2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Plate

2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Plate
WPL Plate
Country England
Teams 34
Champions Lewes
Runners-up Huddersfield Town
Matches played 31
Goals scored 151 (4.87 per match)
All statistics correct as of 23 April 2017.

The 2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Plate is the third running of the competition, which began in 2014. It is the secondary League Cup competition run by the FA Women's Premier League (FA WPL), and is run in parallel with the league's primary League Cup competition, the Premier League Cup.[1]

The teams that take part in the WPL plate are decided after the determining round of the WPL Cup. The winners of determining round matches continue in the WPL Cup, while the losers move into the WPL Plate.

All 72 Premier League clubs were included in the determining round draw, two of whom (Forest Green Rovers and Nuneaton Town) withdrew from the competition before playing a match, meaning 36 teams progressed in the Cup and 34 were entered in the Plate.

Reigning champions Coventry United, who beat Enfield Town 5–1 in the 2015–16 final,[2] won their determining Round match this season, meaning that they did not defend their title.

Results

All results listed are published by The Football Association.[3] Games are listed by round in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.

The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (S)=Southern Division; (N)=Northern Division; (SW1)=South West Division One; (SE1)=South East Division One; (M1)=Midlands Division One; (N1)=Northern Division One.

First round

Due to there being 34 teams in the competition, two first round matches are required to eliminate two teams and allow a full single-elimination knockout tournament to take place.

Second round

Third round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Huddersfield Town (N) 6–1 Actonians (SE1)
  • Emily Heckler  7', 17', 56'
  • Kate Mallin  27'
  • Katie Nutter  34'
  • Charley Evans  74'
Report Jessica Byrne  76'
The Stafflex Arena, Kirkburton
Attendance: 107
Leicester City WFC (N) 0–1 Lewes (S)
Sophie Domingo Red card 52' Report
  • Tammy Waine Yellow card 35'
  • Claire Capon Yellow card 46'
  • Georgia Bridges  63'
Saffron Lane, Leicester[4]
Attendance: 56

Final

Huddersfield Town (N) 0–4 Lewes (S)
Report Report
  • Georgia Bridges  6', 78'
  • Danielle Lane  59'
  • Rachel Palmer  85'
St. James Park, Brackley
Huddersfield Town
Lewes

References

  1. "About the FA WPL". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. "FA Women's Premier League: Enfield Town Ladies vs Coventry United Ladies". full-time.thefa.com. The Football Association. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. "FA WPL Plate". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  4. "Lewes Ladies FC". Twitter. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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