| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies (5th title) |
| Relegated | Caldicot Town Caernarfon Town |
| UEFA Women's Champions League | Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 402 (4.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lyndsey Davies (22 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Cardiff Metropolitan 12-0 Caernarfon Town[2] |
| Biggest away win | Caernarfon Town 1–8 Cardiff City[3] Caernarfon Town 0–7 Swansea City[4] Caernarfon Town 0–7 Abergavenny Women[5] |
| Highest scoring | Cardiff Metropolitan 12-0 Caernarfon Town[6] |
| Longest winning run | 12 wins (Cardiff Metropolitan) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 games (Cardiff Metropolitan) |
| Longest losing run | 14 losses (Caernarfon Town) |
2018–19 → | |
The2017–18 Welsh Premier League was the ninth season of theWomen's Welsh Premier League, the top level women'sfootball league in Wales. The season began on 3 September 2017 and ended on 2 May 2018.
Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies won their fifth league title, five points clear of the previous season's winners Swansea City. Cyncoed Ladies won the Premier League Cup, the first piece of silverware that the team had won.[7] Swansea City won theFAW Women's Cup – the third time that they have won the trophy.[8]
Lyndsey Davies of Abergavenny Women won the Golden Boot for the second season in a row after scoring 22 goals.
Player of the Season was won by Cardiff City's Shannon Evans and Young Player of the Season was awarded to Ellie Lake of Swansea City.[9]
One of the league's founding teams Caernarfon Town were promoted back to the Premier League and Caldicot Town played their first season in the top flight. 10 teams ended up competing in the league.
| Team | City | Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Abergavenny Women FC | Abergavenny | Pen-Y-Pound Stadium, Abergavenny |
| Caernarfon Town Women | Caernarfon | The Oval, Caernarfon |
| Caldicot Town | Caldicot | Jubilee Way, Caldicot |
| Cardiff City Women | Cardiff | Leckwith Athletics Stadium |
| Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies | Cardiff | Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cyncoed Campus |
| Cyncoed Ladies | Cardiff | Cardiff University Playing Fields, Llanrumney |
| Llandudno Ladies | Llandudno Junction | Maesdu Park |
| Port Talbot Town Ladies | Port Talbot | The Genquip Stadium |
| Rhyl Ladies | Rhyl | Rhyl FC's Corbett Sports Stadium |
| Swansea City Ladies | Port Talbot | Baglan Playing Fields |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | CAM | SWA | ABG | CYN | CAC | POR | LLA | RHY | CAE | CAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff Metropolitan | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 12 | +50 | 47 | Qualification to2018–19 Champions League | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 12–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Swansea City | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 12 | +52 | 42 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Abergavenny Women | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 38 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 7–3 | 5–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Cyncoed Ladies | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 37 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 2–3 | ||
| 5 | Cardiff City | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 27 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | ||
| 6 | Port Talbot Town | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 25 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 7–3 | 2–1 | ||
| 7 | Llandudno Ladies | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 19 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–6 | ||
| 8 | Rhyl Ladies | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 62 | −36 | 14 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–5 | — | 3–0 | 3–3 | ||
| 9 | Caernarfon Town Women | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 92 | −83 | 3 | Relegation | 0–6 | 0–7 | 0–7 | 1–3 | 1–8 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | |
| 10 | Caldicot Town[a] | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 64 | −41 | 1 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–5 | 1–6 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 3–1 | — |
| Month | WPWL Manager of the Month | WPWL Player of the Month | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| September | Joel Hutton | Cardiff City | Maxine Mudge | Abergavenny Women | [11][12] |
| October | Kerry Harris | Cardiff Metropolitan | Louisha Doran | Llandudno Ladies | [13] |
| November/December | Kerry Harris | Cardiff Metropolitan | Ashleigh Harris | Caldicot Town | [14] |
| January | Fern Burrage | Cyncoed Ladies | Laura Wililams | Rhyl Ladies | [15] |
| February/March | Ian Owen | Swansea City Ladies | Alisha Young | Caldicot Town | [16] |
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| WPWL Player of the Season | Shannon Evans | Cardiff City |
| WPWL Young Player of the Season | Ellie Lake | Swansea City Ladies |
| WPWL Golden Boot | Lyndsey Davies | Abergavenny Women |
This was the fifth season of the WPWL Cup and Cyncoed Ladies won the competition for the first time in their history.[17] Cyncoed beat Cardiff Metropolitan 1-0 after extra time. Jasmine Simpson of Cardiff Metropolitan scored the most goals in the competition with 4 in 4 games.
| 5 November 2017[18] | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Llandudno Ladies | Cardiff International Sports Campus |
| 14:00 | Chelsea Cochrane 12'Shannon Evans 69',90' | Katie Bowe 43' |
| 5 November 2017[19] | Cardiff Metropolitan | 6–1 | Caernarfon Town | Cardiff Met Cyncoed Campus |
| 14:00 | Jasmine Simpson 3',5' Robyn Pinder 10',81'Tija Richardson 49'Erin Murray 80' | Ffion Owen 48' |
| 3 December 2017[20] | Abergavenny Women | 4–1 | Cardiff City | Pen-y-Pound Stadium, Abergavenny |
| 13:30 | Kate Jeremiah 10',65' Maxine Mudge 30',70' | Report | Shannon Evans 31' |
| 3 December 2017[21] | Caldicot Town | 0–3 | Cardiff Metropolitan | Jubilee Way, Caldicot |
| 13:30 | Report | Jasmine Simpson Erin Murray |
| 3 December 2017[22] | Port Talbot Town Ladies | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Rhyl Ladies | The Genquip Stadium, Port Talbot |
| 13:30 | Jesci Hare 18' | Report | Emily Jones 90',100' |
| 3 December 2017[23] | Swansea City Ladies | 2–3 | Cyncoed Ladies | Llandarcy Academy of Sport, Llandarcy |
| 13:30 | Stacey John Davis 7' Sarah Adams 51' | Report | Julia Moulton 38' Rosina Hill 55'Gwen Davies 86' |
| 7 January 2018[24] | Abergavenny Women | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Cardiff Metropolitan | Pen-y-Pound Stadium, Abergavenny |
| 13:30 | Own goal Kate Jeremiah 84'Maxine Mudge 89' | Report | Naomi Clipston 24',55' Stephanie Turner 32'Monique Fisher 96' |
| 7 January 2018[25] | Cyncoed Ladies | 3–0 | Rhyl Ladies | USW Sports Park, Treforest |
| 12:00 | Caitlin Bevan 18' Jessica Williams 47'Julia Moulton 87' | Report |
| 25 March 2018[26] | Cardiff Metropolitan | 0-1 | Cyncoed Ladies | Dragon Park, Newport |
| 14:00 | Report | Julia Moulton 5' |
