2023–24 Women's Super League

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Women's Super League
Season2023–24
Dates1 October 2023 – 18 May 2024
ChampionsChelsea
7th title
RelegatedBristol City
Champions LeagueArsenal
Chelsea
Manchester City
Matches played132
Goals scored437 (3.31 per match)
Top goalscorerKhadija Shaw
(21 goals)
Biggest home winChelsea 8–0 Bristol City
5 May 2024
Biggest away winAston Villa 0–6 Chelsea
4 November 2023
Manchester United 0–6 Chelsea
18 May 2024
Highest scoringBristol City 3–7 Brighton & Hove Albion
3 March 2024
Longest winning run14 games
Manchester City
Longest unbeaten run14 games
Manchester City
Longest winless run17 games
Bristol City
Longest losing run9 games
Bristol City
Highest attendance60,160
Arsenal 3–1 Manchester United
17 February 2024
Total attendance971,977
Average attendance7,363

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]

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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
  1. ^ Six matches moved to Emirates Stadium.
  2. ^ Three matches moved to Villa Park.
  3. ^ Two matches moved to Falmer Stadium.
  4. ^ Four matches moved to Stamford Bridge.
  5. ^ Match v Liverpool moved to Goodison Park.
  6. ^ Match v Aston Villa moved to Pirelli Stadium.
  7. ^ Match v Everton moved to Anfield.
  8. ^ Match v Manchester United moved to City of Manchester Stadium.
  9. ^ Two matches moved to Old Trafford.
  10. ^ Two matches moved to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shirt sponsor (back) Shorts sponsor
Arsenal Sweden Jonas Eidevall Scotland Kim Little Adidas Fly Emirates Visit Rwanda None None
Aston Villa England Carla Ward Scotland Rachel Corsie Castore Cazoo Trade Nation None None
Brighton & Hove Albion England Mikey Harris (interim) Spain Vicky Losada[6] Nike American Express Snickers UK None None
Bristol City Wales Lauren Smith Republic of Ireland Megan Connolly[7] O'Neills Hubbo UWE Bristol Thatchers Cider Digital NRG
Chelsea England Emma Hayes England Millie Bright Nike Infinite Athlete BingX None Singer Capital Markets
Everton Denmark Brian Sørensen England Megan Finnigan[8] Hummel Stake.com KICK Christopher Ward None
Leicester City England Jennifer Foster (interim) England Aileen Whelan Adidas King Power Bia Saigon Sekonda None
Liverpool England Matt Beard Republic of Ireland Niamh Fahey Nike Standard Chartered Expedia None None
Manchester City Wales Gareth Taylor England Steph Houghton Puma Etihad Airways OKX Nissan Joie
Manchester United England Marc Skinner England Katie Zelem Adidas TeamViewer DXC Technology None None
Tottenham Hotspur Sweden Robert Vilahamn England Bethany England[9] Nike AIA Cinch Tumi None
West Ham United England Rehanne Skinner Australia Mackenzie Arnold[10] Umbro Betway JD Sports ZO Skin Health Maldon Accident Repair Centre

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
West Ham United England Paul Konchesky Mutual consent 28 May 2023[11] End of season (8th) England Rehanne Skinner 20 July 2023[12]
Tottenham Hotspur England Vicky Jepson End of interim period 30 June 2023[13] End of season (9th) Sweden Robert Vilahamn 7 July 2023[14]
Brighton & Hove Albion United States Melissa Phillips Sacked 1 February 2024[15] 10th England Mikey Harris (interim) 1 February 2024[15]
Leicester City Scotland Willie Kirk Sacked[a] 8 March 2024[17] 7th England Jennifer Foster (interim) 8 March 2024[16][17]
  1. ^ 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (C) 22 18 1 3 71 18 +53 55 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Manchester City 22 18 1 3 61 15 +46 55 Qualification for the Champions League second round
3 Arsenal 22 16 2 4 53 20 +33 50 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Liverpool 22 12 5 5 36 28 +8 41
5 Manchester United 22 10 5 7 42 32 +10 35
6 Tottenham Hotspur 22 8 7 7 31 36 −5 31
7 Aston Villa 22 7 3 12 27 43 −16 24
8 Everton 22 6 5 11 24 37 −13 23
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 5 4 13 26 48 −22 19
10 Leicester City 22 4 6 12 26 45 −19 18
11 West Ham United 22 3 6 13 20 45 −25 15
12 Bristol City (R) 22 1 3 18 20 70 −50 6 Relegation to the Championship
Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ARS AVL BHA BRI CHE EVE LEI LIV MCI MUN TOT WHU
Arsenal 2–1 5–0 5–0 4–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–0
Aston Villa 1–3 1–0 2–2 0–6 1–2 2–2 1–4 1–2 1–2 2–4 1–1
Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 0–1 3–2 0–3 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–4 2–2 1–3 0–2
Bristol City 1–2 0–2 3–7 0–3 0–4 2–4 0–1 0–4 0–2 0–1 1–2
Chelsea 3–1 3–0 4–2 8–0 3–0 5–2 5–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–0
Everton 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–4 0–5 2–2 2–0
Leicester City 2–6 0–1 2–3 5–2 0–4 1–0 0–4 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1
Liverpool 0–2 2–0 4–0 1–1 4–3 0–1 2–1 1–4 1–0 1–1 3–1
Manchester City 1–2 2–1 0–1 5–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 5–1 3–1 7–0 5–0
Manchester United 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–6 4–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–2 5–0
Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–4 3–1
West Ham United 2–1 2–3 0–0 2–3 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–4
Source: Women's Super League Results and Fixtures
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[18]
1 Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City 21
2 England Lauren James Chelsea 13
Norway Elisabeth Terland Brighton & Hove Albion
4 England Alessia Russo Arsenal 12
5 England Aggie Beever-Jones Chelsea 11
England Lauren Hemp Manchester City
7 Denmark Amalie Thestrup Bristol City 9
8 England Rachel Daly Aston Villa 8
England Beth Mead Arsenal
Germany Sjoeke Nüsken Chelsea
England Nikita Parris Manchester United

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[19]
1 England Khiara Keating Manchester City 9
2 England Mary Earps Manchester United 7
3 England Hannah Hampton Chelsea 6
4 Republic of Ireland Courtney Brosnan Everton 5
England Rachael Laws Liverpool
Austria Manuela Zinsberger Arsenal
7 Sweden Zećira Mušović Chelsea 4
8 Australia Teagan Micah Liverpool 3
9 Australia Mackenzie Arnold West Ham United 2
England Sophie Baggaley Brighton & Hove Albion
Germany Ann-Katrin Berger Chelsea
Canada Sabrina D'Angelo Arsenal
Netherlands Daphne van Domselaar Aston Villa
New Zealand Anna Leat Aston Villa
Jamaica Rebecca Spencer Tottenham Hotspur

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Women's Super League hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Scotland Martha Thomas Tottenham Hotspur Aston Villa 4–2 (A) 21 October 2023 [20]
Germany Sjoeke Nüsken Chelsea Brighton & Hove Albion 4–2 (H) 22 October 2023 [21]
England Lauren James Chelsea Liverpool 5–1 (H) 18 November 2023 [22]
Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur 7–0 (H) 26 November 2023 [23]
Everton 4–1 (A) 17 December 2023 [24]
England Lauren James Chelsea Manchester United 3–1 (H) 21 January 2024 [25]
Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City Liverpool 5–1 (H) [26]
Norway Guro Reiten4 Chelsea Bristol City 8–0 (H) 5 May 2024 [27]
Republic of Ireland Leanne Kiernan Liverpool Leicester City 4–0 (A) 18 May 2024 [28]
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals

Discipline

Most yellow cards Total Most red cards Total Ref.
Player France Hawa Cissoko (West Ham United)
Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe (Arsenal) 		8 12 players 1 [29]
Club Liverpool 41 Manchester City 4 [29]

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month Ref.
Manager Club Player Club Player Club
October Scotland Willie Kirk Leicester City Scotland Martha Thomas Tottenham Hotspur Canada Cloé Lacasse (vs. Manchester United) Arsenal [30][31][32]
November Sweden Jonas Eidevall Arsenal England Lauren James Chelsea England Rachel Daly (vs. West Ham United) Aston Villa [33][34][35]
December England Matt Beard Liverpool Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City England Danielle Turner (vs. Manchester City) [36][37][38]
January England Emma Hayes Chelsea England Lauren James Chelsea Netherlands Vivianne Miedema (vs. Liverpool) Arsenal [39][40][41]
February Wales Gareth Taylor Manchester City England Khiara Keating Manchester City Italy Aurora Galli (vs. West Ham United) Everton [42][43][44]
March England Jess Park Jamaica Khadija Shaw (vs. Liverpool) Manchester City [45]
April Denmark Brian Sørensen Everton England Alessia Russo Arsenal England Ella Toone (vs. Leicester City) Manchester United [46][47][48]

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
Barclays WSL Player of the Season[49] Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City
Barclays WSL Manager of the Season[50] England Matt Beard Liverpool
Barclays WSL Goal of the Season[51] England Danielle Turner (vs. Manchester City) Aston Villa
PFA Players' Player of the Year[52] Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City
PFA Young Player of the Year[53] England Grace Clinton Tottenham Hotspur
FWA Footballer of the Year[54] Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City
PFA Team of the Year[55]
Goalkeeper England Khiara Keating (Manchester City)
Defenders Spain Laia Aleixandri (Manchester City) England Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal) England Alex Greenwood (Manchester City) England Niamh Charles (Chelsea)
Midfielders England Grace Clinton (Tottenham Hotspur) Scotland Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea) Japan Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City)
Forwards England Lauren James (Chelsea) Jamaica Khadija Shaw (Manchester City) England Lauren Hemp (Manchester City)

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