Season | 2021β22 |
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Dates | 3 September 2021 β 8 May 2022 |
Champions |
Chelsea 5th title [1] |
Relegated | Birmingham City |
Champions League |
Chelsea Arsenal Manchester City |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 384 (2.91 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Sam Kerr (20 goals) |
Biggest home win | Arsenal 7β0
Aston Villa 1 May 2022 |
Biggest away win |
Leicester City 0β9 Chelsea 27 March 2022 |
Highest scoring | Leicester City 0β9 Chelsea 27 March 2022 Manchester City 7β2 Brighton & Hove Albion 30 April 2022 |
Longest winning run | 9 matches Chelsea Manchester City |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Chelsea |
Longest winless run | 10 matches Birmingham City Reading |
Longest losing run | 9 matches Leicester City |
Highest attendance | 20,241 Manchester United 3β1 Everton (27 March 2022) |
Lowest attendance | 298 Birmingham City 0β3 Reading (7 November 2021) |
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The 2021β22 FA WSL season (also known as the Barclays FA Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the FA Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010. [2] It was the fourth season after the rebranding of the four highest levels in English women's football.
On 4 May 2022, Birmingham City were relegated following a 6β0 defeat away at Manchester City with one game remaining. Members of the WSL since it was founded in 2011, it ended Birmingham's twenty-year stint as a top-flight club having last been promoted as the 2001β02 FA Women's Premier League Northern Division champions. [3]
Chelsea successfully defended the title by beating Manchester United 4β2 in the final matchday, winning their third consecutive and fifth overall WSL title. [4]
Twelve teams contested the 2021β22 FA WSL season. At the end of the previous season, Bristol City were relegated after four seasons in the WSL while Leicester City were promoted for the first time. [5]
Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | 2020β21 season |
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Arsenal | Borehamwood | Meadow Park | 4,502 | 3rd |
Aston Villa | Walsall | Bescot Stadium | 11,300 | 10th |
Birmingham City | Birmingham | St Andrew's | 29,902 | 11th |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Crawley | Broadfield Stadium | 5,800 | 6th |
Chelsea | Kingston upon Thames | Kingsmeadow | 4,850 | 1st |
Everton | Liverpool | Walton Hall Park | 2,200 | 5th |
Leicester City | Leicester | King Power Stadium | 32,212 | WC, 1st |
Manchester City | Manchester | Academy Stadium | 7,000 | 2nd |
Manchester United | Leigh | Leigh Sports Village | 12,000 | 4th |
Reading | Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24,161 | 7th |
Tottenham Hotspur | Canons Park | The Hive Stadium | 5,419 | 8th |
West Ham United | Dagenham | Victoria Road | 6,078 | 9th |
Two teams changed home ground prior to the start of the season: Birmingham City relocated from Damson Park to St Andrew's, home of the team's male affiliate since 1906. [6] Leicester City prepared for their maiden WSL season by moving to their parent club's main stadium, King Power Stadium, with Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium serving as backup when fixtures clash with Leicester's men's side. [7]
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Arsenal |
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Adidas | Fly Emirates |
Aston Villa |
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Kappa | Cazoo |
Birmingham City |
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Nike | SmartMeds |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
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Nike | American Express |
Chelsea |
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Nike | Three |
Everton |
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Hummel | MegaFon [a] |
Leicester City |
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Adidas | FBS |
Manchester City |
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Puma | Etihad Airways |
Manchester United |
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Adidas | TeamViewer |
Reading |
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Macron | YLD |
Tottenham Hotspur |
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Nike | AIA |
West Ham United |
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Umbro | Betway |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Aston Villa |
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End of interim period [9] | 10 May 2021 | End of season (10th) |
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20 May 2021 [10] |
Birmingham City |
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Resigned [11] | 16 May 2021 | End of season (11th) |
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30 June 2021 [12] |
Arsenal |
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Resigned [13] | 16 May 2021 | End of season (3rd) |
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28 June 2021 [14] |
Manchester United |
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Resigned [15] | 16 May 2021 | End of season (4th) |
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29 July 2021 [16] |
Everton |
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Sacked [17] | 16 October 2021 | 8th |
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29 October 2021 [18] |
Birmingham City |
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Sacked [19] | 18 November 2021 | 11th |
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18 November 2021 |
Birmingham City |
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End of interim period [20] | 21 November 2021 | 11th |
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21 November 2021 [20] |
Leicester City |
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Sacked [22] | 25 November 2021 | 12th |
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25 November 2021 [22] |
Leicester City |
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End of interim period [23] | 6 December 2021 | 12th |
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6 December 2021 [23] |
Everton |
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Sacked [24] | 2 February 2022 | 10th |
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2 February 2022 [24] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Chelsea (C) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 11 | +51 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Arsenal | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 10 | +55 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
3 | Manchester City | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
4 | Manchester United | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 42 | |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 32 | |
6 | West Ham United | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 27 | |
7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 26 | |
8 | Reading | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 25 | |
9 | Aston Villa | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 21 | |
10 | Everton | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 20 | |
11 | Leicester City | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 53 | −39 | 13 | |
12 | Birmingham City (R) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 51 | −36 | 11 | Relegation to the Championship |
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.
Leader and Champions League group stage | |
Champions League second round | |
Champions League first round | |
Relegation to Championship |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [25] |
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Chelsea | 20 |
2 |
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Arsenal | 14 |
3 |
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Arsenal | 11 |
4 |
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Manchester City | 10 |
5 |
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Manchester United | 9 |
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Manchester City | ||
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Chelsea | 8 |
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Manchester United | ||
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Manchester City | ||
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Manchester United | 7 |
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Chelsea |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets [26] |
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Arsenal | 13 |
2 |
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Manchester United | 10 |
3 |
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Chelsea | 9 |
4 |
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Manchester City | 8 |
5 |
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Reading | 7 |
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Chelsea | ||
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Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 |
8 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 5 |
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Aston Villa | 4 |
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Everton |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
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Chelsea | Birmingham City | 5β0 (H) | 21 November 2021 | [27] |
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Manchester City | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7β2 (H) | 30 April 2022 |
Most yellow cards | Total | Most red cards | Total | Ref. | |
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2 | [28] |
Club | Tottenham Hotspur | 39 | West Ham United | 2 | [29] |
Award | Winner | Club |
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Barclays FA WSL Player of the Season |
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Chelsea |
Barclays FA WSL Manager of the Season |
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Chelsea |
PFA Players' Player of the Year |
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Chelsea |
PFA Young Player of the Year |
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Manchester City |
FWA Footballer of the Year |
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Chelsea |
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Forwards |
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