2000–01 FA Women's Premier League

The 9th season of the FA Women's Premier League. Croydon F.C.'s women's team, champions in the previous season, was bought by Charlton Athletic F.C. and allowed to bear its name. Liverpool, founder members of the Women's Premier League, were relegated. For the first time the champions, Arsenal, qualified for the inaugural UEFA Women's Cup, the women's European club championship.

National Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1.	Arsenal	18	17	1	0	88	9	+79	52	Champions, to European Cup
2.	Doncaster Rovers	18	15	0	3	58	13	+45	45
3.	Charlton Athletic¹	18	10	5	3	43	11	+35	35
4.	Everton	18	11	2	5	42	24	+18	35
5.	Tranmere Rovers	18	9	1	8	42	39	+3	28
6.	Barry Town²	18	7	2	9	22	40	-18	23
7.	Sunderland	18	5	1	12	29	50	-21	16
8.	Southampton	18	3	6	9	28	52	-24	15
9.	Millwall	18	3	2	13	17	55	-38	8	Relegated to Southern Division
10.	Liverpool	18	0	0	18	13	89	-76	0	Relegated to Northern Division

¹ - Croydon, 1999/2000 women's champions made a business deal with Charlton Athletic (men's team) and changed name accordingly.

² - Barry Town's men's team play in League of Wales, women are part of English league pyramid.

Northern Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1.	Leeds United L.F.C.	22	18	2	2	75	18	+57	56	Promoted to National Division
2.	Oldham Curzon L.F.C.	22	17	2	3	61	25	+36	53
3.	Aston Villa L.F.C.	22	12	5	5	52	37	+15	41
4.	Bangor City Girls F.C.	22	10	7	5	43	27	+15	38
5.	Wolverhampton Wanderers W.F.C.	22	12	1	9	47	42	+5	37
6.	Birmingham City L.F.C.	22	9	5	8	50	42	+8	32
7.	Ilkeston W.F.C.	22	8	5	9	39	39	0	29
8.	Garswood Saints L.F.C.	22	8	1	13	41	60	-19	25
9.	Sheffield Wednesday Womens F.C.	22	7	3	12	30	53	-23	24
10.	Coventry City L.F.C.	22	4	5	13	23	48	-25	17
11.	Newcastle Town	22	4	3	15	28	62	-34	15	Relegated
12.	Huddersfield Town Ladies F.C.	22	3	1	18	15	51	-36	10	Relegated

Came Manchester City W.F.C. - winners Northern Combination Women's Football League 2000–01
Came Mansfield Town L.F.C. - winners Midland Combination Women's Football League 2000–01 and replaced North Notts

Southern Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1.	Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C.	22	18	2	2	56	15	+57	56	Promoted to National Division
2.	Chelsea L.F.C.	22	17	4	1	66	24	+42	55
3.	AFC Wimbledon Ladies	22	15	2	5	55	30	+25	47
4.	Barnet L.F.C.	22	13	3	6	66	33	+33	42
5.	Langford L.F.C.	22	12	3	7	46	29	+17	39
6.	Berkhamsted Town L.F.C.	22	9	1	12	40	51	-11	28
7.	Ipswich Town L.F.C.	22	8	3	11	47	57	-10	27
8.	Barking L.F.C.	22	8	0	14	52	54	-2	24
9.	Newport County L.F.C.	22	7	2	13	33	44	-11	23
10.	Wembley Mill Hill L.F.C.	22	6	2	14	35	64	-29	20
11.	Cardiff City L.F.C.	22	6	0	16	32	60	-28	18	Relegated
12.	Reading F.C. Women	22	2	2	18	25	92	-67	8	Relegated

Came Bristol Rovers W.F.C. - winners South West Combination Women's Football League 2000–01

Came Fulham L.F.C. - winners South East Combination Women's Football League 2000–01

References

FA Women's Premier League

Northern Division	Blackburn Rovers Bradford City Derby County Guiseley Vixens Huddersfield Town Loughborough Foxes Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Nuneaton Town Preston North End Sporting Club Albion Stoke City

Southern Division	Brighton & Hove Albion C&K Basildon Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Coventry United Forest Green Rovers Lewes Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Queens Park Rangers Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United

Seasons	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Cup seasons	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Plate seasons	2014–15 2015–16

2000–01 in English football

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FA competitions

Premier League and
Football League

Football Conference

Football Conference
Conference League Cup

Lower leagues

European competitions

Related to national team

Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bradford City Charlton Athletic Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Southampton Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United

First Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Burnley Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Fulham Gillingham Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Norwich City Nottingham Forest Portsmouth Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Watford West Bromwich Albion Wimbledon Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Cambridge United Colchester United Luton Town Millwall Northampton Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Oxford United Peterborough United Port Vale Reading Rotherham United Stoke City Swansea City Swindon Town Walsall Wigan Athletic Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers

Third Division	Barnet Blackpool Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Darlington Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hull City Kidderminster Harriers Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Plymouth Argyle Rochdale Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Torquay United York City

Football Conference	Boston United Chester City Dagenham & Redbridge Doncaster Rovers Dover Athletic Forest Green Rovers Hayes Hednesford Town Hereford United Kettering Town Kingstonian Leigh RMI Morecambe Northwich Victoria Nuneaton Borough Rushden & Diamonds Scarborough Southport Stevenage Borough Telford United Woking Yeovil Town

Others	Newport County

Summer 2000 transfers
Winter 2000–01 transfers

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