2019–20 FA Women's National League

The 2019–20 FA Women's National League was the 28th season of the competition, and the second since a restructure and rebranding of the top four tiers of English football by The Football Association. Began in 1992, it was previously known as the FA Women's Premier League.[1] It sits at the third and fourth levels of the women's football pyramid, below the FA Women's Championship and above the eight regional football leagues.[2]

FA Women's National League
Season2019–20
Championsnot awarded
Promotednone
Relegatednone

The league features six regional divisions: the Northern and Southern divisions at level three of the pyramid, and below those Division One North, Division One Midlands, Division One South East, and Division One South West. The league normally consists of 72 teams, divided equally into six divisions of twelve teams. At the end of the season the champions of the Northern and Southern divisions will both qualify for a Championship play-off match against each other which will decide the overall National League Champion. The divisional alignments for the forthcoming season were outlined at the National League's AGM on 16 June 2019.[3]

On 5 June 2020, the season was curtailed and all results were expunged with no promotion or relegation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]

Premier Division

Northern Division

Changes from last season:

Club Home ground Position in 2018–19
Burnley Arbories Memorial Sports Ground, Padiham Promoted from D1 North (1st)
Derby County The Don Amott Arena, Derby 3rd
Fylde Mill Farm, Wesham 6th
Huddersfield Town The Stafflex Arena, Kirkburton 4th
Hull City Hull University Sports Ground, Hull 10th
Loughborough Foxes Loughborough University Stadium, Loughborough Realigned from NL South (7th)
Middlesbrough Bedford Terrace, Billingham 5th
Nottingham Forest Stokeld Stadium, Carlton 9th
Sheffield F.C. Coach and Horses, Dronfield 11th
Stoke City Community Drive, Stoke-on-Trent 7th
Sunderland Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground, Hetton-le-Hole 2nd
West Bromwich Albion Trevor Brown Memorial Ground, Sutton Coldfield Promoted from D1 Midlands (1st)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sunderland 14 13 1 0 53 10 +43 40
2 Derby County 15 9 2 4 46 17 +29 29
3 Nottingham Forest 13 9 1 3 27 19 +8 28
4 Stoke City 14 8 1 5 32 17 +15 25
5 Burnley 11 7 1 3 19 13 +6 22
6 Huddersfield Town 12 5 3 4 35 22 +13 18
7 West Bromwich Albion 11 5 2 4 31 20 +11 17
8 Middlesbrough 15 4 2 9 27 52 −25 14
9 Fylde 14 3 4 7 15 24 −9 13
10 Loughborough Foxes 15 4 1 10 24 42 −18 13
11 Hull City 14 2 0 12 23 64 −41 6
12 Sheffield F.C. 10 1 0 9 7 39 −32 3
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results
Home \ Away BUR DER FYL HUD HUL LOU MID NOT SHE STO SUN WBA
Burnley — 3–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 3–0
Derby County 1–0 — 0–1 6–1 5–0 7–0 0–1 2–1
Fylde 1–1 — 1–2 2–1 3–3 1–2
Huddersfield Town 2–3 5–2 2–2 — 6–2 1–1 2–1 1–4
Hull City 1–6 — 3–7 3–6 1–2 0–4 2–1
Loughborough Foxes 0–2 0–2 0–6 3–2 — 6–1 0–3 3–2 0–1 3–3
Middlesbrough 2–3 1–3 1–0 0–6 — 5–2 1–3 1–1
Nottingham Forest 2–1 2–1 5–2 1–0 — 5–0 2–6 1–3
Sheffield F.C. 0–7 2–3 0–5 — 1–6
Stoke City 3–0 3–0 1–1 4–1 3–0 — 0–2 0–2
Sunderland 4–0 9–1 3–1 6–1 3–0 —
West Bromwich Albion 2–3 2–2 4–2 5–0 8–0 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: FA Full-Time
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southern Division

Changes from last season:

Club Home ground Position 2018–19
Cardiff City CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence, Ystrad Mynach 2nd
Chichester City Oaklands Park, Chichester 3rd
Crawley Wasps Tinsley Lane, Crawley Promoted from D1 South East (1st)
Gillingham Maidstone Road Sports Ground, Chatham 10th
Hounslow Green Lane, Hounslow 11th (as QPR)
Keynsham Town The AJN Stadium, Keynsham Promoted from D1 South West (1st)
MK Dons Stadium MK, Milton Keynes 9th
Oxford United Marsh Lane, Marston 4th
Plymouth Argyle Haye Road, Plymouth 6th
Portsmouth Kendall's Stadium, Portsmouth 8th
Watford CRY Community Stadium, Kings Langley 5th
Yeovil Town The Avenue Stadium, Dorchester Relegated from WSL (11th)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Crawley Wasps 14 12 1 1 36 9 +27 37
2 Watford 11 9 1 1 40 14 +26 28
3 Oxford United 14 9 0 5 44 20 +24 27
4 Plymouth Argyle 14 9 0 5 42 18 +24 27
5 Yeovil Town 13 8 2 3 47 17 +30 26
6 Cardiff City Ladies 13 8 1 4 23 9 +14 25
7 Portsmouth 9 5 0 4 28 15 +13 15
8 Milton Keynes Dons 14 4 1 9 18 30 −12 13
9 Gillingham 11 3 2 6 12 27 −15 11
10 Keynsham Town 12 2 1 9 9 39 −30 7
11 Hounslow 14 0 3 11 4 74 −70 3
12 Chichester City 13 0 2 11 6 37 −31 2
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results
Home \ Away CAR CHI CRA GIL HOU KEY MKD OXF PLY POR WAT YEO
Cardiff City — 0–1 6–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–2
Chichester City 0–2 — 1–7 0–0 0–3 0–5 1–4 2–3
Crawley Wasps 2–0 1–0 — 2–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–3
Gillingham 0–5 1–1 — 4–2 0–2 0–4 1–2
Hounslow 0–5 — 1–1 0–4 0–8 0–6 0–9
Keynsham Town 0–2 2–1 0–1 — 1–2 1–6 2–7 0–5
Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 0–2 1–1 — 0–5 1–5 0–4
Oxford United 4–0 1–2 11–0 0–1 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 4–3
Plymouth Argyle 0–1 2–0 2–1 6–1 — 4–5 5–1
Portsmouth 8–0 1–4 — 0–2
Watford 0–2 7–0 3–1 5–2 — 2–2
Yeovil Town 1–1 3–0 1–2 6–1 9–0 2–1 3–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: FA Full-Time
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One

Division One North

Changes from last season:

Club Home ground Position in 2018–19
Barnsley Barnsley FC Academy, Barnsley 4th
Bolton Wanderers Kensite Stadium, Atherton 8th
Bradford City Plumpton Park, Bradford Relegated from NL North (13th)
Brighouse Town The Yorkshire Payments Stadium, Brighouse 2nd
Chester-le-Street Moor Park, Chester Moor 3rd
Chorley Victory Park Stadium, Chorley 7th
Durham Cestria The Graham Sports Centre, Durham Promoted from NERWFL Premier Division (1st)
Leeds United Thorp Arch, Wetherby 6th
Liverpool Feds I.M. Marsh Campus, Liverpool 5th
Newcastle United Druid Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 9th
Norton & Stockton Ancients Norton Teesside Sports Complex, Stockton-on-Tees 10th
Stockport County Stockport Sports Village, Stockport Promoted from NWWRFL Premier Division (1st)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Barnsley 14 12 2 0 39 14 +25 38
2 Leeds United 16 11 2 3 35 16 +19 35
3 Brighouse Town 12 8 4 0 25 10 +15 28
4 Liverpool Feds 15 8 2 5 29 16 +13 26
5 Durham Cestria 13 6 4 3 33 15 +18 22
6 Newcastle United 15 6 2 7 19 23 −4 20
7 Chester-le-Street 13 4 3 6 24 29 −5 15
8 Norton & Stockton Ancients 12 3 4 5 24 30 −6 13
9 Bolton Wanderers 14 3 2 9 16 31 −15 11
10 Stockport County[lower-alpha 1] 15 3 2 10 25 41 −16 10
11 Chorley 13 2 2 9 10 18 −8 8
12 Bradford City 14 2 1 11 9 45 −36 7
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. Stockport County deducted one point

Division One Midlands

Changes from last season:

Club Home ground Position 2018–19
Bedworth United The Oval, Bedworth 5th
Birmingham & West Midlands Trevor Brown Memorial Ground, Sutton Coldfield 3rd
Burton Albion The Lamb Ground, Tamworth 9th
Doncaster Rovers Belles Oxford Street, Rossington Relegated from NL North (12th)
Leafield Athletic Stockingford Pavilion, Nuneaton Promoted from WMRWFL Premier Division (1st)
Leicester United Riverside Pavilion, Leicester Promoted from EMRWFL Premier Division (1st)
Long Eaton United Grange Park, Long Eaton 6th
Lincoln City Ashby Avenue, Lincoln 7th (as Nettleham)
Solihull Moors West Midland Sports & Social Club, Birmingham 10th
Sporting Khalsa The Aspray Arena, Willenhall 4th
The New Saints (TNS) Park Hall Stadium, Oswestry 8th
Wolverhampton Wanderers CKW Stadium, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton 2nd

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 14 0 1 83 10 +73 42
2 Birmingham & West Midlands 15 9 3 3 50 23 +27 30
3 Bedworth United 16 9 3 4 50 34 +16 30
4 The New Saints 15 8 3 4 42 31 +11 27
5 Lincoln City 14 8 0 6 44 25 +19 24
6 Long Eaton United 15 7 1 7 25 23 +2 22
7 Leicester United 13 6 1 6 28 41 −13 19
8 Sporting Khalsa 14 5 1 8 28 32 −4 16
9 Leafield Athletic 14 5 1 8 30 35 −5 16
10 Doncaster Rovers Belles 15 5 1 9 24 37 −13 16
11 Solihull Moors 14 3 0 11 18 53 −35 9
12 Burton Albion 12 0 0 12 10 88 −78 0
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Division One South East

Changes from last season:

Club Home ground Position 2018–19
Actonians Rectory Park, Northolt 4th
AFC Basildon The Frost Hire Stadium, Canvey Island Relegated from NL South (12th as C & K Basildon)
AFC Wimbledon War Memorial Sports Ground, Sutton 6th
Billericay Town AGP Arena, Billericay 2nd
Cambridge City The Ellgia Stadium, Ely Promoted from ERWFL (1st)
Cambridge United Recreation Way, Mildenhall 8th
Enfield Town Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Enfield 3rd
Ipswich Town The Goldstar Ground, Felixstowe 7th
Kent Football United Glentworth Sports Club, Kent Promoted from LSEWRFL (1st)
Leyton Orient Mile End Stadium, Bow, London 5th
Norwich City Plantation Park, Blofield 10th
Stevenage Hertingfordbury Park, Hertford 9th

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ipswich Town 14 11 1 2 53 11 +42 34
2 AFC Wimbledon 14 10 3 1 30 12 +18 33
3 AFC Basildon 14 9 2 3 44 31 +13 29
4 Billericay Town 12 9 1 2 39 12 +27 28
5 Leyton Orient 12 8 1 3 27 14 +13 25
6 Enfield Town 13 7 3 3 32 17 +15 24
7 Actonians 12 5 1 6 20 25 −5 16
8 Cambridge United 15 4 2 9 16 31 −15 14
9 Norwich City 16 3 2 11 34 69 −35 11
10 Stevenage 15 3 1 11 32 56 −24 10
11 Cambridge City 13 2 3 8 16 33 −17 9
12 Kent Football United 14 1 0 13 18 50 −32 3
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Division One South West

Changes from last season:

Club Home ground Position 2018–19
Brislington Brislington Stadium, Brislington 7th
Buckland Athletic Homers Heath, Newton Abbot 3rd
Cheltenham Town Petersfield Park, Cheltenham 4th
Chesham United The Meadow, Chesham 5th
Exeter City Clifford Hill Training Ground, Promoted from SWRWFL Premier Division (1st)
Larkhall Athletic Plain Ham, Larkhall 6th
Maidenhead United York Road Stadium, Maidenhead 10th
Poole Town Dorset County F.A. County Ground, Poole 11th
Southampton FC Women Testwood Stadium, Totton Promoted from SRWFL Premier Division (1st)
Southampton Women's FC Gang Warily Recreation Ground, Southampton 2nd
Swindon Town Cinder Lane, Fairford 9th

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Southampton F.C. Women 11 10 1 0 53 5 +48 31
2 Southampton Women's F.C. 12 9 2 1 39 13 +26 29
3 Exeter City 12 8 1 3 38 27 +11 25
4 Cheltenham Town[lower-alpha 1] 11 9 1 1 19 10 +9 25
5 Chesham United 11 5 2 4 34 29 +5 17
6 Larkhall Athletic 8 5 1 2 19 15 +4 16
7 Buckland Athletic 11 3 2 6 20 21 −1 11
8 Brislington 11 2 2 7 22 35 −13 8
9 Maidenhead United 12 2 0 10 8 42 −34 6
10 Poole Town 11 1 0 10 11 37 −26 3
11 Swindon Town 12 1 0 11 15 44 −29 3
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. Cheltenham fined and deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[8]

References
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  3. Frith, Wilf (16 June 2019). "#FAWNL divisions confirmed for 2019-20 season". She Kicks Women's Football Magazine.
  4. Association, The Football. "Chelsea Women awarded Barclays FA WSL title and Aston Villa win Women's Championship". www.thefa.com.
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