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1993–94 WFA National League Premier Division

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WFA National League Premier Division
Season1993–94
ChampionsDoncaster Belles
2nd title
RelegatedIpswich Town
Wimbledon
Matches played90
Goals scored464 (5.16 per match)
1992-93
1994-95

The 1993–94 season of the WFA National League Premier Division was the third season of national top-flight league women's football in England.[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]

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.[4]

Final table:[5][6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Doncaster Belles 18 16 1 1 110 16 +94 49 Champions
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 18 1 3 14 14 86 −72 6 Relegated to Northern / Southern Divisions
10 Wimbledon[a] 18 2 0 16 16 81 −65 3
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Red Star Southampton and Wimbledon deducted three points for failing to fulfil a fixture.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Garin, Erik; Di Maggio, Roberto. "England - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "The Association's Development". History of the Women's Football Association. 28 May 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ^ Davies, Pete (23 May 1994). "Belles face tough run-in: The women's National Premier League is being fought to a tight finish". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16.
  4. ^ Davies, Pete (30 August 1995). "Life's a pitch for women footie players". The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 Nov 2012.
  5. ^ "1993-1994". The Owl Football Historian. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11.
  6. ^ "Ladies Football (1993-1994)". The Independent Ilkeston Football Website. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03.