The 2015–16 FA Women's Premier League Plate is the second running of the competition, which began in 2014.
[1] The teams that take part in the WPL plate are decided after the first qualifying round of the WPL Cup, known as the Determining Round.
All 72 Premier League clubs were included in the Determining round draw, three of whom (Gloucester City, Swindon Spitfires and Wolverhampton Wanderers) withdrew from the competition before playing a match, meaning 36 teams progressed in the Cup and 33 were entered in the Plate.
Reigning champions Preston North End, who beat Huddersfield Town 3–0 in the 2014–15 final,[2] won their Determining Round match this season, meaning that they did not defend their title.
Note: All results from The Football Association[3] Due to there being 33 teams in the competition, a single preliminary round match was required to eliminate one team and allow a full single-elimination knockout tournament to take place.