Sixth season of the top English women's association football league
Football league season
FA WSL
Season
2016
Champions
Manchester City
← 2015
Spring Series →
The 2016 FA WSL was the sixth edition of the FA WSL since it was formed in 2010. The WSL 1 was expanded to nine teams. The WSL 2 included one team promoted from the FA Women's Premier League for the first time. The season started on 23 March and Chelsea were the defending WSL 1 champions.
Manchester City won their first ever WSL 1 championship on 25 September 2016 with a 2–0 win over Chelsea.[1][2]
^Leighton, Tony. "Manchester City seal Women's Super League title with a 2-0 win over Chelsea". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
^"Man City Women are champions!". Manchester City W.F.C. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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FA Cup and 2021–22 League Cup winner, has twice been named in the PFA WSL Team of the Year, and was the joint top assist provider in the 2020–21 WSL season...
from the 2014 FAWSL. Chelsea became the title winners and together with Manchester City (who finished as runners-up) qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Women's...
Players' Player of the Year after leading Chelsea to win the 2019–20 FAWSL and 2019–20 FA League Cup. She was also named to the PFA Team of the Year. England...
Toone goal. Manchester City FAWSL: 2016FAWSL Cup: 2016 Manchester United FA Women's Championship: 2018–19 Women's FA Cup: 2023–24; runner-up: 2022–23...
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Frauen of the Nationalliga A, for West Ham United of the FAWSL, and on loan with Everton of the FAWSL. After beginning her career at age nine with FC Konolfingen...
scoring the decisive kick. In May 2016, Nobbs featured in the 2016FA Cup final which Arsenal won 1–0 against Chelsea. The WSL season was once again ultimately...
Hove Albion in the FAWSL 2 in January 2017 for the 2017 Spring Series. The team has since moved up to England's top flight, the FAWSL. In September 2020...
2023 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. She previously played for FAWSL clubs Bristol Academy, Birmingham City, Doncaster Belles, and Reading, and...
the 2014 season. In the 2016FAWSL summer season, London Bees became the first WSL 2 club to reach the semi-finals of the FAWSL Cup, after notable wins...
Everton FA Women's League Cup: 2007-08 FA Women's Cup: 2009–10 Manchester City FA Women's League Cup: 2014, 2016FAWSL: 2016 Women's FA Cup: 2016–17 Barcelona...
Women's FA Cup: 2011–12 Chelsea FAWSL 1 Winner: 2015 Women's FA Cup: 2014–15 FAWSL 1 Runner-up: 2012, 2014 Manchester City FAWSL 1 Winner 2016FAWSL Cup:...
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against London Bees in the FAWSL Cup in May 2014. She made her first start two months later against Watford. During the 2016FAWSL mid-season transfer window...
with Everton before transferring to FAWSL clubs Liverpool Ladies in November 2012 and Doncaster Rovers Belles in 2016. She also spent three periods on loan...
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