2014–15 FA Women's Premier League Plate

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2014–15 FA Women's Premier League Plate
WPL Plate
Country England
Teams 33
Champions Preston North End
Runners-up Huddersfield Town
Matches played 29
Goals scored 124 (4.28 per match)
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The 2014–15 FA Women's Premier League Plate was the inaugural season of the Premier League Plate, which was introduced as a secondary League Cup competition of the FA Women's Premier League (FA WPL).

Preston North End became the first ever winners of the Plate, beating Huddersfield Town 3–0 in the final at Guiseley's Nethermoor Park to win their first major trophy.

The teams that took part in the WPL plate were decided after the first qualifying round of the WPL Cup, known as the Determining Round. The winners of Determining Round matches continued in the WPL Cup, while the losers moved into the WPL Plate.

Background[edit]

Due to a restructuring of elite-level women's football in England in 2014, the WPL had doubled in size from three divisions to six. With this in mind the league opted to introduce a new cup competition to run alongside their existing League Cup competition, the Premier League Cup, to cater for the increased number of teams.[1]

Seventy teams were entered into the Determining Round of the FA WPL Cup, with the 35 match losers being eligible for the Plate, but two teams (Keynsham Town development and Norwich City) withdrew from the competition, meaning only 33 teams took part.[2]

Results[edit]

All results shown here were published by The Football Association.[3] Games are listed firstly in chronological order, and then by alphabetical order of the home team. The division each team played in is shown in Brackets after their name: (N)=Northern Division; (S)=Southern Division; (N1)=Northern Division One; (M1)=Midlands Division One; (SE1)=South East Division One; (SW1)=South West Division One.

Preliminary round[edit]

All other teams were given a bye to the first round of the competition.

First round[edit]

Shanklin were given a bye to the second round.[4]

Second round[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

1 March 2015
14:00
Huddersfield Town (N) 4–1 Shanklin (SW1)
Kate Mallin Goal 25'
Debbie Hastings Goal 36'
Emily Heckler Goal 66' Goal 80'		 Report Rowan Treagus Goal 55'
Storthes Hall Park, Kirkburton
Attendance: 40

Huddersfield town reached the final of a major cup competition for the first time in their history thanks to a 4–1 victory over Isle of Wight side Shanklin, witnessed by a small crowd of just 40 people at the West Yorkshire club's Storthes Hall ground. It was their second cup semi-final win in quick succession, having recently also reached the final of the Sheffield & Hallamshire Women's Challenge Cup. Emily Heckler scored twice for Huddersfield, and Kate Mallin and Debbie Hastings each scored once. Rowan Treagus scored Shanklin's consolation goal. Midfielder Alarna Fuller was named Huddersfield's Player of the Match.[5][6][7]

1 March 2015
14:00
Preston North End (N) 1–0 West Ham United (S)
Chelsea Flanagan Goal 80' Report
Sir Tom Finney Stadium, Bamber Bridge

Preston North End earned their place as Huddersfield's opposition in the final through a 1–0 victory over West Ham United. The only goal of the game was scored by Preston's Chelsea Flanagan.[7] West Ham, who were missing a number of regular first team players, rarely threatened the Preston goal, and eventually conceded the winning goal ten minutes from time.[8]

Final[edit]

26 April 2015
15:00
Huddersfield Town (N) 0–3 Preston North End (N)
Report Yasmine Swarbrick Goal 44'
Keeleigh Savage Goal 85'
Chelsea Flanagan Goal 90+5'
Nethermoor Park, Guiseley
Attendance: 256[9]
Huddersfield Town
Preston North End
GK Laura Carter
DF Natalie Brace
DF Camille Clarke
DF Olivia DaCosta Substituted off 87'
DF Kate Mallin
DF Laura Windle Substituted off 59'
MF Samantha Conroy
MF Alarna Fuller
MF Katie Nutter
FW Debbie Hastings Substituted off 70'
FW Emily Heckler
Substitutes:
DF Victoria Abbott Substituted in 87'
DF Bethanie Halligan
MF Beth Jennings Substituted in 70'
MF Katie Lockwood Substituted in 59'
MF Leah White
Manager:
Glen Preston
GK Danielle Brown
DF Alice Forshaw
DF Kerry Nickson
DF Bethany Stanfield
MF Aimee Cleaver Substituted off 70'
MF Nicola Emery
MF Rebecca Foster Substituted off 60'
MF Yasmine Swarbrick Substituted off 81'
MF Laura Walker
FW Chelsea Flanagan
FW Keeleigh Savage
Substitutes:
MF Natasha Charlesworth Substituted in 70'
MF Emily Hutton
MF Holly Rawcliffe Substituted in 81'
FW Sarah Chadwick Substituted in 60'
FW Jade Parker
Manager:
Luke Podmore[10]

Huddersfield were beaten 3–0 in the final by Preston North End, who were winners of a major trophy for the first time in their history.[11] The final was played at Guiseley's Nethermoor Park ground as part of a double-header with the FA Women's Premier League Reserves Cup, which was played in the morning before the Plate final. Spectators were allowed into the ground to watch both games for free.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About the FA WPL". The Football Association. Retrieved 22 February 2016. 
  2. ^ "Premier League Cup Round-Up". She Kicks. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2016. 
  3. ^ "FA WPL Plate". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 22 February 2016. 
  4. ^ "Premier League Cup and Plate 1st Round Draws". She Kicks. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2016. 
  5. ^ Doug Thomson (2 March 2015). "Semi-final successes for Huddersfield Town Ladies". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 16 March 2016. 
  6. ^ "Season Archive". Huddersfield Town Ladies FC. Retrieved 16 March 2016. 
  7. ^ a b Brown, Neil; Brown, Mark, eds. (5 March 2015). "Premier League Plate". Women's Soccer Scene. Vol. 15 no. 26. Retrieved 16 March 2016. 
  8. ^ "Ladies suffer semi-final heartbreak". West Ham United Football Club. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016. 
  9. ^ "Preston Pick Up Premier League Plate". She Kicks. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016. 
  10. ^ "Preston North End WFC on Twitter". Preston North End WFC. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2016. 
  11. ^ "Preston win inaugural Plate". Women's Soccer Scene. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2016. 
  12. ^ "Guiseley to host women's finals". Non League Daily. Retrieved 26 April 2016. 
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