Women's Super League records and statistics

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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 exclude 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 only cover 22 and 14 game seasons,[a] as they have been featured in the league at least more than once.

As of end of 2024–25 season.
WSL highest and average attendances 2011–2025

Chelsea have won the most titles with 8 alongside the most consecutive wins, biggest title-winning margin, most points and most goals in a season. Since the 2022–23 season, Arsenal have held the record for the highest average attendance per season and highest attendance game, breaking the record three more times during the 2023–24 season. The club has the top three highest attendances in the WSL, all made at the Emirates Stadium, with the highest league attendance now set at 60,160 after the February 2024 match against Manchester United. Arsenal previously held the attendance record from 2012 until 2019 in a match against Chelsea with a crowd of 5,052. The club also holds the match record for the biggest win and highest scoring match with 11–1 against Bristol City in the 2019–20 season. Bristol City have experienced the most defeats in a season with 18 and Reading the most draws with 9.

Vivianne Miedema holds numerous player records including the most WSL goals and goal contributions, most goals scored in a season with 22 (shared with Rachel Daly), and quickest to reach 50 and 100 goals in the league. Further achievements include most goals scored in a single match with 6, most goal involvements in a game with 10, most assists in a match with 4, and most hat-tricks in a season with 3. Only Khadija Shaw, who has also won two golden boots, has more WSL hat-tricks than Miedema with 6. Beth Mead has provided the most assists and the most assists in a single season with 12, Jordan Nobbs has made the most WSL appearances with 210, and Mary Earps has the most cleansheets with 56. Millie Bright has won the most titles as a player with 8, all of which were with Chelsea, and Emma Hayes as a manager has won the most titles with 7, also with Chelsea.

List of seasons

The following lists the season lengths of all seasons of the WSL thus far:

League records

Titles

Points

Wins

Defeats

Draws

Goals

Disciplinary

Attendances

Top attendances
More information Date, Fixture ...
Date Fixture Results Venue Attendance Season Ref
1st place, gold medalist(s) 17 February 2024 Arsenal vs Manchester United 3–1 Emirates Stadium 60,160 2023–24 [30]
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 March 2024 Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 60,050 [33]
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 December 2023 Arsenal vs Chelsea 4–1 59,042 [34]
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Record progression
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DateFixtureResultsVenueAttendanceSeasonHeld for[b]Ref
13 April 2011 Chelsea vs Arsenal 0–1 Imperial Fields 2,510[c] 2011 1 year and 13 days [35]
26 April 2012 Arsenal vs Chelsea 3–1 Emirates Stadium 5,052 2012 7 years and 3 days [36]
29 April 2019 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal 0–4 Amex Stadium 5,265 2018–19 4 months and 9 days [37]
7 September 2019 Manchester City vs Manchester United 1–0 City of Manchester Stadium 31,213 2019–20 2 months and 10 days [38]
17 November 2019 Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 38,262 2 years, 10 months and 7 days [39]
24 September 2022 Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Emirates Stadium 47,367 2022-23 1 year and 7 days [40]
1 October 2023 Arsenal vs Liverpool 0–1 54,115 2023–24 2 months and 9 days [41]
10 December 2023 Arsenal vs Chelsea 4–1 59,042 2 months and 7 days [34]
17 February 2024 Arsenal vs Manchester United 3–1 60,160 2 years, 5 months and 17 days [30]
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Average attendances
  Attendance broke the previous WSL record
  Attendance broke the previous club record
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Player records

Appearances

Record league appearance maker Jordan Nobbs played in the WSL from the inaugural 2011 season until the 2024–25 season.[62][63]

Goals

All-time leading league goal scorer Vivianne Miedema holds the joint-record most goals in a season with 22.
Sam Kerr is the only player to have scored at least 20 goals in consecutive seasons.[72] In the 2021–22 season, Kerr scored against the most teams and scored the most headers.[73]

Hat tricks & multiple goal records

Most Hat-tricks

Three-time WSL Golden Boot winner Khadija Shaw holds the record for the most hat-tricks in the league.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club(s) Hat-tricks
1 Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City 6
2 Netherlands Vivianne Miedema Arsenal 5
3 England Bethany England Liverpool, Chelsea 3
Australia Sam Kerr Chelsea
England Fran Kirby Chelsea
6 England Rachel Daly Aston Villa 2
England Natasha Dowie Liverpool
England Toni Duggan Everton, Manchester City
England Lauren James Chelsea
England Nikita Parris Manchester City
Netherlands Jill Roord Arsenal
England Georgia Stanway Manchester City
Scotland Martha Thomas West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur
England Rachel Williams Birmingham City
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Former Arsenal forward Kelly Smith has held the record for the fastest hat-trick (16 minutes) since 2014.
More information Minutes, Player ...
Fastest Hat-tricks
Minutes Player Match Date Ref.
16 England Kelly Smith Bristol Academy v Arsenal 20 September 2014 [93]
18 England Beth Mead Sunderland v Chelsea 18 July 2015 [94]
England Toni Duggan Bristol Academy v Manchester City 9 May 2017 [95]
19 England Natasha Dowie Doncaster Rovers Bells v Liverpool 15 September 2013 [96]
21 England Kirsty Linnet Sunderland v Birmingham City 6 November 2016 [97]
Netherlands Vivianne Miedema Arsenal v Bristol City 1 December 2019 [98]
23 Australia Sam Kerr Chelsea v Birmingham City 4 April 2021 [99]
25 Germany Nicole Rolser Liverpool v Birmingham City 1 September 2013 [100]
26 Australia Sam Kerr Chelsea v Birmingham City 21 November 2021 [101]
England Bethany England Yeovil Town v Liverpool 6 January 2018 [102]
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More information Rank, Player ...
Most 'perfect' hat-tricks
Rank Player For Against Date Ref.
1 Netherlands Vivianne Miedema Arsenal Liverpool 9 September 2018 [103]
England Bethany England Chelsea Yeovil Town 7 May 2019 [103]
England Fran Kirby Chelsea Reading 10 January 2021 [103]
Australia Hayley Raso Everton Brighton & Hove Albion 28 March 2021 [104]
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Other goal records

Assists

Beth Mead holds the record for most assists in the league and most assists in a single season.[106][107]

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

Awards

Match records

All-time Women's Super League table

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 2024–25 season (data does not include the 2017 FA WSL Spring Series). Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.[115][116][117]

More information Pos., Club ...
Pos.ClubSeasonsPldWinDrawLossGFGAGDPts1st2nd3rd4thRelegatedBest
Pos.
1 Arsenal 142491733541617217+40055132811
2 Chelsea 142491713543610217+3935488211
3 Manchester City 112081452835502177+32546316121
4 Liverpool 12204743595273326−532572111
5 Manchester United 6124752227252114+1382471132
6 Everton 122186645107261354−93243213
7 Birmingham City 11181674074215246−3124021312
8 Bristol City 10166423193168379−2111571132
9 Reading 7134393263178236−58149114
10 Tottenham Hotspur 6125382760145215−701415
11 West Ham United 7144372978167273−1061406
12 Aston Villa 5110342056134211−771225
13 Brighton & Hove Albion 7146402581159299−1401456
14 Notts County 686252338100111−119814
15 Leicester City 48818135776183−1076710
16 Sunderland 3481372856105−4946114
17 Doncaster Rovers Belles 458784340144−1042927
18 Crystal Palace 12224162065−4510112
19Yeovil Town 238233313114−101−1110
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  • 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 2025−2026:

League level
2025–26 Women's Super League teams 1st
2025–26 Women's Super League 2 teams 2nd
2025–26 FA Women's National League Premier Division teams 3rd
2025–26 FA Women's National League Division One teams 4th
2025−26 FA Women's Regional Football Leagues and Below 5th-6th
Defunct teams

Managers

Notes

  1. Such as those related to points, goals, wins and losses
  2. How long the record attendance was held for
  3. Inaugural game of the Women's Super League[35]
  4. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was ended prematurely.[51]

References

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