The FA WSL 2 Spring Series was an interim edition of the FA WSL 2 between the fourth and fifth full seasons. The Spring Series ran from February to May 2017 to bridge the gap from the 2016 season which ran from March to September as a summer tournament, and the 2017–18 season which started in September 2017.
Teams played each other once, with no promotion or relegation before the full 2017–18 season.
Teams
Team Location Ground Capacity 2016 season Aston Villa Tamworth The Lamb Ground 4,000 7th Brighton & Hove Albion Lancing Culver Road 2,000 1st, 2015–16 WPL Doncaster Rovers Belles Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 9th, FA WSL 1 Durham Durham New Ferens Park 3,000 4th Everton Widnes Select Security Stadium 13,350 3rd London Bees Canons Park The Hive Stadium 5,176 6th Millwall Lionesses Bermondsey St. Paul's Sports Ground 2,500 8th Oxford United Abingdon Northcourt Road 2,000 9th Sheffield Dronfield Coach and Horses 2,000 5th Watford Kings Langley Global Metcorp Stadium 1,000 10th
Ten teams competed in this season. Brighton & Hove Albion was promoted after beating Sporting Club Albion in the 2015–16 FA Women's Premier League Championship play-off. Following the closure of Notts County in April 2017, one team was promoted at the end of the Spring Series to the WSL1 for the 2017–18 season, based on an evaluation by the FA of applicant clubs' business plans, budget, youth development, facilities and on-pitch performance.
Table
Results
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Courtney Sweetman-KirkDoncaster Rovers Belles92 Claudia WalkerEverton73 Simone MagillEverton5 Zoe NessDurham5 Natasha BaptisteAston Villa4 Ashleigh GoddardLondon Bees Ini-Abasi UmotongOxford United Jo WilsonLondon Bees
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