FA WSL 2 Spring Series
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The FA WSL 2 Spring Series was an interim edition of the FA WSL 2 between the fourth and fifth full seasons. The Spring Series ran from February to May 2017 to bridge the gap from the 2016 season which ran from March to September as a summer tournament, and the 2017–18 season which started in September 2017.
Teams played each other once, with no promotion or relegation before the full 2017–18 season.
Teams
| Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | 2016 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | Tamworth | The Lamb Ground | 4,000 | 7th |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Lancing | Culver Road | 2,000 | 1st, 2015–16 WPL |
| Doncaster Rovers Belles | Doncaster | Keepmoat Stadium | 15,231 | 9th, WSL 1 |
| Durham | Durham | New Ferens Park | 3,000 | 4th |
| Everton | Widnes | Select Security Stadium | 13,350 | 3rd |
| London Bees | Canons Park | The Hive Stadium | 5,176 | 6th |
| Millwall Lionesses | Bermondsey | St. Paul's Sports Ground | 2,500 | 8th |
| Oxford United | Abingdon | Northcourt Road | 2,000 | 9th |
| Sheffield | Dronfield | Coach and Horses | 2,000 | 5th |
| Watford | Kings Langley | Global Metcorp Stadium | 1,000 | 10th |
Ten teams competed in this season. Brighton & Hove Albion was promoted after beating Sporting Club Albion in the 2015–16 FA Women's Premier League Championship play-off. Following the closure of Notts County in April 2017, one team was promoted at the end of the Spring Series to the WSL1 for the 2017–18 season, based on an evaluation by the FA of applicant clubs' business plans, budget, youth development, facilities and on-pitch performance.
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everton | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 22 | Applied for promotion to the 2017–18 FA WSL. Promotion approved. |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 18 | Applied for promotion to the 2017–18 FA WSL. |
| 3 | Millwall Lionesses | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 17 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 17 | |
| 5 | Durham | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 16 | |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 10 | |
| 7 | London Bees | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 10 | |
| 8 | Watford | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 8 | |
| 9 | Sheffield | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 6 | |
| 10 | Oxford United | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 2 |
Results
| Home \ Away | AST | BRH | DON | DUR | EVE | LON | MIL | OXF | SHE | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3–1 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Doncaster Rovers Belles | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | ||||||
| Durham | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||||
| Everton | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||||||
| London Bees | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |||||
| Millwall Lionesses | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |||||
| Oxford United | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Sheffield | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | ||||||
| Watford | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England Courtney Sweetman-Kirk | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 9 |
| 2 | England Claudia Walker | Everton | 7 |
| 3 | Northern Ireland Simone Magill | Everton | 5 |
| Scotland Zoe Ness | Durham | ||
| 5 | England Natasha Baptiste | Aston Villa | 4 |
| England Ashleigh Goddard | London Bees | ||
| Nigeria Ini-Abasi Umotong | Oxford United | ||
| England Jo Wilson | London Bees |