:2019–20 Welsh Premier Women's League

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Welsh Premier Women's Football League

| season = 2019–20

| winners = Swansea City (4th title)

| relegated = None

| continentalcup1 = UEFA Women's Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Swansea City

| league topscorer =

| biggest home win = Port Talbot Town 4–0 Aberystwyth Town{{cite web |title=Port Talbot Town vs. Aberystwyth Town – 10 November 2019 – Women Soccerway |url=https://uk.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/11/10/wales/welsh-premier-womens-league/port-talbot-town/aberystwyth-town/3110672/ |website=uk.women.soccerway.com |accessdate=22 August 2020}}
Cardiff City 5–1 Abergavenny{{cite web |title=Cardiff City vs. Abergavenny – 5 January 2020 – Women Soccerway |url=https://uk.women.soccerway.com/matches/2020/01/05/wales/welsh-premier-womens-league/cardiff-city-wfc/abergavenny/3110690/ |website=uk.women.soccerway.com |accessdate=22 August 2020}}
Port Talbot Town 4–0 Abergavenny{{cite web |title=Port Talbot Town vs. Abergavenny – 1 March 2020 – Women Soccerway |url=https://uk.women.soccerway.com/matches/2020/03/01/wales/welsh-premier-womens-league/port-talbot-town/abergavenny/3110718/ |website=uk.women.soccerway.com |accessdate=22 August 2020}}

| biggest away win = Cyncoed Ladies 0–7 Swansea City{{cite web |title=Cyncoed vs. Swansea City – 15 December 2019 – Women Soccerway |url=https://uk.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/15/wales/welsh-premier-womens-league/cyncoed/swansea-city-ladies-afc/3110687/ |website=uk.women.soccerway.com |accessdate=22 August 2020}}

| highest scoring = Cyncoed Ladies 0–7 Swansea City{{cite web |title=Cyncoed vs. Swansea City – 15 December 2019 – Women Soccerway |url=https://uk.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/15/wales/welsh-premier-womens-league/cyncoed/swansea-city-ladies-afc/3110687/ |website=uk.women.soccerway.com |accessdate=22 August 2020}}
Port Talbot Town 5–2 Briton Ferry Llansawel{{cite web |title=Port Talbot Town vs. Briton Ferry – 2 February 2020 – Women Soccerway |url=https://uk.women.soccerway.com/matches/2020/02/02/wales/welsh-premier-womens-league/port-talbot-town/briton-ferry-llansawel-/3110708/ |website=uk.women.soccerway.com |accessdate=22 August 2020}}

| total goals = 133

| matches = 41

| longest wins = 9 wins (Swansea City)

| longest unbeaten = 11 games (Swansea City)

| longest losses = 10 losses (Aberystwyth Town)

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2018–19

| nextseason = 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.{{cite web |title=Orchard WPWL End of Season Round-Up 2019/20 :: Cymru Football |url=https://www.cymrufootball.wales/news/orchard-wpwl-end-season-round-201920/ |website=www.cymrufootball.wales}}

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.{{cite web |title=FAW / FAW Board decide to curtail National Leagues season |url=https://www.faw.cymru/en/news/faw-board-decide-curtail-national-leagues-season/ |website=www.faw.cymru |accessdate=30 September 2020 |language=en}} 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.{{cite web |title=FAW / 2019/20 FAW Cup Competitions Terminated |url=https://www.faw.cymru/en/news/201920-faw-cup-competitions-terminated |website=www.faw.cymru |accessdate=27 September 2020 |language=en}}

Alana Murphy of Cardiff City won the Golden Boot after scoring 10 goals in 10 games.{{cite web |last1=Frith |first1=Wilf |title=#WPWL: Golden Boot and Golden Glove winners revealed |url=https://shekicks.net/wpwl-golden-boot-and-golden-glove-winners-revealed/ |website=SheKicks |accessdate=27 September 2020 |date=10 July 2020}} Swansea City goalkeeper Deanna Lewis won the Golden Glove after only conceding one goal during the season.{{cite web |title=Swansea City Ladies keeper Deanna Lewis scoops Golden Glove award {{!}} Swansea |url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/swansea-city-ladies-keeper-deanna-lewis-scoops-golden-glove-award |website=www.swanseacity.com |language=en}}

Clubs

{{Location map+|Wales|width=300|float=right|caption=Locations of teams in the 2019–20 Premier League|places=

{{Location map~|Wales|lat=51.64|long=-3.83|label=Briton Ferry|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Wales|lat=52.41|long=-4.08|label=Aberystwyth Town|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Wales|lat=51.824|long=-3.0167|position=top|label=Abergavenny}}

{{Location map~|Wales|lat=51.616667|long=-3.95|position=bottom|label=Swansea City}}

{{Location map~|Wales|lat=51.485278|long=-3.186667|position=right|label=Cardiff (3 teams)}}

{{Location map~|Wales|lat=51.62|long=-3.77|label=Port Talbot|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Wales|lat=53.32|long=-3.82|label=Llandudno Ladies|position=left}}

}}

After 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.{{cite web |title=Rhyl Ladies FC pull out of Welsh Premier Women's League due to lack of players |url=https://nwsport.co.uk/2019/08/01/rhyl-ladies-fc-pull-out-of-welsh-premier-womens-league-due-to-lack-of-players/ |website=Grassroots North Wales {{!}} Championing Local Sport {{!}} Dave Jones Sportswriter {{!}} nwsport.co.uk |accessdate=29 September 2020 |date=1 August 2019}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Frith |first1=Wilf |title=#WPWL: Llandudno withdraw from league |url=https://shekicks.net/wpwl-llandudno-withdraw-from-league/ |website=SheKicks |accessdate=29 September 2020 |date=4 December 2019}} The league finished with eight competing teams.

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!Team

!City

!Ground

Abergavenny Women FCAbergavennyPen-Y-Pound Stadium, Abergavenny
Aberystwyth TownAberystwythPark Avenue (Aberystwyth)
Briton Ferry Llansawel LadiesBriton FerryOld Road, Briton Ferry
Cardiff City WomenCardiffLeckwith Athletics Stadium
Cardiff Metropolitan LadiesCardiffCardiff Metropolitan University, Cyncoed Campus
Cyncoed LadiesCardiffCardiff University Playing Fields, Llanrumney
Llandudno Ladies*Llandudno JunctionMaesdu Park
Port Talbot Town LadiesPort TalbotThe Genquip Stadium
Swansea City LadiesSwanseaBaglan Playing Fields

{{smaller|*Withdrew from the league mid-season}}

Standings

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football

|update=8 March 2020

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Awards

= Annual awards =

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Award

! Winner

! Club

WPWL Golden Boot

| Alana Murphy

| Cardiff City

WPWL Golden Glove

| Deanna Lewis

| Swansea City Ladies

League Cup

: ← 2018–19 · 2021–22

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.{{cite web |title=Welsh Premier Women's League Cup draw made |url=https://shekicks.net/welsh-premier-womens-league-cup-draw-made/ |website=SheKicks |accessdate=29 September 2020 |date=19 July 2019}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Frith |first1=Wilf |title=#WPWLCup: Cardiff Met and Swansea City Ladies reach final |url=https://shekicks.net/wpwlcup-cardiff-met-and-swansea-city-ladies-reach-final/ |website=SheKicks |accessdate=29 September 2020 |date=24 February 2020}} 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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Welsh Premier League (Women)}}

{{Adran Premier seasons}}

{{2019–20 in Welsh football}}

{{2019–20 in European women's football (UEFA)}}

2019-20

Welsh Premier League, 2019-20 Women