2008–09 FA Women's Premier League

The 2008–09 FA Women's Premier League season was the 17th season of the FA Women's Premier League. England's highest national league at that time.

FA Women's Premier League

Season	2008–09
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

National Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1.	Arsenal	22	20	1	1	89	14	+75	61	UEFA Women's Champions League 2009–10 Round of 32
2.	Everton	22	20	1	1	68	10	+58	61	UEFA Women's Champions League 2009–10 Qualifying round
3.	Chelsea	22	16	2	4	55	23	+32	50
4.	Doncaster Rovers	22	9	6	7	43	36	+7	33
5.	Birmingham City	22	10	3	9	39	43	-4	33
6.	Leeds Carnegie	22	8	4	10	32	40	-8	28
7.	Watford	22	7	4	11	31	40	-9	25
8.	Bristol Academy	22	5	8	9	39	49	-10	23
9.	Blackburn Rovers	22	5	3	14	27	52	-25	18
10.	Nottingham Forest	22	5	2	14	25	59	-34	17
11.	Liverpool	22	4	4	14	28	63	-35	16	Relegated to Northern Division
12.	Fulham	22	1	6	15	17	64	-47	9	Relegated to Southern Division

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Kelly Smith	Arsenal	25
2	Lianne Sanderson	Chelsea	13
3	Eniola Aluko	Chelsea	12
	Natasha Dowie	Everton	12
	Cheryl Foster	Liverpool	12

Northern Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1.	Sunderland A.F.C. Women	22	17	2	3	95	16	+79	53	Promoted to National Division
2.	Lincoln City L.F.C.	22	16	4	2	79	15	+64	52
3.	Manchester City W.F.C.	22	13	4	5	42	22	+20	43
4.	Newcastle United W.F.C.	22	12	5	5	58	28	+30	41
5.	Leicester City W.F.C.	22	12	4	6	54	33	+21	40
6.	Reading F.C. Women	22	9	6	7	43	31	+12	33
7.	Aston Villa L.F.C.	22	10	2	10	49	50	-1	32
8.	Preston North End W.F.C.	22	7	3	12	37	51	-14	24
9.	Sheffield Wednesday Womens F.C.	22	6	0	16	37	72	-35	18
10.	Curzon Ashton L.F.C.	22	4	4	14	35	70	-35	16
11.	Tranmere Rovers L.F.C.	22	4	2	16	28	76	-48	14	Relegated
12.	Rotherham United L.F.C.	22	3	2	17	17	110	-93	11	Relegated

Southern Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1.	Millwall Lionesses L.F.C.	22	17	3	2	61	14	+47	54	Promoted to National Division
2.	Barnet L.F.C.	22	11	7	4	58	33	+25	40
3.	West Ham United L.F.C.	22	10	9	3	41	20	+21	39
4.	Charlton Athletic L.F.C.	22	10	6	6	37	28	+9	36
5.	Portsmouth F.C. Ladies	22	13	3	6	63	26	+37	42
6.	Colchester United L.F.C.	22	8	6	8	37	41	-4	30
7.	Cardiff City Ladies F.C.	22	8	5	9	40	38	+2	29
8.	Keynsham Town L.F.C.	22	8	3	11	34	49	-15	27
9.	Crystal Palace L.F.C.	22	5	8	9	31	43	-12	23
10.	Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C.	22	5	5	12	28	44	-16	20
11.	Ipswich Town L.F.C.	22	5	3	14	19	64	-45	18	Relegated
12.	Truro City Ladies FC	22	3	5	14	32	58	-26	14	Relegated

References

• Standings at women.soccerway.com