1993–94 WFA National League

WFA National League
Season1993–94

The 1993–94 WFA National League season was the 3rd season of the WFA National League.[1] The competition was organised by the Women's Football Alliance and the Football Association Committee for Women's Football.[2]

Below the Premier Division were the Northern and Southern Divisions.

The 1993–94 women's championship was won by Doncaster Belles, their second National League trophy, after a title race with the previous champions, Arsenal.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

This season coincided with the merger of the league's founding body, the Women's Football Association, into the FA in 1993.[2] (The WFA had founded the National League in 1991.) The new organising Women's Football Alliance and FA Committee were composed of members from women's clubs, women's leagues, and FA representatives.[2] New branding as the FA Women's Premier League began in 1994–95.[9]

Premier Division

WFA National League
Premier Division
Season1993–94
ChampionsDoncaster Belles
2nd title
RelegatedIpswich Town
Wimbledon
Matches played90
Goals scored464 (5.16 per match)
Biggest home winKnowsley United 15–0
Ipswich Town
(8 May 1994)
Biggest away winIpswich Town
1–11 Arsenal
(21 November 1993)
Locations of the WFA National League Premier Division Teams
Locations of the WFA National League Premier Division Teams (Greater London)

Changes from last season:

  • Leasowe Pacific were promoted to the Premier Division
  • District Line were promoted to the Premier Division
  • Bronte were relegated to Division One North
  • Maidstone Tigresses were relegated to Division One South
  • District Line became Wembley

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Doncaster Belles (C) 18 16 1 1 110 16 +94 49
2 Arsenal 18 14 3 1 85 15 +70 45
3 Knowsley United 18 13 2 3 63 30 +33 41
4 Wembley 18 9 2 7 35 34 +1 29
5 Millwall Lionesses 18 9 1 8 42 46 −4 28
6 Leasowe Pacific 18 7 2 9 42 48 −6 23
7 Stanton Rangers 18 6 5 7 32 38 −6 23
8 Red Star Southampton[a] 18 2 3 13 25 70 −45 6
9 Ipswich Town (R) 18 1 3 14 14 86 −72 6 Relegation to Northern Division
10 Wimbledon[a] (R) 18 2 0 16 16 81 −65 3 Relegation to Southern Division
Source: FA WNL
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Red Star Southampton and Wimbledon deducted three points for failing to fulfil a fixture.

Results

Home \ Away ARS DON IPS KNO LEA MIL RSS STA WEM WIM
Arsenal — 3–1 7–0 2–2 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–2 2–3 9–2
Doncaster Belles 2–2 — 10–0 7–0 11–0 6–1 9–3 3–0 2–0 10–0
Ipswich Town 1–11 0–3 — 1–1 2–8 2–5 1–1 0–4 2–4 2–1
Knowsley United 0–5 1–7 15–0 — 4–1 2–1 7–0 3–2 2–0 4–0
Leasowe Pacific 1–2 1–3 4–0 0–2 — 2–3 2–1 2–2 1–1 4–2
Millwall Lionesses 0–6 1–6 4–1 2–5 2–6 — 5–2 2–2 2–1 2–0
Red Star Southampton 0–7 1–10 1–1 2–5 2–0 0–3 — 2–2 1–4 3–4
Stanton Rangers 0–4 1–5 3–0 0–5 3–2 1–1 3–0 — 1–3 2–0
Wembley 0–5 1–5 2–1 0–1 3–4 1–0 3–2 0–0 — 5–1
Wimbledon 0–7 1–10 2–0 0–3 1–4 0–3 0–4 0–4 1–2 —
Source: FA WNL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One North

WFA National League
Division One North
Season1993–94
ChampionsWolverhampton Wanderers
PromotedWolverhampton Wanderers
Biggest home winAbbeydale Alvechurch
7–0 St Helens
(23 January 1994)
Biggest away winSt Helens 0–10 Bronte
(7 November 1993)
Highest scoringVilla Aztecs 8–3 St Helens
(5 October 1993)
Map showing the locations of the teams in the Division One North of the WFA National League
Kidderminster Harriers
Nottingham Argyle
Abbeydale Alvechurch
Langford
Map showing the locations of the teams in the Division One North of the WFA National League

Changes from last season:

  • Leasowe Pacific were promoted to the Premier Division
  • Kidderminster Harriers were promoted to Division One North
  • Langford were promoted to Division One North
  • Bronte were relegated to Division One North
  • Milton Keynes were relegated from the Premier Division
  • Sunderland resigned from Division One North

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (C, P) 18 12 4 2 61 28 +33 40 Promotion to the National Division
2 Sheffield Wednesday 18 13 1 4 46 20 +26 40
3 Abbeydale Alvechurch 18 9 2 7 38 31 +7 29
4 Bronte 18 8 4 6 46 26 +20 28
5 Cowgate Kestrels 18 9 1 8 38 41 −3 28
6 Villa Aztecs 18 8 3 7 37 34 +3 27
7 St Helens 18 7 1 10 36 57 −21 22
8 Langford 18 5 2 11 25 41 −16 17
9 Nottingham Argyle 18 5 1 12 25 49 −24 16
10 Kidderminster Harriers (O) 18 3 3 12 24 49 −25 12 Qualification for the relegation playoff
Source: FA WNL
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

Home \ Away ABA BRO CWK KIH LAN NOA SHW STH ASV WOW
Abbeydale Alvechurch — 2–2 0–2 3–2 3–0 5–3 0–1 7–0 2–0 1–2
Bronte 5–2 — 2–0 5–2 3–0 3–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–2
Cowgate Kestrels 1–3 4–1 — 2–1 3–2 1–3 0–4 2–2 5–0 1–2
Kidderminster Harriers 0–3 3–2 1–2 — 1–1 1–0 2–4 3–4 1–4 2–2
Langford 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 — 0–4 3–1 2–1 1–2 3–3
Nottingham Argyle 3–3 1–6 2–5 0–2 1–0 — 1–5 3–0 0–1 2–0
Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 1–0 7–1 4–0 4–2 3–0 — 1–2 2–1 2–2
St Helens 0–1 0–10 3–0 4–2 2–5 4–1 0–1 — 1–2 6–1
Villa Aztecs 3–0 2–2 2–3 1–1 2–0 4–1 2–4 8–3 — 2–4
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 2–0 5–4 6–0 7–1 6–0 2–0 7–2 3–0 —
Source: FA WNL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation Playoff

Division One South Score North West Women’s League
Kidderminster Harriers ?–? Manchester Bell Vue

Division One South

WFA National League
Division One South
Season1993–94
Matches played90
Goals scored360 (4 per match)
Biggest home winHemel Hempstead
10–0 Hassocks
(6 February 1994)
Biggest away winHassocks 1–10
Bromley Borough
(3 April 1994)
Longest winless runHassocks (18)
Town & County
Bristol
Map showing the locations of the teams in the Division One South of the WFA National League
Map showing the locations of the teams in the Division One South of the WFA National League
Epsom & Ewell
Map showing the locations of the teams in the Division One South of the WFA National League (Greater London)

Changes from last season:

  • District Line were promoted to the National Division
  • Bromley Borough were promoted to Division One South
  • Maidstone Tigresses were relegated from the Premier Division
  • Saltdean were relegated from Division One South
  • Bristol Backwell became Bristol

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bromley Borough (C, P) 18 14 3 1 68 16 +52 45 Promotion to the National Division
2 Town & County 18 11 2 5 51 29 +22 35
3 Bristol 18 11 1 6 50 34 +16 34 Resigned from the league after the end of the season
4 Epsom & Ewell 18 10 2 6 37 26 +11 32
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 18 9 4 5 36 23 +13 31
6 Maidstone Tigress 18 8 5 5 37 28 +9 29
7 Hemel Hempstead 18 4 6 8 33 44 −11 18
8 Horsham 18 4 4 10 24 33 −9 16
9 Oxford United 18 3 4 11 17 37 −20 13
10 Hassocks (R) 18 0 1 17 7 90 −83 1 Relegation
Source: FA WNL
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BHA BRI BRB EAE HAS HEH HOR OXU MAT TAC
Brighton & Hove Albion — 3–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–3
Bristol 1–2 — 3–4 3–2 9–0 3–0 W/O 3–1 1–4 2–5
Bromley Borough 1–1 0–1 — 2–1 4–0 7–0 2–0 5–3 3–1 3–0
Epsom & Ewell 1–5 2–2 0–5 — 5–0 4–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 1–0
Hassocks 0–6 3–6 1–10 0–6 — 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–5
Hemel Hempstead 1–2 0–5 0–2 3–0 10–0 — 2–2 4–1 2–5 2–0
Horsham 2–3 2–4 2–6 1–3 4–0 1–1 — 2–1 1–4 0–0
Oxford United 1–4 1–2 0–5 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 — 0–0 0–3
Maidstone Tigress 1–0 0–4 1–1 3–1 5–0 3–3 2–1 1–1 — 1–2
Town & County 5–1 5–1 1–7 1–2 8–0 5–1 3–2 1–1 4–3 —
Source: FA WNL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References

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