2015–16 Welsh Premier Women's League Explained

Competition:Welsh Premier League
Season:2015–16
Winners:Cardiff Met. Ladies (4th title)
Relegated:Newcastle Emlyn
Continentalcup1:UEFA Women's Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Cardiff Met. Ladies
Biggest Home Win:Cardiff Met. 12–0 Aberystwyth Town[1]
Biggest Away Win:Port Talbot Town 0–10 PILCS[2]
Highest Scoring:MBi Llandudno Ladies 3–10 Cwmbran Celtic[3]
Total Goals:544
Matches:110
Longest Wins:8 wins (Swansea City)
Longest Unbeaten:20 games (Cardiff Met.)
Longest Losses:7 losses (Newcastle Emlyn)
Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17

The 2015–16 Welsh Premier League was the seventh season of the Women's Welsh Premier League, the top level women's football league in Wales. The season began on 13 September 2015 and ended on 30 May 2016.

Cardiff Met. Ladies were the defending champions and retained the title after completing an unbeaten season, winning 18 and drawing 2 of their 20 games.

Shannon Evans from Cardiff City won the top goalscorer award after scoring 37 goals, despite being a makeshift forward due to injury. Player of the Season was won by Cardiff Met. captain Emily Allen.[4]

Clubs

Despite finishing 6th in the 2014–15 season, Wrexham ladies dropped out of the league for the 2015–16 season citing a lack of players.[5] Cyncoed Ladies replaced Wrexham Ladies in the league, after winning the South Wales Women's and Girls League Division 1.[6] 11 teams ended up competing in the league.

TeamCityGround
Park Avenue
Cardiff City WomenLeckwith Athletics Stadium
Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cyncoed Campus
Cyncoed LadiesCardiff University Playing Fields, Llanrumney
Maesdu Park
Parc Emlyn
Port Talbot Town LadiesThe Genquip Stadium
Rhyl FC's Corbett Sports Stadium
Baglan Playing Fields

League Cup

2014–15 · 2016–17 → This was the third season of the WPWL Cup and Swansea City were the third different team to win the competition. Aberystwyth Town Ladies, Cwmbran Celtic Ladies, Cyncoed Ladies and MBI Llandudno all received byes into round two and Wrexham Ladies were forced to withdraw which allowed Swansea City Ladies a bye into the quarter-finals.[7] The cup was won by Swansea City, beating defending champions PILCS 4–0 with goals from Katy Hosford (2), Emma Benyon and Sophie Hancocks.[8]

Round One

Wrexham Ladies withdrew allowing Swansea City a bye into the quarter-finals.

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Match Report: - Welsh Premier Womens League . www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk . 11 August 2019 . 11 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190811214102/http://www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk/match/L/71727/squad/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Match Report: - Welsh Premier Womens League . www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk . 11 August 2019 . 11 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190811214104/http://www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk/match/L/71676/squad/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Match Report: - Welsh Premier Womens League . www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk . 11 August 2019 . 11 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190811214102/http://www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk/match/L/72380/squad/ . dead .
  4. Web site: WPWL END-OF-SEASON AWARDS SHOWCASES BEST OF THE LEAGUE - Welsh Premier Womens League . www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk . 11 August 2019 . 11 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190811201444/http://www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk/news/WPWL-END-OF-SEASON-AWARDS-SHOWCASES-BEST-OF-THE-LEAGUE/103832/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Jones . Dave . Women's football: Wrexham AFC ladies team set to return . northwales . 11 August 2019 . 18 May 2018.
  6. Web site: South Wales Women's & Girls' League - Season Archive . www.swwgl.co.uk . 11 August 2019 .
  7. Web site: WPWL LEAGUE CUP ROUND ONE - Welsh Premier League . www.wpl.cymru . 12 August 2019.
  8. Web site: Women's Soccer Scene . www.womenssoccerscene.co.uk . 12 August 2019.