14-year-old Katie Chapman was named Young Player of the Year. Here she is challenging Everton’s Louise Thomas. (Gavin Ellis/TGSPhoto)
A set of awards that were not officially endorsed by The FA but certainly had FA involvement and backing, with Hope Powell (England Women’s National Team Coach), Kelly Simmons (FA Women’s Football Co-ordinator) and Sylvia Gore (FAWPL Committee Member and FA County Coach/Merseyside Dev Officer) on the judging panel alongside women’s football reporter and co-ordinator of the Women’s Football Phoneline Cathy Gibb.
FAWPL NATIONAL DIVISION PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Faye White, Arsenal
Runner-up: Karen Burke, Everton
3rd: Maureen Marley, Everton
FAWPL YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Katie Chapman, Millwall Lionesses
Runner-up: Rachel Yankey, Arsenal
3rd: Rachel Brown, Liverpool
Liverpool’s Rachel Brown (Gavin Ellis/TGSPhoto)
FAWPL MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
Winner: Sarah Reed, Arsenal
Runner-up: Angela Ralph, Liverpool
3rd: Gemma Hunt, Millwall Lionesses
FAWPL TOP SCORERS
National Division:
Karen Walker (Doncaster Belles) 23
Karen Burke (Everton) 18
Joanne Broadhurst (Croydon) 15
Kelly Shimmin (Tranmere Rovers) (15)
Northern Division:
Ali Kirk (Ilkeston Town) 25
Chair Ashworth (Aston Villa) 18
Michelle Shooter (Sheffield Wednesday) 17
Southern Division:
Tammy Waine (Brighton) 26
Emma Mead (Whitehawk) 22
Sarah Stansbury (Wimbledon) 17
