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2017–18 FA WSL#WSL 2

{{short description|Seventh season of the top English women's association football league}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = FA WSL 1

| season = 2017–18

| winners = Chelsea

| relegated =

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Chelsea
Manchester City

| league topscorer = Ellen White (15 goals)

| biggest home win = {{nobreak|Liverpool 8–0 Yeovil Town}}
(6 January 2018)

| biggest away win = {{nobreak|Sunderland 0–6 Chelsea}}
(30 September 2017)

| highest scoring = {{nobreak|Liverpool 8–0 Yeovil Town}}
(6 January 2018)

| matches = 90

| total goals = 282

| prevseason = Spring Series

| nextseason = 2018–19

| updated =

}}

The 2017–18 FA WSL 1 was the seventh edition of the FA WSL since it was formed in 2010. It was the first season of WSL which ran as a winter league.{{cite web|title=Women's Super League to switch to winter season in 2017|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36774563|access-date=9 October 2016|archive-date=3 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703045037/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36774563|url-status=live}} It started in September 2017 and ended in May 2018, with ten teams competing in both leagues.{{cite web|title=FA Women's Super League to move to new calendar in 2017|url=http://www.fawsl.com/news/fa_womens_super_league_to_move_to_new_calendar_in_2017.html#HPP2bEBoIATfiEaU.97|access-date=9 October 2016|archive-date=11 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011214546/http://www.fawsl.com/news/fa_womens_super_league_to_move_to_new_calendar_in_2017.html#HPP2bEBoIATfiEaU.97|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Garry|first1=Tom|title=Women's Super League: WSL 2 clubs invited to apply to replace Notts County Ladies|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39934711|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 May 2017|archive-date=26 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126051413/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39934711|url-status=live}}

The Football Association removed promotion and relegation between the two tiers for the end of the season. The league was instead restructured, with clubs required to apply for licenses under new criteria for the top tier in the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|last1=Garry|first1=Tom|title=Women's Super League: Restructure can help make league best in world – Katie Brazier|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41432642|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=1 October 2017|archive-date=5 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805074737/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41432642|url-status=live}}

A one-off competition, the FA WSL Spring Series, ran from February to May 2017 to bridge the gap from the 2016 FA WSL season.{{cite web|title=New calendar for FA WSL|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/07/new-calendar-for-fa-wsl.html|access-date=12 October 2016|archive-date=13 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013013010/http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/07/new-calendar-for-fa-wsl.html|url-status=live}}

Ten teams competed this season. Following the closure of Notts County Ladies in April 2017, the FA announced that one place in the league would be given to a team which competed in the Spring Series, based on an evaluation by the FA of applicant clubs' business plans, budget, youth development, facilities and on-pitch performance. The place was subsequently given to Everton.

There was no relegation based on results at the end of the season due to the league's restructure.

Teams

With the collapse of Notts County Ladies just prior to the Spring Series, the ten clubs of WSL 2 were invited to apply for a place in the 2017–18 season. Two sides, champions Everton and runners-up Doncaster Rovers, applied. On 9 June 2017, subject to appeal, Everton were awarded the position.{{cite web|title=Everton have been elected to FA Women's Super League 1|url=http://www.fawsl.com/news/everton_have_been_elected_to_fa_womens_super_league_1.html#XyiOvMY23Z5U7LQx.97|access-date=9 June 2017|archive-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524081904/http://www.fawsl.com/news/everton_have_been_elected_to_fa_womens_super_league_1.html#XyiOvMY23Z5U7LQx.97|url-status=live}}{{location map+ |England |width=300 |caption=Locations of the 2017–18 WSL 1 teams |places=

{{location map~ |England |lat=51.6578 |long=-0.2723 |label=

Arsenal
}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.4386 |long=-1.7572 |label=

Birmingham City
}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=51.5293 |long=-2.5692 |label=

Bristol City
|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=51.405083 |long=-0.281944 |label=

Chelsea
|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.365833|long=-2.738333 |label=

Everton
|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.365833|long=-2.738333 |label=

Liverpool
|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.4838 |long=-2.2038 |label=

Manchester City
|position=top}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=51.357046 |long=-1.137521 |label=

Reading
|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=54.821664 |long=-1.4555 |label=

Sunderland
|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=50.950261 |long=-2.673844 |label=

Yeovil Town
|position=left}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
TeamLocationGroundCapacitydata-sort-type=number|2016 seasondata-sort-type=number|Spring Series
ArsenalBorehamwoodMeadow Parkstyle="text-align:center"| 4,502style="text-align:center"| 3rdstyle="text-align:center"| 3rd
Birmingham CitySolihullDamson Parkstyle="text-align:center"| 3,050style="text-align:center"| 5thstyle="text-align:center"| 7th
Bristol CityFiltonStoke Gifford Stadiumstyle="text-align:center"| 1,500style="text-align:center"| {{hs|12}}2nd, WSL 2style="text-align:center"| 8th
ChelseaKingston upon ThamesKingsmeadowstyle="text-align:center"| 4,850style="text-align:center"| 2ndstyle="text-align:center"| 1st
EvertonWidnesSelect Security Stadiumstyle="text-align:center"| 13,350style="text-align:center"| {{hs|13}}3rd, WSL 2style="text-align:center"| {{hs|11}}1st, WSL2
LiverpoolWidnesSelect Security Stadiumstyle="text-align:center"| 13,350style="text-align:center"| 4thstyle="text-align:center"| 4th
Manchester CityManchesterAcademy Stadiumstyle="text-align:center"| 7,000style="text-align:center"| 1ststyle="text-align:center"| 2nd
ReadingHigh WycombeAdams Parkstyle="text-align:center"| 9,617style="text-align:center"| 8thstyle="text-align:center"| 6th
SunderlandSouth ShieldsMariners Parkstyle="text-align:center"| 3,000style="text-align:center"| 7thstyle="text-align:center"| 5th
Yeovil TownYeovilHuish Parkstyle="text-align:center"| 9,565style="text-align:center"| {{hs|11}}1st, WSL 2style="text-align:center"| 9th

{{clear}}

Table

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

|show_limit=5

|section=WSL 1

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.fawsl.com/stats.html FA WSL]

|team1=CHE|team2=MCI|team3=ARS|team4=REA|team5=BIR|team6=LIV|team7=SUN|team8=BRI|team9=EVE|team10=YEO

|win_ARS=11|draw_ARS=4|loss_ARS=3 |gf_ARS=38|ga_ARS=18

|win_BIR=9 |draw_BIR=3|loss_BIR=6 |gf_BIR=30|ga_BIR=18

|win_BRI=5 |draw_BRI=1|loss_BRI=12|gf_BRI=13|ga_BRI=47

|win_CHE=13|draw_CHE=5|loss_CHE=0 |gf_CHE=44|ga_CHE=13

|win_EVE=4 |draw_EVE=2|loss_EVE=12|gf_EVE=19|ga_EVE=30

|win_LIV=9 |draw_LIV=1|loss_LIV=8 |gf_LIV=30|ga_LIV=27

|win_MCI=12|draw_MCI=2|loss_MCI=4 |gf_MCI=51|ga_MCI=17

|win_REA=9 |draw_REA=5|loss_REA=4 |gf_REA=40|ga_REA=18

|win_SUN=5 |draw_SUN=1|loss_SUN=12|gf_SUN=15|ga_SUN=40

|win_YEO=0 |draw_YEO=2|loss_YEO=16|gf_YEO=2 |ga_YEO=54

|name_ARS=Arsenal

|name_BIR=Birmingham City

|name_BRI=Bristol City

|name_CHE=Chelsea

|name_EVE=Everton

|name_LIV=Liverpool

|name_MCI=Manchester City

|name_REA=Reading

|name_SUN=Sunderland

|name_YEO=Yeovil Town

|status_CHE=CQ

|status_MCI=Q

|status_SUN=R

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=CL |result2=CL |result7=REL

|col_CL=green1 |text_CL=Qualification for the Champions League

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Did not apply for a licence, Relegated to the FA Women's National League

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://www.fawsl.com/stats.html FA WSL]

| update = 15 May 2018

| matches_style = FBR

| showteam =

| team1= ARS | team2= BIR | team3= BRI | team4= CHE | team5= EVE | team6= LIV | team7= MCI | team8= REA | team9= SUN | team10= YEO

| name_ARS = Arsenal

| name_BIR = Birmingham City

| name_BRI = Bristol City

| name_CHE = Chelsea

| name_EVE = Everton

| name_LIV = Liverpool

| name_MCI = Manchester City

| name_REA = Reading

| name_SUN = Sunderland

| name_YEO = Yeovil Town

| match_ARS_BIR = 3–2

| match_ARS_BRI = 1–1

| match_ARS_CHE = 1–1

| match_ARS_EVE = 1–0

| match_ARS_LIV = 3–0

| match_ARS_MCI = 2–1

| match_ARS_REA = 3–1

| match_ARS_SUN = 3–0

| match_ARS_YEO = 4–0

| match_BIR_ARS = 3–0

| match_BIR_BRI = 2–0

| match_BIR_CHE = 0–2

| match_BIR_EVE = 2–1

| match_BIR_LIV = 4–0

| match_BIR_MCI = 2–0

| match_BIR_REA = 1-1

| match_BIR_SUN = 2–0

| match_BIR_YEO = 3–0

| match_BRI_ARS = 1-6

| match_BRI_BIR = 0–2

| match_BRI_CHE = 0–2

| match_BRI_EVE = 2–1

| match_BRI_LIV = 0–2

| match_BRI_MCI = 1–6

| match_BRI_REA = 0–5

| match_BRI_SUN = 1–2

| match_BRI_YEO = 1–0

| match_CHE_ARS = 3–2

| match_CHE_BIR = 2–1

| match_CHE_BRI = 6–0

| match_CHE_EVE = 1–0

| match_CHE_LIV = 1–0

| match_CHE_MCI = 0–0

| match_CHE_REA = 2–2

| match_CHE_SUN = 2–1

| match_CHE_YEO = 6–0

| match_EVE_ARS = 0–2

| match_EVE_BIR = 0–3

| match_EVE_BRI = 1–2

| match_EVE_CHE = 0–1

| match_EVE_LIV = 0–2

| match_EVE_MCI = 2–3

| match_EVE_REA = 2–1

| match_EVE_SUN = 5–1

| match_EVE_YEO = 3–1

| match_LIV_ARS = 0–3

| match_LIV_BIR = 1–0

| match_LIV_BRI = 2–0

| match_LIV_CHE = 2-3

| match_LIV_EVE = 1–1

| match_LIV_MCI = 1–0

| match_LIV_REA = 0–3

| match_LIV_SUN = 3–1

| match_LIV_YEO = 8–0

| match_MCI_ARS = 5–2

| match_MCI_BIR = 3–1

| match_MCI_BRI = 4–0

| match_MCI_CHE = 2–2

| match_MCI_EVE = 3-0

| match_MCI_LIV = 4–0

| match_MCI_REA = 0–2

| match_MCI_SUN = 3–0

| match_MCI_YEO = 5-0

| match_REA_ARS = 0–0

| match_REA_BIR = 2–2

| match_REA_BRI = 4–0

| match_REA_CHE = 2–2

| match_REA_EVE = 3–0

| match_REA_LIV = 3–0

| match_REA_MCI = 2–5

| match_REA_SUN = 0–1

| match_REA_YEO = 3–0

| match_SUN_ARS = 0-2

| match_SUN_BIR = 3–0

| match_SUN_BRI = 1–2

| match_SUN_CHE = 0–6

| match_SUN_EVE = 1–1

| match_SUN_LIV = 1–4

| match_SUN_MCI = 0–3

| match_SUN_REA = 0–2

| match_SUN_YEO = 2-1

| match_YEO_ARS = 0–0

| match_YEO_BIR = 0–0

| match_YEO_BRI = 0–2

| match_YEO_CHE = 0–2

| match_YEO_EVE = 0–2

| match_YEO_LIV = 0–4

| match_YEO_MCI = 0–4

| match_YEO_REA = 0–4

| match_YEO_SUN = 0–1

}}

Top goalscorers

{{updated|20 May 2018}}{{cite web|title=PLAYER STATS|url=http://www.fawsl.com/playerStats.html|access-date=1 October 2017|archive-date=2 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502053313/http://www.fawsl.com/playerStats.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Top Scorers – Womens Super League – Football|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/womens-super-league/top-scorers|access-date=2 April 2018|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-date=18 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918151215/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/womens-super-league/top-scorers|url-status=live}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Team

!Goals

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ellen White

|align="left"|Birmingham City

|15

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nikita Parris

|align="left"|Manchester City

|11

3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Beth England

|align="left"|Liverpool

|10

rowspan="2"|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Remi Allen

|align="left"|Reading

|rowspan="2"|9

align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Isobel Christiansen

|align="left"|Manchester City

rowspan="3"|6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Brooke Chaplen

|align="left"|Reading

|rowspan="3"|8

align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Fran Kirby

|align="left"|Chelsea

align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Beth Mead

|align="left"|Arsenal

See also

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.fawsl.com Official website]

{{FA Women's Super League}}

{{2017–18 in English women's football}}

{{2017–18 in European women's football (UEFA)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 FA WSL}}

Category:Women's Super League seasons

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