2005–06 FA Women's Premier League

FA Women's Premier League

Season	2005–06
Relegated	N/A
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 FA Women's Premier League season was the 15th season of the FA Women's Premier League.

Team name changes

2004–05	2005–06
Bristol Rovers	Bristol Academy
Oldham Curzon	Curzon Ashton

National Division

Main article: FA Women's Premier League National Division

FA Women's Premier League
National Division

Season	2005–06
Champions	Arsenal 9th title
Matches played	90
Goals scored	340 (3.78 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kelly Smith (18 goals)
Biggest home win	Charlton Athletic 8–0 Sunderland (27 November 2005)
Biggest away win	Birmingham City 0–7 Arsenal (13 November 2005)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The season started on 14 August 2005 and ended on 14 May 2006. Arsenal were the defending champions, while Sunderland and Chelsea entered as the promoted teams from the 2004–05 Northern and Southern Divisions. Bristol Rovers changed their name to Bristol Academy to reflect the added investment and commitment of the Bristol Academy of Sport. Arsenal won their third consecutive league title, and eight overall. The National Division was expanded from 10 to 12 clubs ahead of the 2006–07 season.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal (C)	18	16	2	0	83	20	+63	50	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
2	Everton	18	14	2	2	46	20	+26	44
3	Charlton Athletic	18	12	3	3	41	13	+28	39
4	Doncaster Rovers Belles	18	7	2	9	32	34	−2	23
5	Bristol Academy	18	4	8	6	19	29	−10	20
6	Birmingham City	18	6	2	10	24	40	−16	20
7	Leeds United	18	4	6	8	27	36	−9	18
8	Fulham	18	4	2	12	24	45	−21	14
9	Sunderland (O)	18	3	4	11	22	57	−35	13	Qualification for relegation playoffs
10	Chelsea (O)	18	3	3	12	22	46	−24	12

Source: FA WPL
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Results

Home \ Away	ARS	EVE	CHA	DON	BRI	BIR	LEE	FUL	SUN	CHE
Arsenal	—	5–0	2–0	4–0	5–1	4–2	4–3	5–1	7–0	6–0
Everton	3–3	—	1–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–1	5–2	4–0	5–0
Charlton Athletic	3–3	1–0	—	1–0	2–1	1–0	2–0	2–1	8–0	4–1
Doncaster Rovers Belles	3–5	0–3	1–2	—	0–0	4–1	0–0	1–0	1–3	3–2
Bristol Academy	1–5	0–0	0–0	1–6	—	1–1	3–1	1–0	1–1	2–0
Birmingham City	0–7	1–3	1–0	0–2	0–3	—	3–3	1–0	2–0	2–4
Leeds United	1–4	2–4	1–1	3–1	2–2	0–2	—	2–1	1–1	1–2
Fulham	1–6	2–3	0–6	2–5	1–1	3–1	0–1	—	4–2	1–2
Sunderland	1–6	0–3	0–6	3–2	3–1	1–2	2–2	1–2	—	1–1
Chelsea	0–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–0	1–4	2–3	0–2	4–3	—

Source: FA WPL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

National Division	1st leg	2nd leg	Regional Division Runners-Up
Sunderland (9th place National Division)	1–3	4–2	Bristol City (2nd place Southern Division)
Chelsea (10th place National Division)	3–0	1–1	Liverpool (2nd place Northern Division)

No relegations.

Top goalscorers

As of 14 May 2006.

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Kelly Smith	Arsenal	18
2	Lianne Sanderson	Arsenal	17
3	Jody Handley	Everton	12
	Jayne Ludlow	Arsenal	12
5	Eniola Aluko	Charlton Athletic	11

Northern Division

Main article: FA Women's Premier League Northern Division

FA Women's Premier League
Northern Division

Season	2005–06
Champions	Blackburn Rovers
Promoted	Blackburn Rovers
Relegated	Middlesbrough
Matches played	132
Goals scored	590 (4.47 per match)
Top goalscorer	Vicky Abbott (21 goals)
Biggest home win	Lincoln City 7–0 Curzon Ashton (6 November 2005)
Biggest away win	Curzon Ashton 1–6 Blackburn Rovers (5 October 2005)
Highest scoring	Curzon Ashton 2–6 Newcastle United (4 September 2005)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The season started on 14 August 2005 and ended on 14 May 2006.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Blackburn Rovers (C, P)	22	20	2	0	55	12	+43	62	Promotion to the National Division
2	Liverpool	22	15	3	4	39	17	+22	48	Qualification for the relegation playoffs
3	Tranmere Rovers	22	13	4	5	41	29	+12	43
4	Lincoln City	22	11	3	8	40	31	+9	36
5	Nottingham Forest	22	8	6	8	33	30	+3	30
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	6	10	6	29	33	−4	28
7	Aston Villa	22	8	2	12	33	38	−5	26
8	Newcastle United	22	6	7	9	32	33	−1	25
9	Stockport County	22	5	7	10	24	31	−7	22
10	Curzon Ashton	22	4	6	12	27	64	−37	18
11	Manchester City	22	3	7	12	19	31	−12	16
12	Middlesbrough (R)	22	3	3	16	18	41	−23	12	Relegation to the Northern Combination League

Source: FA WPL
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	BLR	LIV	TRR	LIC	NOF	WOW	ASV	NEU	STC	CUA	MCI	MID
Blackburn Rovers	—	0–0	5–1	2–0	1–0	5–2	3–0	3–0	3–1	1–0	2–0	1–0
Liverpool	0–0	—	3–0	4–1	1–2	0–1	2–0	1–0	4–2	2–0	3–2	2–1
Tranmere Rovers	1–1	2–0	—	1–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–4	5–0
Lincoln City	0–3	0–2	1–3	—	1–1	5–2	2–1	3–1	1–1	7–0	1–1	2–1
Nottingham Forest	1–3	1–1	2–3	2–1	—	1–1	4–1	1–1	1–0	4–1	3–1	3–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–4	0–2	3–1	2–3	1–1	—	2–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	0–0	1–1
Aston Villa	1–2	0–1	1–2	0–2	4–3	2–2	—	0–1	2–0	5–2	1–0	1–1
Newcastle United	3–4	0–1	0–1	0–1	3–1	1–1	4–1	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–3
Stockport County	0–1	1–3	1–2	3–1	1–0	0–0	0–2	0–0	—	4–0	1–1	1–0
Curzon Ashton	1–6	1–1	0–4	0–4	2–1	0–1	1–5	2–6	2–2	—	1–1	3–2
Manchester City	0–1	0–3	0–1	0–2	0–0	1–0	1–2	1–2	2–1	0–1	—	1–2
Middlesbrough	0–1	0–2	0–2	1–0	0–1	0–3	0–1	1–3	1–2	2–4	1–1	—

Source: FA WPL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 14 May 2006.

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Vicky Abbott	Tranmere Rovers	21
2	Katie Anderton	Blackburn Rovers	18
3	Stacey Aisthorpe	Lincoln City	13
4	Natalie Clarke	Nottingham Forest	12
5	Jade Thomas	Liverpool	10

Southern Division

Main article: FA Women's Premier League Southern Division

FA Women's Premier League
Southern Division

Season	2005–06
Champions	Cardiff City
Promoted	Cardiff City
Relegated	Langford
Matches played	132
Goals scored	507 (3.84 per match)
Top goalscorer	Helen Ward
Biggest home win	Cardiff City 9–0 Wimbledon (1 May 2006)
Biggest away win	Portsmouth 0–6 Millwall Lionesses (22 January 2006)
Highest scoring	Brighton & Hove Albion 3–7 Watford (13 November 2005)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The season started on 14 August 2005 and ended on 7 May 2006. Reading Royals were affiliated with Reading until May 2006. Cardiff City qualified for the European Cup by winning the Welsh Women's Cup.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Cardiff City (C, P)	22	14	7	1	53	17	+36	49	Promotion to the National Division, Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
2	Bristol City	22	16	1	5	51	30	+21	49	Qualification for the relegation playoffs
3	Watford	22	14	5	3	59	28	+31	47
4	Portsmouth	22	12	4	6	58	39	+19	40
5	Millwall Lionesses	22	11	5	6	51	31	+20	38
6	West Ham United	22	8	4	10	31	33	−2	28
7	Wimbledon	22	8	3	11	39	52	−13	27
8	Reading Royals	22	7	2	13	34	42	−8	23
9	Crystal Palace	22	7	1	14	38	52	−14	22
10	Southampton Saints	22	6	0	16	30	70	−40	18
11	Brighton & Hove Albion	22	4	5	13	33	53	−20	17
12	Langford (R)	22	4	5	13	30	60	−30	17	Relegation to the South East Combination League

Source: FA WPL
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	CAR	BRC	WAT	POR	MIL	WHU	WIM	REA	CRP	SOU	BHA	LAN
Cardiff City	—	3–0	0–1	2–1	1–1	0–0	9–0	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–1	7–1
Bristol City	1–2	—	1–0	3–3	1–2	5–1	2–1	0–2	4–3	3–1	2–0	2–1
Watford	1–1	2–3	—	1–0	1–1	2–1	3–1	3–3	1–0	4–0	4–2	7–0
Portsmouth	0–4	1–3	1–1	—	0–6	3–1	2–2	5–0	3–2	6–0	4–1	2–2
Millwall Lionesses	1–1	2–3	0–3	3–5	—	3–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	7–1	2–2	4–0
West Ham United	0–0	0–2	2–4	1–3	1–3	—	2–1	1–0	1–2	2–0	1–1	4–0
Wimbledon	0–4	0–2	2–1	2–5	3–1	0–4	—	4–1	6–1	1–2	3–0	3–1
Reading Royals	2–3	0–3	1–3	2–1	1–2	0–1	3–0	—	3–0	1–3	4–2	4–1
Crystal Palace	1–2	2–4	3–5	1–4	3–1	1–0	3–4	2–1	—	0–2	3–1	2–1
Southampton Saints	1–2	1–4	1–3	0–3	0–3	1–5	2–4	1–4	1–5	—	2–1	3–1
Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	3–1	3–7	1–3	0–3	1–2	2–0	0–0	2–0	4–5	—	2–3
Langford	2–3	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	4–3	2–3	—

Source: FA WPL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 7 May 2006.

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Helen Ward	Watford	30
2	Claire Williams	Millwall Lionesses	16
3	Charley Wilson	Portsmouth	15
4	Gwennan Harries	Cardiff City	13
5	Julie Bygrave	AFC Wimbledon	12

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