2008–09 FA Women's Premier League

2008–09 FA Women's Premier League — National Division
Season	2008–09
Dates	17 August 2008–10 May 2009
Champions	Arsenal
Relegated	Liverpool, Fulham
2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League	Arsenal, Everton
Matches played	132
Goals scored	493 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kelly Smith (25)
Biggest home win	DON 7–0 FUL; (31 Aug); ARS 7–0 FUL; (18 Dec); EVE 7–0 FOR; (1 Feb)
Biggest away win	LIV 2–11 ARS; (24 Aug)
Highest scoring	LIV 2–11 ARS; (24 Aug)
Longest winning run	16 - Arsenal; (17 Aug–26 Mar)
Longest unbeaten run	21 - Everton; (17 Aug–6 May)
Longest winless run	21 - Fulham; (17 Aug–12 Apr)
Longest losing run	5 - Fulham; (1 Mar–29 Mar); Nottingham Forest; (17 Aug–18 Sep)
	← 2007–08 2009–10 → All statistics correct as of 10 May 2009.

The 2008–09 FA Women's Premier League season was the 17th season of the FA Women's Premier League, England's highest-tier women's association football league at that time.

National Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal	22	20	1	1	89	14	+75	61	2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32
2	Everton	22	20	1	1	68	10	+58	61	2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League 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	15	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

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

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

Source: Soccerway table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Millwall Lionesses	22	17	3	2	61	14	+47	54	Promoted to National Division
2	Barnet	22	11	7	4	58	33	+25	40
3	West Ham United	22	10	9	3	41	20	+21	39
4	Charlton Athletic	22	10	6	6	37	28	+9	36
5	Portsmouth	22	10	5	7	50	35	+15	35
6	Colchester United	22	8	6	8	37	41	−4	30
7	Cardiff City	22	8	5	9	40	38	+2	29
8	Keynsham Town	22	8	3	11	34	49	−15	27
9	Crystal Palace	22	5	8	9	31	43	−12	23
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	22	5	5	12	28	44	−16	20
11	Ipswich Town	22	5	3	14	19	64	−45	18	Relegated
12	Truro City	22	3	4	15	31	58	−27	13	Relegated

Source: Soccerway table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored