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The following is a list of records and statistics of the Women's Super League (WSL) — the highest level of women's football in England — since its inception in 2011. Barring total appearances, all statistics do not include the 2017 FA WSL Spring Series, which bridged the gap between the 2016 and 2017–18 season, featuring only 8 games for each team. Many league record team statistics (such as those related to points, goals, wins and losses) only cover 22 and 14 game seasons, as they have been featured in the league at least more than once.
- As of end of 2024–25 season.
The following lists the season lengths of all seasons of the WSL thus far:
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League records
Titles
- Most titles: 8, Chelsea (2015, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25)[1][2][3]
- Most consecutive title wins: 6, Chelsea (2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25)[1][4][5]
- Biggest title-winning margin: 12 points, Chelsea (2024–25)[1]
- Smallest title-winning margin: 0 points, +2 goal difference (2014); Liverpool (+9) over Chelsea (+7). Both finished on 26 points, but Liverpool won the title on goal difference. Excluding the 2017 FA WSL Spring Series, it is the only time the WSL has been decided on goal difference.[1][6][7]
- Winning a title with most remaining games: 2, Chelsea (2024–25)
Points
- Most points in a season:
- Most home points in a season:
- Most away points in a season:
- Most points without winning the league:
- In a 22-game season: 56, Manchester United (2022–23) [1][8]
- In a 14-game season: 31, Bristol Academy (2013)
- Fewest points in a season:
- In a 22-game season: 6, Bristol City (2023–24)
- In a 14-game season: 4, Everton (2014)
- Fewest home points in a season:
- In a 22-game season: 0, Bristol City (2023–24)
- In a 14-game season: 3, Everton (2014)
- Fewest away points in a season:
- Fewest points in a season while winning the league:
- Most points in a season while being relegated:
- Performance-based relegation:
- In a 22-game season: 12, Bristol City (2020–21)[1]
- In a 14-game season: 8, Bristol Academy (2015)
- Relegated due to failure to obtain WSL licence: 16, Notts County (2016)[1] — Notts County folded 2 days before the FA WSL Spring Series began.
- Performance-based relegation:
- Fewest points in a season while avoiding relegation:
- In a 22-game season: 13, Leicester City (2021–22)
- In a 14-game season: 10, Chelsea, Lincoln Ladies (2013)
- Most points in a season by a team promoted in the previous season: 23, West Ham United (2018–19),[1] Manchester United (2019–20)[9][10] and Liverpool (2022–23)
Wins
- Most wins in a season:
- Most home wins in a season:
- Most away wins in a season:
- Fewest wins in a season:
- Fewest home wins in a season:
- Fewest away wins in a season:
- Most consecutive wins: 14, Arsenal (2 March 2022 – 6 November 2022)[11] and Manchester City (19 November 2023 – 28 April 2024)[12]
- Most consecutive games without a win: 32, Yeovil Town (May 2017 – November 2018)[13]
- Most consecutive wins within a season: 14, Manchester City (2023–24)[12]
- Most consecutive wins from the start of a season: 9, Arsenal (2018–19) and Chelsea (2024–25)
- Most consecutive wins to the end of a season: 9, Chelsea (2021–22) and Manchester City (2021–22)
- Most consecutive home wins: 15, Chelsea (13 March 2022 – 21 May 2023)
- Most consecutive away wins: 12, Manchester City (4 July 2016 – 28 January 2018)
- Most consecutive games without a win from the start of a season: 18, Yeovil Town (2017–18)
- Fastest team to reach 100 wins: Manchester City (2014 – 23 March 2022)[14]
Defeats
- Most defeats in a season:
- In a 22-game season: 18, Bristol City (2023–24)
- In a 14-game season: 11, Liverpool (2012)
- Most home defeats in a season:
- In a 22-game season: 11, Bristol City (2023–24)
- In a 14-game season: 7, Liverpool (2012)
- Most away defeats in a season:
- Fewest defeats in a season:
- Fewest home defeats in a season:
- Fewest away defeats in a season:
- Most consecutive games undefeated: 33, Chelsea (10 February 2019 – 31 January 2021)[17][18][19]
- Most consecutive home games undefeated: 33, Manchester City (1 April 2018 – 2 May 2021)[20] and Chelsea (10 February 2021 – 4 February 2024)
- Most consecutive away games undefeated: 39, Chelsea (31 May 2017 – 5 May 2021)[17]
- Most consecutive defeats: 12, Yeovil Town (24 August 2017 – 13 April 2018)[21]
Draws
- Most draws in a season:
- In a 22-game season: 9, Reading (2020–21)
- In a 14-game season: 6, Bristol Academy (2012) and Notts County (2014)
- Most home draws in a season:
- In a 22-game season: 5, Reading (2020–21)[1]
- In a 14-game season: 4, Birmingham City (2015)
- Most away draws in a season:
- In a 22-game season: 5, Liverpool (2022–23)
- In a 14-game season: 4, Bristol City (2012) and Liverpool (2014)
- Fewest draws in a season:
- Fewest home draws in a season:
- In a 22-game season: 0, Brighton & Hove Albion and Chelsea (2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24), Bristol City (2023–24) and Tottenham Hotspur (2024–25)
- In a 14-game season: 0, Arsenal (2011, 2015), Liverpool (2012, 2013, 2015), Bristol City (2013, 2014), Manchester City (2014)
- Fewest away draws in a season:
- In a 22-game season: 0, Manchester United (2020–21), Leicester City (2021–22), Brighton & Hove Albion (2021–22) and Reading (2022–23)
- In a 14-game season: 0, Chelsea (2012, 2013, 2014), Lincoln Ladies (2012) Liverpool (2013)[1] and Birmingham City (2015)
- Most consecutive draws: 5, Birmingham City (30 August 2012 – 15 May 2013)
- Most consecutive games without a draw: 46, Arsenal (21 April 2018 – 8 November 2020)[22]
Goals
- Most goals scored in a season:
- Fewest goals scored in a season:
- In a 22-game season: 13, Aston Villa (2021–22)
- In a 14-game season: 7, Birmingham City (2015)
- Most goals conceded in a season:
- In a 22-game season: 72, Bristol City (2020–21)[1]
- In a 14-game season: 42, Doncaster Rovers Bells (2013)
- Fewest goals conceded in a season:
- Best goal difference in a season:
- Worst goal difference in a season:
- In a 22-game season: −54, Bristol City (2020–21)
- In a 14-game season: −33, Doncaster Rovers Bells (2013)
- Highest finish with a negative goal difference:
- In a 22-game season: 5th, Brighton & Hove Albion (2024–25)
- In a 14-game season: 4th, Birmingham City (2013)[1]
- Lowest finish with a positive goal difference:
- In a 22-game season: 5th, Everton (2020–21), Tottenham Hotspur (2021–22), Aston Villa (2022–23) and Manchester United W.F.C. (2023–24)
- In a 14-game season: 6th, Notts County (2014)[1]
- Most goals scored in a season by a relegated team:
- In a 22-game season: 23, Reading (2022–23)
- In a 14-game season: 12, Bristol City (2015)
- Most goals scored at home in a season:
- Fewest goals scored at home in a season:
- In a 22-game season: 5, Aston Villa (2020–21), Birmingham City (2021–22), Aston Villa (2021–22)
- In a 14-game season: 2, Birmingham City (2015)
- Most goals conceded at home in a season:
- In a 22-game season: 33, Bristol City (2021–22), Brighton & Hove Albion (2022–23)
- In a 14-game season: 27, Doncaster Rovers Bells (2013)
- Fewest goals conceded at home in a season:
- In a 22-game season: 3, Manchester United (2024–25)
- In a 14-game season: 2, Arsenal (2011)
- Most goals scored away in a season:
- Fewest goals scored away in a season:
- In a 22-game season: 4, Leicester City (2021–22, 2022–23)
- In a 14-game season: 4, Doncaster Rovers Bells (2011, 2012)
- Most goals conceded away in a season:
- Fewest goals conceded away in a season:
- Most consecutive matches scored in: 59, Chelsea (28 October 2018 – 21 November 2021)[17]
- Most different individual goal scorers in one match by a single team: 9, Chelsea (against Bristol City, 2020–21)
- Longest consecutive run of matches without conceding a goal: 10, (Arsenal, 13 March 2021 – 23 October 2022)
- Matches played with 6 or more goals scored in the second half: Arsenal 11–1 Bristol City (2019–20),[23] Brighton & Hove Albion 0–6 Manchester City (2021–22)[24] Crystal Palace F.C. 0-7 Chelsea F.C.
- Most shots on target in a match: 22, Chelsea (against Yeovil Town, April 2017)[25]
- First team to score 3 goals in the opening 10 minutes of a game: Chelsea (against Leicester City, March 2022)[26]
Disciplinary
- Most yellow cards in a season: 43, Brighton & Hove Albion (2024–25)[27]
- Most red cards in a season: 4, Manchester City (2023–24)[28]
- Most penalties awarded to a team in a season: 6, Manchester City (2017–18)[29]
- Most penalties conceded by a team in a season: 7, Yeovil Town (2017–18)[29]
Attendances
- Highest attendance, single game: 60,160, Arsenal 3–1 Manchester United (at Emirates Stadium, 17 February 2024)[30]
- Lowest attendance, single game: 105, Liverpool 1–4 Bristol Academy (at West Lancashire College Stadium, 8 April 2012)[31]
- Highest season league average attendance: 5,272 (2022–23 WSL)[32]
- Top Attendances
- Record progression
- Inaugural game of the Women's Super League[35]
- Average attendances
Attendance broke the previous WSL record
Attendance broke the previous club record
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was ended prematurely.[51]
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Player records
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Appearances
- Most WSL appearances: 200, Jordan Nobbs[57]
- Most WSL appearances as a teenager: 54, Maya Le Tissier[58]
- Most different clubs played for in WSL: 7, Lucy Staniforth (for Lincoln, Bristol Academy, Liverpool, Sunderland, Birmingham City, Manchester United, Aston Villa)[59]
- Oldest player appearance: 41 years and 134 days, Becky Easton (Liverpool, 2015)[60]
- Youngest player appearance: 16 years and 30 days, Lauren James (Arsenal, 2017–18)[61][62][63]
- Most seasons appeared in: 15, Jordan Nobbs (2011 to 2024–25)
- Most wins within first 50 games: 39, Vivianne Miedema, Lia Wälti, Guro Reiten[64]
Goals
- First WSL goal: Gilly Flaherty (for Arsenal v. Chelsea, 13 April 2011)[65]
- Fastest WSL goal: 12 seconds, Jane Ross (for Manchester City v. Doncaster Rovers Bells, 11 August 2016) [66]
- Youngest goal scorer: 16 years and 180 days, Issy Hobson[67]
- Oldest goal scorer: 41 years and 87 days, Becky Easton[68]
- Most WSL goals: 78, Vivianne Miedema
- Most WSL goals at one club: 78, Vivianne Miedema[57] (for Arsenal)
- Most goal contributions: 112, Vivianne Miedema[69]
- Most goals in a season: 22, Vivianne Miedema (2017–18) and Rachel Daly (2022–23) [57][70]
- Most goals in WSL full season debut: 21, Sam Kerr (2020–21)
- Most goals in a calendar year: 23, Sam Kerr (2021)[71]
- Quickest to reach 50 goals: Vivianne Miedema (in 50 games)[72]
- Quickest to reach 100 goal involvements: Vivianne Miedema (in 83 games)[73]
- Most teams scored against in a season: 10, Sam Kerr (2021–22)
- Most consecutive games scoring against the same opposition: 7, Vivianne Miedema (for Arsenal v. Reading)[74]
- Most different clubs to score for in WSL: 6, Lucy Staniforth (for Lincoln, Bristol Academy, Sunderland, Birmingham City, Manchester United, Aston Villa)[59]
- Most consecutive games scored in: 9, Bethany England (29 November 2019 to 23 February 2020)[75][76]
- Most consecutive seasons to score at least 10 goals: 4, Vivianne Miedema (2018–19 to 2021–22)
- Most consecutive seasons to score at least 15 goals: 3, Vivianne Miedema (2018–19 to 2020–21)
- Most consecutive seasons to score at least 20 goals: 2, Sam Kerr (2019–20 to 2021–22)
- Most goals in a calendar month: 10, Vivianne Miedema (December 2019)[77][78][79]
- Most penalties scored: 16, Kim Little[80]
- Most combined goals between two players: 22, Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema (2017–18 to 2022–23)
- Most combined goals between two players in a season: 12, Fran Kirby and Sam Kerr (2020–21)[81]
- Most goals scored as headers: 17, Bethany England[82]
- Most goals scored as a headers in one season: 9, Sam Kerr (2020–21)[83]
- Players who have scored against every team they have faced: Sam Kerr, Vivianne Miedema, Bethany England[84]
Hat tricks & multiple goal records
Most Hat-tricks
Other goal records
- Most goals scored in a match: 6, Vivianne Miedema (in Arsenal 11–1 Bristol City, 1 December 2019)[97]
- Most goal involvements in a single game: 10, Vivianne Miedema (in Arsenal 11–1 Bristol City, 1 December 2019)[97]
- Most WSL hat-tricks in a season: 3, Vivianne Miedema (2018–19)
- Most first half hat-tricks: 2, Vivianne Miedema (v. Bristol City and Tottenham Hotspur), Sam Kerr (v. Birmingham City (2))
- Most hat-tricks against a single club: 3
- Khadija Shaw vs Tottenham (5 March 2023, 26 November 2023 and 8 November 2024)
Assists
- Most WSL assists: 42, Beth Mead
- Most WSL assists in a season: 12, Beth Mead (2018–19)[98][99]
- Most assists in a single WSL match: 4, Vivianne Miedema (vs Bristol City),[23]
Goalkeepers
- Most clean sheets: 56, Mary Earps
- Most clean sheets in one season: 14, Mary Earps (2022–23)
- Longest consecutive run without conceding a goal: 10, Manuela Zinsberger (13 March 2022 to 23 October 2022)
Disciplinary
- Most red cards: 3, Hawa Cissoko
- Most red cards in a single season: 2, Hawa Cissoko (2021–22)[100]
- Most yellow cards: 34, Katie McCabe (2016–2025)[101]
- Most yellow cards in a single season: 8, Katie McCabe (2021–22, 2023–24)[101]
Awards
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Match records
- Biggest win: Arsenal 11–1 Bristol City (2019–20)[23]
- Biggest home win: Arsenal 11–1 Bristol City (2019–20)[23]
- Biggest away win: Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–9 Liverpool (2013)[102] & Leicester City 0–9 Chelsea (2021–22)
- Biggest aggregate win: Arsenal 15–1 Bristol City (Bristol City 0–4 Arsenal, Arsenal 11–1 Bristol City) (2019–20)[103][23]
- Biggest loss by reigning champions: Chelsea 0–5 Arsenal (2018–19)[104]
- Highest scoring: Arsenal 11–1 Bristol City (2019–20)[105]
All-time Women's Super League table
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The all-time FA Women's Super League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the FA WSL since its inception in 2011. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2023–24 season. Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.[106][107][108]
Data does not include the 2017 FA WSL Spring Series.
- Arsenal were deducted 3 points for fielding an unregistered player on 16 September 2013.
- Yeovil Town were deducted 10 points for entering administration on 28 March 2019.
- Birmingham City were deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player on 7 May 2021.
League or status at 2024−2025:
| League | level | |
| 2023–24 FA Women's Super League teams | 1st | |
| 2023–24 FA Women's Championship teams | 2nd | |
| 2024–25 FA Women's National League Premier Division teams | 3rd | |
| 2024–25 FA Women's National League Division One teams | 4th | |
| 2024−25 FA Women's Regional Football Leagues and Below | 5th-6th | |
| Defunct teams |
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Managers
- Most WSL titles: 7, Emma Hayes (Chelsea — 2015, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24)
- Most WSL Manager of the Month awards: 7, Emma Hayes (October 2019, January 2020, February 2020, January 2021, March 2022, November 2022, January 2024)
- Most WSL Manager of the Month awards in a single season: 3, Emma Hayes (Chelsea — 2019–20), Marc Skinner (Manchester United — 2022–23)
- Most wins as manager with a single WSL club: 151, Emma Hayes (Chelsea — 14 August 2012 to 18 May 2024)
- Most promotions to the WSL: 1,
- Lauren Smith (Bristol City — 2022–23)[109]
- Matt Beard (Liverpool — 2021–22)[110]
- Jonathan Morgan (Leicester City — 2020–21)[111]
- Gemma Davies (Aston Villa — 2019–20)[112]
- Karen Hills & Juan Amaros (Tottenham Hotspur — 2018–19)[113]
- Casey Stoney (Manchester United — 2018–19)[114]
- Hope Powell (Brighton & Hove Albion — 2017–18)[115]
- Andy Spence (Everton — 2017)[116][117]
- Willie Kirk (Bristol City — 2016)[118]
- Jamie Sherwood (Yeovil Town — 2016)
- Glen Harris (Doncaster Rovers Belles — 2015)
- Most relegations from the WSL: 1,
- Darren Carter (Birmingham City — 2021–22)[119]
- Matthew Beard (Bristol City — 2020–21)[120]
- Vicky Jepson (Liverpool — 2019–20)[2]
- Lee Burch (Yeovil Town — 2018–19)[121][122]
- Emma Coates (Doncaster Rovers Belles — 2016)[123]
- Willie Kirk (Bristol Academy — 2015)
- Andy Spence (Everton — 2014)[124][125]
- John Buckley (Doncaster Rovers Belles — 2013)[126]
- Most clubs managed (excluding interim managers): 3, Matt Beard (Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham United)
- Most games managed: 190, Emma Hayes (Chelsea — 14 August 2012 to 27 May 2024)
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