1996–97 FA Women's Premier League
Football league season
Season | 1996–97 |
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Champions | Arsenal 3rd title |
Relegated | Southampton Saints Ilkeston Town |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 318 (3.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Joanne Broadhurst (21) |
← 1995-96 1997-98 → |
The 1996-97 season of the FA Women's Premier League was the 6th season of the former top flight of English women's association football. nb table does not balance - it is five goals adrift (total goals scored 318-313 and goal difference confirms as five out)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
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1. | Arsenal | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 9 | +56 | 49 | Champions |
2. | Doncaster Belles | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 41 | |
3. | Croydon | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 31 | |
4. | Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 30 | |
5. | Millwall Lionesses | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 27 | |
6. | Everton | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 27 | |
7. | Wembley | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 22 | |
8. | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 48 | -25 | 12 | |
9. | Southampton Saints | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 61 | -45 | 9 | Relegated to Northern / Southern Divisions |
10. | Ilkeston Town | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 56 | -42 | 7 |
Top goal scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | Joanne Broadhurst | Arsenal | 21 |
2 | Karen Walker | Doncaster Belles | 18 |
3 | Kerry Davis | Croydon | 13 |
4 | Louise Thomas | Everton | 12 |
5 | Vicky Exley | Doncaster Belles | 11 |
Andrea McGrady | Everton | 11 | |
Kelly Smith | Arsenal | 11 | |
6 | Hope Powell | Croydon | 10 |
Marieanne Spacey | Arsenal | 10 | |
7 | Sue Smith | Tranmere Rovers | 9 |
8 | Karen Burke | Liverpool | 8 |
Shirley Oakford | Liverpool | 8 | |
9 | Kara Reynolds | Arsenal | 7 |
Rachel Yankey | Arsenal | 7 |
References
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