The 2025–26 season was Chelsea Women's 34th competitive season and 16th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football. Chelsea competed in the domestic league as six-time defending champions since the 2019–20 season, as well as defending champions in both the Women's FA Cup and Women's League Cup. Chelsea finished 3rd in the league, relinquishing the title to Manchester City and won their only trophy in the League Cup against Manchester United. Sam Kerr departed the club after six years and winning eleven trophies with the club, having spent a majority of the previous two years on the sidelines; she equalled the club goalscoring record set by Fran Kirby in their last league game against United.
Squad information First team squad
Name Nat Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Livia Peng 2025 Werder Bremen 24 Hannah Hampton 2023 Aston Villa 38 Becky Spencer 2025 Tottenham Hotspur Defenders 2 Ellie Carpenter 2025 Lyon 5 Veerle Buurman 2024 PSV 14 Nathalie Björn 2024 Everton 16 Naomi Girma 2025 San Diego Wave FC 21 Niamh Charles 2020 Liverpool 22 Lucy Bronze 2024 Barcelona 26 Kadeisha Buchanan 2022 Lyon Midfielders 6 Sjoeke Nüsken 2023 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 Erin Cuthbert 2016 Glasgow City 18 Wieke Kaptein 2023 Twente 19 Johanna Rytting Kaneryd 2022 BK Häcken 30 Keira Walsh 2025 Barcelona 32 Lexi Potter 2023 Homegrown Forwards 7 Mayra Ramírez 2024 Levante 10 Lauren James 2021 Manchester United 12 Alyssa Thompson 2025 Angel City FC 17 Sandy Baltimore 2024 Paris Saint-Germain 20 Sam Kerr 2019 Chicago Red Stars 33 Aggie Beever-Jones 2021 Homegrown
New contracts Player/ManagerDateContract endSource 19 MF Johanna Rytting Kaneryd 4 June 2025 2027 — MF Ashanti Akpan 27 June 2025 2026 31 FW Aimee Claypole 27 June 2025 2026 23 FW Maika Hamano 11 September 2025 2029 6 MF Sjoeke Nüsken 6 October 2025 2027 42 DF Chloe Sarwie 24 February 2026 2028 10 FW Lauren James 13 March 2026 2030
Transfers and loans In
PlayerTransferred FromFeeDateSource GK Livia Peng Werder Bremen Undisclosed 10 June 2025 FW Mara Alber TSG Hoffenheim Undisclosed 11 June 2025 DF Ellie Carpenter Lyon Undisclosed 2 July 2025 GK Becky Spencer Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed 7 July 2025 FW Alyssa Thompson Angel City FC Undisclosed 5 September 2025
Out PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource MF Sophie Ingle Bristol City Free 18 May 2025 GK Zećira Mušović Malmö FF Free 18 May 2025 DF Greta Humphries Portsmouth Free 27 June 2025 FW Lucy Watson Durham Free 27 June 2025 DF Ashley Lawrence Lyon Undisclosed 1 July 2025 DF Aniek Nouwen PSV Undisclosed 5 July 2025 FW Mia Fishel Seattle Reign FC Undisclosed 10 July 2025 FW Aimee Claypole Nottingham Forest Undisclosed 1 August 2025 DF Maelys Mpomé Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed 11 August 2025 DF Alejandra Bernabé Liverpool Undisclosed 4 September 2025 MF Oriane Jean-François Aston Villa Undisclosed 12 January 2026 MF Ashanti Akpan Newcastle United Undisclosed 23 January 2026 FW Catarina Macario San Diego Wave FC Undisclosed 27 March 2026 DF Millie Bright Retired N/A 29 April 2026
Loan out PlayerToDateUntilSource MF Vera Jones Bristol City 5 August 2025 End of season MF Lola Brown Crystal Palace 7 August 2025 End of season GK Katie Cox Aberdeen 8 August 2025 End of season MF Ashanti Akpan Southampton 22 August 2025 9 January 2026 MF Júlia Bartel Atlético Madrid 26 August 2025 End of season FW Louna Ribadeira Fleury 2 September 2025 End of season GK Femke Liefting Newcastle United 4 September 2025 End of season DF Jorja Fox Newcastle United 4 September 2025 End of season FW Maika Hamano Tottenham Hotspur 4 January 2026 End of season FW Mara Alber Werder Bremen 6 January 2026 End of season MF Guro Reiten Gotham FC 12 March 2026 End of season
Management team
{|class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- |Manager|| Sonia Bompastor |- |Assistant manager|| Paul Green |- |rowspan="2"|Assistant coach | Camille Abily |- | Theo Rivrin |- |Coach|| Gemma Davison |- |Goalkeeping coach|| Seb Brown |- |Assistant goalkeeping coach|| Dan Smith |- |Movement coach|| Harry McCulloch |- |Match analyst|| Jamie Cook |- |Opposition analyst|| Jack Stephens |- |Scouting co-ordinator and academy coach|| TJ O'Leary
Kits
Pre-season
Competitions Women's Super League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
League Cup
Knockout phase
UEFA Women's Champions League
League phase
Quarter-finals
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="16"|Goalkeepers:
|colspan="16"|Defenders:
|colspan="16"|Midfielders:
|colspan="16"|Forwards:
|colspan="16"|Players away from the club on loan:
|colspan="16"|Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
PlayerFA WSLFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotal1FW20 Sam Kerr7523172FW12 Alyssa Thompson710193FW10 Lauren James50117MF19 Johanna Rytting Kaneryd203275MF18 Wieke Kaptein20226FW33 Aggie Beever-Jones402067MF6 Sjoeke Nüsken20125FW17 Sandy Baltimore300259MF8 Erin Cuthbert2101410DF2 Ellie Carpenter2001311DF4 Millie Bright01102FW9 Catarina Macario00022DF16 Naomi Girma11002DF22 Lucy Bronze00022FW23 Maika Hamano10012MF30 Keira Walsh2000217DF5 Veerle Buurman01001MF11 Guro Reiten01001MF32 Lexi Potter10001Own goal(s)30025Total4411122289
Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.
PlayerFA WSLFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotal1GK24 Hannah Hampton7122122GK1 Livia Peng10023Total812415
Disciplinary records Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.
Pos. No. Name 2DF Ellie Carpenter1000000001002004DF Millie Bright3000000001004005DF Veerle Buurman1000000000001006MF Sjoeke Nüsken1000000000001008MF Erin Cuthbert20000000000020010FW Lauren James20020010020060012FW Alyssa Thompson10000000000010014DF Nathalie Björn10000000000010017FW Sandy Baltimore20000000010030018MF Wieke Kaptein10010000000020021DF Niamh Charles10000000000010022DF Lucy Bronze10000010000020030MF Keira Walsh300000000000300Total20003002005003000
References