| English League (1st tier) |
|---|
| Women's Premier League (1991–2010) Women's Super League (2010–) |
| Country |
 England
|
| Founded |
| 1991 |
| Number of teams |
| 12 (2020–21 season) |
| Current champions |
| Chelsea (2019–20) |
| Most successful club |
| Arsenal (15 championships) |
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The English women's football champions are the winners of the highest league in English women's football, which since 2011 is the Women's Super League.
Women's football was effectively banned in England between 1921 and 1969, when the Football Association blocked women's teams from playing on FA-affiliated grounds, claiming football was damaging to women's bodies. The ban was only lifted in practice with the founding of the Women's Football Association. The FA itself took two more years to officially lift the ban in 1971, under pressure from UEFA, the same year that the WFA organized the first version of what would become the Women's FA Cup.
List edit
- Bold indicates double winners – i.e. League and Domestic (FA) or League Cup winners OR League and UEFA Women's Champions League winners.
- Bold italic indicates treble winners – i.e. League, Domestic (FA) or League Cup winners and UEFA Women's Champions League winners.
- Italic indicates domestic treble winners – League, Domestic (FA) and League Cup winners.
Women's Premier League (1991–2010) edit
Women's Super League (2010–present) edit
| Year | Champions (number of titles) |
Runners-up | Third place | Winning manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011[b] | Arsenal (13) | Birmingham City | Everton | Laura Harvey
|
| 2012 | Arsenal[a] (14) | Birmingham City | Everton | Laura Harvey
|
| 2013 | Liverpool | Bristol Academy | Arsenal | Matt Beard
|
| 2014 | Liverpool (2) | Chelsea | Birmingham City | Matt Beard
|
| 2015 | Chelsea | Manchester City | Arsenal | Emma Hayes
|
| 2016 | Manchester City[a] | Chelsea | Arsenal | Nick Cushing
|
| 2017–18 | Chelsea[a] (2) | Manchester City | Arsenal | Emma Hayes
|
| 2018–19 | Arsenal (15) | Manchester City | Chelsea |  Joe Montemurro
|
| 2019–20[c] | Chelsea[a] (3) | Manchester City | Arsenal | Emma Hayes
|
Total titles won edit
There are 8 clubs who have won the English title.
Teams in bold compete in the Women's Super League as of the 2020–21 season.
| Rank | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 15 | 3 | 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011, 2012, 2018–19 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 2015, 2017–18, 2019–20 |
| Croydon | 3 | 0 | 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000 | |
| 3 | Doncaster Belles | 2 | 7 | 1991–92, 1993–94 |
| Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 2013, 2014 | |
| 4 | Everton | 1 | 5 | 1997–98 |
| Manchester City | 1 | 4 | 2016 | |
| Fulham | 1 | 0 | 2002–03 | |
| Never won | Charlton Athletic[d] | 0 | 2 | |
| Birmingham City | 0 | 2 | ||
| Southampton Saints[e] | 0 | 1 | ||
| Bristol City[f] | 0 | 1 |
By city/town edit
| City / Town | Championships | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| London | 22 | Arsenal (15), Chelsea (3), Croydon (3), Fulham (1) |
| Liverpool | 3 | Liverpool (2), Everton (1) |
| Doncaster | 2 | Doncaster Belles (2) |
| Manchester | 1 | Manchester City (1) |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Completed the season unbeaten.
- ^ Season was delayed from 2010 due to the Great Recession.
- ^ Season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ Charlton Athletic was formed from the purchase of Croydon in 2000 but they do not claim Croydon's results or honors.[2]
- ^ Southampton Saints' total includes results under the name Red Star Southampton.
- ^ Bristol City's total includes results under the name Bristol Academy.
References edit
- General
- "England - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- Specific
- ^ "Blast from the past: Fulham stun Arsenal in 2003 title race". TheFA.com. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "History". CAFCWomen.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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