South West Combination Women's Football League

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South West Combination Women's Football League
Founded1998
Folded2014
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Divisions1
Number of teams11
Level on pyramid4
Feeder to FA Women's Premier League Southern Division
Relegation to Southern Region Women's Football League
South West Regional Women's Football League
Last champions Plymouth Argyle L.F.C.
(2013–14)
Website Official website

The South West Combination Women's Football League, also known simply as the South West Combination, was a women's football league in England from 1998 to 2014. Until the creation of the FA Women's Super League in 2011, they sat at the third level of English women's football pyramid along with the three other Combination Leagues – South East, Midland and Northern. The South West Combination fed into the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division, and lied above the Southern Region Women's Football League and the South West Regional Women's Football League in the pyramid. For the 2014–15 season the South West Combination was incorporated into the newly re-structured FA Women's Premier League as the FA WPL South West Division One.

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Clubs for 2013–14 season

ClubFinishing position 2012–13Finishing position 2013–14
Chichester City3rd
Exeter City 6th2nd
Forest Green Rovers4th4th
Keynsham Development10th9th
Larkhall Athletic6th
Newquay8th10th
Plymouth Argyle 3rd1st
Shanklin1st in Southern 8th
Southampton Saints 7th7th
Swindon Town 5th5th
University of Portsmouth Community9th11th

Previous champions

SeasonWinner
1998–99Cardiff County (now known as Cardiff City Ladies F.C.)
1999–00Newport Strikers W.F.C.
2000–01Bristol Rovers (later known as Bristol Academy W.F.C., now Bristol City W.F.C.)
2001–02 Bristol City W.F.C. (later known as Team Bath, now defunct)
2002–03 Portsmouth F.C. Ladies
2003–04 Cardiff City Ladies F.C.
2004–05Reading Royals L.F.C.
2005–06 Keynsham Town L.F.C.
2006–07Newquay A.F.C. Ladies
2007–08 Reading F.C. Women
2008–09Queens Park Rangers L.F.C. [1]
2009–10 Yeovil Town L.F.C. [2]
2010–11 Plymouth Argyle L.F.C. [3]
2011–12 Yeovil Town L.F.C. [4]
2012–13 Oxford United Ladies F.C. [5]
2013–14 Plymouth Argyle L.F.C. [6]

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  6. ↑ "2013/14 - Table Detail". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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