The Combination Women's Football Leagues were a group of women's football leagues in England from 1998 until 2014. The Combination Leagues sat at level 3 of

women's football in England Women's football has been played in England for over a century, sharing a common history with the men's game as the country in which the Laws of the Game were codified. Women's football was originally very popular in the early 20th century, b ...

from 1998–99 until 2009–10. The leagues consisted of four regional divisions: * Midland Combination Women's Football League *

Northern Combination Women's Football League The Northern Combination Women's Football League, also known simply as the Northern Combination, was a women's football league in England from 1998 to 2014. Until the creation of the FA Women's Super League in 2011, they sat at the third level of ...

South East Combination Women's Football League The South East Combination Women's Football League, also known simply as the South East Combination, was a women's football league in England from 1998 to 2014. Until the creation of the FA Women's Super League in 2011, they sat at the third level ...

South West Combination Women's Football League The South West Combination Women's Football League, also known simply as the South West Combination, was a women's football league in England from 1998 to 2014. Until the creation of the FA Women's Super League in 2011, they sat at the third leve ...

The Combination Leagues were classified below the two levels of the

FA Women's Premier 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 ...

(founded in 1991). Promotion-winning teams entered league level 2, into either the

FA Women's Premier League Northern Division The FA Women's National League Northern Premier Division is a league at the third-level in the women's football league pyramid in England, along with the Southern division. These two divisions are part of the FA Women's National League and bel ...

or the Southern Division. The four Combination Leagues were an expansion of the women's football pyramid, being placed above the ten Regional Leagues established in 1990 which exist today in similar form. After the creation of the

FA WSL 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 t ...

in 2011, the other divisions were placed one level lower, and so the Combination Leagues sat at level 4 from the season 2010–11 until 2013–14. The Combination Leagues were abolished and renamed from the 2014–15 season onwards. Keeping the same format and staying at league level 4, the four divisions were incorporated into the

as the WPL Division One regions. From 2018–19, the WPL was renamed; these four divisions are currently named the Women's National League Division One.

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{{FA Women's National League 4 Sports leagues established in 1998