# 2007–08 FA Women's Premier League

The 2007–08 FA Tesco Women's Premier League season was the 16th season of the FA Women's Premier League, England's highest-tier women's association football league at that time.

## National Division
### Team movement

Promotions and relegations from 2006–07 :
| Team | Previous league | Moved to |
| Liverpool | Northern Division | National Division |
| Watford | Southern Division | National Division |
| Sunderland | National Division | Northern Division |
| Fulham | National Division | Southern Division |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Arsenal (C) | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 15 | +70 | 62 | Champions, to European Cup |
| 2 | Everton | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 14 | +55 | 57 | |
| 3 | Leeds United | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 40 | |
| 4 | Bristol Academy | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 34 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 32 | |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 29 | |
| 7 | Watford | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 29 | |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 28 | |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 25 | |
| 10 | Liverpool | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 22 | |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 69 | −50 | 12 | Relegated to Southern Division; to European Cup |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 91 | −85 | 4 | Relegated to Southern Division |
* ↑ On 9 July 2008, the team announced they were changing their name to Leeds Carnegie Ladies F.C. This came to ensure all of the professional sports teams Leeds Met University were investing in carried the name of the university's sport department, Carnegie College (including Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie). On 8 July 2010 it was announced by Leeds United F.C. that to stop Leeds Carnegie Ladies from going out of existence the club would step in to provide funding again, bringing the club full circle back to Leeds United Ladies once more, a day under two years since the club was renamed Leeds Carnegie L.F.C.
* ↑ Qualified by winning the Welsh Women's Cup.

### Top scorers

    As of match played on 18 May 2008
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Lianne Sanderson | Arsenal | 25 |
| 2 | Katie Anderton | Blackburn | 23 |
| 3 | Helen Lander | Watford | 21 |
| 4 | Natasha Dowie | Everton | 17 |
| 5 | Fara Williams | Everton | 14 |

## Northern Division
### Team movement

Promotions and relegations from 2006–07 :
| Team | Previous league | Moved to |
| Liverpool | Northern Division | National Division |
| Rotherham United | Midland Combination | Northern Division |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Northern Combination | Northern Division |
| Sunderland | National Division | Northern Division |
| Wolverhampton | Northern Division | Midland Combination |
| Curzon Ashton | Northern Division | Northern Combination |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 26 | +54 | 58 | Promoted to National Division |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 16 | +50 | 55 | |
| 3 | Sunderland | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 50 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 33 | |
| 5 | Preston North End | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 31 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 26 | |
| 7 | Manchester City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 25 | |
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 24 | |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 22 | |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 21 | |
| 11 | Stockport County | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 54 | −33 | 19 | Relegated |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 61 | −31 | 18 | Relegated |

## Southern Division
### Team movement

Promotions and relegations from 2006–07 :
| Team | Previous league | Moved to |
| Watford | Southern Division | National Division |
| Newquay | South West Combination | Southern Division |
| Colchester United | South East Combination | Southern Division |
| Fulham | National Division | Southern Division |
| AFC Wimbledon | Southern Division | South East Combination |
| Southampton Saints | Southern Division | South West Combination |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Fulham | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 19 | +51 | 50 | Promoted to National Division |
| 2 | Millwall Lionesses | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 44 | |
| 3 | Barnet | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 43 | |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 63 | 26 | +37 | 42 | |
| 5 | West Ham United | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 36 | |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 34 | |
| 7 | Colchester United | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 31 | |
| 8 | Keynsham Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 30 | |
| 9 | Newquay | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 29 | |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 20 | |
| 11 | AFC Team Bath Ladies | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 19 | Relegated |
| 12 | Reading Royals | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 183 | −175 | 0 | Relegated |