The 1994–95 FA Women's Premier League season was the 4th season of the
FA Women's Premier League
The FA Women's National League is a group of six Association football, football divisions which sit at the third and fourth tiers of women's football in England.
Founded in 1991 as the WFA National League, the league was run by the Women's Footba ...
. It was the first season under
FA Premier League branding
after the
WFA Women's National League was founded in
1991–92.
Below the
FA Women's Premier League National Division
The FA Women's Premier League National Division (originally WFA National League Premier Division) was a football division in England. From 1991–92 WFA National League Premier Division, 1991 until 2009–10 FA Women's Premier League, 2010, the ...
were the Northern and Southern Divisions.
The 1993–94
double
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-winners Doncaster Belles and
League Cup winners Arsenal Ladies continued their rivalry in the National Division. Arsenal won their "fiercely contested" early-season match 3–0 with goals by
Sammy Britton,
Rebecca Lonergan and
Jo Churchman.
At the end of 1994–95, Arsenal won their second title and equalled Doncaster's two championships at that point.
The runners-up were
Liverpool
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, renamed in 1994 and previously known as Knowsley United. The
1991–92 runner-up club were relegated,
Red Star Southampton.
The season did not finish on time, according to ''The Independent'' in August 1995: "
The Football Association
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doesn't help much. It took over the national team two years ago, and the administration of the domestic game last season - which then shambolically overran, ending six weeks late.".
Team name changes
National Division
Results
Northern Division
Results
Southern Division
Results
See also
*
UEFA Women's Euro 1995
The 1995 UEFA Women's Championship was a women's association football tournament which was held between 11 December 1994 and 26 March 1995, involving UEFA-affiliated national teams who have qualified for the competition.
Germany won the competitio ...
References
External links
Ilkeston Football: Ladies Football
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England
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