2019–20 Welsh Premier Women's League
Football league season
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Swansea City (4th title) |
| Relegated | None |
| UEFA Women's Champions League | Swansea City |
| Matches played | 41 |
| Goals scored | 133 (3.24 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Port Talbot Town 4–0 Aberystwyth Town[1] Cardiff City 5–1 Abergavenny[2] Port Talbot Town 4–0 Abergavenny[3] |
| Biggest away win | Cyncoed Ladies 0–7 Swansea City[4] |
| Highest scoring | Cyncoed Ladies 0–7 Swansea City[5] Port Talbot Town 5–2 Briton Ferry Llansawel[6] |
| Longest winning run | 9 wins (Swansea City) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 games (Swansea City) |
| Longest losing run | 10 losses (Aberystwyth Town) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
The 2019–20 Welsh Premier League was the eleventh season of the Women's Welsh Premier League, the top level women's football league in Wales. The season began on 8 September 2019 and was suspended indefinitely in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
In May, it was confirmed that the season would be deemed complete and an unweighted points per game method would be used to determine the league winner.[8] After an unbeaten season, Swansea City were crowned champions for the fourth time in their history, winning 10 and drawing 1 of their 11 games. Swansea City also reached the final of the WPWL Cup, but their game against Cardiff Met. to decide the winner of the competition did not take place after the FAW National Cup Board terminated the competition.[9]
Alana Murphy of Cardiff City won the Golden Boot after scoring 10 goals in 10 games.[10] Swansea City goalkeeper Deanna Lewis won the Golden Glove after only conceding one goal during the season.[11]
Clubs
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Locations of teams in the 2019–20 Premier LeagueAfter finishing at the bottom of the table in the 2018–19 season, Rhyl Ladies ended up remaining in the top division after no teams applied for promotion from the North Wales Women's League. However, in August it was announced that Rhyl Ladies would be withdrawing their place in the competition, citing a lack of players.[12] The league began with nine times, but in December Llandudno Ladies also withdrew from the league with immediate effect and their results up until that point were expunged.[13] The league finished with eight competing teams.
| Team | City | Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Abergavenny Women FC | Abergavenny | Pen-Y-Pound Stadium, Abergavenny |
| Aberystwyth Town | Aberystwyth | Park Avenue (Aberystwyth) |
| 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 |
| Swansea City Ladies | Swansea | Baglan Playing Fields |
*Withdrew from the league mid-season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | SWA | CAM | CAC | POR | CYN | BRI | ABG | ABE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | +29 | 31 | Qualification to 2020–21 Champions League | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||||
| 2 | Cardiff Metropolitan | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 27 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | Cardiff City | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 22 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | ||||
| 4 | Port Talbot Town | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 21 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | Cyncoed Ladies | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 11 | 0–7 | 1–4 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |||
| 6 | Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | |||||
| 7 | Abergavenny Women | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | ||||
| 8 | Aberystwyth Town | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 33 | −28 | 0 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 1–2 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: Soccerway
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
Awards
Annual awards
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| WPWL Golden Boot | Alana Murphy | Cardiff City |
| WPWL Golden Glove | Deanna Lewis | Swansea City Ladies |
League Cup
This was the seventh season of the WPWL Cup. The competition was revamped to include a group stage with each team playing two home games and two away games, with the top two teams progressing to the semi-final.[14] Swansea City topped Group 1, with Cardiff City finishing runners up. Cardiff Met. topped Group 2, with Port Talbot Town finishing runners up. In the semi-finals, Cardiff Met. beat Cardiff City on penalties following a 2–2 draw and would have gone on to play Swansea City in the final after their 3–0 victory over Port Talbot Town.[15] The final did not end up taking place and as such there was no winner of the competition. The following season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which the league was rebranded to the Adran Premier. The next League Cup would be the 2021-22 Adran Trophy.
References
- ^ "Port Talbot Town vs. Aberystwyth Town – 10 November 2019 – Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Cardiff City vs. Abergavenny – 5 January 2020 – Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Port Talbot Town vs. Abergavenny – 1 March 2020 – Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Cyncoed vs. Swansea City – 15 December 2019 – Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Cyncoed vs. Swansea City – 15 December 2019 – Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Port Talbot Town vs. Briton Ferry – 2 February 2020 – Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Orchard WPWL End of Season Round-Up 2019/20 :: Cymru Football". www.cymrufootball.wales.
- ^ "FAW / FAW Board decide to curtail National Leagues season". www.faw.cymru. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "FAW / 2019/20 FAW Cup Competitions Terminated". www.faw.cymru. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (10 July 2020). "#WPWL: Golden Boot and Golden Glove winners revealed". SheKicks. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Swansea City Ladies keeper Deanna Lewis scoops Golden Glove award | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
- ^ "Rhyl Ladies FC pull out of Welsh Premier Women's League due to lack of players". Grassroots North Wales | Championing Local Sport | Dave Jones Sportswriter | nwsport.co.uk. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (4 December 2019). "#WPWL: Llandudno withdraw from league". SheKicks. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Welsh Premier Women's League Cup draw made". SheKicks. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (24 February 2020). "#WPWLCup: Cardiff Met and Swansea City Ladies reach final". SheKicks. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
