2021–22 FA Women's National League
Season | 2021–22 |
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Champions | Southampton |
Promoted | Southampton |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
The 2021–22 FA Women's National League was the 31st season of the competition, and the fourth since a restructure and rebranding of the top four tiers of English football by The Football Association. Starting in 1991, it was previously known as the FA Women's Premier League. It sits at the third and fourth levels of the women's football pyramid, below the FA Women's Championship and above the eight regional football leagues.[1]
The league featured six regional divisions: the Northern and Southern Premier divisions at level three of the pyramid, and Division One North, Division One Midlands, Division One South East, and Division One South West at the fourth level. The league consisted of 76 teams, divided into six divisions of 13 teams apart from the Southern Premier Division which contains 14 teams, Division One North which contains 12 teams, and Division One South West which contains 11 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the Northern and Southern Premier divisions qualified for a play-off match to decide the overall National League champion. Southampton beat Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final and were promoted to the FA Women's Championship.[2]
Premier Division
[edit]Northern Premier Division
[edit]Season | 2021–22 |
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Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Relegated | Middlesbrough Hull Cinty Sheffield |
Matches played | 156 |
Goals scored | 529 (3.39 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ellie Gilliatt (Derby County) Faye McCoy (Fylde) Evie Priestley (Burnley) (16 goals) |
Biggest home win | Burnley 7–0 Hull City (3 April 2022) |
Biggest away win | West Bromwich Albion 0–8 Burnley (24 April 2022) |
Highest scoring | Loughborough Lightning 5–4 Brighouse Town (30 January 2022) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
Changes from last season:
- Following the second consecutive curtailment of the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2021, it was decided that upward club movement within the women's football pyramid would be done via application. All clubs from tiers 3 to 6 were eligible to apply to move into the league immediately one tier above where they currently played with applications marked against a criterion weighted 75% on-field and 25% off-field.[3]
- Sunderland were promoted to FA Women's Championship via application.[4]
- Brighouse Town were promoted from Division One North via application.[5]
- Wolverhampton Wanderers were promoted from Division One Midlands via application.[6]
- Loughborough Foxes merged with Loughborough University's performance team to become Loughborough Lightning.[7]
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League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (C) | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 16 | +45 | 59 | Qualification for the Championship play-off |
2 | Derby County | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 51 | |
3 | Fylde | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 47 | |
4 | Burnley | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 27 | +43 | 46 | |
5 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 44 | |
6 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 43 | |
7 | Brighouse Town | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 40 | |
8 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 28 | |
9 | Stoke City | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 25 | |
10 | Loughborough Lightning | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 23 | |
11 | Middlesbrough (R) | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 67 | −40 | 18 | Relegation to the Division One North |
12 | Hull City (R) | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 72 | −54 | 9 | |
13 | Sheffield (R) | 24 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 63 | −50 | 8 | Relegation to the Division One Midlands |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Southern Premier Division
[edit]Season | 2021–22 |
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Champions | Southampton |
Promoted | Southampton |
Relegated | Cardiff City Chichester & Selsey Keynsham Town Hounslow |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 658 (3.62 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ella Pusey (Southampton) (24 goals) |
Biggest home win | Southampton 9–0 Gillingham (29 August 2021) Ipswich Town 11–2 Keynsham Town (19 September 2021) Southampton 9–0 Keynsham Town (3 October 2021) Bridgwater United 9–0 Keynsham Town (6 October 2021) Ipswich Town 9–0 Hounslow (16 January 2022) Oxford United 9–0 Keynsham Town (3 April 2022) |
Biggest away win | Hounslow 0–11 Portsmouth (26 September 2021) |
Highest scoring | Ipswich Town 11–2 Keynsham Town (19 September 2021) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
Changes from last season:
- Following the second consecutive curtailment of the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2021, it was decided that upward club movement within the women's football pyramid would be done via application. All clubs from tiers 3 to 6 were eligible to apply to move into the league immediately one tier above where they currently played with applications marked against a criterion weighted 75% on-field and 25% off-field.[3]
- Watford were promoted to FA Women's Championship via application.[4]
- London Bees were relegated from FA Women's Championship on sporting merit.
- Ipswich Town were promoted from Division One South East via application.[8]
- Southampton were promoted from Division One South West via application.[9]
- Yeovil United became Bridgwater United W.F.C. after merging with men's club Bridgwater Town.[10]
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League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Southampton (C, O, P) | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 13 | +86 | 69 | Qualification for the Championship play-off |
2 | Oxford United | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 15 | +56 | 60 | |
3 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 14 | +55 | 58 | |
4 | Bridgwater United | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 16 | +32 | 50 | |
5 | Crawley Wasps | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 45 | |
6 | Gillingham | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 45 | |
7 | Portsmouth | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 43 | |
8 | London Bees | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 30 | |
9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 29 | |
10 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 29 | |
11 | Cardiff City Ladies (R) | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 24[a] | Relegation to the Division One South West |
12 | Chichester & Selsey (R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 24 | |
13 | Keynsham Town (R) | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 31 | 110 | −79 | 18 | |
14 | Hounslow (R) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 122 | −117 | 0 | Relegation to the Division One South East |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Cardiff City were deducted one point for failing to fulfil a fixture against Southampton on 9 October 2021. Deducted further one point for failing to fulfil another fixture
Results
[edit]Championship play-off
[edit]The overall FA WNL champion was decided by a play-off match held at the end of the season between the Northern Division and Southern Division winners. The play-off match winner also earned promotion to the FA Women's Championship subject to meeting licensing requirements. The game was broadcast live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.[11]
Southampton | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Division One
[edit]Division One North
[edit]Season | 2021–22 |
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Champions | Liverpool Feds |
Promoted | Liverpool Feds |
Relegated | F.C. United of Manchester Chester-le-Street Alnwick Town |
Matches played | 156 |
Goals scored | 545 (3.49 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Katie Barker (Newcastle United) (21 goals) |
Biggest home win | Newcastle United 10–0 F.C. United of Manchester (9 January 2022) |
Biggest away win | F.C. United of Manchester 0–6 Newcastle United (15 August 2021) |
Highest scoring | Leeds United 5–5 Durham Cestria (10 October 2021) Newcastle United 10–0 F.C. United of Manchester (9 January 2022) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
Changes from last season:
- Following the second consecutive curtailment of the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2021, it was decided that upward club movement within the women's football pyramid would be done via application. All clubs from tiers 3 to 6 were eligible to apply to move into the league immediately one tier above where they currently played with applications marked against a criterion weighted 75% on-field and 25% off-field.[3]
- Brighouse Town were promoted to Northern Premier Division via application.[5]
- Alnwick Town were promoted from North East Regional Women's Football League via application.[3]
- F.C. United of Manchester were promoted from North West Women's Regional Football League via application.[12]
- Bolton Ladies folded and withdrew from the league prior to the start of the 2021–22 season.
Club | Home ground | Position 2020–21 |
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Alnwick Town | St James Park, Alnwick | NEWRFL, N/A |
Barnsley | Barnsley FC Academy, Barnsley | N/A |
Bradford City | Plumpton Park, Wrose | N/A |
Chester-le-Street | Moor Park, Chester Moor | N/A |
Chorley | Blainscough Park, Coppull | N/A |
Durham Cestria | The Graham Sports Centre, Durham | N/A |
F.C. United of Manchester | Broadhurst Park, Moston | NWWRFL, N/A |
Leeds United | Ings Lane, Tadcaster | N/A |
Liverpool Feds | Jericho Lane, Liverpool | N/A |
Newcastle United | Druid Park, Woolsington | N/A |
Norton & Stockton Ancients | Station Road, Norton, County Durham | N/A |
Stockport County | Stockport Sports Village, Stockport | N/A |
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Liverpool Feds (C, P) | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 11 | +49 | 59 | Promotion to the Northern Premier Division |
2 | Newcastle United | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 16 | +69 | 56 | |
3 | Durham Cestria | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 41 | |
4 | Leeds United | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 40 | |
5 | Chorley | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 34 | |
6 | Stockport County | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 27 | |
7 | Bradford City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 26 | |
8 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 26 | |
9 | Barnsley | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 23[a] | |
10 | F.C. United of Manchester (R) | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 72 | −38 | 21 | Relegation from the National League |
11 | Chester-le-Street (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 14 | |
12 | Alnwick Town (R) | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 95 | −71 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Barnsley were deducted three points
Division One Midlands
[edit]Season | 2021–22 |
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Champions | Boldmere St. Michaels |
Promoted | Boldmere St. Michaels |
Relegated | Burton Albion Bedworth United |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 522 (3.95 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jasmine Saxton (Doncaster Rovers Belles) (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Solihull Moors 8–0 Leek Town (15 August 2021) Lincoln City 9–1 Bedworth United (27 February 2022) |
Biggest away win | Bedworth United 0–10 Leafield Athletic (2 February 2022) |
Highest scoring | Leek Town 2–9 Doncaster Rovers Belles (23 January 2022) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
Changes from last season:
- Following the second consecutive curtailment of the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2021, it was decided that upward club movement within the women's football pyramid would be done via application. All clubs from tiers 3 to 6 were eligible to apply to move into the league immediately one tier above where they currently played with applications marked against a criterion weighted 75% on-field and 25% off-field.[3]
- Wolverhampton Wanderers were promoted to Northern Premier Division via application.[6]
- Leek Town were promoted from West Midlands Regional Women's Football League via application.[3]
- Peterborough United were promoted from East Midlands Regional Women's Football League via application.[13]
- Holwell Sports folded on 3 January 2022 and their results were removed from the league table.[14]
Club | Home ground | Position 2020–21 |
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Bedworth United | The Oval, Bedworth | N/A |
Boldmere St. Michaels | Trevor Brown Memorial Ground, Sutton Coldfield | N/A |
Burton Albion | Hillsfield, Rocester | N/A |
Doncaster Rovers Belles | Oxford Street, Rossington | N/A |
Holwell Sports | Welby Road, Asfordby Hill | N/A |
Leafield Athletic | Dickens Heath Sports Club, Solihull | N/A |
Leek Town | Harrison Park, Leek | WMRWFL, N/A |
Lincoln City | Moorlands Sports Ground, Lincoln | N/A |
Long Eaton United | Grange Park, Long Eaton | N/A |
Peterborough United | Mick George Training Academy, Orton | EMRWFL, N/A |
Solihull Moors | Damson Park, Solihull | N/A |
Sporting Khalsa | Aspray Arena, Willenhall | N/A |
Wem Town | Butler Sports Centre, Wem | N/A |
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Boldmere St. Michaels (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 20 | +39 | 51 | Promotion to the Northern Premier Division |
2 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 21 | +34 | 49 | |
3 | Lincoln City | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 30 | +38 | 48 | |
4 | Long Eaton United | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 38 | |
5 | Leek Town | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 33 | |
6 | Sporting Khalsa | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 32 | |
7 | Solihull Moors | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 30 | |
8 | Peterborough United | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 29 | |
9 | Leafield Athletic | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 26 | |
10 | Wem Town (N) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 15 | Relegation to the National League |
11 | Burton Albion (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 63 | −37 | 15 | |
12 | Bedworth United (R) | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 83 | −60 | 7 | |
13 | Holwell Sports (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club withdrew |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (N) Not relegated; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (W) Withdrew from the league
Division One South East
[edit]Season | 2021–22 |
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Champions | Billericay Town |
Promoted | Billericay Town |
Relegated | Enfield Town Stevenage Harlow Town Kent Football United |
Matches played | 156 |
Goals scored | 550 (3.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ashlee Hincks (AFC Wimbledon) (27 goals) |
Biggest home win | AFC Wimbledon 8–0 Cambridge United (1 May 2022) |
Biggest away win | Norwich City 0–8 Billericay Town (15 August 2021) Stevenage 1–9 AFC Wimbledon (26 September 2021) Harlow Town 0–8 Hashtag United (10 October 2021) |
Highest scoring | Stevenage 1–9 AFC Wimbledon (26 September 2021) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
Changes from last season:
- Following the second consecutive curtailment of the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2021, it was decided that upward club movement within the women's football pyramid would be done via application. All clubs from tiers 3 to 6 were eligible to apply to move into the league immediately one tier above where they currently played with applications marked against a criterion weighted 75% on-field and 25% off-field.[3]
- Ipswich Town were promoted to Southern Premier Division via application.[8]
- Harlow Town were promoted from Eastern Region Women's Football League via application.[15]
- Queens Park Rangers were promoted from London and South East Women's Regional Football League via application.[16]
- Leyton Orient were rebranded London Seaward after Leyton Orient severed ties with the club.[17]
Club | Home ground | Position 2020–21 |
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Actonians | Rectory Park, Northolt | N/A |
AFC Wimbledon | New Plough Lane, Wimbledon | N/A |
Billericay Town | New Lodge, Billericay | N/A |
Cambridge City | The Demcom Stadium, Ely | N/A |
Cambridge United | Rowley Park, St Neots | N/A |
Enfield Town | Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Enfield | N/A |
Harlow Town | The Harlow Arena, Harlow | ERWFL, N/A |
Hashtag United | Park Lane, Canvey Island | N/A |
Kent Football United | Glentworth Sports Club, Kent | N/A |
London Seaward | Hornchurch Stadium, Upminster | N/A (as Leyton Orient) |
Norwich City | The Nest, Horsford | N/A |
Queens Park Rangers | Powerday Stadium, Perivale | LSEWRFL, N/A |
Stevenage | Hertingfordbury Park, Hertford | N/A |
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Billericay Town (C, P) | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 15 | +62 | 63 | Promotion to the Southern Premier Division |
2 | Hashtag United | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 14 | +69 | 62 | |
3 | AFC Wimbledon | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 15 | +47 | 53 | |
4 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 41 | |
5 | Actonians | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 40 | |
6 | London Seaward | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 29 | |
7 | Cambridge City | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 26 | |
8 | Norwich City | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 26 | |
9 | Cambridge United | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 26 | |
10 | Enfield Town (R) | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 24 | Relegation from the National League |
11 | Stevenage (R) | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 61 | −42 | 22 | |
12 | Harlow Town (R) | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 73 | −46 | 17 | |
13 | Kent Football United (R) | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 62 | −43 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Division One South West
[edit]Season | 2021–22 |
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Champions | Cheltenham Town |
Promoted | Cheltenham Town |
Relegated | Poole Town |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 328 (3.64 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Becki Bath (Bournemouth) Connie Pengelly (Exeter City) (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | Southampton Women's F.C. 7–0 Portishead Town (10 October 2021) |
Biggest away win | Poole Town 0–7 Exeter City (10 April 2022) |
Highest scoring | Bournemouth 8–2 Portishead Town (6 February 2022) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
Changes from last season:
- Following the second consecutive curtailment of the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2021, it was decided that upward club movement within the women's football pyramid would be done via application. All clubs from tiers 3 to 6 were eligible to apply to move into the league immediately one tier above where they currently played with applications marked against a criterion weighted 75% on-field and 25% off-field.[3]
- Southampton were promoted to Southern Premier Division via application.[9]
- Brislington took voluntary relegation to South West Regional Women's Football League.
- Bournemouth were promoted from Southern Region Women's Football League via application.[18]
- Portishead Town were promoted from South West Regional Women's Football League via application.[3]
- Buckland Athletic withdrew from the league on 7 December 2021 and their results were removed from the league table.[19]
Club | Home ground | Position 2020–21 |
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Bournemouth | Potterne Park, Verwood | SRWFL, N/A |
Buckland Athletic | Homers Heath, Newton Abbot | N/A |
Cheltenham Town | Corinum Stadium, Cirencester | N/A |
Chesham United | The Meadow, Chesham | N/A |
Exeter City | Cullompton Cricket Club, Cullompton | N/A |
Larkhall Athletic | Larkhall Sports Club, Larkhall | N/A |
Maidenhead United | York Road, Maidenhead | N/A |
Poole Town | Dorset County Ground, Poole | N/A |
Portishead Town | Bristol Road, Portishead | SWRWFL, N/A |
Southampton Women's F.C. | Arlebury Park, New Alresford | N/A |
Swindon Town | Cinder Lane, Fairford | N/A |
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Cheltenham Town (C, P) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 12 | +32 | 45 | Promotion to the Southern Premier Division |
2 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 14 | +38 | 40 | |
3 | Exeter City | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 38 | |
4 | Southampton Women's | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 37 | |
5 | Chesham United | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 26 | |
6 | Maidenhead United | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 22 | |
7 | Swindon Town | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 19 | |
8 | Portishead Town | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 15[a] | |
9 | Larkhall Athletic | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 52 | −32 | 10 | |
10 | Poole Town (R) | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 78 | −75 | 1 | Relegation from the National League |
11 | Buckland Athletic (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club withdrew |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (W) Withdrew from the league
Notes:
- ^ Portishead Town were deducted one point
See also
[edit]- 2021–22 FA Women's National League Cup
- 2021–22 FA Women's National League Plate
- 2021–22 FA WSL (tier 1)
- 2021–22 FA Women's Championship (tier 2)
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