Womens

England

Continent: Europe
Capital: Canberra – London
Population: 55 Million
Tier: 1
Leagues: 11
Teams: 252
National Association: The Football Association

English Women’s Football Leagues 2026–27

Season 2026 – 2027 · The Women’s Game

English Women’s Football Leagues

Women’s Super League · WSL 2 · FA WNL Premier Divisions · FA WNL Division One

16th WSL season2026–27 CampaignWSL expanded to 14 clubs
4
Tiers
98
Clubs
14
WSL clubs
🏆 Champions Defending WSL champions
↑ Promoted Newly promoted
↓ Relegated Dropped from the division above
Tier 1 · WSL

Women’s Super League

14 clubs · 16th season · Sky Sports / BBC Sport
14
Arsenal
CityLondon (Holloway)
GroundEmirates Stadium
Capacity60,704
Aston Villa
CityBirmingham (Aston)
GroundVilla Park
Capacity42,640
Birmingham City
↑ Promoted
CityBirmingham (Bordesley)
GroundSt Andrew's
Capacity29,902
Brighton & Hove Albion
CityCrawley
GroundBroadfield Stadium
Capacity6,134
Charlton Athletic
↑ Promoted
CityLondon (Charlton)
GroundThe Valley
Capacity27,111
Chelsea
CityLondon (Fulham)
GroundStamford Bridge
Capacity40,044
Crystal Palace
↑ Promoted
CityLondon (Sutton)
GroundGander Green Lane
Capacity5,013
Everton
CityLiverpool (Walton)
GroundGoodison Park
Capacity39,414
Liverpool
CitySt Helens
GroundBrewDog Stadium
Capacity18,000
London City Lionesses
CityLondon (Bromley)
GroundHayes Lane
Capacity5,000
Manchester City
🏆 Champions
CityManchester (Bradford)
GroundAcademy Stadium
Capacity7,000
Manchester United
CityLeigh
GroundLeigh Sports Village
Capacity12,000
Tottenham Hotspur
CityLondon (Leyton)
GroundBrisbane Road
Capacity9,271
West Ham United
CityLondon (Dagenham)
GroundVictoria Road
Capacity6,078
Tier 2 · WSL Football

Women’s Super League 2

12 clubs · one automatic promotion plus a play-off place
12
Bristol City
Bristol (Ashton Gate)
Ashton Gate · 27,000
Burnley
Leyland
↑ Promoted
County Ground · 2,300
Durham
Durham
Maiden Castle · 1,800
Ipswich Town
Colchester
Colchester Community Stadium · 10,105
Leicester City
Leicester
↓ Relegated
King Power Stadium · 32,212
Newcastle United
Gateshead
Gateshead International Stadium · 11,800
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham (West Bridgford)
City Ground · 30,404
Sheffield United
Sheffield
Bramall Lane · 32,050
Southampton
Eastleigh
Silverlake Stadium · 5,250
Sunderland
Hetton-le-Hole
Eppleton CW · 2,500
Watford
Watford
↑ Promoted
Vicarage Road · 22,220
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Telford (Wellington)
↑ Promoted
New Bucks Head · 6,300
Tier 3 · FA WNL

Premier Divisions

Northern + Southern · 12 clubs each
24
Northern Premier Division

12 clubs · North and Midlands

Boldmere St Michaels
↑
Derby County
Huddersfield Town
↑
Hull City
Liverpool Feds
Loughborough Lightning
Middlesbrough
Norwich City
↑
Peterborough United
↑
Rugby Borough
Stoke City
West Bromwich Albion
Southern Premier Division

12 clubs · South and Wales

AFC Bournemouth
AFC Wimbledon
Cheltenham Town
Exeter City
Fulham
↑
Hashtag United
Lewes
Oxford United
Plymouth Argyle
Portsmouth
↓
Real Bedford
Swindon Town
↑
Tier 4 · FA WNL

Division One

North + Midlands + South East + South West · 12 clubs each
48
Division One North

12 clubs

AFC Fylde
↑
Blackburn Rovers
Bradford City
↑
Chester-le-Street Town
Chorley
Durham Cestria
Halifax
Leeds United
Norton & Stockton Ancients
Stockport County
Thornaby
↑
York City
Division One Midlands

12 clubs

Barnsley
Chesterfield
↑
Kidderminster Harriers
Leafield Athletic
Lye Town
↑
Northampton Town
Notts County
Sheffield FC
Sporting Khalsa
↓
Sutton Coldfield Town
Worcester City
Wythenshawe
Division One South East

12 clubs

Actonians
Billericay Town
↓
Cambridge United
Chatham Town
Dartford
↑
Dulwich Hamlet
London Bees
Luton Town
Milton Keynes Dons
Queens Park Rangers
Saltdean United
↑
Stevenage
↑
Division One South West

12 clubs

Abingdon United
Ascot United
Bournemouth Sports
Bridgwater United
Bristol Rovers
Gwalia United
↓
Keynsham Town
Maidenhead United
Marine Academy Plymouth
Moneyfields
Torquay United
↑
Wycombe Wanderers
↑