Season | 2021–22 |
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Champions | Southampton F.C. |
Promoted | Southampton F.C. |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
The 2021–22 FA Women's National League was the 30th season of the competition, and the fourth since a restructure and rebranding of the top four tiers of English football by The Football Association. Starting in 1991, it was previously known as the FA Women's Premier League. It sits at the third and fourth levels of the women's football pyramid, below the FA Women's Championship and above the eight regional football leagues.
The league featured six regional divisions: the Northern and Southern Premier divisions at level three of the pyramid, and Division One North, Division One Midlands, Division One South East, and Division One South West at the fourth level. The league consisted of 76 teams, divided into six divisions of 13 teams apart from the Southern Premier Division which contains 14 teams, Division One North which contains 12 teams, and Division One South West which contains 11 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the Northern and Southern Premier divisions qualified for a play-off match to decide the overall National League champion. Southampton F.C. beat Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final and were promoted to the FA Women's Championship.
Premier Division
Northern Division
Changes from last season:
- Following the second consecutive curtailment of the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2021, it was decided that upward club movement within the women's football pyramid would be done via application. All clubs from tiers 3 to 6 were eligible to apply to move into the league immediately one tier above where they currently played with applications marked against a criterion weighted 75% on-field and 25% off-field.
- Sunderland were promoted to FA Women's Championship via application.
- Brighouse Town were promoted from Division One North via application.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers were promoted from Division One Midlands via application.
- Loughborough Foxes merged with Loughborough University's performance team to become Loughborough Lightning.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (C) | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 16 | +45 | 59 | Championship play-off |
2 | Derby County | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 51 | |
3 | Fylde | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 47 | |
4 | Burnley | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 27 | +43 | 46 | |
5 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 44 | |
6 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 43 | |
7 | Brighouse Town | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 40 | |
8 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 28 | |
9 | Stoke City | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 25 | |
10 | Loughborough Lightning | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 23 | |
11 | Middlesbrough (R) | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 67 | −40 | 18 | Relegation to FA WNL Division One |
12 | Hull City (R) | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 72 | −54 | 9 | |
13 | Sheffield F.C. (R) | 24 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 63 | −50 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Home \ Away | BHT | BUR | DER | FYL | HUD | HUL | LOU | MID | NOT | SHE | STO | WBA | WOL |
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Brighouse Town | — | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Burnley | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–4 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 3–0 |
Derby County | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Fylde | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–5 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 |
Hull City | 1–5 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–5 |
Loughborough Lightning | 5–4 | 2–6 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
Middlesbrough | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–7 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 |
Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Sheffield F.C. | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 |
Stoke City | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–4 |
West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | 0–8 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–3 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Southern Division
Changes from last season:
- Following the second consecutive curtailment of the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2021, it was decided that upward club movement within the women's football pyramid would be done via application. All clubs from tiers 3 to 6 were eligible to apply to move into the league immediately one tier above where they currently played with applications marked against a criterion weighted 75% on-field and 25% off-field.
- Watford were promoted to FA Women's Championship via application.
- London Bees were relegated from FA Women's Championship on sporting merit.
- Ipswich Town were promoted from Division One South East via application.
- Southampton F.C. were promoted from Division One South West via application.
- Yeovil United became Bridgwater United W.F.C. after merging with men's club Bridgwater Town.
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Bridgwater UnitedCardiff CityChichester & SelseyCrawley WaspsGillinghamHounslowIpswich TownKeynsham TownLondon BeesMK DonsOxford UnitedPlymouth ArgylePortsmouthSouthampton F.C.class=notpageimage| Location of Southern Premier Division clubs for the 2021–22 season
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League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Southampton F.C. (C, O, P) | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 13 | +86 | 69 | Championship play-off |
2 | Oxford United | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 15 | +56 | 60 | |
3 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 14 | +55 | 58 | |
4 | Bridgwater United | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 16 | +32 | 50 | |
5 | Crawley Wasps | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 45 | |
6 | Gillingham | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 45 | |
7 | Portsmouth | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 43 | |
8 | London Bees | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 30 | |
9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 29 | |
10 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 29 | |
11 | Cardiff City Ladies (R) | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 24 | Relegation to FA WNL Division One |
12 | Chichester & Selsey (R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 24 | |
13 | Keynsham Town (R) | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 31 | 110 | −79 | 18 | |
14 | Hounslow (R) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 122 | −117 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Cardiff City were deducted one point for failing to fulfil a fixture against Southampton on 9 October 2021. Deducted further one point for failing to fulfil another fixture
Results
Home \ Away | BWU | CAR | CHI | CRA | GIL | HOU | IPS | KEY | LON | MKD | OXF | PLY | POR | SOU |
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Bridgwater United | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 9–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Cardiff City Ladies | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 |
Chichester & Selsey | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Crawley Wasps | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | — | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 |
Gillingham | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–3 | H-W | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
Hounslow | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–7 | 1–7 | 0–3 | — | 0–6 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–11 | 0–9 |
Ipswich Town | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 9–0 | — | 11–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Keynsham Town | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–8 | 6–2 | 2–5 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–9 |
London Bees | 0–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 |
Milton Keynes Dons | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–5 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Oxford United | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 9–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 0–5 | — | 2–1 | 0–3 |
Portsmouth | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | — | 0–1 |
Southampton F.C. | 1–1 | 4–1 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 9–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 2–0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Championship play-off
The overall FA WNL champion was decided by a play-off match held at the end of the season between the Northern Division and Southern Division winners. The play-off match winner also earned promotion to the FA Women's Championship subject to meeting licensing requirements. The game was broadcast live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
Southampton F.C. | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Division One
Division One North
Changes from last season:
- Following the second consecutive curtailment of the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2021, it was decided that upward club movement within the women's football pyramid would be done via application. All clubs from tiers 3 to 6 were eligible to apply to move into the league immediately one tier above where they currently played with applications marked against a criterion weighted 75% on-field and 25% off-field.
- Brighouse Town were promoted to Northern Premier Division via application.
- Alnwick Town were promoted from North East Regional Women's Football League via application.
- F.C. United of Manchester were promoted from North West Women's Regional Football League via application.
- Bolton Ladies folded and withdrew from the league prior to the start of the 2021–22 season.
Club | Home ground | Position 2020–21 |
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Alnwick Town | St James Park, Alnwick | NEWRFL, N/A |
Barnsley | Barnsley FC Academy, Barnsley | N/A |
Bradford City | Plumpton Park, Wrose | N/A |
Chester-le-Street | Moor Park, Chester Moor | N/A |
Chorley | Blainscough Park, Coppull | N/A |
Durham Cestria | The Graham Sports Centre, Durham | N/A |
F.C. United of Manchester | Broadhurst Park, Moston | NWWRFL, N/A |
Leeds United | Ings Lane, Tadcaster | N/A |
Liverpool Feds | Jericho Lane, Liverpool | N/A |
Newcastle United | Druid Park, Woolsington | N/A |
Norton & Stockton Ancients | Station Road, Norton, County Durham | N/A |
Stockport County | Stockport Sports Village, Stockport | N/A |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Liverpool Feds (C, P) | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 11 | +49 | 59 | Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division |
2 | Newcastle United | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 16 | +69 | 56 | |
3 | Durham Cestria | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 41 | |
4 | Leeds United | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 40 | |
5 | Chorley | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 34 | |
6 | Stockport County | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 27 | |
7 | Bradford City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 26 | |
8 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 26 | |
9 | Barnsley | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 23 | |
10 | F.C. United of Manchester (R) | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 72 | −38 | 21 | Relegation to regional league level |
11 | Chester-le-Street (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 14 | |
12 | Alnwick Town (R) | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 95 | −71 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Barnsley were deducted three points
Division One Midlands
Changes from last season:
- Following the second consecutive curtailment of the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2021, it was decided that upward club movement within the women's football pyramid would be done via application. All clubs from tiers 3 to 6 were eligible to apply to move into the league immediately one tier above where they currently played with applications marked against a criterion weighted 75% on-field and 25% off-field.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers were promoted to Northern Premier Division via application.
- Leek Town were promoted from West Midlands Regional Women's Football League via application.
- Peterborough United were promoted from East Midlands Regional Women's Football League via application.
- Holwell Sports folded on 3 January 2022 and their results were removed from the league table.
Club | Home ground | Position 2020–21 |
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Bedworth United | The Oval, Bedworth | N/A |
Boldmere St. Michaels | Trevor Brown Memorial Ground, Sutton Coldfield | N/A |
Burton Albion | Hillsfield, Rocester | N/A |
Doncaster Rovers Belles | Oxford Street, Rossington | N/A |
Holwell Sports | Welby Road, Asfordby Hill | N/A |
Leafield Athletic | Dickens Heath Sports Club, Solihull | N/A |
Leek Town | Harrison Park, Leek | WMRWFL, N/A |
Lincoln City | Moorlands Sports Ground, Lincoln | N/A |
Long Eaton United | Grange Park, Long Eaton | N/A |
Peterborough United | Mick George Training Academy, Orton | EMRWFL, N/A |
Solihull Moors | Damson Park, Solihull | N/A |
Sporting Khalsa | Aspray Arena, Willenhall | N/A |
Wem Town | Butler Sports Centre, Wem | N/A |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Boldmere St. Michaels (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 20 | +39 | 51 | Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division |
2 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 21 | +34 | 49 | |
3 | Lincoln City | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 30 | +38 | 48 | |
4 | Long Eaton United | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 38 | |
5 | Leek Town | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 33 | |
6 | Sporting Khalsa | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 32 | |
7 | Solihull Moors | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 30 | |
8 | Peterborough United | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 29 | |
9 | Leafield Athletic | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 26 | |
10 | Wem Town (N) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 15 | Relegation to regional league level |
11 | Burton Albion (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 63 | −37 | 15 | |
12 | Bedworth United (R) | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 83 | −60 | 7 | |
13 | Holwell Sports (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club withdrew |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (N) Not relegated; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (W) Withdrew from the league
Division One South East
Changes from last season:
- Following the second consecutive curtailment of the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2021, it was decided that upward club movement within the women's football pyramid would be done via application. All clubs from tiers 3 to 6 were eligible to apply to move into the league immediately one tier above where they currently played with applications marked against a criterion weighted 75% on-field and 25% off-field.
- Ipswich Town were promoted to Southern Premier Division via application.
- Harlow Town were promoted from Eastern Region Women's Football League via application.
- Queens Park Rangers were promoted from London and South East Women's Regional Football League via application.
- Leyton Orient were rebranded London Seaward after Leyton Orient severed ties with the club.
Club | Home ground | Position 2020–21 |
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Actonians | Rectory Park, Northolt | N/A |
AFC Wimbledon | New Plough Lane, Wimbledon | N/A |
Billericay Town | New Lodge, Billericay | N/A |
Cambridge City | The Demcom Stadium, Ely | N/A |
Cambridge United | Rowley Park, St Neots | N/A |
Enfield Town | Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Enfield | N/A |
Harlow Town | The Harlow Arena, Harlow | ERWFL, N/A |
Hashtag United | Park Lane, Canvey Island | N/A |
Kent Football United | Glentworth Sports Club, Kent | N/A |
London Seaward | Hornchurch Stadium, Upminster | N/A (as Leyton Orient) |
Norwich City | The Nest, Horsford | N/A |
Queens Park Rangers | Powerday Stadium, Perivale | LSEWRFL, N/A |
Stevenage | Hertingfordbury Park, Hertford | N/A |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Billericay Town (C, P) | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 15 | +62 | 63 | Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division |
2 | Hashtag United | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 14 | +69 | 62 | |
3 | AFC Wimbledon | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 15 | +47 | 53 | |
4 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 41 | |
5 | Actonians | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 40 | |
6 | London Seaward | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 29 | |
7 | Cambridge City | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 26 | |
8 | Norwich City | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 26 | |
9 | Cambridge United | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 26 | |
10 | Enfield Town (R) | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 24 | Relegation to regional league level |
11 | Stevenage (R) | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 61 | −42 | 22 | |
12 | Harlow Town (R) | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 73 | −46 | 17 | |
13 | Kent Football United (R) | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 62 | −43 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Division One South West
Changes from last season:
- Following the second consecutive curtailment of the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2021, it was decided that upward club movement within the women's football pyramid would be done via application. All clubs from tiers 3 to 6 were eligible to apply to move into the league immediately one tier above where they currently played with applications marked against a criterion weighted 75% on-field and 25% off-field.
- Southampton F.C. were promoted to Southern Premier Division via application.
- Brislington took voluntary relegation to South West Regional Women's Football League.
- Bournemouth were promoted from Southern Region Women's Football League via application.
- Portishead Town were promoted from South West Regional Women's Football League via application.
- Buckland Athletic withdrew from the league on 7 December 2021 and their results were removed from the league table.
Club | Home ground | Position 2020–21 |
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Bournemouth | Potterne Park, Verwood | SRWFL, N/A |
Buckland Athletic | Homers Heath, Newton Abbot | N/A |
Cheltenham Town | Corinum Stadium, Cirencester | N/A |
Chesham United | The Meadow, Chesham | N/A |
Exeter City | Cullompton Cricket Club, Cullompton | N/A |
Larkhall Athletic | Larkhall Sports Club, Larkhall | N/A |
Maidenhead United | York Road, Maidenhead | N/A |
Poole Town | Dorset County Ground, Poole | N/A |
Portishead Town | Bristol Road, Portishead | SWRWFL, N/A |
Southampton Women's F.C. | Arlebury Park, New Alresford | N/A |
Swindon Town | Cinder Lane, Fairford | N/A |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cheltenham Town (C, P) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 12 | +32 | 45 | Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division |
2 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 14 | +38 | 40 | |
3 | Exeter City | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 38 | |
4 | Southampton Women's | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 37 | |
5 | Chesham United | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 26 | |
6 | Maidenhead United | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 22 | |
7 | Swindon Town | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 19 | |
8 | Portishead Town | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 15 | |
9 | Larkhall Athletic | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 52 | −32 | 10 | |
10 | Poole Town (R) | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 78 | −75 | 1 | Relegation to regional league level |
11 | Buckland Athletic (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club withdrew |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (W) Withdrew from the league
Notes:
- Portishead Town were deducted one point
See also
- 2021–22 FA Women's National League Cup
- 2021–22 FA Women's National League Plate
- 2021–22 FA WSL (tier 1)
- 2021–22 FA Women's Championship (tier 2)
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