2015 FA WSL 2
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = FA WSL 2
| season = 2015
| winners = Reading
| relegated =
| league topscorer = Courtney Sweetman-Kirk (20 goals){{Cite news
|title=Player Stats
|url=http://www.fawsl.com/playerStats.html
|publisher=FA WSL
|access-date=5 October 2015
|archive-date=2 May 2019
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502053313/http://www.fawsl.com/playerStats.html
|url-status=live
}}
| biggest home win = {{nobreak|Reading 8–0 London Bees}}{{Cite news |title=Fixtures and Results |url=http://www.fawsl.com/matches.html |publisher=FA WSL |access-date=5 October 2015 |archive-date=8 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708212523/http://www.fawsl.com/matches.html |url-status=live }}
(22 August 2015)
| biggest away win = {{nobreak|London Bees 0–7 Reading}}
(29 March 2015)
| highest scoring = {{nobreak|Yeovil Town 7–1 Watford}}
(26 July 2015)
{{nobreak|Reading 8–0 London Bees}}
(22 August 2015)
{{nobreak|London Bees 1–7 Everton}}
(4 October 2015)
{{nobreak|Everton 5–3 Oxford United}}
(18 October 2015)
| matches = 90
| total goals = 324
| longest wins = 6 matches
Doncaster Rovers Belles
| longest unbeaten = 14 matches
Reading
| longest winless = 12 matches
Watford
| longest losses = 11 matches
Watford
| attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 2014
| nextseason = 2016
| updated = 19 October 2015
}}
The 2015 FA WSL 2 season second season of the FA WSL 2. As part of a two-year expansion plan, the WSL 1 will increase to nine teams for the 2016 season. By the end of the 2015 season two teams (Reading and Doncaster Rovers Belles) were promoted from WSL 2 to WSL 1 and only one team (Bristol Academy) relegated to WSL 2, with one team being promoted from Premier League to WSL 2.
Everton were relegated from WSL 1 last season.{{Cite news |date=2014-09-28 |title=Women's Super League: Tears flow as Everton are relegated |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29404876 |access-date=2025-04-24 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
Reading won the WSL 2 Title after to a 3–2 win over Aston Villa on the final day.{{Cite news |date=2015-10-18 |title=WSL 2: Reading Women pip Doncaster Rovers Belles to title |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34566817 |access-date=2025-04-24 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Association |first=The Football |title=Royals crowned champions after 3-2 win away at Aston Villa |url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2015/oct/18/reading-crowned-fawsl2-champions |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=www.thefa.com |language=en}} Doncaster Rovers Belles were promoted as well after finishing behind Reading on goal difference.{{Cite web |last=Association |first=The Football |title=Doncaster Rovers Belles captain ready for top flight return |url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2015/oct/18/doncaster-rovers-belles-4-0-millwall-lionesses-report-191015 |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=www.thefa.com |language=en}}
Teams
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|position=left}}}}
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | data-sort-type=number|2014 WSL 2 finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | Sutton Coldfield | Central Ground, Coles Lane | style="text-align:center"| 2,000 | style="text-align:center"| 4th |
| Doncaster Rovers Belles | Doncaster | Keepmoat Stadium | style="text-align:center"| 15,231 | style="text-align:center"| 2nd |
| Durham | Durham | New Ferens Park | style="text-align:center"| 3,000 | style="text-align:center"| 6th |
| Everton | Widnes | Halton Stadium | style="text-align:center"| 13,350 | style="text-align:center"| {{hs|1st}}8th (WSL 1) |
| London Bees | Canons Park | The Hive Stadium | style="text-align:center"| 5,176 (3,434 seated) | style="text-align:center"| 10th |
| Millwall Lionesses | London | The Den | style="text-align:center"| 20,146 | style="text-align:center"| 8th |
| Oxford United | Abingdon | The Armadillo Stadium | style="text-align:center"| 2,000 | style="text-align:center"| 9th |
| Reading | Farnborough | The Rushmoor Community Stadium | style="text-align:center"| 7,000 | style="text-align:center"| 3rd |
| Watford | Berkhamsted | Broadwater | style="text-align:center"| 2,000 | style="text-align:center"| 7th |
| Yeovil Town | Sherborne | Raleigh Grove | style="text-align:center"| 1,500 | style="text-align:center"| 5th |
=Table=
|section=2
|show_limit=5
|update=18 October 2015
|source=[http://www.fawsl.com/stats.html FA WSL]
|show_matches=false
|team1=REA |team2=DON |team3=EVE |team4=YEO |team5=AST |team6=OXF |team7=DUR |team8=LON |team9=MIL |team10=WAT
|result1=WSL1 |result2=WSL1
|win_AST=7 |draw_AST=4 |loss_AST=7 |gf_AST=29 |ga_AST=28
|win_DON=14 |draw_DON=3|loss_DON=1 |gf_DON=57 |ga_DON=15
|win_DUR=6 |draw_DUR=2 |loss_DUR=10 |gf_DUR=24 |ga_DUR=32
|win_EVE=8 |draw_EVE=7 |loss_EVE=3 |gf_EVE=43 |ga_EVE=24
|win_LON=3 |draw_LON=4 |loss_LON=11 |gf_LON=19 |ga_LON=53
|win_MIL=2 |draw_MIL=6 |loss_MIL=10 |gf_MIL=17 |ga_MIL=39
|win_OXF=7 |draw_OXF=3 |loss_OXF=8 |gf_OXF=26 |ga_OXF=40
|win_REA=14|draw_REA=3 |loss_REA=1 |gf_REA=61 |ga_REA=15 |status_REA=C
|win_WAT=1 |draw_WAT=2 |loss_WAT=15|gf_WAT=12 |ga_WAT=55
|win_YEO=9 |draw_YEO=4 |loss_YEO=5 |gf_YEO=36 |ga_YEO=23
|name_AST = Aston Villa
|name_DON = Doncaster Rovers Belles
|name_DUR = Durham
|name_EVE = Everton
|name_LON = London Bees
|name_MIL = Millwall Lionesses
|name_OXF = Oxford United
|name_REA = Reading
|name_WAT = Watford
|name_YEO = Yeovil Town
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
|res_col_header=P
|col_WSL1=green1 |text_WSL1=Promotion to FA WSL 1
}}
=Results=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=AST|team2=DON|team3=DUR|team4=EVE|team5=LON
|team6=MIL|team7=OXF|team8=REA|team9=WAT|team10=YEO
|name_AST=Aston Villa
|match_AST_DON=0–5
|match_AST_DUR=0–1
|match_AST_EVE=1–2
|match_AST_LON=2–1
|match_AST_MIL=2–1
|match_AST_OXF=2–2
|match_AST_REA=2–3
|match_AST_WAT=0–1
|match_AST_YEO=2–1
|name_DON=Doncaster Rovers Belles
|match_DON_AST=2–1
|match_DON_DUR=3–0
|match_DON_EVE=3–3
|match_DON_LON=5–1
|match_DON_MIL=4–0
|match_DON_OXF=3–0
|match_DON_REA=0–3
|match_DON_WAT=5–0
|match_DON_YEO=2–1
|name_DUR=Durham
|match_DUR_AST=1–4
|match_DUR_DON=0–2
|match_DUR_EVE=1–6
|match_DUR_LON=4–1
|match_DUR_MIL=2–3
|match_DUR_OXF=3–0
|match_DUR_REA=0–5
|match_DUR_WAT=4–0
|match_DUR_YEO=0–1
|name_EVE=Everton
|match_EVE_AST=1–1
|match_EVE_DON=1–1
|match_EVE_DUR=1–1
|match_EVE_LON=2–2
|match_EVE_MIL=4–1
|match_EVE_OXF=5–3
|match_EVE_REA=0–2
|match_EVE_WAT=3–0
|match_EVE_YEO=0–1
|name_LON=London Bees
|match_LON_AST=2–1
|match_LON_DON=1–2
|match_LON_DUR=0–4
|match_LON_EVE=1–7
|match_LON_MIL=2–1
|match_LON_OXF=1–2
|match_LON_REA=0–7
|match_LON_WAT=4–0
|match_LON_YEO=2–2
|name_MIL=Millwall Lionesses
|match_MIL_AST=1–2
|match_MIL_DON=0–5
|match_MIL_DUR=0–0
|match_MIL_EVE=1–1
|match_MIL_LON=0–0
|match_MIL_OXF=2–3
|match_MIL_REA=0–4
|match_MIL_WAT=3–2
|match_MIL_YEO=2–2
|name_OXF=Oxford United
|match_OXF_AST=0–2
|match_OXF_DON=2–5
|match_OXF_DUR=1–0
|match_OXF_EVE=2–3
|match_OXF_LON=2–1
|match_OXF_MIL=2–2
|match_OXF_REA=0–4
|match_OXF_WAT=1–0
|match_OXF_YEO=0–3
|name_REA=Reading
|match_REA_AST=1–1
|match_REA_DON=2–2
|match_REA_DUR=3–0
|match_REA_EVE=2–1
|match_REA_LON=8–0
|match_REA_MIL=3–0
|match_REA_OXF=2–2
|match_REA_WAT=3–0
|match_REA_YEO=2–4
|name_WAT=Watford
|match_WAT_AST=1–4
|match_WAT_DON=0–5
|match_WAT_DUR=1–3
|match_WAT_EVE=1–3
|match_WAT_LON=0–0
|match_WAT_MIL=0–0
|match_WAT_OXF=2–3
|match_WAT_REA=1–3
|match_WAT_YEO=2–4
|name_YEO=Yeovil Town
|match_YEO_AST=2–2
|match_YEO_DON=0–3
|match_YEO_DUR=1–0
|match_YEO_EVE=0–0
|match_YEO_LON=4–0
|match_YEO_MIL=1–0
|match_YEO_OXF=0–1
|match_YEO_REA=2–4
|match_YEO_WAT=7–1
|update=18 October 2015
|source=[http://www.fawsl.com/matches.html FA WSL]
}}
=Top goalscorers=
{{updated|19 October 2015}}{{cite web|title=2015 goal scorers|url=http://www.fawsl.com/playerStats.html;jsessionid=EB4F559DA47C8D8B8E7A3ADAE41344FA|publisher=FA WSL}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
!Player !Team !Goals |
|---|
| 1
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Courtney Sweetman-Kirk |align=left|Doncaster Rovers Belles |20 |
| 2
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bethany England |align=left|Doncaster Rovers Belles |13 |
| 3
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Emma Follis |align=left|Reading |12 |
| rowspan=2|4
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Fran Kirby |align=left|Reading |rowspan=2|11 |
| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Sue Smith
|align=left|Doncaster Rovers Belles |
| 6
|align=left|{{flagicon|WAL}} Helen Ward |align=left|Reading |8 |
| rowspan=5|7
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lauren Bruton |align=left|Reading |rowspan=5|7 |
| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kayleigh Hines
|align=left|Oxford United |
| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Danielle Turner
|align=left|Everton |
| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Katie Wilkinson
|align=left|Aston Villa |
| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Corinne Yorston
|align=left|Yeovil Town |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.fawsl.com Official website]
- [http://uk.women.soccerway.com/national/england/wsl/2015/regular-season/r30536/ WSL Season] at soccerway.com
- [http://uk.women.soccerway.com/national/england/wsl-2/2015/regular-season/r30537/ WSL 2 Season] at soccerway.com
- [http://uk.women.soccerway.com/national/england/wsl-cup/2015/group-stage/r30946/ League Cup] at soccerway.com
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