Womens
England
Continent: Europe
Capital: Canberra – London
Population: 55 Million
Tier: 1
Leagues: 11
Teams: 252
National Association: The Football Association
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 Sport14
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 place12
Bristol City
Bristol (Ashton Gate)
Burnley
Leyland
Durham
Durham
Ipswich Town
Colchester
Leicester City
Leicester
Newcastle United
Gateshead
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham (West Bridgford)
Sheffield United
Sheffield
Southampton
Eastleigh
Sunderland
Hetton-le-Hole
Watford
Watford
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Telford (Wellington)
Tier 3 · FA WNL
Premier Divisions
Northern + Southern · 12 clubs each24
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 each48
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
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