The 2023–24 Women's Championship season (also known as the Barclays Women's Championship for sponsorship reasons) will be the sixth season of the rebranded

Women's Championship 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 ...

, the second tier of women's football in England, and the ninth season since the creation of the WSL 2. In April 2023, The Football Association board announced changes to the Women's Championship, increasing the number of relegation spots in the 2023–24 season to two in order for both FA Women's National League champions (North and South) to win promotion at the end of the season. Previously only one team had been relegated and replaced by the winner of a playoff match between the Northern Premier Division and Southern Premier Division champions. The changes will not impact the structure of the Women's Super League with a one up, one down system.

Teams

Twelve teams will compete in the Championship for the 2023–24 season, the same number as the previous season.

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

were promoted to the Women's Super League as

2022–23 Women's Championship The 2022–23 Women's Championship season (also known as the Barclays Women's Championship for sponsorship reasons) will be the fifth season of the rebranded FA Women's Championship, Women's Championship, the second tier of women's football in Eng ...

winners. They will be replaced by Reading who were relegated on the final day of the

2022–23 Women's Super League The 2022–23 Women's Super League season (also known as the Barclays Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) is the 12th season of the Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010. It is the fifth season after the rebranding of ...

season, ending a seven-season stay in the WSL which began in 2016 following the club's promotion as 2015 WSL 2 winners.

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were relegated to the FA Women's National League after four seasons in the second division. They were replaced by the winners of the 2022–23 FA Women's National League playoff, Southern Premier Division winners Watford, who beat Northern champions Nottingham Forest 1–0. They returned after just one season away having been relegated at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Managerial changes

Table

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Top assists

Awards

Monthly awards

References

External links

Official website
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