2010–11 Welsh Premier Women's League

The 2010–11 Welsh Premier League was the second season of the Welsh Premier League (women), Wales' premier football league. The league was increased to ten teams this season.

Welsh Premier League (women)
Season2010–11
ChampionsSwansea City Ladies
UEFA Women's Champions LeagueSwansea City Ladies
Matches played41
Goals scored156 (3.8 per match)

Teams

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Llandudno Junction
 
Caernarfon Town
 
Newcastle Emlyn
 
Trefelin
Locations of teams in the 2010–11 Premier League

The league was increased from 8 to 10 teams, 5 per conference.

The new teams were Llandudno Junction Ladies in the north, a planned newcomer, as were Caerphilly Castle Ladies in the south. Trefelin Ladies were the third newcomer, replacing Manorbier Ladies, who withdrew from the league.[1]

Northern conference

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Caernarfon Town Ladies 8 6 1 1 20 8 +12 19 Participant of Final
2 Llanidloes Ladies 8 5 1 2 17 10 +7 16
3 Wrexham Ladies 8 3 2 3 11 10 +1 11
4 Aberystwyth Town Ladies 8 2 2 4 7 11 −4 8
5 Llandudno Junction Ladies 8 0 2 6 5 21 −16 2 Relegation
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Home \ Away WRE LLA JUN ABE CAE
Wrexham Ladies 3–1 0–0 3–1 0–1
Llanidloes Ladies 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0
Llandudno Junction Ladies 1–3 1–5 0–0 0–6
Aberystwyth Town Ladies 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–2
Caernarfon Town Ladies 2–0 3–3 4–2 2–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southern conference

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Standings

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Somehow Newcastle wasn't relegated.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Swansea City Ladies 8 7 1 0 32 8 +24 22 Participant of Final
2 UWIC Ladies 8 6 1 1 24 10 +14 19
3 Caerphilly Castle Ladies 8 4 0 4 24 14 +10 12
4 Trefelin Ladies 8 2 0 6 10 26 −16 6
5 Newcastle Emlyn Ladies 8 0 0 8 3 35 −32 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Home \ Away CAE SWA NEW UWI TRE
Caerphilly Castle Ladies 1–3 5–0 2–4 4–1
Swansea City Ladies 2–1 8–1 4–3 6–0
Newcastle Emlyn Ladies 0–5 1–4 0–2 1–4
UWIC Ladies 4–3 1–1 2–0 4–0
Trefelin Ladies 0–3 0–4 5–0 0–4
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final

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The final was played on 15 May 2011 and contested by the same teams as last year.[2] Swansea won 3–1 and thus entered the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League as Welsh champion.[3]

Swansea City Ladies3–1Caernarfon Town Ladies
Jodie Passmore  
Laura-May Walkley  
Lindsay Morgan   90'
Jordanne Greenough   86'
Victoria Avenue, Llanidloes

Notes

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  1. ^ "Manorbier Ladies call it a day". Tenby Observer. 15 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Caernarfon and Swansea in Welsh play-off". shekicks.net. 26 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Swansea qualify for Europe". shekicks.net. 17 May 2011.