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2023–24 FA Women's National League

FA Women's National League
Season2023–24

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:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Newcastle United (C, P) 22 19 2 1 79 11 +68 59 Promotion to Championship
2 Burnley 22 15 3 4 54 21 +33 48
3 Nottingham Forest 22 15 2 5 59 21 +38 47
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 14 2 6 58 24 +34 44
5 Stoke City 22 10 4 8 41 37 +4 34
6 Halifax 22 8 7 7 34 39 −5 31
7 Derby County 22 9 2 11 41 34 +7 29
8 Liverpool Feds 22 7 6 9 35 48 −13 27
9 West Bromwich Albion 22 8 2 12 29 42 −13 26
10 Stourbridge 22 4 4 14 29 75 −46 16
11 Huddersfield Town (R) 22 2 3 17 20 65 −45 9 Relegation to FA WNL Division One
12 AFC Fylde (R) 22 1 3 18 19 81 −62 6
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 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 — 0–2 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 4–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–2
Halifax 6–1 1–2 1–0 — 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 3–3 2–1 2–1
Huddersfield Town 4–2 1–5 0–4 0–0 — 1–1 0–4 0–2 2–1 3–3 1–2 0–2
Liverpool Feds 2–1 2–3 3–2 1–1 3–1 — 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2
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 — 2–0 7–0 3–0 2–0
Stoke City 5–0 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 0–4 1–4 3–1 4–0 — 1–3
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 1–2 5–1 5–1 4–0 3–0 2–3 4–3 1–1 3–0 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 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:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portsmouth (C, P) 22 20 1 1 86 10 +76 61 Promotion to Championship
2 Hashtag United 22 17 1 4 43 18 +25 52
3 Rugby Borough 22 16 0 6 54 29 +25 48
4 Ipswich Town 22 14 2 6 64 24 +40 44
5 Oxford United 22 14 2 6 47 27 +20 44
6 Milton Keynes Dons 22 10 5 7 35 29 +6 35
7 Cheltenham Town 22 7 3 12 35 52 −17 24
8 Cardiff City Ladies 22 6 4 12 30 47 −17 22
9 Plymouth Argyle 22 6 3 13 35 65 −30 21
10 Billericay Town 22 4 6 12 37 49 −12 18
11 Chatham Town (R) 22 0 6 16 15 64 −49 6 Relegation to FA WNL Division One
12 London Bees (R) 22 0 3 19 17 84 −67 3
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 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 — 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–2 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 2–3
Cheltenham Town 4–2 2–2 0–0 — 0–3 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 1–0 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 1–2 0–4 — 1–3 2–4
Portsmouth 7–0 9–0 7–0 5–0 2–1 4–2 10–1 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 5 May 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:


League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hull City (C, P) 22 17 2 3 63 24 +39 53 Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2 Middlesbrough 22 13 7 2 45 21 +24 46
3 Durham Cestria 22 13 4 5 41 16 +25 43
4 Barnsley 22 13 4 5 50 27 +23 43
5 Stockport County 22 9 8 5 33 22 +11 35
6 Leeds United 22 10 4 8 46 40 +6 34
7 Doncaster Rovers Belles 22 9 4 9 42 41 +1 31
8 Chorley 22 7 4 11 33 48 −15 25
9 Norton & Stockton Ancients 22 5 6 11 26 39 −13 21
10 York City 22 4 5 13 31 44 −13 17
11 Chester-le-Street Town (R) 22 4 2 16 27 55 −28 14 Relegation to regional league level
12 F.C. United of Manchester (R) 22 2 2 18 20 80 −60 8
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (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:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting Khalsa (C, P) 22 17 2 3 80 23 +57 53 Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2 Loughborough Lightning 22 16 5 1 59 21 +38 53
3 Peterborough United 22 15 2 5 63 37 +26 47
4 Boldmere St. Michaels 22 14 2 6 39 26 +13 44
5 Northampton Town 22 12 2 8 53 33 +20 38
6 Solihull Moors 22 8 3 11 34 42 −8 27
7 Sutton Coldfield Town 22 7 4 11 35 38 −3 25
8 Lincoln City 22 5 7 10 41 50 −9 22
9 Leafield Athletic 22 4 6 12 25 50 −25 18
10 Notts County 22 4 4 14 25 76 −51 16
11 Sheffield F.C. (R) 22 3 6 13 15 41 −26 15 Relegation to regional league level
12 Leek Town (R) 22 3 5 14 25 57 −32 14
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 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 East

Changes from last season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AFC Wimbledon (C, P) 22 18 2 2 90 29 +61 56 Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2 Norwich City 22 14 7 1 66 24 +42 49
3 Worthing 22 13 6 3 48 25 +23 45
4 Ashford Town 22 10 6 6 54 44 +10 36
5 Queens Park Rangers 22 10 6 6 54 47 +7 36
6 Actonians 22 10 4 8 50 45 +5 34
7 Cambridge United 22 8 7 7 43 45 −2 31
8 London Seaward 22 7 8 7 42 37 +5 29
9 Chesham United 22 5 4 13 46 77 −31 19
10 AFC Sudbury 22 4 5 13 40 67 −27 17
11 Cambridge City (R) 22 2 3 17 25 71 −46 9 Relegation to regional league level
12 Haywards Heath Town (R) 22 1 2 19 19 66 −47 5
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 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:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Exeter City (C, P) 22 20 2 0 115 15 +100 62 Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2 AFC Bournemouth 22 19 3 0 104 13 +91 60
3 Moneyfields 22 14 3 5 92 32 +60 45
4 Swindon Town 22 13 2 7 98 35 +63 41
5 Abingdon United 22 11 2 9 41 38 +3 35
6 Bridgwater United 22 10 2 10 39 41 −2 32
7 Keynsham Town 22 9 4 9 45 44 +1 31
8 Maidenhead United 22 9 3 10 43 49 −6 30
9 Portishead Town 22 6 2 14 33 77 −44 20
10 Southampton Women's 22 3 5 14 23 59 −36 14
11 Torquay United (R) 22 3 2 17 32 67 −35 11 Relegation to regional league level
12 Selsey (R) 22 0 0 22 3 198 −195 0
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

See also

References

  1. ^ "Women's league restructure". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  2. ^ "Brighouse Town Women as we knew it rebrand to become Halifax FC". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Coventry Utd renamed Rugby Borough and to relocate". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  4. ^ "Dan Logue: Chatham Town statement". www.chathamtownfc.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  5. ^ "Crawley Wasps gain new home following merger with local Sussex non-league outfit". Sussex World. 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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