The 2018–19

FA Women's National League The FA Women's National League, formerly WFA National League and FA Women's Premier League (WPL), is a group of six football divisions run by the English Football Association. Founded in 1991 by the Women's Football Association, the League includ ...

is the 27th season of the competition, and the first since a restructure and rebranding of the top four tiers of English football by

The Football Association The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world a ...

. Began in 1992, 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 FA Women's Championship and above the eight regional football leagues. The league features six regional divisions: the Northern and Southern divisions at level three of the pyramid, and below those Division One North, Division One Midlands, Division One South East, and Division One South West. The league normally consists of 72 teams, divided equally into six divisions of twelve teams. After two resignations from and one late promotion to the FA Women's Championship, and one withdrawal from Division One, the league started the 2018–19 season with 13 teams in the Northern Division but only 11 in Division One Midlands. At the end of the season the champions of the Northern and Southern divisions will both qualify for a Championship Play Off match against each other which will decide the overall National League Champion. Subject to meeting league requirements both teams will be promoted to the FA Women's Championship. As part of the Football Association's restructure, clubs from the

FA Women's Super League The Women's Super League (WSL), currently known as the Barclays Women's Super League (BWSL) for sponsorship reasons, is the highest league of women's football in England. Established in 2010, it is run by the Football Association and features ...

and FA Women's Championship were able to enter teams into the Reserve Section.

Premier Division

Northern Division

Changes from last season: * Leicester City Women was awarded a FA Women's Championship licence through application. * Sunderland was demoted from the FA WSL 1 after failing to retain a licence in the top 2 tiers. *

Doncaster Rovers Belles Doncaster Rovers Belles Ladies Football Club, previously Doncaster Belles, is an England, English women's association football, women's football club that currently plays in the , the fourth tier of women's football in England. The club's admin ...

and

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire a ...

withdrew from the FA Women's Championship before the season started after initially successfully retaining a Tier 2 licence. *

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pl ...

and

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...

were relegated to Division One Midlands. *

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's t ...

were promoted into the Northern Division from Northern Division One.

League table

Results

Southern Division

Changes from last season: *League champions

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in ...

was promoted to FA Women's Championship. *

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...

was awarded a

licence through application. * Lewes was awarded a FA Women's Championship licence through application. *

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was awarded a FA Women's Championship licence through application after the withdrawal of

during the closed season. *

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and t ...

and

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and ...

were relegated from the

FA WSL 2 The Women's Championship (formerly The FA Women's Championship) is the second-highest division of women's football in England. The division was established in 2014 as the FA Women's Super League 2 (WSL 2). WSL 2 replaced the previous level 2 d ...

after failing to retain a licence for Tier 2. * Loughborough Foxes, Plymouth Argyle and

Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The ...

were promoted into the Southern Division from Midlands Division One, South West Division One and South East Division One respectively. *

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at the County Ground sin ...

was relegated to Division One South West.

League table

Results

Championship play-off

The overall FA WNL champion will be decided by a play-off match to be held at the end of the season. Both sides will also earn promotion to the FA Women's Championship subject to meeting licensing requirements.

Division One

Division One North

Changes from last season: *

was promoted to the Northern Division. * Norton & Stockton Ancients was promoted from the North East Regional League. *

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston, at the confluence of the River C ...

was promoted from the North West Regional League. *

Mossley Hill Mossley Hill is a suburb of Liverpool and a Liverpool City Council ward. Located to the south of the city, it is bordered by Aigburth, Allerton, Childwall, and Wavertree. At the 2001 Census, the population was 12,650, increasing to 13,816 a ...

was relegated to the regional leagues.

League table

Results

Division One Midlands

Changes from last season: * Loughborough Foxes was promoted to the Southern Division. *

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

was awarded a FA Women's Championship licence through application. *

and

were relegated from the Northern Division. * Bedworth United was promoted from the West Midlands Regional League. *

Nettleham Nettleham is a large village and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, north-east from the city of Lincoln between the A46 and A158. The population of the civil parish was 3,437 at the 2011 census. History ...

was promoted from the East Midlands Regional League. * Leicester City Ladies and

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to red and white around 1 ...

were relegated to the regional leagues. * Radcliffe Olympic withdrew from the league before the season started.

League table

Results

Division One South East

Changes from last season: *

was promoted to the Southern Division. *

Billericay Town Billericay Town Football Club is a football club based in Billericay, Essex, England. The club are currently members of and play at New Lodge. They are the second most successful club in FA Vase history, having won the competition on three o ...

was promoted from the Eastern Region League. * Crawley Wasps was promoted from the London & South East Regional League. * Haringey Borough was relegated to the regional leagues.

League table

Results

Division One South West

Changes from last season: * Plymouth Argyle was promoted to the Southern Division. *

was relegated from the Southern Division. * Chesham United was promoted from the Southern Region League. * Buckland Athletic was promoted from the

South West Regional League South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

. * Basingstoke withdrew from the league during the 2017–18 season. St Nicholas withdrew from the league after the first weekend without playing a match due to a lack of numbers.

League table

Results

Reserve Division

Reserve Northern Division One

and Sunderland withdrew their entries before the season started. *

was moved from Reserve Northern Division Two to Reserve Northern Division One before the season started after the withdrawal of Sheffield and Sunderland. *

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. ...

withdrew from the league during winter 2018–19. All results involving Bradford City were expunged.

League table

Results

Reserve Northern Division Two

* Bolton Wanderers withdrew their entry at the start of the season. *Hull City was moved to Reserve Northern Division Two to Reserve Northern Division One before the season started after the withdrawal of Sheffield and Sunderland. * Fylde Ladies withdrew from the league during winter 2018–19. All results involving Fylde Ladies were expunged.

League table

Results

Reserve Midland Division

The New Saints The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club, also known as The New Saints ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed y Seintiau Newydd) or TNS, are a professional football club that currently play in the Cymru Premier. They are the most successfu ...

withdrew their entry before the season started.

League table

Results

Reserve South/South East Division

withdrew their entry at the start of the season. *

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

withdrew from the league during autumn 2018. All results involving Ipswich Town were expunged.

League table

Results

Reserve South/South West Division

* Poole Town withdrew from the league during autumn 2018. All results involving Poole Town were expunged.

League table

Results

References

External links

Official website of the FA Women's National LeagueLeague results and standings
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