The 2016–17 Welsh Premier League was the eighth season of the Women's Welsh Premier League, the top level women's football league in Wales. The season began on 4 September 2016 and ended on 23 April 2017.
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Swansea City Ladies (3rd title) |
| Relegated | Aberystwyth Town Ladies Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies |
| UEFA Women's Champions League | Swansea City Ladies |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 386 (4.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lyndsey Davies (28 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Cardiff City 10–1 Port Talbot Town[2] |
| Biggest away win | Aberystwyth Town 0–6 Swansea City[3] |
| Highest scoring | Cardiff City 10–1 Port Talbot Town[4] |
| Longest winning run | 14 wins (Swansea City) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 games (Swansea City) |
| Longest losing run | 6 losses (Briton Ferry Llansawel, Aberystwyth Town, Rhyl) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
Swansea City Ladies won their third league title, seven points clear of the previous season's winners Cardiff Met. Cardiff Met. won both the Premier League Cup and the Welsh Cup.
Lyndsey Davies of Abergavenny Women won the Golden Boot after scoring 28 goals and also became the first player to reach 100 Premier League goals. Previous Golden Boot winner Shannon Evans finished second with 22 goals. Player of the Season was won by Abergavenny Women's Katrina French.[5] Young Player of the Season was awarded to Alice Griffiths of Cyncoed.
In November 2016, Orchard Media and Events Group became the first headline sponsor of the Welsh Women's Premier League.[6]
Clubs
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Despite a fourth-place finish in the previous season, Cwmbran Celtic withdrew from the league for the 2016-17 citing failure to attract a manager and senior players as the reason for their withdrawal.[7] Briton Ferry Llansawel were the team promoted to replace the relegated Newcastle Emlyn and would play their first season in the Premier League.[8] 2015-16 League Cup runners-up PILCS moved to Abergavenny and were renamed Abergavenny Women.[9] 10 teams ended up competing in the league.
| Team | City | Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town Ladies | Aberystwyth | Park Avenue |
| Abergavenny Women FC | Abergavenny | Pen-Y-Pound Stadium, Abergavenny |
| Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies | Briton Ferry | Old Road, Briton Ferry |
| Cardiff City Women | Cardiff | Leckwith Athletics Stadium |
| Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies | Cardiff | Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cyncoed Campus |
| Cyncoed Ladies | Cardiff | Cardiff University Playing Fields, Llanrumney |
| Llandudno Ladies | Llandudno Junction | Maesdu Park |
| Port Talbot Town Ladies | Port Talbot | The Genquip Stadium |
| Rhyl Ladies | Rhyl | Rhyl FC's Corbett Sports Stadium |
| Swansea City Ladies | Port Talbot | Baglan Playing Fields |
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | SWA | CAM | CAC | ABG | CYN | LLA | POR | RHY | ABE | BRI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 16 | +49 | 49 | Qualification to 2017–18 Champions League | — | 2–1 | 4–3 | 4–5 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | |
| 2 | Cardiff Metropolitan | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 20 | +37 | 42 | 2–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 7–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Cardiff City | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 30 | +32 | 35 | 3–4 | 1–4 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 10–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | ||
| 4 | Abergavenny Women | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 35 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 7–1 | ||
| 5 | Cyncoed Ladies | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 22 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–6 | 4–1 | — | 4–2 | 0–4 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 3–5 | ||
| 6 | Llandudno Ladies | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 22 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 7 | Port Talbot Town | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 15 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | ||
| 8 | Rhyl Ladies | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 51 | −28 | 12 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 9 | Aberystwyth Town | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 50 | −38 | 12 | Relegation | 0–6 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | |
| 10 | Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 60 | −35 | 11 | 0–3 | 3–7 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Awards
editMonthly awards
edit| Month | WPWL Manager of the Month | WPWL Player of the Month | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| September | Richie Jermeiah | Abergavenny Women | Emily Allen | Cardiff Metropolitan | [10] |
| October | Ian Owen | Swansea City Ladies | Tania Wylde | Aberystwyth Town Ladies | [11] |
| November | Fern Burrage | Cyncoed Ladies | Lauren Lyons | Cardiff City | [12] |
| December | Ian Owen | Swansea City Ladies | Katrina French | Abergavenny Women | [13] |
| January | Kerry Harris | Cardiff Metropolitan | Ceri Hudson | Abergavenny Women | [14] |
| February | Tom Jamieson | Rhyl Ladies | Megan Kearle | Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies | [15] |
Annual awards
edit| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| WPWL Player of the Season | Katrina French | Abergavenny Women |
| WPWL Young Player of the Season | Alice Griffiths | Cyncoed Ladies |
| WPWL Golden Boot | Lyndsey Davies | Abergavenny Women |
League Cup
editThis was the fourth season of the WPWL Cup and Cardiff Met won the competition for the second time in their history.[16] Briton Ferry Llansawel, Llandudno Ladies, Swansea City, Port Talbot Town and Aberystwyth Town all received byes into the quarter finals. Cardiff City also went straight through to the quarter final stage as Cwmbran Celtic withdrew.[17] The cup was won by Cardiff Met, beating Abergavenny Women 4–2 in the final, in spite of a sending off, with goals from Jassie Vasconcelos (2), Chloe O'Connor and Erin Murray.[18]
Round One
editCwmbran Celtic withdrew allowing Cardiff City a bye into the quarter finals.
| 6 November 2016[19] | Abergavenny Women | 5–0 | Rhyl Ladies | Pen y Pound Stadium |
| 14:00 | Lyndsey Davies  Amy Thrupp Alana Murphy |
| 6 November 2016[20] | Cardiff Metropolitan | 4–1 | Cyncoed Ladies | Cardiff Met Cyncoed Campus |
| 14:00 |
Quarter-finals
edit| 4 December 2016[21] | Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies | 2–5 | Abergavenny Women | Old Road, Briton Ferry |
| 14:00 | Mollie Jones Claudia Meyrick pen.' |
Gabi Hughes Alana Murphy Kate Jeremiah Lyndsey Davies Claudia Meyrick o.g.' |
| 4 December 2016[22] | Cardiff Metropolitan | 4–1 | Cardiff City FC | Cardiff Met Cyncoed Campus |
| 14:00 | Jassie Vasconcelos 48', 75' Chloe O'Connor 51' (pen.)Carys Hill |
Report | Alicia Davies 84' |
| 4 December 2016[23] | Llandudno Ladies F.C. | 0–3 | Swansea City Ladies | Maesdu Park, Llandudno |
| 14:00 | Jodie Passmore 50' Stacey John 53'Sophie Hancocks 60' |
| 4 December 2016[24] | Port Talbot Town Ladies | 6–2 (a.e.t.) | Aberystwyth Town Ladies | The Genquip Stadium, Port Talbot |
| 14:00 | Jesci Hare 1' Terri Beddows 89'Vicky Stratton 91', 95'Danni Franklin 111'Jessica Hammett 114' |
Amy Jenkins 18', 43' |
Semi-finals
edit| 29 January 2017[25] | Cardiff Metropolitan | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Swansea City Ladies | Cardiff Met Cyncoed Campus |
| 14:00 | Lauren Townsend 74' Jassie Vasconcelos 108' |
Jodie Passmore 20' |
| 29 January 2017[26] | Port Talbot Town Ladies | 0–4 | Abergavenny Women | The Genquip Stadium, Port Talbot |
| 14:00 | Lyndsey Davies 36' Ceri Hudson 57'Katie Adams 59'Alana Murphy 63' |
Final
edit| 26 February 2017[27] | Abergavenny Women | 2-4 | Cardiff Metropolitan | Leckwith Stadium, Cardiff |
| 14:00 | Ceri Hudson 57' Lyndsey Davies 66' |
Report | Chloe O'Connor 19' Jassie Vasconcelos 61'Stephanie Turner  56'Erin Murray 64' |
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