The 2016 FA WSL 1 was the sixth edition of the FA WSL since it was formed in 2010. The WSL 1 was expanded to nine teams. 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.
Teams
Team Location Ground Capacity 2015 season Arsenal Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,502 3rd Birmingham City Solihull Damson Park 3,050 6th Chelsea Staines Wheatsheaf Park 3,009 1st Doncaster Rovers Belles Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 2nd, WSL 2 Liverpool Widnes Halton Stadium 13,350 7th Manchester City Manchester Academy Stadium 7,000 2nd Notts County Nottingham Meadow Lane 20,229 5th Reading High Wycombe Adams Park 10,000 1st, WSL 2 Sunderland Hetton-le-Hole Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground 2,500 4th
Table
Results
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Eniola AlukoChelsea92 Jane RossManchester City83 Caroline WeirLiverpool74 Danielle CarterArsenal65 Fran KirbyChelsea5 Beth MeadSunderland Katie ChapmanChelsea Toni DugganManchester City Jessica ClarkeNotts County Ji So-yunChelsea Awards Annual awards Award Winner Club PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year Lucy Bronze Manchester City PFA Women's Young Player of the Year Jess Carter Birmingham City FA WSL 1 Players' Player of the Year Lucy Bronze Manchester City FA WSL Manager of the Year Nick Cushing Manchester City FA WSL 1 Top Goalscorer Eniola Aluko Chelsea Vauxhall England Women's Player of the Year Jordan Nobbs Arsenal Vauxhall England Women's Young Player of the Year Millie Bright Chelsea FA WSL Goal of the Season Claire Emslie Bristol City PFA WSL Team of the Year Goalkeeper Mary Earps (Reading) Defenders Lucy Bronze (Manchester City) Jennifer Beattie (Manchester City) Steph Houghton (Manchester City) Jess Carter (Birmingham City) Midfielders Karen Carney (Chelsea) Jill Scott (Manchester City) Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal) Caroline Weir (Liverpool) Forwards Jane Ross (Manchester City) Eniola Aluko (Chelsea)
See also
2016 FA WSL Cup 2016 FA WSL 2
References
External links Official website WSL Season at soccerway.com WSL 2 Season at soccerway.com League Cup at soccerway.com