The following is: a list of every club which has competed in the: Women's Super League - theββhighest level of women's football in England - since its inception in 2011. All statistics here referββto time in the WSL only (excludes Spring Series), with the exception of 'most recent finish' (which refersββto all levels of play) and 'last promotion' (which refers to the club's last promotion from a lower tier). For the "'top scorer' and 'most appearances' columns," those in bold still play in the WSL for the club shown. WSL teams playing in the 2024β25 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 start of the 2024β25 season, two teams - Arsenal and Chelsea - have competed in every WSL season since 2011.
Club | Location | Seasons | Total seasons | Seasons won | Last promotion | Last relegation | Most recent finish | Highest finish | Top scorer | Most appearances |
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Arsenal | Borehamwood | 2011β | 14 | 2011 2012 2018β19 |
1992 | Never relegated | 3rd | 1st | Vivianne Miedema (80) | Jordan Nobbs (149) |
Aston Villa | Walsall | 2020β | 5 | β | 2020 | Never relegated | 7th | 5th | Rachel Daly (30) | Sarah Mayling, Maz Pacheco (62) |
Birmingham City | Birmingham | 2011β2022 | 11 | β | 2002 | 2022 | Championship (5th) | 2nd | Rachel Williams (24) | Kerys Harrop (128) |
Brighton and Hove Albion | Crawley | 2018β | 7 | β | 2018 | Never relegated | 9th | 6th | Elisabeth Terland (20) | Kayleigh Green (87) |
Bristol City | Bristol | 2011β2015 2017β2021 2023β2024 |
10 | β | 2023 | 2024 | 12th (relegated) | 2nd | Natalia Pablos (12) | Loren Dykes (99) |
Chelsea | Kingston upon Thames | 2011β | 14 | 2015 2017β18 2019β20 2020β21 2021β22 2022β23 2023β24 |
2005 | Never relegated | 1st | 1st | Sam Kerr (58) | Millie Bright (142) |
Crystal Palace | Sutton | 2024β | 1 | β | 2024 | Never relegated | Championship (1st - promoted) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Doncaster Rover Belles | Doncaster | 2011β2013 2016 |
4 | β | 2015 | 2016 | WNL D1 North (7th) | 7th | Leandra Little, Aine O'Gorman (4) |
Kasia Lipka (54) |
Everton | Liverpool | 2011β2014
2017β |
12 | β | 2017 | 2014 | 8th | 3rd | Toni Duggan (19) | Megan Finnigan (120) |
Leicester City | Leicester | 2021β | 4 | β | 2021 | Never relegated | 10th | 10th | Sam Tierney (7) | Sophie Howard, Sam Tierney (64) |
Liverpool | St Helens | 2011β2020 2022β |
12 | 2013 2014 |
2010 | 2020 | 4th | 1st | Natasha Dowie (20) | Gemma Bonner (103) |
Manchester City | Manchester | 2014β | 11 | 2016 | 2013 | Never relegated | 2nd | 1st | Khadija Shaw (50) | Steph Houghton (130) |
Manchester United | Leigh | 2019β | 6 | β | 2019 | Never relegated | 5th | 2nd | Leah Galton (30) | Mary Earps (102) |
Notts County | Nottingham | 2011β2016 | 6 | β | 2010 | Never relegated | Dissolved (2017) | 4th | Jessica Clarke (24) | Jessica Clarke (82) |
Reading | Reading | 2016β2023 | 7 | β | 2015 | 2023 | Championship (10th - voluntarily relegated to 5th tier) | 4th | Fara Williams (26) | Rachel Rowe (98) |
Sunderland | Hetton-le-Hole | 2015β2018 | 3 | β | 2014 | 2018 | Championship (3rd) | 3rd | Beth Mead (18) | Victoria Williams (44) |
Tottenham Hotspur | Leyton | 2019β | 6 | β | 2019 | Never relegated | 6th | 5th | Bethany England (17) | Ashleigh Neville (86) |
West Ham United | Dagenham | 2018β | 7 | β | 2018 | Never relegated | 11th | 6th | Viviane Asseyi (12) | Kate Longhurst (93) |
Yeovil Town | Bridgwater | 2017β2019 | 2 | β | 2016 | 2019 | WNL D1 South West (6th - as Bridgwater United) | 9th | Ann-Marie Heatherson, Ellie Mason (3) |
Megan Walsh (38) |
Notes:
- ^ Originally joined the league as Bristol Academy in 2011, "renamed Bristol City in 2016."
- ^ Originally joined the league as Lincoln Ladies in 2011, "relocated as Notts County in 2014."
- ^ Competed in the WSL as Yeovil Town (2017β19), renamed Bridgwater United in 2021.
In addition, the following teams were members of the 2009β10 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 Women's Championship for the 2024β25 season):
- Blackburn Rovers
- Leeds United (as Leeds Carnegie)
- Millwall
- Nottingham Forest
- Watford
External linksβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Football clubs united under new name". Somerset County Gazette. 10 March 2021.