2018–19 Welsh Premier League (women)
The 2018–19 Welsh Premier League was the tenth season of the Women's Welsh Premier League, the top level women's football league in Wales. The season began on 2 September 2018 and ended on 28 April 2019.
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies (6th title) |
| Relegated | Rhyl Ladies Caernarfon Town (withdrew from league) |
| UEFA Women's Champions League | Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 303 (4.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Madison Schupbach (18 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Swansea City 7–0 Rhyl Ladies[2] Port Talbot Town 7–0 Rhyl Ladies[3] Swansea City 7–0 Briton Ferry Llansawel[4] |
| Biggest away win | Cyncoed Ladies 0–8 Cardiff Metropolitan[5] |
| Highest scoring | Cardiff City 6–3 Llandudno Ladies[6] |
| Longest winning run | 10 wins (Cardiff Metropolitan) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 games (Cardiff Metropolitan) |
| Longest losing run | 8 losses (Briton Ferry Llansawel) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies completed the domestic treble after winning the league title, the FAW Women's Cup and the Welsh Premier Women's Cup.[7] This was their sixth league title and an unbeaten season, winning 14 and drawing 2 of their 16 games. It was their second consecutive league title. It was also the third time they had won the FAW Women's Cup and the third time they had won the Welsh Premier Women's Cup.
Madison Schupbach of Cardiff Metropolitan won both the Golden Boot after scoring 18 goals and Player of the Season in her first year in the league. Young Player of the Season was awarded to Shaunna Jenkins of Swansea City.[8]
Clubs
After finishing in the bottom two in the 2017–18 season, Caernarfon Town ended up remaining in the top division after the North Wales Women's League winners Northop Hall did not apply for promotion.[9] However, in November Caernarfon Town withdrew from the league with immediate effect and their results up until that point were expunged.[10] The league continued with nine teams competing. After relegation in the 2016–17 season, Briton Ferry Llansawel made an immediate return to the top flight for the 2018–19 season.
| Team | City | Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Abergavenny Women FC | Abergavenny | Pen-Y-Pound Stadium, Abergavenny |
| Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies | Briton Ferry | Old Road, Briton Ferry |
| Caernarfon Town Women* | Caernarfon | The Oval, Caernarfon |
| Cardiff City Women | Cardiff | Leckwith Athletics Stadium |
| Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies | Cardiff | Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cyncoed Campus |
| Cyncoed Ladies | Cardiff | Cardiff University Playing Fields, Llanrumney |
| Llandudno Ladies | Llandudno Junction | Maesdu Park |
| Port Talbot Town Ladies | Port Talbot | The Genquip Stadium |
| Rhyl Ladies | Rhyl | Rhyl FC's Corbett Sports Stadium |
| Swansea City Ladies | Port Talbot | Baglan Playing Fields |
*Withdrew from the league mid-season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | CAM | SWA | CAC | POR | ABG | LLA | CYN | BRI | RHY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff Metropolitan | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 8 | +50 | 44 | Qualification to 2019–20 Champions League | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Swansea City | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 7 | +50 | 36 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 6–0 | 7–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 3 | Cardiff City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 32 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–6 | 6–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Port Talbot Town | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 27 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 5 | Abergavenny Women | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 26 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 6 | Llandudno Ladies | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 14 | 2–5 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–5 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 7 | Cyncoed Ladies | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 50 | −32 | 13 | 0–8 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–5 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 8 | Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 53 | −37 | 11 | 0–6 | 1–6 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–4 | — | 1–2 | ||
| 9 | Rhyl Ladies | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 61 | −52 | 4 | Relegation | 2–5 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Awards
Annual awards
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| WPWL Player of the Season | Madison Schupbach | Cardiff Metropolitan |
| WPWL Young Player of the Season | Shaunna Jenkins | Swansea City Ladies |
| WPWL Golden Boot | Madison Schupbach | Cardiff Metropolitan |
League Cup
This was the sixth season of the WPWL Cup. The previous season's winners Cyncoed Ladies were drawn first out of the hat, meaning they were one of four teams who would play in the first round, as the rest of the teams received a bye into the quarter finals. However, they made it no further than the quarter finals as they were knocked out by eventual winners Cardiff Metropolitan. Cardiff Metropolitan beat Swansea City 3–1 in the final.[11]
Round One
| 6 September 2018[12] | Cyncoed Ladies | 2–0 | Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies | USW Sports Park, Treforest |
| 14:00 | Caitlin Bevan  39'Kirstie Pervin-Davies 87' |
Report |
| 6 September 2018[13] | Caernarfon Town | 2–7 | Llandudno Ladies | The Oval, Caernarfon |
| 14:00 | Ffion Owen |
Report | Kelsey Davies Fflur Williams Mari Gibbard Anna Jones Sophie Owen |
Quarter Finals
| 2 December 2018[14] | Abergavenny Women | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Cardiff City | Pen-y-Pound Stadium, Abergavenny |
| 14:00 | Laura Davies 62' |
Report | Danielle Broadhurst 32', 98' |
| 2 December 2018[15] | Cyncoed Ladies | 0–5 | Cardiff Metropolitan | USW Sports Park, Treforest |
| 14:00 | Report | Madison Schupbach Rebecca Mathias Tija Richardson Naomi Clipston |
| 2 December 2018[16] | Llandudno Ladies | 2–3 | Rhyl Ladies | Maesdu Park |
| 14:00 | Mari Gibbard Kelsey Davies |
Report | Zoe Stopford 17' Rachel Nattrass 55'Rebecca Bannister 59' |
| 2 December 2018[17] | Port Talbot Town Ladies | 1–2 | Swansea City Ladies | The Genquip Stadium |
| 14:00 | Laura May Walkley 32' |
Report | Sarah Adams 11' Jodie Passmore 90+8' (pen.) |
Semi Finals
| 27 January 2019[18] | Cardiff Metropolitan | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Cardiff Met Cyncoed Campus |
| 11:00 | Naomi Clipston 62' Madison Schupbach 72' |
Report | Zoe Atkins 32' |
| 27 January 2019[19] | Swansea City Ladies | 7–0 | Rhyl Ladies | Llandarcy Academy of Sport |
| 14:00 | Katy Hosford 18', 52', 81' Emma Beynon 43', 62'Kelly Adams 45' |
Report |
Final
| 5 April 2019[20] | Cardiff Metropolitan | 3–1 | Swansea City Ladies | Stebonheath Park, Llanelli |
| 19:30 | Olivia Thompson 16' Madison Schupbach 47'Alice Griffiths 84' |
Report | Katy Hosford 90' |
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