FA WSL 2 Spring Series
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Football league season
Season2017 Spring Series
Matches45
Goals138 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorerCourtney Sweetman-Kirk (9 goals)
| Season | 2017 Spring Series |
|---|---|
| Matches | 45 |
| Goals | 138 (3.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Courtney Sweetman-Kirk (9 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Everton 5–0 Brighton & Hove Albion (30 April 2017) |
| Biggest away win | London Bees 0–4 Everton (20 May 2017) Oxford United 0–4 Doncaster Rovers Belles (21 May 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Aston Villa 5–4 Durham (21 May 2017) |
← 2016 2017–18 → | |
The FA WSL 2 Spring Series was an interim edition of the FA WSL 2 between the fourth and fifth full seasons. The Spring Series ran from February to May 2017 to bridge the gap from the 2016 season which ran from March to September as a summer tournament, and the 2017–18 season which started in September 2017.[1][2]
Teams played each other once, with no promotion or relegation before the full 2017–18 season.[3]
Table
| Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | 2016 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | Tamworth | The Lamb Ground | 4,000 | 7th |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Lancing | Culver Road | 2,000 | 1st, 2015–16 WPL |
| Doncaster Rovers Belles | Doncaster | Keepmoat Stadium | 15,231 | 9th, WSL 1 |
| Durham | Durham | New Ferens Park | 3,000 | 4th |
| Everton | Widnes | Select Security Stadium | 13,350 | 3rd |
| London Bees | Canons Park | The Hive Stadium | 5,176 | 6th |
| Millwall Lionesses | Bermondsey | St. Paul's Sports Ground | 2,500 | 8th |
| Oxford United | Abingdon | Northcourt Road | 2,000 | 9th |
| Sheffield | Dronfield | Coach and Horses | 2,000 | 5th |
| Watford | Kings Langley | Global Metcorp Stadium | 1,000 | 10th |
Ten teams competed in this season.[2] Brighton & Hove Albion was promoted after beating Sporting Club Albion in the 2015–16 FA Women's Premier League Championship play-off.[4][5] Following the closure of Notts County in April 2017, one team was promoted at the end of the Spring Series to the WSL1 for the 2017–18 season, based on an evaluation by the FA of applicant clubs' business plans, budget, youth development, facilities and on-pitch performance.[6]
.jpg)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everton | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 22 | Applied for promotion to the 2017–18 FA WSL. Promotion approved.[7] |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 18 | Applied for promotion to the 2017–18 FA WSL. |
| 3 | Millwall Lionesses | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 17 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 17 | |
| 5 | Durham | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 16 | |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 10 | |
| 7 | London Bees | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 10 | |
| 8 | Watford | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 8 | |
| 9 | Sheffield | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 6 | |
| 10 | Oxford United | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 2 |
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results
| Home \ Away | AST | BRH | DON | DUR | EVE | LON | MIL | OXF | SHE | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3–1 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Doncaster Rovers Belles | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | ||||||
| Durham | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||||
| Everton | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||||||
| London Bees | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |||||
| Millwall Lionesses | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |||||
| Oxford United | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Sheffield | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | ||||||
| Watford | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
Source: FA WSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Courtney Sweetman-Kirk |
Doncaster Rovers Belles | 9 |
| 2 | Claudia Walker |
Everton | 7 |
| 3 |  Simone Magill |
Everton | 5 |
 Zoe Ness |
Durham | ||
| 5 | Natasha Baptiste |
Aston Villa | 4 |
| Ashleigh Goddard |
London Bees | ||
 Ini-Abasi Umotong |
Oxford United | ||
| Jo Wilson |
London Bees |
References
- ↑ "New calendar for FA WSL". Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Women's Super League to switch to winter season in 2017". Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Spring Series Fixtures". FA. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ↑ "Women's Premier League: Brighton beat Sporting Club Albion in play-off". BBC Sport. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "Brighton & Hove Albion Women promotion to Women's Super League approved". BBC Sport. 2 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ Garry, Tom. "Women's Super League: WSL 2 clubs invited to apply to replace Notts County Ladies". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ "Everton Ladies chosen for vacant spot in WSL 1". BBC Sport. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "PLAYER STATS". Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
| Seasons |
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clubs |
| ||||
| Competition |
| ||||
| Awards | |||||
| Associated competitions | |||||
| League competitions |
| ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup competitions |
| ||||||||