2023–24 FA Women's National League

Football league season
FA Women's National League
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The 2023–24 FA Women's National League is the 32nd season of the competition, and the sixth since a restructure and rebranding of the top four tiers of English football by The Football Association. Starting in 1991, it was previously known as the FA Women's Premier League. It sits at the third and fourth levels of the women's football pyramid, below the Women's Championship and above the eight regional football leagues.[1]

The league features six regional divisions: the Northern and Southern Premier divisions at level three of the pyramid, and Division One North, Division One Midlands, Division One South East, and Division One South West at the fourth level. The league consists of 72 teams, divided into six divisions of 12 each. In a change from previous seasons, both winners of the Northern and Southern Premier divisions will be promoted to the Women's Championship. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the appropriate fourth tier FA WNL Division One. The winner of each Division One will be promoted to the Northern or Southern Premier Division, with the bottom two teams in those leagues relegated to respective regional leagues.

Premier Division

Northern Division

Changes from last season:

Club Home ground Position 2022–23
AFC Fylde Kelamergh Park, Warton 7th
Burnley Lancashire County Ground, Leyland 3rd
Derby County Don Amott Arena, Derby 4th
Halifax 5th (Brighouse Town)
Huddersfield Town The Stafflex Arena, Kirkburton 6th
Liverpool Feds Jericho Lane, Liverpool 9th
Newcastle United Kingston Park Stadium, Newcastle WNL D1 North, 1st
Nottingham Forest Grange Park, Long Eaton 1st
Stoke City Norton Cricket Club, Stoke-on-Trent 10th
Stourbridge War Memorial Ground, Stourbridge WNL D1 Midlands, 1st
West Bromwich Albion Keys Park, Hednesford 8th
Wolverhampton Wanderers New Bucks Head, Telford 2nd

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Newcastle United (C, P) 21 18 2 1 75 11 +64 56 Promotion to Championship
2 Burnley 21 15 3 3 54 19 +35 48
3 Nottingham Forest 20 14 2 4 56 19 +37 44
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 12 2 5 50 20 +30 38
5 Stoke City 20 9 4 7 36 35 +1 31
6 Liverpool Feds 20 7 6 7 31 42 −11 27
7 West Bromwich Albion 21 8 2 11 29 38 −9 26
8 Derby County 19 7 2 10 34 26 +8 23
9 Halifax 19 5 7 7 24 36 −12 22
10 Stourbridge 21 4 3 14 26 72 −46 15
11 Huddersfield Town (R) 21 2 2 17 17 62 −45 8 Relegation to FA WNL Division One
12 AFC Fylde (R) 20 1 3 16 18 70 −52 6
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2024. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away FYL BUR DER HFX HUD LIV NEW NOT STK STR WBA WOL
AFC Fylde — 0–3 0–4 2–2 2–1 2–2 0–4 0–6 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–3
Burnley 9–0 — 2–0 3–1 3–0 0–3 4–2 2–1 4–1 3–1 1–1
Derby County 2–1 0–2 — 3–3 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–2
Halifax 1–0 — 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 3–3 2–1
Huddersfield Town 4–2 1–5 0–4 0–0 — 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–2 0–2
Liverpool Feds 2–1 2–3 3–2 1–1 3–1 — 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–1
Newcastle United 11–3 0–0 2–1 7–0 10–0 5–1 — 1–2 3–1 5–0 1–0 3–0
Nottingham Forest 3–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 5–0 0–1 — 7–0 3–0 2–0
Stoke City 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 3–5 1–4 1–5 — 4–1 2–1 2–1
Stourbridge 2–1 0–4 1–7 1–5 3–2 2–3 0–3 0–2 2–2 — 7–2 0–8
West Bromwich Albion 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 0–2 1–4 3–1 4–0 — 1–3
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 1–2 5–1 4–0 3–0 2–3 4–3 1–1 3–0 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: The Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Amy Sims Derby County 17
2 England Bridget Galloway Newcastle United 16
3 England Louanne Worsey Nottingham Forest 13
4 England Georgia Gibson Newcastle United 12
England Charlotte Greengrass Nottingham Forest
England Ginny Lackey Burnley
7 England Eleanor Ashton Derby County 11
England Katie Barker Newcastle United
England Amber Hughes Wolverhampton Wanderers
England Heidi Logan Stoke City

Southern Division

Changes from last season:

Club Home ground Position 2022–23
Billericay Town New Lodge, Billericay 6th
Cardiff City Ladies CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence, Ystrad Mynach WNL D1 South West, 1st
Chatham Town Bauvil Stadium, Chatham 7th (as Gillingham)
Cheltenham Town Corinum Stadium, Cirencester 8th
Hashtag United Parkside, Aveley WNL D1 South East, 1st
Ipswich Town The Goldstar Ground, Felixstowe 2nd
London Bees The Hive, Edgware 9th
Milton Keynes Dons Stadium MK, Milton Keynes 5th
Oxford United Marsh Lane, Marston 3rd
Plymouth Argyle Manadon Sports Hub, Plymouth 10th
Portsmouth Westleigh Park, Havant 4th
Rugby Borough Kilsby Lane, Rugby Championship, 12th (as Coventry United)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portsmouth (C, P) 21 19 1 1 76 9 +67 58 Promotion to Championship
2 Hashtag United 21 16 1 4 40 18 +22 49
3 Rugby Borough 21 15 0 6 51 27 +24 45
4 Ipswich Town 21 13 2 6 63 24 +39 41
5 Oxford United 21 13 2 6 45 26 +19 41
6 Milton Keynes Dons 21 9 5 7 33 28 +5 32
7 Cheltenham Town 21 7 3 11 35 49 −14 24
8 Cardiff City Ladies 21 6 4 11 29 45 −16 22
9 Plymouth Argyle 21 6 3 12 34 63 −29 21
10 Billericay Town 21 4 6 11 37 48 −11 18
11 Chatham Town (R) 21 0 6 15 13 61 −48 6 Relegation to FA WNL Division One
12 London Bees (R) 21 0 3 18 16 74 −58 3
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BIL CAR CHA CHL HSH IPS LON MKD OXF PLY POR RUG
Billericay Town — 3–3 5–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–3
Cardiff City Ladies 2–1 — 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–3
Chatham Town 0–0 0–2 — 0–3 1–3 1–6 0–0 1–2 2–3 1–2 0–8
Cheltenham Town 4–2 2–2 0–0 — 2–2 3–2 4–3 0–1 2–3 2–3 0–4
Hashtag United 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 — 3–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–0
Ipswich Town 4–2 5–0 8–0 2–0 — 5–0 1–0 0–1 7–1 0–1 4–1
London Bees 1–6 0–4 1–1 3–6 0–3 1–6 — 0–3 1–4 1–2 0–4 0–5
Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–0 — 2–2 3–4 0–0 1–0
Oxford United 8–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 — 5–0 1–5 0–2
Plymouth Argyle 0–6 1–2 3–3 3–2 2–2 1–3 5–1 0–4 — 2–4
Portsmouth 7–0 9–0 7–0 5–0 2–1 4–2 3–0 4–0 3–0 — 4–0
Rugby Borough 4–2 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 5–1 1–0 6–2 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: The Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Ellie Sara Plymouth Argyle 21
2 England Zoe Barratt Oxford United 20
England Natasha Thomas Ipswich Town
4 England Lily Greenslade Rugby Borough 17
England Sophie Quirk Portsmouth
6 Wales Emma Jones Portsmouth 16
England Beth Lumsden Portsmouth
8 England Maddie Biggs Billericay Town 15

Division One

Division One North

Changes from last season:

Club Home ground Position 2022–23
Barnsley Wombwell Recreation Ground, Wombwell 4th
Chester-le-Street Town Moor Park, Chester-le-Street NERWFL, 1st
Chorley Blainscough Park, Coppull 8th
Doncaster Rovers Belles Iqbal Stadium, Moorends WNL D1 Midlands, 2nd
Durham Cestria The Graham Sports Centre, Durham 2nd
F.C. United of Manchester Broadhurst Park, Moston NWWRFL, 1st
Hull City Haworth Park, Kingston upon Hull 5th
Leeds United Ings Lane, Tadcaster 6th
Middlesbrough Bishopton Road West, Stockton 10th
Norton & Stockton Ancients Station Road, Norton, County Durham 7th
Stockport County Stockport Sports Village, Stockport 3rd
York City Haxby Road Sports Park, York 9th
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Location of Division One North clubs for the 2023–24 season


League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hull City 20 15 2 3 52 22 +30 47 Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2 Middlesbrough 21 13 7 1 45 19 +26 46
3 Durham Cestria 21 13 3 5 40 15 +25 42
4 Barnsley 21 12 4 5 47 25 +22 40
5 Leeds United 20 10 4 6 45 33 +12 34
6 Stockport County 20 8 7 5 30 21 +9 31
7 Doncaster Rovers Belles 21 9 4 8 40 38 +2 31
8 Norton & Stockton Ancients 21 5 6 10 26 37 −11 21
9 Chorley 20 6 3 11 27 45 −18 21
10 York City 20 3 4 13 28 43 −15 13
11 Chester-le-Street Town 20 3 2 15 23 50 −27 11 Relegation to regional league level
12 F.C. United of Manchester (R) 21 2 2 17 19 74 −55 8
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Jessica Rousseau Leeds United 18
2 England Helen Lynskey Hull City 16
3 England Hope Knight Hull City 14
4 England Bianca Owens Norton & Stockton Ancients 11
England Jasmine Saxton Doncaster Rovers Belles
6 6 players 9

Division One Midlands

Changes from last season:

Club Home ground Position 2022–23
Boldmere St. Michaels Trevor Brown Memorial Ground, Sutton Coldfield WNL North, 11th
Leafield Athletic Dickens Heath Sports Club, Solihull 9th
Leek Town Harrison Park, Leek 10th
Lincoln City Moorlands Sports Ground, Lincoln 6th
Loughborough Lightning Loughborough University Stadium, Loughborough WNL North, 12th
Northampton Town Fernie Fields, Northampton 5th
Notts County RM Stadium, Hucknall EMRWFL, 1st
Peterborough United Mick George Training Academy, Orton 4th
Sheffield F.C. Home of Football Ground, Dronfield 8th
Solihull Moors Damson Park, Solihull 7th
Sporting Khalsa Aspray Arena, Willenhall 3rd
Sutton Coldfield Town Central Ground, Sutton Coldfield WMRWFL, 1st
2023–24 FA Women's National League is located in England Midlands
Leek Town
Leek Town
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
Solihull Moors
Solihull Moors
Sporting Khalsa
Sporting Khalsa
Sutton Coldfield Town
Sutton Coldfield Town
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Location of Division One Midlands clubs for the 2023–24 season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting Khalsa 21 16 2 3 77 22 +55 50 Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2 Loughborough Lightning 21 15 5 1 56 20 +36 50
3 Peterborough United 20 14 1 5 57 34 +23 43
4 Boldmere St. Michaels 21 13 2 6 37 25 +12 41
5 Northampton Town 21 11 2 8 49 33 +16 35
6 Sutton Coldfield Town 21 7 4 10 34 36 −2 25
7 Solihull Moors 21 7 3 11 29 42 −13 24
8 Lincoln City 21 5 7 9 40 47 −7 22
9 Leafield Athletic 21 4 5 12 24 49 −25 17
10 Notts County 21 4 4 13 25 72 −47 16
11 Sheffield F.C. 21 3 6 12 14 38 −24 15 Relegation to regional league level
12 Leek Town 20 3 5 12 23 47 −24 14
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Division One South East

Changes from last season:

Club Home ground Position 2022–23
Actonians Rectory Park, Northolt 3rd
AFC Sudbury ERWFL, 1st
AFC Wimbledon Plough Lane, Wimbledon 2nd
Ashford Town Robert Parker Stadium, Stanwell 6th
Cambridge City The Demcom Stadium, Ely 9th
Cambridge United Rowley Park, St Neots 8th
Chesham United The Meadow, Chesham 10th
Haywards Heath Town WNL South, 12th (as Crawley Wasps)
London Seaward Hornchurch Stadium, Upminster 5th
Norwich City The Nest, Horsford 4th
Queens Park Rangers Powerday Stadium, Perivale 7th
Worthing Woodside Road, Worthing LSEWRFL, 1st
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Location of Division One South East clubs for the 2023–24 season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AFC Wimbledon (C, P) 21 17 2 2 88 28 +60 53 Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2 Norwich City 20 13 7 0 60 22 +38 46
3 Worthing 21 12 6 3 46 24 +22 42
4 Queens Park Rangers 20 10 4 6 46 39 +7 34
5 Actonians 21 10 4 7 49 43 +6 34
6 Ashford Town 20 9 5 6 51 42 +9 32
7 Cambridge United 20 8 5 7 39 41 −2 29
8 London Seaward 20 6 7 7 36 33 +3 25
9 Chesham United 20 5 3 12 43 69 −26 18
10 AFC Sudbury 21 4 4 13 35 62 −27 16
11 Cambridge City (R) 21 2 3 16 24 69 −45 9 Relegation to regional league level
12 Haywards Heath Town (R) 21 1 2 18 18 63 −45 5
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division One South West

Changes from last season:

Club Home ground Position 2022–23
Abingdon United SRWFL, 1st
AFC Bournemouth Long Lane, Ringwood 4th
Bridgwater United Fairfax Park, Bridgwater WNL South, 11th
Exeter City Exwick Sports Hub, Exeter 2nd
Keynsham Town Crown Field, Keynsham 9th
Maidenhead United York Road, Maidenhead 10th
Moneyfields Moneyfields Sports Ground, Portsmouth 3rd
Portishead Town Bristol Road, Portishead 7th
Selsey The High Street Ground, Selsey 8th
Southampton Women's Arlebury Park, New Alresford 5th
Swindon Town Cinder Lane, Fairford 6th
Torquay United SWRWFL, 1st
2023–24 FA Women's National League is located in Southwest England
Abingdon United
Abingdon United
Maidenhead United
Maidenhead United
Moneyfields
Moneyfields
Portishead Town
Portishead Town
Selsey
Selsey
Torquay United
Torquay United
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Location of Division One South West clubs for the 2023–24 season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Exeter City 20 19 1 0 109 14 +95 58 Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2 AFC Bournemouth 20 18 2 0 101 11 +90 56
3 Moneyfields 20 13 3 4 88 28 +60 42
4 Swindon Town 21 12 2 7 93 31 +62 38
5 Abingdon United 20 10 2 8 39 35 +4 32
6 Bridgwater United 20 9 2 9 34 39 −5 29
7 Keynsham Town 20 8 4 8 43 43 0 28
8 Maidenhead United 21 8 3 10 41 48 −7 27
9 Portishead Town 19 5 2 12 30 67 −37 17
10 Southampton Women's 21 3 5 13 22 57 −35 14
11 Torquay United 21 3 2 16 28 62 −34 11 Relegation to regional league level
12 Selsey (R) 21 0 0 21 2 195 −193 0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

See also

References

  1. ^ "Women's league restructure". The Football Association.
  2. ^ "Brighouse Town Women as we knew it rebrand to become Halifax FC". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 21 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Coventry Utd renamed Rugby Borough and to relocate". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "Dan Logue: Chatham Town statement". www.chathamtownfc.com.
  5. ^ "Crawley Wasps gain new home following merger with local Sussex non-league outfit". Sussex World. 27 February 2023.

External links

  • Official website of the FA Women's National League
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