2016 FA WSL 2
Football league season
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The 2016 FA WSL 2 was the third edition of the FA WSL 2 since it was formed in 2014. The WSL 2 included one team promoted from the FA Women's Premier League for the first time.
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Yeovil Town |
| Promoted | Bristol City Yeovil Town |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 279 (3.1 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Iniabasi Umotong & Jo Wilson (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Yeovil Town 5–0 Watford (1 May 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Watford 0–5 London Bees (16 May 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Oxford United 3–5 Millwall Lionesses (24 March 2016) |
← 2015 | |
Sheffield became the first team to be promoted to the WSL 2 from the FA Women's Premier League.[1]
Yeovil Town and Bristol City were both promoted to the WSL 1 at the end of the season. Yeovil Town won the WSL 2 on goal difference after defeating Sheffield 3-0 on the final day.[2][3]
Teams
Locations of the 2016 WSL 2 teams
Bristol Academy was renamed Bristol City before the season.[4]
| Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | 2015 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | Sutton Coldfield | Central Ground, Coles Lane | 2,000 | 5th |
| Bristol City | Filton | Stoke Gifford Stadium | 1,500 | 8th, WSL 1 |
| Durham | Durham | New Ferens Park | 3,000 | 7th |
| Everton | Widnes | Halton Stadium | 13,350 | 3rd |
| London Bees | Canons Park | The Hive Stadium | 5,176 | 8th |
| Millwall Lionesses | London | The Den | 20,146 | 9th |
| Oxford United | Abingdon | Northcourt Road | 2,000 | 6th |
| Sheffield | Dronfield | Coach and Horses | 2,000 | 1st, WPL |
| Watford | Berkhamsted | Broadwater | 2,000 | 10th |
| Yeovil Town | Yeovil | Huish Park | 9,565 | 4th |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeovil Town (C) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 39 | Promotion to FA WSL 1 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 39 | |
| 3 | Everton | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 34 | |
| 4 | Durham | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 33 | |
| 5 | Sheffield | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 26 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 24 | |
| 7 | London Bees | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 22 | |
| 8 | Millwall Lionesses | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 16 | |
| 9 | Oxford United | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 13 | |
| 10 | Watford | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 53 | −40 | 7 |
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Results
- The match Millwall Lionesses vs Oxford United was initially postponed because Millwall's stadium, The Den, was being used for a men's game. The FA WSL Management Committee then decided to award the match to Oxford United.[5]
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iniabasi Umotong |
Oxford United | 13 |
 Jo Wilson |
London Bees | ||
| 3 |  Sarah Wiltshire |
Yeovil Town | 11 |
| 4 |  Claire Emslie |
Bristol City | 10 |
| 5 | Millie Farrow |
Bristol City | 9 |
| Beth Hepple |
Durham | ||
| Bethan Merrick |
Aston Villa | ||
| 8 | Ann-Marie Heatherson |
Yeovil Town | 7 |
| Jodie Michalska |
Sheffield | ||
| 10 | Claudia Walker |
Everton | 6 |
| Katie Wilkinson |
Aston Villa | ||
| Ashlee Hincks |
Millwall Lionesses |