The 2000–01 FA Women's Premier League was the ninth season of the FA Women's Premier League. Croydon's women's team, champions in the previous season, were bought by Charlton Athletic and allowed to bear its name. Liverpool, founder members of the Women's Premier League, were relegated.[1] For the first time the champions, Arsenal,[2] qualified for the inaugural UEFA Women's Cup, the women's European club championship.
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Arsenal 4th title |
| Relegated | Millwall Liverpool |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 382 (4.24 per match) |
2001–02 → | |
National Division
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 9 | +79 | 52 | Champions,[2] qualify for UEFA Women's Cup |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 13 | +45 | 45 | |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic[a] | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 11 | +32 | 35 | |
| 4 | Everton | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 35 | |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 28 | |
| 6 | Barry Town[b] | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 23 | |
| 7 | Sunderland | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 16 | |
| 8 | Southampton | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 15 | |
| 9 | Millwall | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 55 | −38 | 8 | Relegated to Southern Division |
| 10 | Liverpool | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 89 | −76 | 0 | Relegated to Northern Division[1] |
Source: [citation needed]
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Northern Division
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 18 | +57 | 56 | Promoted to National Division[1] |
| 2 | Oldham Curzon | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 53 | |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 41 | |
| 4 | Bangor City Girls | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 27 | +15 | 38 | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 37 | |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 32 | |
| 7 | Ilkeston | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 29 | |
| 8 | Garswood Saints | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 41 | 60 | -19 | 25 | |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 53 | -23 | 24 | |
| 10 | Coventry City | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 48 | -25 | 17 | |
| 11 | Newcastle Town | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 62 | -34 | 15 | Relegated |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 51 | -36 | 10 | Relegated |
Southern Division
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 15 | +57 | 56 | Promoted to National Division |
| 2 | Chelsea | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 24 | +42 | 55 | |
| 3 | Wimbledon | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 47 | |
| 4 | Barnet | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 42 | |
| 5 | Langford | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 39 | |
| 6 | Berkhamsted Town | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 28 | |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 27 | |
| 8 | Barking | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 52 | 54 | -2 | 24 | |
| 9 | Newport County | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 23 | |
| 10 | Wembley Mill Hill | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 64 | -29 | 20 | |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 32 | 60 | -28 | 18 | Relegated |
| 12 | Reading | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 92 | -67 | 8 | Relegated |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Liverpool ladies relegated". BBC Sport. 13 May 2001.
- ^ a b "Coulthard bows out as season ends". BBC Sport. 20 May 2001.