The 2024–25 Women's Super League season (also known as the Barclays Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010. It was the sixth season after the rebranding of the four highest levels in English women's football.
Chelsea were the defending champions, having won their fifth consecutive and seventh overall title in the previous season.
After Arsenal's 2–5 defeat to Aston Villa and Chelsea's 1–0 victory over Manchester United, Chelsea were confirmed to have won their sixth consecutive and eighth overall title. At the end of the season, Chelsea also became the first team to finish a 22-game WSL season unbeaten.
Crystal Palace, who in the previous season had been promoted to the WSL for the first time in their history, were relegated back to the Women's Championship after just one season in the top flight on 27 April 2025, after a 1–7 defeat at home to West Ham United.
Ahead of the season, the WSL announced a change to the way games were broadcast domestically in the UK. The FA Player streaming service was replaced by the league's YouTube channel for the live broadcast of all 66 league matches not televised by BBC or Sky Sports. The transition followed the creation and subsequent takeover of the running of the league by the Women's Professional Leagues Limited (initially called 'NewCo' on a temporary basis), an independent, club-owned entity, which replaced The Football Association after recommendations from a government-backed review into the women's game in 2023.
Teams
Twelve teams contested the 2024–25 Women's Super League season. Crystal Palace secured promotion as 2023–24 Women's Championship champions on 28 April 2024, marking their first appearance in the WSL. They replaced Bristol City, who were relegated one season after their return to the WSL since being promoted from the Women's Championship the season prior.
Team Location Ground Capacity 2023–24 season Arsenal London Emirates StadiumThree matches played at Meadow Park. 60,704 3rd Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 42,640 7th Brighton & Hove Albion Crawley Broadfield StadiumThree matches played at Falmer Stadium. 6,134 9th Chelsea London KingsmeadowThree matches played at Stamford Bridge. 4,850 1st Crystal Palace London Gander Green LaneFour matches played at Selhurst Park. 5,013 Everton Liverpool Walton Hall ParkTwo matches played at Goodison Park. 2,200 8th Leicester City Leicester King Power Stadium 32,212 10th Liverpool St Helens Totally Wicked StadiumThree matches played at Anfield. 18,000 4th Manchester City Manchester Academy StadiumThree matches played at City of Manchester Stadium. 7,000 2nd Manchester United Leigh Leigh Sports VillageThree matches played at Old Trafford. 12,000 5th Tottenham Hotspur London Brisbane RoadThree matches played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. 9,271 6th West Ham United London Victoria Road 6,078 11th
Stadium changes Having spent the previous six seasons at Prenton Park, Liverpool relocated to Totally Wicked Stadium, home of St Helens R.F.C., ahead of the 2024–25 season. Arsenal announced Emirates Stadium would become the team's primary ground ahead of the 2024–25 season, hosting eight of the team's home league games. Meadow Park, the ground the team has groundshared since the 1990s, will retain the three remaining fixtures. After four seasons at Walsall's Bescot Stadium following promotion in 2020, Aston Villa announced Villa Park would become the team's home stadium for league matches ahead of the 2024–25 season.
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorShirt sponsor (sleeve)Shirt sponsor (back)Shorts sponsorArsenal AdidasFly EmiratesVisit RwandaNoneNoneAston Villa AdidasBetanoTrade NationNoneNoneBrighton & Hove Albion NikeAmerican ExpressExperience KissimmeeNoneNoneChelsea NikeNoneBingXNoneSinger Capital MarketsCrystal Palace MacronTENKaiyun SportsNoneNoneEverton CastoreStake.comKICKChristopher WardNoneLeicester City AdidasKing PowerBia SaigonSekondaNoneLiverpool (interim) NikeStandard CharteredExpediaNoneNoneManchester City (interim) PumaEtihad AirwaysOKXNissanJoieManchester United AdidasSnapdragonDXC TechnologyNoneNoneTottenham Hotspur NikeAIACinchTumiNoneWest Ham United UmbroBetwayJD SportsZO Skin HealthMaldon Accident Repair Centre
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentChelsea Emma HayesSigned by the United States18 May 2024Pre season Sonia Bompastor29 May 2024Aston Villa Carla WardResigned18 May 2024 Robert de Pauw29 June 2024Brighton & Hove Albion Mikey HarrisEnd of interim period18 May 2024 Dario Vidošić10 July 2024Leicester City Jennifer Foster18 May 2024 Amandine Miquel15 July 2024Arsenal Jonas EidevallResigned15 October 20246th Renée Slegers15 October 2024Aston Villa Robert de PauwSacked11 December 20249th Shaun Goater (interim)11 December 2024 Shaun GoaterEnd of interim period22 January 20258th Natalia Arroyo22 January 2025Liverpool Matt BeardSacked27 February 20257th Amber Whiteley (interim)27 February 2025Crystal Palace Laura Kaminski28 February 202512th Leif Gunnar Smerud1 March 2025Manchester City Gareth Taylor10 March 20254th Nick Cushing (interim)10 March 2025
League table
Results
Season statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Alessia RussoArsenal12 Khadija ShawManchester City3 Shekiera MartinezWest Ham United10 Elisabeth TerlandManchester United5 Viviane AsseyiWest Ham United9 Aggie Beever-JonesChelsea Mariona CaldenteyArsenal8 Grace ClintonManchester United8 Rachel DalyAston Villa Bethany EnglandTottenham Hotspur Guro ReitenChelsea
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClub Cleansheets1 Hannah HamptonChelsea13 Phallon Tullis-JoyceManchester United3 Daphne van DomselaarArsenal104 Courtney BrosnanEverton55 Khiara KeatingManchester City4 Kinga SzemikWest Ham United7 Sophie BaggaleyBrighton & Hove Albion3 Janina LeitzigLeicester City Ayaka YamashitaManchester City10 Sabrina D'AngeloAston Villa2
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result DateRef. Kiko SeikeBrighton & Hove AlbionEverton4–0 (H)21 September 2024 Khadija ShawManchester CityTottenham Hotspur4–0 (H)8 November 2024 Ella TooneManchester UnitedManchester City4–2 (A)19 January 2025 Shekiera Martinez4West Ham UnitedCrystal Palace7–1 (A)27 April 2025
(H) – Home; (A) – Away 4 – Player scored four goals.
Discipline Most yellow cardsTotalMost red cardsTotalRef.Player Sara Holmgaard (Everton) Clare Hunt (Tottenham Hotspur) Ruby Mace (Leicester City)7 Brooke Aspin (Crystal Palace) Sara Holmgaard (Everton) Aoife Mannion (Manchester United) Katie McCabe (Arsenal) Poppy Pattinson (Brighton & Hove Albion) Allyson Swaby (Crystal Palace) Maisie Symonds (Brighton & Hove Albion) Paula Tomás (Aston Villa)1ClubBrighton & Hove Albion41Brighton & Hove AlbionCrystal Palace2
Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthGoal of the MonthRef.ManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubSeptember Sonia BompastorChelsea Kiko SeikeBrighton & Hove Albion Jess Park (vs. Arsenal)Manchester CityOctober Dario VidošićBrighton & Hove Albion Lauren HempManchester City Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (vs. Tottenham Hotspur)ChelseaNovember Sonia BompastorChelsea Guro ReitenChelsea Frida Maanum (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion)ArsenalDecember Renée SlegersArsenal Alessia RussoArsenal Alessia Russo (vs. Aston Villa)January Sonia BompastorChelsea Ella TooneManchester United Vivianne Miedema (vs. Aston Villa)Manchester CityFebruary Renée SlegersArsenal Mariona CaldenteyArsenal Janice Cayman (vs. Aston Villa)Leicester CityMarch Shekiera MartinezWest Ham United Grace Clinton (vs. Aston Villa)Manchester UnitedApril Natalia ArroyoAston Villa Viviane Asseyi (vs. Crystal Palace)West Ham United
Annual awards
Award Winner Club Barclays WSL Player of the Season Mariona Caldentey Arsenal Barclays WSL Manager of the Season Sonia Bompastor Chelsea Barclays WSL Goal of the Season Vivianne Miedema (vs. Aston Villa) Manchester City Barclays WSL Rising Star Shekiera Martinez West Ham United PFA Players' Player of the Year Mariona Caldentey Arsenal PFA Young Player of the Year Olivia Smith Liverpool FWA Footballer of the Year Alessia Russo Arsenal
PFA Team of the Year Goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United) Defenders Emily Fox (Arsenal) Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United) Millie Bright (Chelsea) Jayde Riviere (Manchester United) Midfielders Kim Little (Arsenal) Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea) Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City) Forwards Mary Fowler (Manchester City) Alessia Russo (Arsenal) Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal)
See also 2024–25 Women's FA Cup 2024–25 Women's League Cup
References