Welsh Premier Women's Football League
Season2016–17
ChampionsSwansea City Ladies (3rd title)
RelegatedAberystwyth Town Ladies
Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies
UEFA Women's Champions LeagueSwansea City Ladies
Matches played90
Goals scored386 (4.29 per match)
Top goalscorerLyndsey Davies (28 goals)[1]
Biggest home winCardiff City 10–1 Port Talbot Town[2]
Biggest away winAberystwyth Town 0–6 Swansea City[3]
Highest scoringCardiff City 10–1 Port Talbot Town[4]
Longest winning run14 wins (Swansea City)
Longest unbeaten run17 games (Swansea City)
Longest losing run6 losses (Briton Ferry Llansawel, Aberystwyth Town, Rhyl)

The 2016–17 Welsh Premier League was the eighth season of the Women's Welsh Premier League, the top level women's football league in Wales. The season began on 4 September 2016 and ended on 23 April 2017.

Swansea City Ladies won their third league title, seven points clear of the previous season's winners Cardiff Met. Cardiff Met. won both the Premier League Cup and the Welsh Cup.

Lyndsey Davies of Abergavenny Women won the Golden Boot after scoring 28 goals and also became the first player to reach 100 Premier League goals. Previous Golden Boot winner Shannon Evans finished second with 22 goals. Player of the Season was won by Abergavenny Women's Katrina French.[5] Young Player of the Season was awarded to Alice Griffiths of Cyncoed.

In November 2016, Orchard Media and Events Group became the first headline sponsor of the Welsh Women's Premier League.[6]

Clubs

Locations of teams in the 2016–17 Premier League

Despite a fourth-place finish in the previous season, Cwmbran Celtic withdrew from the league for the 2016-17 citing failure to attract a manager and senior players as the reason for their withdrawal.[7] Briton Ferry Llansawel were the team promoted to replace the relegated Newcastle Emlyn and would play their first season in the Premier League.[8] 2015-16 League Cup runners-up PILCS moved to Abergavenny and were renamed Abergavenny Women.[9] 10 teams ended up competing in the league.

Team City Ground
Aberystwyth Town LadiesAberystwythPark Avenue
Abergavenny Women FCAbergavennyPen-Y-Pound Stadium, Abergavenny
Briton Ferry Llansawel LadiesBriton FerryOld Road, Briton Ferry
Cardiff City WomenCardiffLeckwith Athletics Stadium
Cardiff Metropolitan LadiesCardiffCardiff Metropolitan University, Cyncoed Campus
Cyncoed LadiesCardiffCardiff University Playing Fields, Llanrumney
Llandudno LadiesLlandudno JunctionMaesdu Park
Port Talbot Town LadiesPort TalbotThe Genquip Stadium
Rhyl LadiesRhylRhyl FC's Corbett Sports Stadium
Swansea City LadiesPort TalbotBaglan Playing Fields

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation SWA CAM CAC ABG CYN LLA POR RHY ABE BRI
1 Swansea City 18 16 1 1 65 16 +49 49 Qualification to 2017–18 Champions League — 2–1 4–3 4–5 5–0 3–1 5–0 4–0 3–0 8–0
2 Cardiff Metropolitan 18 13 3 2 57 20 +37 42 2–2 — 3–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 5–2 7–0 4–0
3 Cardiff City 18 11 2 5 62 30 +32 35 3–4 1–4 — 1–2 2–2 6–1 10–1 5–1 1–1 5–3
4 Abergavenny Women 18 11 2 5 47 23 +24 35 0–1 0–2 0–1 — 2–0 6–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 7–1
5 Cyncoed Ladies 18 6 4 8 37 43 −6 22 0–1 4–1 2–6 4–1 — 4–2 0–4 4–3 4–0 3–5
6 Llandudno Ladies 18 6 4 8 36 48 −12 22 1–4 0–4 1–3 4–2 2–2 — 3–3 3–2 2–0 3–1
7 Port Talbot Town 18 4 3 11 22 45 −23 15 0–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–2 1–1 — 1–2 3–0 2–3
8 Rhyl Ladies 18 3 3 12 23 51 −28 12 0–4 1–3 1–5 0–3 1–3 1–1 3–1 — 4–0 1–1
9 Aberystwyth Town 18 3 3 12 12 50 −38 12 Relegation 0–6 0–4 0–1 0–4 1–1 1–6 2–0 3–0 — 3–1
10 Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies 18 2 5 11 25 60 −35 11 0–3 3–7 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2019. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Awards

Monthly awards

Month WPWL Manager of the Month WPWL Player of the Month References
Manager Club Player Club
September Richie Jermeiah Abergavenny Women Emily Allen Cardiff Metropolitan [10]
October Ian Owen Swansea City Ladies Tania Wylde Aberystwyth Town Ladies [11]
November Fern Burrage Cyncoed Ladies Lauren Lyons Cardiff City [12]
December Ian Owen Swansea City Ladies Katrina French Abergavenny Women [13]
January Kerry Harris Cardiff Metropolitan Ceri Hudson Abergavenny Women [14]
February Tom Jamieson Rhyl Ladies Megan Kearle Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies [15]

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
WPWL Player of the Season Katrina French Abergavenny Women
WPWL Young Player of the Season Alice Griffiths Cyncoed Ladies
WPWL Golden Boot Lyndsey Davies Abergavenny Women

League Cup

← 2015–16  ·  2017–18 →

This was the fourth season of the WPWL Cup and Cardiff Met won the competition for the second time in their history.[16] Briton Ferry Llansawel, Llandudno Ladies, Swansea City, Port Talbot Town and Aberystwyth Town all received byes into the quarter finals. Cardiff City also went straight through to the quarter final stage as Cwmbran Celtic withdrew.[17] The cup was won by Cardiff Met, beating Abergavenny Women 4–2 in the final, in spite of a sending off, with goals from Jassie Vasconcelos (2), Chloe O'Connor and Erin Murray.[18]

Round One

Cwmbran Celtic withdrew allowing Cardiff City a bye into the quarter finals.

6 November 2016[19] Abergavenny Women 5–0 Rhyl Ladies Pen y Pound Stadium
14:00 Lyndsey Davies
Amy Thrupp
Alana Murphy
6 November 2016[20] Cardiff Metropolitan 4–1 Cyncoed Ladies Cardiff Met Cyncoed Campus
14:00

Quarter-finals

4 December 2016[21] Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies 2–5 Abergavenny Women Old Road, Briton Ferry
14:00 Mollie Jones
Claudia Meyrick pen.'		 Gabi Hughes
Alana Murphy
Kate Jeremiah
Lyndsey Davies
Claudia Meyrick o.g.'
4 December 2016[22] Cardiff Metropolitan 4–1 Cardiff City FC Cardiff Met Cyncoed Campus
14:00 Jassie Vasconcelos 48', 75'
Chloe O'Connor 51' (pen.)
Carys Hill 		Report Alicia Davies 84'
4 December 2016[23] Llandudno Ladies F.C. 0–3 Swansea City Ladies Maesdu Park, Llandudno
14:00 Jodie Passmore 50'
Stacey John 53'
Sophie Hancocks 60'
4 December 2016[24] Port Talbot Town Ladies 6–2 (a.e.t.) Aberystwyth Town Ladies The Genquip Stadium, Port Talbot
14:00 Jesci Hare 1'
Terri Beddows 89'
Vicky Stratton 91', 95'
Danni Franklin 111'
Jessica Hammett 114'		 Amy Jenkins 18', 43'

Semi-finals

29 January 2017[25] Cardiff Metropolitan 3–1 (a.e.t.) Swansea City Ladies Cardiff Met Cyncoed Campus
14:00 Lauren Townsend 74'
Jassie Vasconcelos 108'		 Jodie Passmore 20'
29 January 2017[26] Port Talbot Town Ladies 0–4 Abergavenny Women The Genquip Stadium, Port Talbot
14:00 Lyndsey Davies 36'
Ceri Hudson 57'
Katie Adams 59'
Alana Murphy 63'

Final

26 February 2017[27] Abergavenny Women 2-4 Cardiff Metropolitan Leckwith Stadium, Cardiff
14:00 Ceri Hudson 57'
Lyndsey Davies 66'		 Report Chloe O'Connor 19'
Jassie Vasconcelos 61'
Stephanie Turner Red card 56'
Erin Murray 64'

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