goal of the Season	Claire Emslie^[9]	Bristol City

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PFA WSL Team of the Year^[10]
Goalkeeper	Mary Earps (Reading)
Defenders	Lucy Bronze (Manchester City)	Jennifer Beattie (Manchester City)	Steph Houghton (Manchester City)	Jess Carter (Birmingham City)
Midfielders	Karen Carney (Chelsea)	Jill Scott (Manchester City)	Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal)	Caroline Weir (Liverpool)
Forwards	Jane Ross (Manchester City)		Eniola Aluko (Chelsea)