2015–16_Welsh_Premier_Women's_League
2015–16 Welsh Premier Women's League
Football league season
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.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cardiff Met. Ladies (4th title) |
| Relegated | Newcastle Emlyn |
| UEFA Women's Champions League | Cardiff Met. Ladies |
| Matches played | 110 |
| Goals scored | 544 (4.95 per match) |
| 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] |
| Longest winning run | 8 wins (Swansea City) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 20 games (Cardiff Met.) |
| Longest losing run | 7 losses (Newcastle Emlyn) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
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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]
PILCS
Newcastle Emlyn
Cardiff (3 teams)
Cwmbran Celtic
Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Premier League
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.
More information Team, City ...
| Team | City | Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town Ladies | Aberystwyth | Park Avenue |
| Cardiff City Women | Cardiff | Leckwith Athletics Stadium |
| Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies | Cardiff | Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cyncoed Campus |
| PILCS Ladies | Pontypool | |
| Cwmbran Celtic | Cwmbran | |
| Cyncoed Ladies | Cardiff | Cardiff University Playing Fields, Llanrumney |
| MBi Llandudno Ladies | Llandudno Junction | Maesdu Park |
| Newcastle Emlyn Ladies | Newcastle Emlyn | Parc Emlyn |
| Port Talbot Town Ladies | Port Talbot | The Genquip Stadium |
| Rhyl & Prestatyn Ladies | Prestatyn | Rhyl FC's Corbett Sports Stadium |
| Swansea City Ladies | Port Talbot | Baglan Playing Fields |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | CAM | SWA | CAC | CWM | PIL | LLA | POR | CYN | ABE | RHY | NEW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff Metropolitan | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 14 | +101 | 56 | Qualification to 2016–17 Champions League | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 8–0 | 8–2 | 6–0 | 12–0 | 9–0 | 10–0 | |
| 2 | Swansea City | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 10 | +37 | 50 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 3 | Cardiff City | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 74 | 28 | +46 | 42 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 11–0 | ||
| 4 | Cwmbran Celtic | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 40 | 1–9 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | ||
| 5 | PILCS | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 41 | +38 | 39 | 4–8 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–6 | — | 7–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 9–0 | ||
| 6 | MBi Llandudno Ladies | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 53 | 70 | −17 | 23 | 1–8 | 0–2 | 3–6 | 3–10 | 4–3 | — | 3–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 8–2 | 11–0 | ||
| 7 | Port Talbot Town | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 21 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–10 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 8 | Cyncoed Ladies | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 17 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | ||
| 9 | Aberystwyth Town | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 59 | −38 | 14 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | ||
| 10 | Rhyl & Prestatyn | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 72 | −44 | 14 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 3–9 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 11 | Newcastle Emlyn | 20 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 104 | −95 | 2 | Relegation to South Wales Women's & Girls' League | 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — |
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Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2019. Source: Welsh Premier Women's League
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
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.
Newcastle Emlyn v PILCS
| 1 November 2015[9] | Newcastle Emlyn | 0–7 | PILCS | Parc Emlyn |
| 14:00 | Report | Jassie Costa  11'Shauna Pentney 31'Lindsay Davies 35', 61', 66'Alana Murphy 45', 70' |
Port Talbot Town v Cardiff City
| 1 November 2015[10] | Port Talbot Town | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | Cardiff City | The Genquip Stadium |
| 14:00 | Report | Lisa Bird 94' Kylie Davies 110'Alicia Davies 115' |
Rhyl & Prestatyn v Cardiff Metropolitan
| 1 November 2015[11] | Rhyl & Prestatyn | 0–8 | Cardiff Metropolitan | Corbett Sports Stadium |
| 14:00 | Report | Stacey Ayling 3' Steph Turner 13'Erin Murray 23', 81'Emily Allen 35', 78'Robyn Pinder 39'Abi Fever 55' |
Quarter-finals
Cardiff Metropolitan v MBi Llandudno Ladies
| 6 December 2015[12] | Cardiff Metropolitan | 9–2 | MBi Llandudno Ladies | Cardiff Metropolitan University |
| 13:30 |
Cwmbran Celtic v PILCS
| 6 December 2015[13] | Cwmbran Celtic | 2–3 | PILCS | Celtic Park, Cwmbran |
| 13:30 | Lauren Boyd 35', 52' |
Alana Murphy 20' Jassie Costa 60', 70' |
Cyncoed Ladies v Cardiff City
| 6 December 2015[14] | Cyncoed Ladies | 2–4 | Cardiff City | Cardiff University Playing Fields, Llanrumney |
| 13:30 | Report | Nicola Jones Shannon Evans |
Aberystwyth Town v Swansea City
| 13 December 2015[15] | Aberystwyth Town | 0–4 | Swansea City | Evan Bevans Playing Field, Baglan |
| 13:30 |
Semi-finals
PILCS v Cardiff Metropolitan
| 24 January 2016[16] | PILCS | 3–1 | Cardiff Metropolitan | New Road, Pontypool |
| 14:00 | Alana Murphy 5' Jassie Costa 20', 38' |
Report | Stacey Ayling 60' |
Cardiff City v Swansea City
| 24 January 2016 | Cardiff City | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Swansea City | Leckwith Athletics Stadium |
| 14:00 | Chelsea Cochrane 70' (pen.) |
Report | Emma Beynon 54' Jodie Passmore |
Final
PILCS v Swansea City
| 28 April 2016[17] | PILCS | 0-4 | Swansea City | |
| 19:30 | Report | Katy Hosford 4', 65' Emma Beynon 60'Sophie Hancocks 75' |
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