2024–25 FA Women's National League

FA Women's National League
Season2024–25
Dates18 August 2024 – 27 April 2025

The 2024–25 FA Women's National League 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. 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 and above the eight regional football leagues.[1]

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 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:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nottingham Forest 11 9 2 0 47 4 +43 29 Promotion to Championship
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 9 1 1 37 12 +25 28
3 Burnley 10 8 1 1 28 6 +22 25
4 Rugby Borough 10 7 1 2 35 7 +28 22
5 Stoke City 11 7 1 3 29 17 +12 22
6 Liverpool Feds 10 5 1 4 23 18 +5 16
7 Derby County 12 4 2 6 17 24 −7 14
8 West Bromwich Albion 11 3 1 7 16 24 −8 10
9 Hull City 12 3 0 9 14 40 −26 9
10 Stourbridge 10 2 0 8 8 33 −25 6
11 Sporting Khalsa 11 1 1 9 11 41 −30 4 Relegation to FA WNL Division One
12 Halifax 9 0 1 8 2 41 −39 1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2024. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results

Home \ Away BUR DER HFX HUL LIV NOT RUG SPK STK STR WBA WOL
Burnley — 2–0 9–0 1–0 0–1
Derby County — 0–6 1–2 0–0 2–4 3–0 2–1 1–2
Halifax 0–0 — 1–4 0–10 0–4 0–3
Hull City 0–2 2–4 — 2–4 0–4 0–1 2–1
Liverpool Feds 1–2 2–1 — 5–1 0–6 1–1 1–2
Nottingham Forest 1–1 8–0 — 7–0 4–0 9–0
Rugby Borough 4–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 — 1–2 2–0
Sporting Khalsa 1–3 1–4 4–0 1–5 — 2–5
Stoke City 1–5 0–3 6–0 — 3–0 2–2
Stourbridge 1–3 2–4 0–2 2–1 —
West Bromwich Albion 4–0 0–5 4–0 5–0 — 0–8
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–0 4–0 1–6 2–0 4–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2024. Source: The Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of match(es) played 17 November 2024[6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Amber Hughes Wolverhampton Wanderers 11
2 England Yasmin Mosby Rugby Borough 9
England Tamara Wilcock Stoke City
Jamaica Melissa Johnson Nottingham Forest
5 England Charlotte Greengrass Wolverhampton Wanderers 8
England Charlie Wellings Nottingham Forest
7 England Sophie Domingo Nottingham Forest 7
8 England Nicky Potts Rugby Borough 6
England Laura Elford Burnley
England Angelina Nixon Rugby Borough
England Millie Ravening Stoke City

Southern Division

Changes from last season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ipswich Town 11 9 2 0 52 5 +47 29 Promotion to Championship
2 Exeter City 13 8 2 3 36 18 +18 26
3 Hashtag United 12 8 2 2 24 8 +16 26
4 Oxford United 12 7 1 4 25 14 +11 22
5 Watford 11 6 2 3 26 10 +16 20
6 AFC Wimbledon 12 6 2 4 18 13 +5 20
7 Lewes 13 5 3 5 19 18 +1 18
8 Billericay Town 13 5 1 7 17 31 −14 16
9 Cheltenham Town 13 4 2 7 20 27 −7 14
10 Gwalia United 11 2 2 7 13 21 −8 8
11 Plymouth Argyle 10 2 0 8 12 30 −18 6 Relegation to FA WNL Division One
12 Milton Keynes Dons 13 0 1 12 7 74 −67 1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results

Home \ Away WIM BIL CHL EXE GWA HSH IPS LEW MKD OXF PLY WAT
AFC Wimbledon — 4–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 5–0 0–0
Billericay Town 0–3 — 2–1 4–0 0–6 2–1 2–1 1–5
Cheltenham Town 0–3 — 0–3 2–2 1–1 0–7 5–1 4–0
Exeter City 4–1 — 0–0 2–2 1–0 7–0 0–3
Gwalia United 1–0 0–1 2–3 — 4–0
Hashtag United 2–1 2–1 — 3–0 3–0 2–0 3–1
Ipswich Town 5–0 2–0 — 5–0 13–0 4–2 0–0
Lewes 2–0 3–0 0–4 0–0 — 2–0 1–1
Milton Keynes Dons 3–3 0–5 1–6 0–7 — 1–3 1–5
Oxford United 4–0 3–0 4–0 0–3 1–2 —
Plymouth Argyle 0–2 0–3 4–3 0–5 1–5 1–3 —
Watford 0–1 1–0 2–0 5–2 2–0 8–0 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: The Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of match(es) played 17 November 2024
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Sophie Gillies Exeter City 15
2 England Sophie Peskett Ipswich Town 12
England Sarah Stacey Exeter City
4 England Holly Turner Hashtag United 8
5 England Lucy O'Brien Ipswich Town 7
6 Jamaica Una Lue Cheltenham Town 6
Ghana Freda Ayisi Hashtag United

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Division One

Division One North

Changes from last season:


League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cheadle Town Stingers 11 7 1 3 22 8 +14 22 Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2 Leeds United 10 7 1 2 25 15 +10 22
3 Chorley 11 7 1 3 24 15 +9 22
4 Middlesbrough 10 6 3 1 18 9 +9 21
5 Huddersfield Town 10 5 3 2 15 10 +5 18
6 Norton & Stockton Ancients 10 3 2 5 12 20 −8 11
7 Durham Cestria 9 3 1 5 18 19 −1 10
8 Barnsley F.C. 10 2 4 4 16 17 −1 10
9 Stockport County 9 3 1 5 14 18 −4 10
10 Doncaster Rovers Belles 11 3 0 8 16 24 −8 9
11 York City 9 3 0 6 10 24 −14 9 Relegation to regional league level
12 AFC Fylde 10 2 1 7 9 20 −11 7
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Division One Midlands

Changes from last season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Northampton Town 10 9 0 1 38 10 +28 27 Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2 Leafield Athletic 10 9 0 1 26 8 +18 27
3 Peterborough United 11 8 1 2 34 14 +20 25
4 Loughborough Lightning 8 7 1 0 33 3 +30 22
5 Notts County 11 6 0 5 23 26 −3 18
6 Boldmere St. Michaels 9 5 1 3 18 9 +9 16
7 Barnsley Women's 11 5 1 5 23 18 +5 16
8 Lincoln United 11 3 1 7 17 31 −14 10
9 Sutton Coldfield Town 10 2 1 7 14 20 −6 7
10 Worcester City 11 2 1 8 15 33 −18 7
11 Solihull Moors 9 1 1 7 8 24 −16 3[a] Relegation to regional league level
12 Lincoln City 11 0 0 11 3 56 −53 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ On 13 November 2024, Solihull Moors were deducted 1 point for a discipline charge

Division One South East

Changes from last season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Bedford 10 7 3 0 32 6 +26 24 Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2 Actonians 11 7 2 2 25 10 +15 23
3 Chatham Town 9 6 2 1 18 5 +13 20
4 AFC Sudbury 9 5 3 1 18 15 +3 18
5 Queens Park Rangers 11 5 3 3 16 14 +2 18
6 Norwich City 10 4 4 2 24 12 +12 16
7 London Bees 10 4 4 2 25 17 +8 16
8 Dulwich Hamlet 11 5 1 5 21 15 +6 16
9 Cambridge United 10 3 1 6 16 16 0 10
10 Chesham United 10 1 1 8 14 41 −27 4
11 London Seaward 10 1 0 9 7 34 −27 3 Relegation to regional league level
12 Ashford Town 11 1 0 10 13 44 −31 3
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Division One South West

Changes from last season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AFC Bournemouth 9 9 0 0 49 2 +47 27 Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2 Swindon Town 11 8 2 1 41 16 +25 26
3 Moneyfields 10 7 1 2 30 13 +17 22
4 Bristol Rovers 9 6 1 2 19 10 +9 19
5 Keynsham Town 9 5 1 3 22 16 +6 16
6 Maidenhead United 10 4 1 5 17 25 −8 13
7 Bridgwater United 10 4 0 6 16 18 −2 12
8 Worthing 8 4 0 4 15 18 −3 12
9 Abingdon United 10 2 2 6 12 20 −8 8
10 Portishead Town 10 1 3 6 8 30 −22 6
11 Bournemouth Sports 10 1 2 7 7 23 −16 5 Relegation to regional league level
12 Southampton Women's 10 0 1 9 4 49 −45 0[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2024. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ On 10 October 2024, Southampton Women's were deducted 1 point

See also

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