2011 FA WSL

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Arsenal's Ellen White and Steph Houghton with the trophy
Season2011
Champions Arsenal
1st WSL title
13th English title
Champions League Arsenal
Birmingham City
Matches played56
Goals scored142 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorer Rachel Williams (14)
Biggest home win Birmingham City 4–0 Bristol Academy
14 April 2011
Biggest away win Liverpool 0–4 Birmingham City
20 April 2011
Highest scoring Liverpool 3–3 Everton
14 April 2011
Longest winning run5 games
Birmingham City
Longest unbeaten run10 games
Birmingham City
Longest winless run11 games
Liverpool
Highest attendance2,510
Chelsea v Arsenal
Lowest attendance120
Liverpool v Doncaster Rovers Belles
2012 →

The 2011 FA WSL was the inaugural season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England. The season began on 13 April 2011 and ended on 28 August 2011. [1] The league also took a break between 12 May and mid-July to allow preparation for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. [2]

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Arsenal won the competition, their eighth consecutive English title, Birmingham finished second. The second entry to the UEFA Women's Champions League was supposed to be given to the FA Women's Cup winner, [3] but on 6 December 2011 it was announced that Birmingham as runners-up were given the spot. [4]

Teams

TeamLocationGroundCapacityAvg Att2009–10 season
Arsenal Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,502621 Premier League National, 1st
Birmingham City Stratford-upon-Avon The DCS Stadium 1,400544Premier League National, 10th
Bristol Academy Filton Stoke Gifford Stadium1,500635Premier League National, 12th
Chelsea Morden Imperial Fields 3,500880Premier League National, 3rd
Doncaster Rovers Belles Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15,231448Premier League National, 6th
Everton Crosby The Arriva Park 3,185519Premier League National, 2nd
Lincoln Ladies Lincoln Sincil Bank/Ashby Avenue 10,120560 Premier League Northern, 2nd
Liverpool Skelmersdale West Lancashire College 2,500466Premier League Northern, 1st
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Locations of the 2011 Super League teams

Sixteen clubs applied for a place in the inaugural season of the league: Arsenal, Barnet, Birmingham City, Bristol Academy, Chelsea, Colchester United, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Everton, Leeds Carnegie, Leicester City, Lincoln Ladies, Liverpool, Millwall Lionesses, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest and Sunderland. [5] Leeds Carnegie later withdrew their application. [6]

Eight clubs were then picked by the FA from the remaining fifteen applicants: Arsenal, Birmingham City, Bristol Academy, Chelsea, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Everton, Lincoln Ladies, and Liverpool. [7]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Arsenal (C)141022299+2032Qualification to Champions League
2 Birmingham City 148512913+1629
3 Everton 147431913+625
4 Lincoln Ladies 146351816+221
5 Bristol Academy 144461420−616
6 Chelsea 144371419−515
7 Doncaster Rovers Belles 14239926−179
8 Liverpool 141491026−167
Source: FA WSL results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ARS BIR BRI CHE DON EVE LIV LIN
Arsenal 1–21–03–03–01–03–04–0
Birmingham City 1–14–03–23–02–30–01–0
Bristol Academy 2–22–30–01–00–21–12–3
Chelsea 0–11–10–12–11–30–11–1
Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–32–21–21–40–11–00–3
Everton 3–10–20–02–01–11–00–2
Liverpool 1–30–40–21–21–13–30–1
Lincoln Ladies 0–21–13–10–10–10–04–2
Updated to match(es) played on 28 August 2011. Source: FA WSL results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals [8]
1 Flag of England.svg Rachel Williams Birmingham City14
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Kim Little Arsenal8
3 Flag of England.svg Natasha Dowie Everton7
4 Flag of England.svg Ellen White Arsenal6
5 Flag of England.svg Rachel Yankey Arsenal5

League Cup

The inaugural season of the League Cup, named the WSL Continental Cup, was played as a straight knock-out tournament. Arsenal won the Cup with a 4–1 victory over Birmingham. Arsenal also won the League and Women's FA Cup thus winning a treble that season. [9]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 September – Skelmersdale
 
 
 Liverpool 0
 
11 September – Borehamwood
 
 Arsenal 4
 
 Arsenal 3
 
4 September – Bristol
 
 Lincoln Ladies 1
 
 Bristol Academy 1
 
25 September – Burton-on-Trent
 
 Lincoln Ladies 2
 
 Arsenal 4
 
4 September – Doncaster
 
 Birmingham City 1
 
 Doncaster Rovers Belles 0
 
11 September – Stratford upon Avon
 
 Birmingham City 4
 
 Birmingham City 2
 
4 September – Morden
 
 Everton 1
 
 Chelsea 0
 
 
 Everton 4
 

Quarterfinals

Bristol Academy 1–2 Lincoln Ladies
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 Report
Stoke Gifford Stadium , Filton
Chelsea 0–4 Everton
Report
Imperial Fields , Mitcham
Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–4 Birmingham City
Report
Keepmoat Stadium , Doncaster
Attendance: 198
Liverpool 0–4 Arsenal
Report
Skelmersdale Ormskirk Stadium, Skelmersdale

Semifinals

Birmingham City 2–1 Everton
Report
Knights Lane, Tiddington
Attendance: 212
Arsenal 3–1 Lincoln Ladies
Report
Meadow Park , Borehamwood

League Cup Final

Arsenal 4–1 Birmingham City
Report
Pirelli Stadium , Burton-on-Trent
Attendance: 2,167
Referee: Sash Ihringova

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References

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  2. ↑ thefa.co.uk; FAQ on the FA WSL, No. 23
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