The 2024–25
FA Women's National League
The FA Women's National League is a group of six football divisions which sit at the third and fourth tiers of women's football in England.
Founded in 1991 as the WFA National League, the league was run by the Women's Football Association, before ...
is the 33rd season of the competition, and the seventh since a restructure and rebranding of the top four tiers of English football by
The Football Association
The Football Association (the FA) is the Sports governing body, governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest footb ...
. 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
The Women's Super League 2, also known as Barclays Women's Super League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in England, operated by WSL Football. It is the second-highest division of women's football in England. The div ...
and above the eight regional football leagues.
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. The winners of the Northern and Southern Premier divisions will be promoted to the
Women's Championship
The Women's Super League 2, also known as Barclays Women's Super League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in England, operated by WSL Football. It is the second-highest division of women's football in England. The div ...
. 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:
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Newcastle United
Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Since th ...
were promoted to the
Championship
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this sys ...
as
WNL North champions.
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Rugby Borough were realigned from Southern Premier Division.
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Hull City
Hull City Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. They play their home ...
were promoted from
Division One North as champions.
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Sporting Khalsa were promoted from
Division One Midlands as champions.
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AFC Fylde
AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm.
Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wes ...
were relegated to Division One North.
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Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. They compete in , the third tier of English football league system, English football.
Huddersfield Town we ...
were relegated to Division One North.
League table
Results
Top scorers
Southern Division
Changes from last season:
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...
were promoted to
Championship
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this sys ...
as
WNL South champions.
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Lewes
Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider Lewes (district), district of the same name. It lies on the River Ouse, Sussex, River Ouse at the point where the river cuts through the Sou ...
were relegated from
Championship
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this sys ...
.
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Watford
Watford () is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne.
Initially a smal ...
were relegated from
Championship
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this sys ...
.
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Rugby Borough were realigned to Northern Premier Division.
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Exeter City
Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third level of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...
were promoted from
Division One South West as champions.
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AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon is an English professional association football club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton, London. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded in ...
were promoted from
Division One South East as champions.
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Chatham Town were relegated to Division One South East.
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London Bees
London Bees is an England, English women's football (soccer), women's football club affiliated with Barnet F.C. They play in the FA Women's National League Division One South East, the fourth tier of the Women's football in England#Pyramid, Engl ...
were relegated to Division One South East.
* Cardiff City Ladies rebranded as
Gwalia United.
League table
Results
Top scorers
Division One
Division One North
Changes from last season:
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Hull City
Hull City Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. They play their home ...
were promoted to Northern Premier Division as
Division One North champions.
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AFC Fylde
AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm.
Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wes ...
were relegated from
Northern Premier Division.
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Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. They compete in , the third tier of English football league system, English football.
Huddersfield Town we ...
were relegated from
Northern Premier Division.
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Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club is a professional football club in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of English football.
Nicknamed "the Colliers", they were founded in 1887 by Reverend Tiverton Pree ...
were promoted from
North East Regional Women's Football League as champions.
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Cheadle Town Stingers were promoted from
North West Women's Regional Football League as champions.
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Barnsley Women's were realigned to Division One Midlands.
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F.C. United of Manchester
Football Club United of Manchester, more commonly known as FC United, is a semi-professional association football, football club based in Moston, Manchester, Moston, Manchester, England, that competes in the , the seventh tier of the English ...
were relegated to
North West Women's Regional Football League.
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Chester-le-Street Town were relegated to
North East Regional Women's Football League.
League table
Division One Midlands
Changes from last season:
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Sporting Khalsa were promoted to Northern Premier Division as
Division One Midlands champions.
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Barnsley Women's were realigned from Division One North.
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Lincoln United were promoted from
East Midlands Regional Women's Football League as champions.
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Worcester City
Worcester City Football Club is an English Association football, football club based in Worcester, England, Worcester, Worcestershire. The club play in the Southern Football League Premier Division Central, the seventh tier of English football. ...
were promoted from
West Midlands Regional Women's Football League as champions.
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Sheffield F.C.
Sheffield Football Club is an English association football, football club, currently based in Dronfield, Derbyshire. They compete in the , on the eighth level of the English football league system, English football pyramid. Founded in October ...
were relegated to
East Midlands Regional Women's Football League.
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Leek Town were relegated to
East Midlands Regional Women's Football League.
League table
Division One South East
Changes from last season:
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AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon is an English professional association football club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton, London. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded in ...
were promoted to Southern Premier Division as
Division One South East champions.
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Chatham Town were relegated from
Southern Premier Division.
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London Bees
London Bees is an England, English women's football (soccer), women's football club affiliated with Barnet F.C. They play in the FA Women's National League Division One South East, the fourth tier of the Women's football in England#Pyramid, Engl ...
were relegated from
Southern Premier Division.
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Worthing
Worthing ( ) is a seaside town and borough in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 113,094 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Br ...
were realigned to Division One South West.
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Dulwich Hamlet
Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of and play at Champion Hill.
History
The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. The ...
were promoted from
London and South East Women's Regional Football League as champions.
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Real Bedford were promoted from
Eastern Region Women's Football League as champions.
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Haywards Heath Town were relegated to
London and South East Women's Regional Football League.
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Cambridge City were relegated to
Eastern Region Women's Football League.
League table
Division One South West
Changes from last season:
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Exeter City
Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third level of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...
were promoted to Southern Premier Division as
Division One South West champions.
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Worthing
Worthing ( ) is a seaside town and borough in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 113,094 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Br ...
were realigned from Division One South East.
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Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers FC is a men's professional football club in Bristol. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to Bristol Rovers W.F.C., whose team play in the FA Women's National Leag ...
were promoted from
South West Regional Women's Football League as champions.
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Bournemouth Sports were promoted from
Southern Region Women's Football League
The Southern Region Women's Football League is at the fifth and sixth levels of the English women's football pyramid, with the seven other Regional Leagues – Eastern, London & SE, South West, West Midlands, East Midlands, North East and ...
as champions.
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Selsey
Selsey () is a seaside town and civil parishes in England, civil parish, about south of Chichester, West Sussex, England.
Selsey lies at the southernmost point of the Manhood Peninsula, almost cut off from mainland Sussex by the sea. It is in ...
were relegated to
South West Regional Women's Football League.
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Torquay United
Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...
were relegated to
South West Regional Women's Football League.
League table
See also
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2024–25 FA Women's National League Cup
The 2024–25 FA Women's National League Cup was the 33rd running of the FA Women's National League Cup, which began in 1991. It is the major league cup competition run by the FA Women's National League, and is run alongside their secondary leagu ...
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2024–25 FA Women's National League Plate
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2024–25 Women's Super League (tier 1)
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2024–25 Women's Championship (tier 2)
References
External links
Official website of the FA Women's National League
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FA Women's National League seasons
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England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...