2018–19 FA WSL
The 2018–19 FA WSL was the eighth edition of the
FA Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010. It was the first season after a rebranding of the four highest levels in English women's football. The previous FA WSL 2 became the Championship – eleven clubs competed in the 2018–19 FA Women's Championship
.
Arsenal won their first WSL since 2012 with a 4–0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.[2]
Teams
Following restructuring of the women's game in order to provide for a fully professional
Sunderland were unsuccessful in their license application.[5]
This left up to two places in the WSL and up to five places in the Championship for applying clubs.West Ham were given a licence in the second stage, so that the league is made up of 11 teams.[6]
Yeovil Town
| Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | 2017–18 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arsenal |
Borehamwood | Meadow Park | 4,502 | 3rd |
Birmingham City |
Solihull | Damson Park | 3,050 | 5th |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Crawley |
Broadfield Stadium | 6,134 | 2nd, WSL 2 |
| Bristol City | Filton | Stoke Gifford Stadium | 1,500 | 8th |
| Chelsea | Kingston upon Thames | Kingsmeadow |
4,850 | 1st |
Everton |
Southport | Haig Avenue | 6,008 | 9th |
Liverpool |
Birkenhead | Prenton Park | 16,587 | 6th |
| Manchester City | Manchester | Academy Stadium | 7,000 | 2nd |
| Reading | High Wycombe | Adams Park | 9,617 | 4th |
West Ham United |
Romford | Rush Green Training Ground | 3,000 | 7th, WPL South |
Yeovil Town |
Dorchester | The Avenue Stadium | 5,229 | 10th |
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City |  Willie Kirk[7]
|
Signed with Manchester United | 29 May 2018 | End of season (8th) |  Tanya Oxtoby[8]
|
4 July 2018 |
| West Ham United |  Karen Ray[9]
|
End of interim period | 7 June 2018 | Pre-season | Matt Beard[10]
|
7 June 2018 |
| Liverpool | Scott Rodgers[11]
|
Sacked | 8 June 2018 | Neil Redfearn[12]
|
12 June 2018 | |
Yeovil Town
|
Jamie Sherwood[13]
|
Appointed Director of Football | 14 June 2018 | Lee Burch[13]
|
14 June 2018 | |
| Liverpool | Neil Redfearn[14]
|
Resigned | 14 September 2018 | 11th | Vicky Jepson[15]
|
26 October 2018 |
Everton
|
Andy Spence[16]
|
Sacked | 7 November 2018 | 11th | Willie Kirk[17]
|
1 December 2018 |
| Birmingham City | Marc Skinner[18]
|
Signed with Orlando Pride | 11 January 2019 | 4th |  Marta Tejedor[19]
|
21 January 2019 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal (C) | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 13 | +57 | 54 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Manchester City | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 47 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 14 | +32 | 42 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 40 | |
| 5 | Reading | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 27 | |
| 6 | Bristol City | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 25 | |
| 7 | West Ham United | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 23 | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 22 | |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 16 | |
| 10 | Everton | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 38 | −23 | 12 | |
| 11 | Yeovil Town (R)
|
20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 60 | −49 | −3[a] | Relegation to the Championship |
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Position by round
| Qualification to Champions League | |
| Relegation to Championship |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2019. Source: FA WSL
