2011–12 FA Women's Premier League

The 2011–12 season of the FA Women's Premier League is the 20th season of the former top flight of English women's association football. The league grew to ten teams this season, with two teams being relegated and four being promoted from the Northern and Southern divisions.

National Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sunderland 18 13 3 2 49 18 +31 42 Champions
2 Leeds United 18 13 2 3 36 10 +26 41
3 Aston Villa 18 7 6 5 24 21 +3 27
4 Barnet 18 7 5 6 30 21 +9 26
5 Charlton Athletic 18 7 5 6 24 23 +1 26
6 Coventry City 18 7 5 6 19 19 0 26
7 Watford 18 5 2 11 16 39 −23 17
8 Cardiff City 18 4 4 10 11 19 −8 16
9 Reading 18 5 1 12 25 43 −18 16 Bottom two will be relegated to Northern / Southern Divisions
10 Nottingham Forest 18 4 3 11 21 42 −21 15
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2012. Source: fulltime.thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away

Home \ Away AST BAR CAR CHA COV LEE NOT REA SUN WAT
Aston Villa 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–2 1–0 0–0 4–0
Barnet 4–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 0–1 4–2 5–1 1–4 4–0
Cardiff City 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–0
Charlton Athletic 0–3 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–0
Coventry City 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–4 1–0 3–1 1–3
Leeds United 5–0 2–2 2–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 2–0
Nottingham Forest 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–2
Reading 0–6 1–0 0–2 3–5 1–0 0–3 6–1 0–1 1–3
Sunderland 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 6–1 6–3 5–0
Watford 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 2–0 1–3 2–8
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2012. Source: http://fulltime.thefa.com/Index.do?league=872938
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Northern Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Manchester City W.F.C. 18 13 1 4 58 19 +39 40 Promoted to National Division
2 Sheffield F.C. Ladies 18 11 2 5 46 28 +18 35
3 Leicester City W.F.C. 18 10 4 4 43 21 +22 34
4 Blackburn Rovers L.F.C. 18 9 5 4 48 28 +20 32
5 Derby County L.F.C. 18 9 5 4 44 30 +14 32
6 Sporting Club Albion L.F.C. 18 8 5 5 39 26 +13 29
7 Preston North End W.F.C. 18 7 3 8 30 30 0 24
8 Rochdale AFC Ladies 18 4 3 11 26 40 −14 15
9 Rotherham United L.F.C. 18 3 4 11 26 45 −19 13 Relegated
10 Leeds City Vixens L.F.C. 18 0 0 18 13 106 −93 0
Source: [citation needed]

Southern Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Portsmouth F.C. Ladies 18 12 3 3 49 22 +27 39 Promoted to National Division
2 Colchester United L.F.C. 18 10 5 3 45 29 +16 35
3 West Ham United L.F.C. 18 10 4 4 36 22 +14 34
4 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. 18 8 3 7 32 32 0 27
5 Gillingham L.F.C. 18 6 5 7 21 28 −7 23
6 Tottenham Hotspur L.F.C. 18 6 4 8 28 29 −1 22
7 Queen's Park Rangers L.F.C. 18 5 5 8 25 34 −9 20
8 Millwall Lionesses L.F.C. 18 4 5 9 25 38 −13 17
9 Plymouth Argyle L.F.C. 18 5 2 11 29 48 −19 17 Relegated
10 Keynsham Town L.F.C. 18 3 6 9 28 36 −8 15
Source: [citation needed]

Northern Combination Women's Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Newcastle United W.F.C. 22 18 2 2 68 24 +44 56 Promoted to Northern Division
2 Sheffield Wednesday Womens F.C. 21 14 3 4 53 24 +29 44[a]
3 Bradford City W.F.C. 22 14 1 7 54 25 +29 43
4 South Durham & Cestria L.F.C. 21 13 2 6 50 35 +15 41
5 Liverpool Feds L.F.C. 22 12 1 9 47 37 +10 36[a]
6 Huddersfield Town Ladies F.C. 22 11 3 8 63 58 +5 36
7 Cheadle Heath Nomads L.F.C. 22 8 4 10 50 44 +6 28
8 Stockport County L.F.C. 22 8 3 11 39 44 −5 26[a]
9 Middlesbrough F.C. Ladies 22 7 6 9 36 43 −7 26[a]
10 Mossley Hill L.F.C. 22 6 7 9 42 38 +4 25
11 Wakefield F.C. Ladies 22 2 2 18 41 111 −70 8 Relegated
12 Salford L.F.C. 22 0 2 20 14 74 −60 2
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d 1 point deducted

Midland Combination Women's Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers W.F.C. 20 14 5 1 45 16 +29 47 Promoted to Northern Division
2 Stoke City L.F.C. 20 14 3 3 55 23 +32 45
3 Leicester City L.F.C. 20 10 5 5 37 27 +10 35
4 Coventry Copsewood F.C. 20 10 3 7 56 48 +8 33
5 Leafield Athletic L.F.C. 20 9 5 6 38 32 +6 32
6 Loughborough Foxes Women & Girls F.C. 20 8 2 10 35 39 −4 26
7 Curzon Ashton L.F.C. 20 8 2 10 29 36 −7 26
8 Loughborough Students Women & Girls F.C. 20 6 5 9 36 40 −4 23
9 Radcliffe Olympic L.F.C. 20 6 5 9 27 35 −8 23
10 Northampton Town L.F.C. 20 3 2 15 24 44 −20 11 Relegated
11 TNS Llansantffraid L.F.C. 20 3 1 16 20 62 −42 10
Source: thefa.com

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