2023–24 Women's Super League

Women's Super League
Season2023–24
Dates1 October 2023 – 18 May 2024
ChampionsChelsea
7th title
RelegatedBristol City
Champions LeagueChelsea
Manchester City
Arsenal
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 was the fifth season after the rebranding of the four highest levels in English women's football.[1]

Reigning champions Chelsea won their fifth consecutive and seventh overall title. Bristol City were relegated to the Championship.

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
  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 Jonas Eidevall Kim Little Adidas Fly Emirates Visit Rwanda None None
Aston Villa Carla Ward Rachel Corsie Castore Cazoo Trade Nation None None
Brighton & Hove Albion Mikey Harris (interim) Vicky Losada[6] Nike American Express Snickers UK None None
Bristol City Lauren Smith Megan Connolly[7] O'Neills Hubbo UWE Bristol Thatchers Cider Digital NRG
Chelsea Emma Hayes Millie Bright Nike Infinite Athlete BingX None Singer Capital Markets
Everton Brian Sørensen Megan Finnigan[8] Hummel Stake.com KICK Christopher Ward None
Leicester City Jennifer Foster (interim) Aileen Whelan Adidas King Power Bia Saigon Sekonda None
Liverpool Matt Beard Niamh Fahey Nike Standard Chartered Expedia None None
Manchester City Gareth Taylor Steph Houghton Puma Etihad Airways OKX Nissan Joie
Manchester United Marc Skinner Katie Zelem Adidas TeamViewer DXC Technology None None
Tottenham Hotspur Robert Vilahamn Bethany England[9] Nike AIA Cinch Tumi None
West Ham United Rehanne Skinner 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 Paul Konchesky Mutual consent 28 May 2023[11] End of season (8th) Rehanne Skinner 20 July 2023[12]
Tottenham Hotspur Vicky Jepson End of interim period 30 June 2023[13] End of season (9th) Robert Vilahamn 7 July 2023[14]
Brighton & Hove Albion Melissa Phillips Sacked 1 February 2024[15] 10th Mikey Harris (interim) 1 February 2024[15]
Leicester City Willie Kirk Sacked[a] 8 March 2024[17] 7th 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 Khadija Shaw Manchester City 21
2 Lauren James Chelsea 13
Elisabeth Terland Brighton & Hove Albion
4 Alessia Russo Arsenal 12
5 Aggie Beever-Jones Chelsea 11
Lauren Hemp Manchester City
7 Amalie Thestrup Bristol City 9
8 Rachel Daly Aston Villa 8
Beth Mead Arsenal
Sjoeke Nüsken Chelsea
Nikita Parris Manchester United

Clean sheets

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

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Women's Super League hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Martha Thomas Tottenham Hotspur Aston Villa 4–2 (A) 21 October 2023 [20]
Sjoeke Nüsken Chelsea Brighton & Hove Albion 4–2 (H) 22 October 2023 [21]
Lauren James Chelsea Liverpool 5–1 (H) 18 November 2023 [22]
Khadija Shaw Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur 7–0 (H) 26 November 2023 [23]
Everton 4–1 (A) 17 December 2023 [24]
Lauren James Chelsea Manchester United 3–1 (H) 21 January 2024 [25]
Khadija Shaw Manchester City Liverpool 5–1 (H) [26]
Guro Reiten4 Chelsea Bristol City 8–0 (H) 5 May 2024 [27]
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 Hawa Cissoko (West Ham United)
Katie McCabe (Arsenal) 		8 12 players 1 [29]
Club Liverpool 41 Manchester City 4 [29]

Attendances

# Football club Average attendance[30]
1 Arsenal 29,999
2 Manchester United 10,957
3 Chelsea 9,266
4 Manchester City 7,108
5 Bristol City 6,974
6 Aston Villa 5,100
7 Liverpool 4,668
8 Tottenham Hotspur 4,317
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 3,553
10 Leicester City 2,656
11 Everton 2,071
12 West Ham United 1,892

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month Ref.
Manager Club Player Club Player Club
October Willie Kirk Leicester City Martha Thomas Tottenham Hotspur Cloé Lacasse (vs. Manchester United) Arsenal [31][32][33]
November Jonas Eidevall Arsenal Lauren James Chelsea Rachel Daly (vs. West Ham United) Aston Villa [34][35][36]
December Matt Beard Liverpool Khadija Shaw Manchester City Danielle Turner (vs. Manchester City) [37][38][39]
January Emma Hayes Chelsea Lauren James Chelsea Vivianne Miedema (vs. Liverpool) Arsenal [40][41][42]
February Gareth Taylor Manchester City Khiara Keating Manchester City Aurora Galli (vs. West Ham United) Everton [43][44][45]
March Jess Park Khadija Shaw (vs. Liverpool) Manchester City [46]
April Brian Sørensen Everton Alessia Russo Arsenal Ella Toone (vs. Leicester City) Manchester United [47][48][49]

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
Barclays WSL Player of the Season[50] Khadija Shaw Manchester City
Barclays WSL Manager of the Season[51] Matt Beard Liverpool
Barclays WSL Goal of the Season[52] Danielle Turner (vs. Manchester City) Aston Villa
PFA Players' Player of the Year[53] Khadija Shaw Manchester City
PFA Young Player of the Year[54] Grace Clinton Tottenham Hotspur
FWA Footballer of the Year[55] Khadija Shaw Manchester City
PFA Team of the Year[56]
Goalkeeper Khiara Keating (Manchester City)
Defenders Laia Aleixandri (Manchester City) Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal) Alex Greenwood (Manchester City) Niamh Charles (Chelsea)
Midfielders Grace Clinton (Tottenham Hotspur) Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea) Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City)
Forwards Lauren James (Chelsea) Khadija Shaw (Manchester City) Lauren Hemp (Manchester City)

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