2023–24 Women's Super League
Football league season
The 2023–24 Women's Super League season (also known as the Barclays Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010. It is the fifth season after the rebranding of the four highest levels in English women's football.[ 1]
Teams
Twelve teams contested the 2023–24 Women's Super League season. Bristol City were confirmed as 2022–23 Women's Championship champions on 3 April 2022, ensuring that they would return to the WSL for the first time since the 2020–21 season after a two-year absence.[ 2] They replaced Reading , who were relegated after defeat on the final day to eventual WSL title winners Chelsea , ending a seven-season spell in the WSL dating back to 2016.[ 3]
Locations of the 2023–24 WSL teams
Team
Location
Ground
Capacity
2022–23 season
Arsenal
Borehamwood
Meadow Park [ a]
4,500
3rd
Aston Villa
Walsall
Bescot Stadium [ b]
11,300
5th
Brighton & Hove Albion
Crawley
Broadfield Stadium [ c]
5,800
11th
Bristol City
Bristol
Ashton Gate
27,000
WC , 1st
Chelsea
Kingston upon Thames
Kingsmeadow [ d]
4,850
1st
Everton
Liverpool
Walton Hall Park [ e]
2,200
6th
Leicester City
Leicester
King Power Stadium [ f]
32,212
10th
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Prenton Park [ g]
16,547
7th
Manchester City
Manchester
Academy Stadium [ h]
7,000
4th
Manchester United
Leigh
Leigh Sports Village [ i]
12,000
2nd
Tottenham Hotspur
Leyton
Brisbane Road [ j]
9,271
9th
West Ham United
Dagenham
Victoria Road
6,078
8th
Stadium changes
Ahead of the season, newly-promoted Bristol City confirmed the women's team's primary home ground would be the club's main stadium, Aston Gate . They moved from the Robins High Performance Centre in Failand after one season.[ 4]
In addition, nine of the 10 clubs whose women's team played at secondary stadia moved select matches to the club's primary ground throughout the season. West Ham United were the only team not to do this. Leicester City moved one match, against Aston Villa on 19 January 2024, to their backup venue of Pirelli Stadium in Burton upon Trent , due to maintenance at the King Power.[ 5]
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
^ Kirk was suspended on 8 March 2024 following allegations of a relationship with a player with Foster assuming the role of interim manager.[ 16] He was sacked on 28 March.[ 17]
League table
Source:
Women's Super League Table Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Clean sheets
Hat-tricks
Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
Discipline
Most yellow cards
Total
Most red cards
Total
Ref.
Player
Hawa Cissoko (West Ham United) Katie McCabe (Arsenal)
8
12 players
1
[ 29]
Club
Liverpool
41
Manchester City
4
[ 29]
Awards
Monthly awards
Annual awards
References
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^ "Lauren James wins November's WSL Player of the Month award" . Chelsea F.C . 7 December 2023. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023 .
^ "Daly strike voted WSL Goal of the Month" . Aston Villa F.C . 8 December 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023 .
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