The following is a list of every club which has competed in the Women's Super League - the highest level of women's football in England - since its inception in 2011. All statistics here refer to time in the WSL only (excludes Spring Series), with the exception of 'most recent finish' (which refers to 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 2024–25 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 2024–25 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 | 2011– | 14 | 2011 2012 2018–19 | 1992 | Never relegated | 3rd | 1st | Vivianne Miedema (80) | Jordan Nobbs (149) |
| Aston Villa | Walsall | 2020– | 5 | – | 2020 | Never relegated | 7th | 5th | Rachel Daly (30) | Sarah Mayling, Maz Pacheco (62) |
| Birmingham City | Birmingham | 2011–2022 | 11 | – | 2002 | 2022 | Championship (5th) | 2nd | Rachel Williams (24) | Kerys Harrop (128) |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | Crawley | 2018– | 7 | – | 2018 | Never relegated | 9th | 6th | Elisabeth Terland (20) | Kayleigh Green (87) |
| Bristol City [lower-greek 1] | Bristol | 2011–2015 2017–2021 2023–2024 | 10 | – | 2023 | 2024 | 12th (relegated) | 2nd | Natalia Pablos (12) | Loren Dykes (99) |
| Chelsea | Kingston upon Thames | 2011– | 14 | 2015 2017–18 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 | 2005 | Never relegated | 1st | 1st | Sam Kerr (58) | Millie Bright (142) |
| Crystal Palace | Sutton | 2024– | 1 | – | 2024 | Never relegated | Championship (1st - promoted) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Doncaster Rover Belles | Doncaster | 2011–2013 2016 | 4 | – | 2015 | 2016 | WNL D1 North (7th) | 7th | Leandra Little, Aine O'Gorman (4) | Kasia Lipka (54) |
| Everton | Liverpool | 2011–2014 2017– | 12 | – | 2017 | 2014 | 8th | 3rd | Toni Duggan (19) | Megan Finnigan (120) |
| Leicester City | Leicester | 2021– | 4 | – | 2021 | Never relegated | 10th | 10th | Sam Tierney (7) | Sophie Howard , Sam Tierney (64) |
| Liverpool | St Helens | 2011–2020 2022– | 12 | 2013 2014 | 2010 | 2020 | 4th | 1st | Natasha Dowie (20) | Gemma Bonner (103) |
| Manchester City | Manchester | 2014– | 11 | 2016 | 2013 | Never relegated | 2nd | 1st | Khadija Shaw (50) | Steph Houghton (130) |
| Manchester United | Leigh | 2019– | 6 | – | 2019 | Never relegated | 5th | 2nd | Leah Galton (30) | Mary Earps (102) |
| Notts County [lower-greek 2] | Nottingham | 2011–2016 | 6 | – | 2010 | Never relegated | Dissolved (2017) | 4th | Jessica Clarke (24) | Jessica Clarke (82) |
| Reading | Reading | 2016–2023 | 7 | – | 2015 | 2023 | Championship (10th - voluntarily relegated to 5th tier) | 4th | Fara Williams (26) | Rachel Rowe (98) |
| Sunderland | Hetton-le-Hole | 2015–2018 | 3 | – | 2014 | 2018 | Championship (3rd) | 3rd | Beth Mead (18) | Victoria Williams (44) |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Leyton | 2019– | 6 | – | 2019 | Never relegated | 6th | 5th | Bethany England (17) | Ashleigh Neville (86) |
| West Ham United | Dagenham | 2018– | 7 | – | 2018 | Never relegated | 11th | 6th | Viviane Asseyi (12) | Kate Longhurst (93) |
| Yeovil Town [lower-greek 3] | Bridgwater | 2017–2019 | 2 | – | 2016 | 2019 | WNL D1 South West (6th - as Bridgwater United) | 9th | Ann-Marie Heatherson, Ellie Mason (3) | Megan Walsh (38) |
Notes:
In addition, the following teams were members of the 2009–10 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 2024–25 season):
The FA Women's National League, formerly WFA National League and FA Women's Premier League (WPL), is a group of six football divisions which was run by the English Football Association until 2014 when it changed to become an FA branded league run by an independent elected management committee. Originally founded in 1991 by the Women's Football Association, the League included England's top division from 1991 to 2010.
Chelsea Football Club Women, formerly known as Chelsea Ladies Football Club, are an English women's football club based in Kingston upon Thames, London. Founded in 1992, they compete in the Women's Super League, the top flight of women's football in England, and play their home games at the Kingsmeadow with some select games at Stamford Bridge. Since 2004, the club has been affiliated with Chelsea F.C., the men's team in the Premier League. Chelsea Women were a founding member of the Super League in 2010. From 2005 to 2010, the side competed in the Premier League National Division, the top tier of women's football in England at the time.
Everton Football Club is an English women's association football team based in Liverpool, England, that competes in the FA Women's Super League, the top division of English women's football. Formed in 1983 as Hoylake W.F.C., it is now part of Everton F.C. and has played home games at Walton Hall Park in Walton since February 2020. The team has won the Premier League National Division once, the Premier League Cup once, and the Women's FA Cup twice.
Bristol City Women's Football Club is a women's association football team from the city of Bristol. Formed in 1998 as Bristol Rovers W.F.C., they were renamed Bristol Academy W.F.C. in 2005 following the withdraw of support from Bristol Rovers and increased involvement and academy development from Bristol Academy of Sport, part of South Gloucestershire and Stroud College. A second change of name, this time to Bristol City was approved by the FA Women's Football Board in time for the 2016 WSL season. With their home games relocating from SGS College’s Stoke Gifford Stadium to the Robins High Performance Centre and now Ashton Gate Stadium. Bristol City Women won promotion to the FA Women's Super League (WSL), the highest level of the women's game in England in 2016 and stayed there for five seasons before being relegated to the FA Women's Championship in 2021.
Notts County Ladies Football Club was a women's football club based in Nottingham, England. They played their home games at Meadow Lane.
Katie Ann Holtham is an English footballer who last played as a midfielder for Australian W-League club Perth Glory. Holtham's manager at former club Leeds Carnegie, Rick Passmoor, described her as: "strong, athletic and a good box to box midfield player."
Bridgwater United Women's Football Club are an English women's association football club based in Bridgwater, Somerset who were previously known as Yetminster Ladies, Sherborne Ladies, Yeovil Town Ladies and Yeovil United. Founded in 1990, they now play in the FA Women's National League Division One South West.
Jessica Anne Clarke is an English footballer who plays as a winger or forward for FA Women's Championship club Durham and the England national team. After beginning her career with hometown team Leeds United, Clarke joined Lincoln Ladies in 2010 and remained with the club when it re-branded as Notts County four years later. After six seasons at Notts County, Clarke signed for league rivals Liverpool in April 2017. Since making her senior England debut in 2009, Clarke has won over 50 caps. She has represented her country at two editions of the UEFA Women's Championship and at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Ellen Toni Convery is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. She is the record goalscorer for the England women's national team.
Leicester City Women Football Club is an English professional women's football club based in Leicester. Founded in 2004 as an independent club, Leicester City Women were acquired in 2020 by King Power, the parent company of men's affiliate Leicester City FC. They currently compete in the FA Women's Super League, the first level of the English football pyramid.
Sophie Elizabeth Bradley-Auckland is an English former international football defender who played for Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, Lincoln Ladies, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Liverpool, and, Sheffield United.
Reading Football Club Women is an English women's football club affiliated with Reading FC. The club most recently played in the Women's Championship, the second tier of English women's football. Reading F.C. Women previously played in the FA Women's Premier League National Division after being promoted from the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division, which they were relegated to at the end of the 2011–12 season. They had previously won promotion to the National Division from the Southern Division in 2009–10. They gained entry to an expanded FA WSL in 2014.
Angharad Jane James, also known as Angharad James-Turner, is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Seattle Reign and the Wales national team.
The 2013 FA WSL was the third season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England. The season began on 14 April and ended on 29 September.
The 2015 season of the Women's Super League was the fifth season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England. The season was played from 25 March to 4 October.
The Women's Super League (WSL), known as the Barclays Women's Super League (BWSL) for sponsorship reasons, is the highest league of women's football in England. Established in 2010, it is run by the Football Association and features twelve fully professional teams. The league replaced the FA Women's Premier League National Division as the highest level of women's football in England, with eight teams competing in the inaugural 2011 season. In the WSL's first two seasons, there was no relegation from the division.
The 2017–18 FA WSL was the seventh edition of the FA WSL since it was formed in 2010. It was the first season of WSL which ran as a winter league. It started in September 2017 and ended in May 2018, with ten teams competing in both leagues.
The FA WSL Spring Series was an interim edition of the FA WSL between the sixth and seventh full seasons. The Spring Series ran from February to May 2017 to bridge the gap from the 2016 FA WSL season which ran from March to September as a summer tournament, and the 2017–18 season which started in September 2017.
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