2023–24 Women's Super League

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Women's Super League
Season2023–24
Dates1 October 2023 – 18 May 2024
Matches played78
Goals scored257 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorerKhadija Shaw
(13 goals)
Biggest home winManchester City 7–0 Tottenham Hotspur
26 November 2023
Biggest away winAston Villa 0–6 Chelsea
4 November 2023
Highest scoringLeicester City 2–6 Arsenal
12 November 2023
Longest winning run7 games
Arsenal
Manchester City
Longest unbeaten run8 games
Arsenal
Chelsea
Longest winless run9 games
Leicester City
West Ham United
Longest losing run5 games
Aston Villa
West Ham United
Highest attendance59,042
Arsenal 4–1 Chelsea
10 December 2023
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 4 February 2024.

The 2023–24 Women's Super League season (also known as the Barclays Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) is 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[edit]

Twelve teams will contest 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 4,500 3rd
Aston Villa Walsall Bescot Stadium 11,300 5th
Brighton & Hove Albion Crawley Broadfield Stadium 5,800 11th
Bristol City Bristol Ashton Gate[4] 27,000 WC, 1st
Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Kingsmeadow 4,850 1st
Everton Liverpool Walton Hall Park 2,200 6th
Leicester City Leicester King Power Stadium 32,212 10th
Liverpool Birkenhead Prenton Park 16,547 7th
Manchester City Manchester Academy Stadium 7,000 4th
Manchester United Leigh Leigh Sports Village 12,000 2nd
Tottenham Hotspur Leyton Brisbane Road 9,271 9th
West Ham United Dagenham Victoria Road 6,078 8th

Personnel and kits[edit]

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[5] Nike American Express Snickers UK None None
Bristol City Wales Lauren Smith Republic of Ireland Megan Connolly[6] O'Neills Hubbo UWE Bristol Thatchers Cider Digital NRG
Chelsea England Emma Hayes England Millie Bright Nike Three BingX None Singer Capital Markets
Everton Denmark Brian Sørensen England Megan Finnigan[7] Hummel Stake.com KICK Christopher Ward None
Leicester City Scotland Willie Kirk 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[8] Nike AIA Cinch Tumi None
West Ham United England Rehanne Skinner Australia Mackenzie Arnold[9] Umbro Betway JD Sports ZO Skin Health Maldon Accident Repair Centre

Managerial changes[edit]

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[10] End of season (8th) England Rehanne Skinner 20 July 2023[11]
Tottenham Hotspur England Vicky Jepson End of interim period 30 June 2023[12] End of season (9th) Sweden Robert Vilahamn 7 July 2023[13]
Brighton & Hove Albion United States Melissa Phillips Sacked 1 February 2024[14] 10th England Mikey Harris (interim) 1 February 2024[14]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea 13 11 1 1 41 12 +29 34 Qualification for the Champions League second round
2 Manchester City 13 10 1 2 35 8 +27 31
3 Arsenal 13 9 1 3 29 13 +16 28 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester United 13 7 3 3 30 15 +15 24
5 Liverpool 13 5 4 4 17 19 −2 19
6 Tottenham Hotspur 13 5 4 4 20 26 −6 19
7 Leicester City 13 3 4 6 16 24 −8 13
8 Aston Villa 13 4 1 8 16 26 −10 13
9 West Ham United 13 3 2 8 15 27 −12 11
10 Everton 13 3 2 8 10 25 −15 11
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 13 3 2 8 13 29 −16 11
12 Bristol City 13 1 3 9 15 33 −18 6 Relegation to the Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2024. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away ARS AVL BHA BRI CHE EVE LEI LIV MCI MUN TOT WHU
Arsenal 2–1 18 May 31 Mar 4–1 2–1 21 Apr 0–1 2–1 17 Feb 3 Mar 3–0
Aston Villa 24 Mar 1–0 2–2 0–6 1–2 30 Mar 3 Mar 18 May 1–2 2–4 28 Apr
Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 5 May 3–2 0–3 21 Apr 2–2 18 Feb 17 Mar 2–2 1–3 0–2
Bristol City 1–2 0–2 3 Mar 0–3 18 May 2–4 21 Apr 28 Apr 0–2 24 Mar 1–2
Chelsea 17 Mar 21 Apr 4–2 5 May 3–0 5–2 5–1 18 Feb 3–1 2–1 2–0
Everton 28 Apr 17 Mar 1–2 2–2 0–3 0–1 24 Mar 1–4 0–5 5 May 18 Feb
Leicester City 2–6 0–1 24 Mar 18 Feb 3 Mar 1–0 18 May 0–1 28 Apr 1–1 1–1
Liverpool 0–2 2–0 4–0 1–1 28 Apr 0–1 2–1 31 Mar 5 May 1–1 17 Mar
Manchester City 5 May 2–1 0–1 5–0 1–1 3 Mar 2–0 5–1 24 Mar 7–0 21 Apr
Manchester United 2–2 2–1 2–0 17 Mar 18 May 31 Mar 1–1 1–2 1–3 21 Apr 5–0
Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 18 Feb 28 Apr 3–1 31 Mar 1–1 17 Mar 1–1 0–2 0–4 18 May
West Ham United 2–1 2–3 31 Mar 2–3 24 Mar 0–1 5 May 1–1 0–2 3 Mar 3–4
Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2024. Source: The FA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics[edit]

As of 4 February 2024

Top scorers[edit]

Rank Player Club Goals[15]
1 Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City 13
2 England Lauren James Chelsea 12
3 Norway Elisabeth Terland Brighton & Hove Albion 9
4 England Nikita Parris Manchester United 8
5 Denmark Amalie Thestrup Bristol City 7
Scotland Martha Thomas Tottenham Hotspur
7 England Rachel Daly Aston Villa 6
England Lauren Hemp Manchester City
Netherlands Jill Roord Manchester City
10 France Viviane Asseyi West Ham United 5
England Aggie Beever-Jones Chelsea
England Chloe Kelly Manchester City
England Alessia Russo Arsenal

Top assists[edit]

Rank Player Club Assists[16]
1 England Niamh Charles Chelsea 5
Netherlands Victoria Pelova Arsenal
3 England Chloe Kelly Manchester City 4
Sweden Johanna Rytting Kaneryd Chelsea
5 13 players 3

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[17]
1 England Khiara Keating Manchester City 6
2 England Mary Earps Manchester United 5
3 England Hannah Hampton Chelsea 3
Austria Manuela Zinsberger Arsenal
5 Germany Ann-Katrin Berger Chelsea 2
Republic of Ireland Courtney Brosnan Everton
Netherlands Daphne van Domselaar Aston Villa
England Rachael Laws Liverpool
9 8 goalkeepers 1

Hat-tricks[edit]

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 [18]
Germany Sjoeke Nüsken Chelsea Brighton & Hove Albion 4–2 (H) 22 October 2023 [19]
England Lauren James Chelsea Liverpool 5–1 (H) 18 November 2023 [20]
Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur 7–0 (H) 26 November 2023 [21]
Everton 4–1 (A) 17 December 2023 [22]
England Lauren James Chelsea Manchester United 3–1 (H) 21 January 2024 [23]
Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City Liverpool 5–1 (H) [24]

Discipline[edit]

Most yellow cards Total Most red cards Total Ref.
Player France Hawa Cissoko (West Ham United) 7 Spain Laia Aleixandri (Manchester City)
England Niamh Charles (Chelsea)
France Hawa Cissoko (West Ham United)
England Alex Greenwood (Manchester City)
Scotland Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa)
England Lauren Hemp (Manchester City)
Spain Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City)
England Maz Pacheco (Aston Villa) 		1 [25]
Club West Ham United 30 Manchester City 4 [25]

Awards[edit]

Monthly awards[edit]

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 [26][27][28]
November Sweden Jonas Eidevall Arsenal England Lauren James Chelsea England Rachel Daly (vs. West Ham United) Aston Villa [29][30][31]
December England Matt Beard Liverpool Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City England Danielle Turner (vs. Manchester City) Aston Villa [32][33][34]
January England Emma Hayes Chelsea England Lauren James Chelsea Netherlands Vivianne Miedema (vs. Liverpool) Arsenal [35][36][37]

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

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