List of FA WSL clubs
The following is a list of every club which has competed in the FA Women's Super League - the highest level of women's football in England - since its inception in 2011. All statistics here refer to time in the WSL only (excludes Spring Series), with the exception of 'Most Recent Finish' (which refers to all levels of play) and 'Last Promotion' (which refers to the club's last promotion from a lower tier). For the 'Top Scorer' column, those in bold still play in the WSL for the club shown. WSL teams playing in the 2020–21 season are indicated in bold, while founding members are shown in italics. If the highest finish is that of the most recent season, then this is also shown in bold.
As of the 2020–21 season, three teams - Arsenal, Birmingham City and Chelsea - have competed in every season.
Club | Location | Seasons | Total
Seasons |
Seasons Won | Last
Promotion |
Last
Relegation |
Most Recent
Finish |
Highest
Finish |
Top Scorer | Most Appearances |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arsenal | Borehamwood | 2011– | 10 | 2011 2012 2018–19 |
1992 | Never relegated | 3rd | 1st | Vivianne Miedema (42) | Jordan Nobbs (108) |
Aston Villa | Walsall | 2020– | 1 | – | 2020 | Never relegated | Championship
(1st - promoted) |
- | – | – |
Birmingham City | Solihull | 2011– | 10 | – | 2002 | Never relegated | 11th | 2nd | Rachel Williams (24) | Kerys Harrop (128) |
Brighton and Hove Albion | Crawley | 2018– | 3 | – | 2018 | Never relegated | 9th | 9th | Aileen Whelan (6) | Aileen Whelan (36) |
Bristol City[lower-greek 1] | Bath | 2011–2015 2017– |
9 | – | 2017 | 2015 | 10th | 2nd | Natalia Pablos (12) | Loren Dykes (99) |
Chelsea | Kingston upon Thames | 2011– | 10 | 2015 2017–18 2019–20 |
2005 | Never relegated | 1st | 1st | Eniola Aluko (32) | Drew Spence (106) |
Doncaster Rover Belles | Doncaster | 2011–2013 2016 |
4 | – | 2015 | 2016 | WNL D1 Midlands (10th) | 7th | Aine O'Gorman (5) | Kasia Lipka (54) |
Everton | Liverpool | 2011–2014
2017– |
8 | – | 2017 | 2014 | 6th | 3rd | Chloe Kelly (13) | Danielle Turner (59) |
Liverpool | Birkenhead | 2011–2020 | 9 | 2013 2014 |
2010 | 2020 | 12th (relegated) | 1st | Natasha Dowie (18) | Gemma Bonner (71) |
Manchester City | Manchester | 2014– | 7 | 2016 | 2013 | Never relegated | 2nd | 1st | Nikita Parris (35) | Jill Scott (92) |
Manchester United | Leigh | 2019– | 2 | – | 2019 | Never relegated | 4th | 4th | Lauren James (6) | Mary Earps, Hayley Ladd, Jessica Sigsworth, Millie Turner, Katie Zelem (14) |
Notts County[lower-greek 2] | Nottingham | 2011–2016 | 6 | – | 2010 | Never relegated | Dissolved (2017) | 4th | Jessica Clarke (24) | Jessica Clarke (82) |
Reading | Reading | 2016– | 5 | – | 2015 | Never relegated | 5th | 4th | Fara Williams (23) | Fara Williams, Kirsty Pearce (52) |
Sunderland | Hetton-le-Hole | 2015–2018 | 3 | – | 2014 | 2018 | WNL Premier North (1st) | 3rd | Beth Mead (18) | Victoria Williams (44) |
Tottenham Hotspur | Cannons Park | 2019– | 2 | – | 2019 | Never relegated | 7th | 7th | Rianna Dean (4) | Lucy Quinn (15) |
West Ham United | Romford | 2018– | 3 | – | 2018 | Never relegated | 8th | 7th | Alisha Lehmann (9) | Gilly Flaherty (33) |
Yeovil Town | Yeovil | 2017–2019 | 2 | – | 2016 | 2019 | WNL Premier South (5th) | 9th | Ann-Marie Heatherson, Ellie Mason (3) | Megan Walsh (38) |
Notes:
In addition, the following teams were members of the 2009–10 FA Women's Premier League - its final season as the national top division - but have never competed in WSL (teams listed in italics are members of the second-tier FA Women's Championship for the 2020–21 season):
External links
References
- "Bristol Academy to rebrand as Bristol City Women's FC". BBC Sport. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- "Lincoln Ladies defend Notts County relocation". BBC Sport. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2018.