English League (1st tier)
Women's Premier League (1991–2010)
Women's Super League (2010–)
Country
 England
Founded
1991
Number of teams
12 (2020–21 season)
Current champions
Chelsea (2019–20)
Most successful club
Arsenal (15 championships)
Arsenal celebrate winning the WSL in the 2018–19 season.

The English women's football champions are the winners of the highest league in English women's football, which since 2011 is the Women's Super League.

Women's football was effectively banned in England between 1921 and 1969, when the Football Association blocked women's teams from playing on FA-affiliated grounds, claiming football was damaging to women's bodies. The ban was only lifted in practice with the founding of the Women's Football Association. The FA itself took two more years to officially lift the ban in 1971, under pressure from UEFA, the same year that the WFA organized the first version of what would become the Women's FA Cup.

List

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Women's Premier League (1991–2010)

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Year Champions
(number of titles)
Runners-up Third place Winning manager
1991–92 Doncaster Belles[a] Red Star Southampton Wimbledon   Paul Edmunds
1992–93 Arsenal Doncaster Belles Knowsley United   Vic Akers (ENG)
1993–94 Doncaster Belles (2) Arsenal Knowsley United   Paul Edmunds
1994–95 Arsenal[a] (2) Liverpool Doncaster Belles   Vic Akers (ENG)
1995–96 Croydon[a] Doncaster Belles Arsenal   Debbie Bampton
1996–97 Arsenal (3) Doncaster Belles Croydon   Vic Akers (ENG)
1997–98 Everton Arsenal Doncaster Belles   Keith Marley
1998–99 Croydon[a] (2) Arsenal Doncaster Belles   Debbie Bampton
1999–2000 Croydon (3) Doncaster Belles Arsenal   Debbie Bampton
2000–01 Arsenal[a] (4) Doncaster Belles Charlton Athletic   Vic Akers (ENG)
2001–02 Arsenal (5) Doncaster Belles Charlton Athletic   Vic Akers (ENG)
2002–03 Fulham[a] Doncaster Belles Arsenal   Gaute Haugenes[1] (NOR)
2003–04 Arsenal (6) Charlton Athletic Fulham   Vic Akers (ENG)
2004–05 Arsenal[a] (7) Charlton Athletic Everton   Vic Akers (ENG)
2005–06 Arsenal[a] (8) Everton Charlton Athletic   Vic Akers (ENG)
2006–07 Arsenal[a] (9) Everton Charlton Athletic   Vic Akers (ENG)
2007–08 Arsenal[a] (10) Everton Leeds United   Vic Akers (ENG)
2008–09 Arsenal (11) Everton Chelsea   Vic Akers (ENG)
2009–10 Arsenal (12) Everton Chelsea   Laura Harvey

Women's Super League (2010–present)

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Year Champions
(number of titles)
Runners-up Third place Winning manager
2011[b] Arsenal (13) Birmingham City Everton   Laura Harvey
2012 Arsenal[a] (14) Birmingham City Everton   Laura Harvey
2013 Liverpool Bristol Academy Arsenal   Matt Beard
2014 Liverpool (2) Chelsea Birmingham City   Matt Beard
2015 Chelsea Manchester City Arsenal   Emma Hayes
2016 Manchester City[a] Chelsea Arsenal   Nick Cushing
2017–18 Chelsea[a] (2) Manchester City Arsenal   Emma Hayes
2018–19 Arsenal (15) Manchester City Chelsea   Joe Montemurro
2019–20[c] Chelsea[a] (3) Manchester City Arsenal   Emma Hayes

Total titles won

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There are 8 clubs who have won the English title.

Teams in bold compete in the Women's Super League as of the 2020–21 season.

Rank Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons
1 Arsenal 15 3 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011, 2012, 2018–19
2 Chelsea 3 2 2015, 2017–18, 2019–20
Croydon 3 0 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000
3 Doncaster Belles 2 7 1991–92, 1993–94
Liverpool 2 1 2013, 2014
4 Everton 1 5 1997–98
Manchester City 1 4 2016
Fulham 1 0 2002–03
Never won Charlton Athletic[d] 0 2
Birmingham City 0 2
Southampton Saints[e] 0 1
Bristol City[f] 0 1

By city/town

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City / Town Championships Clubs
London 22 Arsenal (15), Chelsea (3), Croydon (3), Fulham (1)
Liverpool 3 Liverpool (2), Everton (1)
Doncaster 2 Doncaster Belles (2)
Manchester 1 Manchester City (1)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Completed the season unbeaten.
  2. ^ Season was delayed from 2010 due to the Great Recession.
  3. ^ Season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. ^ Charlton Athletic was formed from the purchase of Croydon in 2000 but they do not claim Croydon's results or honors.[2]
  5. ^ Southampton Saints' total includes results under the name Red Star Southampton.
  6. ^ Bristol City's total includes results under the name Bristol Academy.

References

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General
  • "England - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
Specific
  1. ^ "Blast from the past: Fulham stun Arsenal in 2003 title race". TheFA.com. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. ^ "History". CAFCWomen.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2020.