The FA WSL 1 Spring Series was an interim edition of the FA WSL between the sixth and seventh full seasons. The Spring Series ran from February to May 2017 to bridge the gap from the 2016 FA WSL season which ran from March to September as a summer tournament, and the 2017–18 season which started in September 2017.
While the 2017–18 season planned to feature 21 clubs, the Spring Series contained 20. Notts County Ladies F.C. folded two days before they were due to play their first Spring Series game, leaving 19 teams in total. Teams played each other once, with no promotion or relegation before the full 2017–18 season.
Ten teams were due to compete in this season. Notts County Ladies announced it was folding and withdrew from the league two days before their first scheduled fixture.
Teams
Team Location Ground Capacity 2016 season Arsenal Canons Park The Hive Stadium 5,176 3rd Birmingham City Solihull Damson Park 3,050 4th Bristol City Filton Stoke Gifford Stadium 1,500 2nd, WSL 2 Chelsea Staines Wheatsheaf Park 3,009 2nd Liverpool Widnes Select Security Stadium 13,350 5th Manchester City Manchester Academy Stadium 7,000 1st Reading High Wycombe Adams Park 9,617 8th Sunderland Hetton-le-Hole Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground 2,500 7th Yeovil Town Yeovil Huish Park 9,565 1st, WSL 2Notts CountyNottinghamMeadow Lane20,2296th
Table
Results
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Fran KirbyChelsea62 Caroline WeirLiverpool53 Karen CarneyChelsea4 Danielle CarterArsenal Erin CuthbertChelsea Toni DugganManchester City Natasha HardingLiverpool Ji So-yunChelsea Jordan NobbsArsenal Drew SpenceChelsea
See also
FA WSL 2 Spring Series
References