2014 FA WSL

FA WSL

Season	2014
Champions	Liverpool
← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 FA WSL was the fourth season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England. The season began on 30 March and ended on 12 October.

Liverpool L.F.C. are the defending champions from the 2013 FA WSL. The top two teams qualify for the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Beginning in the 2014 season, the WSL added a second division, the WSL 2. Because the divisions are interconnected, WSL 1 teams face the risk of relegation for the first time in the league's history. There is, however, no connection to the third level Women's Premier League, so WSL 2 teams cannot be relegated. WSL 1 consists of eight teams while the WSL 2 is made up of ten.

Starting places in both divisions were granted based on applications sent in by clubs, so Manchester City were able to enter its newly created women's team directly into the WSL 1. The governing body announced it will partially fund teams in the league, awarding £70,000 to clubs in WSL1 and £23,000 in WSL2.

Team changes

• Lincoln Ladies were renamed Notts County Ladies and relocated from Lincoln to Nottingham.
• Barnet were renamed London Bees.
• Durham were a newly formed team admitted to the WSL 2.
• Due to the new format, several movements between various leagues took place.

Arsenal

Birmingham City

Bristol Academy

Chelsea

Manchester City

Everton

Notts County Ladies

Liverpool

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Locations of the 2014 Super League teams

Team	Location	Ground	Manufacturer	Sponsors	2013 WSL finish
Arsenal	Borehamwood	Meadow Park	Nike	Emirates	3rd
Birmingham City	Solihull	Damson Park	Sondico	Hollywood Monster	4th
Bristol Academy	Filton	Stoke Gifford Stadium	Bristol Sports	DAS	2nd
Chelsea	Staines	Wheatsheaf Park	adidas	Samsung	7th
Manchester City	Manchester	Academy Stadium	Nike	Etihad Airways	Women's Premier League, 4th
Everton	Widnes	Halton Stadium	Nike	Chang Beer	5th
Liverpool	Widnes	Halton Stadium	Warrior	Standard Chartered	1st
Notts County Ladies	Nottingham	Meadow Lane	Fila	Pinnacle	6th

Aston Villa

Doncaster Rovers Belles

Durham

London Bees

Millwall Lionesses

Oxford United

Reading

Sunderland

Watford

Yeovil Town

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Locations of the 2014 WSL 2 teams

Team	Location	Ground	Manufacturer	Sponsors	last season
Aston Villa	Sutton Coldfield	Trevor Brown Memorial Ground	Macron	dafabet	12/13 FA Women's Premier League, 6th
Doncaster Rovers Belles	Doncaster	Keepmoat Stadium	Jako	BPP University	2013 WSL, 8th
Durham	Durham	The Graham Sports Centre	hummel	Wood Estate Agents	new team
London Bees	Canons Park	The Hive Stadium	Jako	Stanmore College	12/13 FA Women's Premier League, 10th (as Barnet FC)
Millwall Lionesses	London	Champion Hill	Protime Sports	BT Sport	12/13 Women’s Premier 2nd Level South, 2nd
Oxford United	Oxford	Rover Cowley Sports Ground	Nike	Polythene UK	12/13 Women's Combination South-West, 1st
Reading	Tadley	Barlow's Park	Puma	Waitrose	12/13 Women’s Premier 2nd Level South, 1st
Sunderland	Hetton-le-Hole	The Hetton Centre	adidas	Bidvest	12/13 FA Women's Premier League, 1st
Watford	Berkhamsted	Broadwater	Puma	McGinley Support Services	12/13 FA Women's Premier League, 2nd
Yeovil Town	Sherborne	Raleigh Grove	Sondico	Quaedam Yeovil Shopping	12/13 Women’s Premier 2nd Level South, 3rd

FA WSL 1

FA WSL 1

Season	2014
Champions	Liverpool 2nd WSL title
Relegated	Everton
Matches played	55
Goals scored	139 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorer	Karen Carney (8 goals)
Biggest home win	Bristol Academy 5–2 Everton (23 August 2014) Chelsea 5–2 Everton (5 October 2014) Liverpool 3–0 Bristol Academy (12 October 2014)
Biggest away win	Manchester City 0–4 Arsenal (24 August 2014)
Highest scoring	Bristol Academy 5–2 Everton (23 August 2014) Bristol Academy 3–4 Arsenal (20 September 2014) Chelsea 5–2 Everton (5 October 2014)
Longest winning run	4 games Chelsea
Longest unbeaten run	7 games Birmingham City
Longest winless run	14 games Everton
Longest losing run	5 games Everton
Total attendance	39,519
Average attendance	719
← 2013 2015 → All statistics correct as of 12 October 2014.

Liverpool retained the title on goal difference, after they and Chelsea finished level on 26 points. Everton were relegated to the WSL 2 for the 2015 season after 21 years as a top flight club.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Liverpool (C, Q)	14	7	5	2	19	10	+9	26	Qualification to Champions League
2	Chelsea (Q)	14	8	2	4	23	16	+7	26
3	Birmingham City	14	7	4	3	20	14	+6	25
4	Arsenal	14	6	3	5	24	21	+3	21
5	Manchester City	14	6	1	7	13	16	−3	19
6	Notts County	14	4	6	4	12	8	+4	18
7	Bristol Academy	14	5	1	8	18	24	−6	16
8	Everton (R)	14	0	4	10	10	30	−20	4	Relegation to FA WSL 2

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

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Top Scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Karen Carney	Birmingham City	8
2	Jessica Clarke	Notts County	6
3	Eniola Aluko	Chelsea	5
	Yūki Ōgimi	Chelsea
	Jordan Nobbs	Arsenal
	Nikita Parris	Everton
	Casey Stoney	Arsenal
	Nicola Watts	Bristol Academy
9	Danielle Carter	Arsenal	4
	Kirsty Linnett	Birmingham City
	Natalia Pablos	Bristol Academy
	Kelly Smith	Arsenal

FA WSL 2

FA WSL 2

Season	2014
Champions	Sunderland
Promoted	Sunderland
Matches played	90
Goals scored	308 (3.42 per match)
Top goalscorer	Fran Kirby (24 goals)
Biggest home win	Doncaster Rovers Belles 7–0 London Bees (9 August 2014)
Biggest away win	London Bees 0–9 Doncaster Rovers Belles (26 October 2014)
Highest scoring	London Bees 1–9 Reading (5 October 2014)
Longest winning run	7 games Doncaster Rovers Belles
Longest unbeaten run	15 games Sunderland
Longest winless run	9 games London Bees
Longest losing run	7 games London Bees
2015 → All statistics correct as of 26 October 2014.

The Doncaster Rovers Belles challenged for promotion until the final day, due to a 2-1 win over Sunderland. Sunderland won the inaugural WSL 2 on the final day, with a 4-0 win over Millwall Lionesses.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Sunderland (C, P)	18	15	2	1	47	15	+32	47	Promotion to FA WSL 1
2	Doncaster Rovers Belles	18	14	3	1	56	14	+42	45
3	Reading	18	13	2	3	60	21	+39	41
4	Aston Villa	18	9	3	6	25	26	−1	30
5	Yeovil Town	18	6	4	8	27	26	+1	22
6	Durham	18	5	3	10	19	32	−13	18
7	Watford	18	5	3	10	22	37	−15	18
8	Millwall Lionesses	18	4	3	11	20	36	−16	15
9	Oxford United	18	3	3	12	16	44	−28	12
10	London Bees	18	2	2	14	16	57	−41	8

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

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