FA WSL 10 Years of the FA Women’S Super League
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Opta Special: FA WSL 10 years of the FA Women’s Super League Barclays FA Women’s Super League: 10-year anniversary o April 13th this year marks 10 years since the first ever matches in the FA Women’s Super League – in the two games played on April 13th, 2011, there were two 1-0 away wins for Arsenal against Chelsea and Doncaster Belles against Lincoln City. Opta looks back over the 10 years of the WSL and explores all the players, managers, teams, goals and much more to give a comprehensive overview of the top-flight of the English women’s game. o There have been 784 matches in the WSL to date, with the home and away wins a near direct split – 325 at home and 314 away. FA Women's Super League Total Games 784 Home Wins 325 Draws 145 Away Wins 314 Goals Scored 2375 Players 726 Different Player Nationalities 33 Managers 45 Stadiums Used 48 o There have been four different winners of the Women’s Super League since its inception (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City) – including the 2017 Spring Series, Chelsea have won it more than any other team (4). Season WSL Champions Games W D L Pts 2011 Arsenal 14 10 2 2 32 2012 Arsenal 14 10 4 0 34 2013 Liverpool 14 12 0 2 36 2014 Liverpool 14 7 5 2 26 2015 Chelsea 14 10 2 2 32 2016 Manchester City 16 13 3 0 42 2017 Spring Series Chelsea 8 6 1 1 19 2017-18 Chelsea 18 13 5 0 44 2018-19 Arsenal 20 18 0 2 54 2019-20 Chelsea 15 12 3 0 39 [email protected] @optajoe Opta Special: FA WSL 10 years of the FA Women’s Super League TEAM RECORDS o 17 teams have taken part in the WSL, with Arsenal (112) and Chelsea (101) the only two teams to win 100 matches. Manchester City have the best win ratio (70.4%), winning 88 of their 125 matches, while Yeovil Town have the worst win ratio (4.3%), with just two wins in 46 WSL games. Team Games Won Drawn Lost GF GA Win % Arsenal 165 112 26 27 404 153 67.9% Aston Villa 17 3 1 13 12 44 17.6% Birmingham City 162 65 40 57 204 198 40.1% Brighton and Hove Albion 55 14 11 30 43 103 25.5% Bristol City 148 41 28 79 150 324 27.7% Chelsea 166 101 28 37 378 161 60.8% Doncaster Rovers Belles 58 7 8 43 40 144 12.1% Everton 127 40 25 62 165 204 31.5% Liverpool 146 53 23 70 211 240 36.3% Manchester City 125 88 19 18 292 91 70.4% Manchester United 33 19 4 10 61 31 57.6% Notts County / Lincoln City 85 25 23 37 100 111 29.4% Reading 95 30 27 38 140 146 31.6% Sunderland 56 15 10 31 60 119 26.8% Tottenham Hotspur 33 9 7 17 31 59 27.3% West Ham United 51 15 6 30 65 107 29.4% Yeovil Town 46 2 4 40 19 140 4.3% o Chelsea averaged three points per game at home in 2019-20, the best return on home soil in a single Women’s Super League campaign. Season (Home) Team Games W D L Pts Pts per Game 2019-20 Chelsea 8 8 0 0 24 3.00 2020-21 Manchester City 9 8 1 0 25 2.78 2019-20 Manchester City 9 8 1 0 25 2.78 2012 Arsenal 7 6 1 0 19 2.71 2020-21 Chelsea 10 9 0 1 27 2.70 2018-19 Arsenal 10 9 0 1 27 2.70 [email protected] @optajoe Opta Special: FA WSL 10 years of the FA Women’s Super League o Overall, Manchester City have registered the best points-per-game rate on home soil in the Women’s Super League. Team (Home) Games W D L Pts Pts per Game Manchester City 63 47 10 6 151 2.40 Arsenal 80 55 10 15 175 2.19 Manchester United 16 11 2 3 35 2.19 Chelsea 83 52 14 17 170 2.05 Birmingham City 81 34 20 27 122 1.51 Liverpool 71 28 10 33 94 1.32 Everton 64 22 15 27 81 1.27 Tottenham Hotspur 16 5 4 7 19 1.19 Notts County / Lincoln City 42 12 13 17 49 1.17 Reading 48 13 15 20 54 1.13 Brighton and Hove Albion 29 9 4 16 31 1.07 Sunderland 29 8 6 15 30 1.03 Bristol City 75 18 12 45 66 0.88 West Ham United 25 6 3 16 21 0.84 Aston Villa 9 1 1 7 4 0.44 Doncaster Rovers Belles 29 3 3 23 12 0.41 Yeovil Town 24 1 3 20 6 0.25 o Manchester City’s 100% away record in the 2017 Spring Series remains the outright best performance on the road in a single Women’s Super League campaign. Season (Away) Team Games W D L Pts Pts per Game 2017 Spring Series Manchester City 4 4 0 0 12 3.00 2016 Manchester City 8 7 1 0 22 2.75 2013 Arsenal 7 6 1 0 19 2.71 2018-19 Arsenal 10 9 0 1 27 2.70 2016-17 Chelsea 8 7 0 1 21 2.63 o Overall, Arsenal lead the way for away performances, averaging 2.2 points per game on the road. Team (Away) Games W D L Pts Pts per Game Arsenal 85 57 16 12 187 2.20 Manchester City 62 41 9 12 132 2.13 Chelsea 83 49 14 20 161 1.94 Manchester United 17 8 2 7 26 1.53 Birmingham City 81 31 20 30 113 1.40 Reading 47 17 12 18 63 1.34 Liverpool 75 25 13 37 88 1.17 Bristol City 73 23 16 34 85 1.16 [email protected] @optajoe Opta Special: FA WSL 10 years of the FA Women’s Super League West Ham United 26 9 3 14 30 1.15 Notts County / Lincoln City 43 13 10 20 49 1.14 Everton 63 18 10 35 64 1.02 Sunderland 27 7 4 16 25 0.93 Tottenham Hotspur 17 4 3 10 15 0.88 Brighton and Hove Albion 26 5 7 14 22 0.85 Aston Villa 8 2 0 6 6 0.75 Doncaster Rovers Belles 29 4 5 20 17 0.59 Yeovil Town 22 1 1 20 4 0.18 o The biggest margin of victory in the history of the WSL was Arsenal’s 11-1 win over Bristol City in December 2019. It remains the only time a team has scored double figures in a FA Women’s Super League match. Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool are the only three teams to win a game by 8+ goals, doing so on seven occasions between them. Date Team Opponent GF GA Result margin 01/12/2019 Arsenal Bristol City 11 1 10 24/08/2013 Liverpool Doncaster Rovers Belles 9 0 9 13/09/2020 Chelsea Bristol City 9 0 9 06/01/2018 Liverpool Yeovil Town 8 0 8 07/05/2019 Chelsea Yeovil Town 8 0 8 02/02/2020 Chelsea West Ham United 8 0 8 12/09/2020 Arsenal West Ham United 9 1 8 o As well as being the biggest victory in WSL history, Arsenal’s 11-1 win over Bristol City is also the highest scoring match, with 12 goals two more than have been scored in any other WSL match. The only other game with 10 goals was Arsenal’s 9-1 win over West Ham in the second game of the 2020-21 season. Date Home Team Away Team GF GA Total 01/12/2019 Arsenal Bristol City 11 1 12 12/09/2020 West Ham United Arsenal 1 9 10 24/08/2013 Doncaster Rovers Belles Liverpool 0 9 9 08/05/2016 Chelsea Liverpool 6 3 9 13/09/2020 Chelsea Bristol City 9 0 9 07/11/2020 Manchester City Bristol City 8 1 9 o Manchester City are currently on a run of 12 consecutive wins in the WSL and have equaled the longest winning run in WSL history, which was set by Arsenal between May and November 2018. [email protected] @optajoe Opta Special: FA WSL 10 years of the FA Women’s Super League Date of last game in run Team Winning Run 25/11/2018 Arsenal 12 Ongoing Manchester City 12 29/09/2019 Arsenal 11 19/05/2016 Manchester City 10 08/05/2016 Chelsea 9 28/01/2018 Manchester City 9 o The record losing run in WSL history was set by Doncaster Rovers Belles, who lost 17 games in a row – they lost their last two games of the 2013 season and their opening 15 matches of the 2016 season. Date of last game in run Team Losing Run 30/10/2016 Doncaster Rovers Belles 17 13/04/2018 Yeovil Town 12 28/10/2018 Yeovil Town 10 04/10/2020 Birmingham City 8 29/10/2017 Everton 8 28/05/2017 Yeovil Town 7 20/02/2019 Yeovil Town 7 o Chelsea have scored in each of their last 48 matches in the WSL, a run which is 18 games longer than any other side in WSL history.