2019–20 Welsh Premier Women's League

The 2019–20 Welsh Premier League was the eleventh season of the Women's Welsh Premier League, the top level women's football league in Wales. The season began on 8 September 2019 and was suspended indefinitely in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Welsh Premier Women's Football League
Season2019–20
ChampionsSwansea City (4th title)
RelegatedNone
UEFA Women's Champions LeagueSwansea City
Matches played41
Goals scored133 (3.24 per match)
Biggest home winPort Talbot Town 4–0 Aberystwyth Town[1]
Cardiff City 5–1 Abergavenny[2]
Port Talbot Town 4–0 Abergavenny[3]
Biggest away winCyncoed Ladies 0–7 Swansea City[4]
Highest scoringCyncoed Ladies 0–7 Swansea City[5]
Port Talbot Town 5–2 Briton Ferry Llansawel[6]
Longest winning run9 wins (Swansea City)
Longest unbeaten run11 games (Swansea City)
Longest losing run10 losses (Aberystwyth Town)

In May, it was confirmed that the season would be deemed complete and an unweighted points per game method would be used to determine the league winner.[8] After an unbeaten season, Swansea City were crowned champions for the fourth time in their history, winning 10 and drawing 1 of their 11 games. Swansea City also reached the final of the WPWL Cup, but their game against Cardiff Met. to decide the winner of the competition did not take place after the FAW National Cup Board terminated the competition.[9]

Alana Murphy of Cardiff City won the Golden Boot after scoring 10 goals in 10 games.[10] Swansea City goalkeeper Deanna Lewis won the Golden Glove after only conceding one goal during the season.[11]

Clubs
Locations of teams in the 2019–20 Premier League

After finishing at the bottom of the table in the 2018–19 season, Rhyl Ladies ended up remaining in the top division after no teams applied for promotion from the North Wales Women's League. However, in August it was announced that Rhyl Ladies would be withdrawing their place in the competition, citing a lack of players.[12] The league began with nine times, but in December Llandudno Ladies also withdrew from the league with immediate effect and their results up until that point were expunged.[13] The league finished with eight competing teams.

Team City Ground
Abergavenny Women FCAbergavennyPen-Y-Pound Stadium, Abergavenny
Aberystwyth TownAberystwythPark Avenue (Aberystwyth)
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 Ladies*Llandudno JunctionMaesdu Park
Port Talbot Town LadiesPort TalbotThe Genquip Stadium
Swansea City LadiesSwanseaBaglan Playing Fields

*Withdrew from the league mid-season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation SWA CAM CAC POR CYN BRI ABG ABE
1 Swansea City 11 10 1 0 30 1 +29 31 Qualification to 2020–21 Champions League — 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–0
2 Cardiff Metropolitan 11 9 0 2 25 4 +21 27 0–1 — 3–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–0
3 Cardiff City 10 7 1 2 25 9 +16 22 0–0 — 3–0 2–1 5–1 4–1
4 Port Talbot Town 12 7 0 5 24 18 +6 21 0–2 0–3 1–2 — 1–0 5–2 4–0 4–0
5 Cyncoed Ladies 11 3 2 6 12 26 −14 11 0–7 1–4 1–3 — 2–1 1–1 3–2
6 Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies 8 1 1 6 8 19 −11 4 0–4 1–2 2–2 — 1–0
7 Abergavenny Women 9 1 1 7 4 23 −19 4 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–1 0–2 —
8 Aberystwyth Town 10 0 0 10 5 33 −28 0 1–5 0–4 0–6 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Awards

Annual awards
Award Winner Club
WPWL Golden Boot Alana Murphy Cardiff City
WPWL Golden Glove Deanna Lewis Swansea City Ladies

League Cup

This was the seventh season of the WPWL Cup. The competition was revamped to include a group stage with each team playing two home games and two away games, with the top two teams progressing to the semi-final.[14] Swansea City topped Group 1, with Cardiff City finishing runners up. Cardiff Met. topped Group 2, with Port Talbot Town finishing runners up. In the semi-finals, Cardiff Met. beat Cardiff City on penalties following a 2–2 draw and would have gone on to play Swansea City in the final after their 3–0 victory over Port Talbot Town.[15] The final did not end up taking place and as such there was no winner of the competition.

References
  1. "Port Talbot Town vs. Aberystwyth Town – 10 November 2019 – Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. "Cardiff City vs. Abergavenny – 5 January 2020 – Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. "Port Talbot Town vs. Abergavenny – 1 March 2020 – Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. "Cyncoed vs. Swansea City – 15 December 2019 – Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. "Cyncoed vs. Swansea City – 15 December 2019 – Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. "Port Talbot Town vs. Briton Ferry – 2 February 2020 – Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. "Orchard WPWL End of Season Round-Up 2019/20 :: Cymru Football". www.cymrufootball.wales.
  8. "FAW / FAW Board decide to curtail National Leagues season". www.faw.cymru. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  9. "FAW / 2019/20 FAW Cup Competitions Terminated". www.faw.cymru. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  10. Frith, Wilf (10 July 2020). "#WPWL: Golden Boot and Golden Glove winners revealed". SheKicks. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  11. "Swansea City Ladies keeper Deanna Lewis scoops Golden Glove award | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
  12. "Rhyl Ladies FC pull out of Welsh Premier Women's League due to lack of players". Grassroots North Wales | Championing Local Sport | Dave Jones Sportswriter | nwsport.co.uk. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  13. Frith, Wilf (4 December 2019). "#WPWL: Llandudno withdraw from league". SheKicks. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  14. "Welsh Premier Women's League Cup draw made". SheKicks. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  15. Frith, Wilf (24 February 2020). "#WPWLCup: Cardiff Met and Swansea City Ladies reach final". SheKicks. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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