# 2024–25 FA Women's National League

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.
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:
* Newcastle United were promoted to the Championship as WNL North champions.
* Rugby Borough were realigned from Southern Premier Division.
* Hull City were promoted from Division One North as champions.
* Sporting Khalsa were promoted from Division One Midlands as champions.
* AFC Fylde were relegated to Division One North.
* Huddersfield Town were relegated to Division One North.

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 5 | +55 | 48 | Promotion to Championship |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 19 | +41 | 43 | |
| 3 | Stoke City | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 43 | |
| 4 | Burnley | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 14 | +46 | 40 | |
| 5 | Rugby Borough | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 32 | |
| 6 | Liverpool Feds | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 29 | |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 19 | |
| 8 | Derby County | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 18 | |
| 9 | Hull City | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 49 | −28 | 16 | |
| 10 | Sporting Khalsa | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 54 | −32 | 14 | |
| 11 | Stourbridge | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 66 | −53 | 6 | Relegation to FA WNL Division One |
| 12 | Halifax | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 65 | −59 | 1 | Relegation to FA WNL Division One |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | BUR | DER | HFX | HUL | LIV | NOT | RUG | SPK | STK | STR | WBA | WOL |
| Burnley | — | 2–0 | | 9–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | | 2–3 | 9–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Derby County | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | | 0–6 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Halifax | 0–7 | 0–0 | — | 1–4 | | 0–2 | 0–10 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–3 | |
| Hull City | 0–2 | 2–4 | | — | 2–4 | 0–4 | | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 |
| Liverpool Feds | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | 2–0 | 8–0 | | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 9–0 | | 1–1 |
| Rugby Borough | | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Sporting Khalsa | 1–3 | 1–4 | 6–1 | 4–0 | | 0–1 | 1–5 | — | 0–4 | | 2–1 | 2–5 |
| Stoke City | 1–5 | 4–1 | | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | | 6–0 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Stourbridge | 1–3 | | | 2–4 | 0–2 | | | 2–1 | 1–6 | — | 1–3 | 2–7 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–3 | | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 4–0 | | 5–0 | — | 0–8 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | | 4–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | | 1–6 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | a | — |

#### Top scorers

    As of match(es) played 16 March 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Amber Hughes | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 |
| 2 | Charlotte Greengrass | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 |
| 3 | Melissa Johnson | Nottingham Forest | 13 |
| 3 | Millie Ravening | Stoke City | 13 |
| 5 | Charlie Wellings | Nottingham Forest | 12 |
| 6 | Laura Elford | Burnley | 10 |
| 6 | Yasmin Mosby | Rugby Borough | 10 |
| 8 | Tamara Wilcock | Stoke City | 9 |
| 9 | Delphi Cole | Stoke City | 8 |
| 9 | Sophie Domingo | Nottingham Forest | 8 |
| 9 | Angelina Nixon | Rugby Borough | 8 |
| 9 | Courtney Willis | Liverpool Feds | 8 |

### Southern Division

Changes from last season:
* Portsmouth were promoted to Championship as WNL South champions.
* Lewes were relegated from Championship.
* Watford were relegated from Championship.
* Rugby Borough were realigned to Northern Premier Division.
* Exeter City were promoted from Division One South West as champions.
* AFC Wimbledon were promoted from Division One South East as champions.
* Chatham Town were relegated to Division One South East.
* London Bees were relegated to Division One South East.
* Cardiff City Ladies rebranded as Gwalia United.

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hashtag United | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 12 | +35 | 45 | Promotion to Championship |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 8 | +57 | 42 | |
| 3 | Exeter City | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 39 | |
| 4 | Watford | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 14 | +35 | 35 | |
| 5 | Oxford United | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 35 | |
| 6 | Lewes | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 25 | |
| 7 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 23 | |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 20 | |
| 9 | Gwalia United | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 19 | |
| 10 | Billericay Town | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 17 | |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 16 | Relegation to FA WNL Division One |
| 12 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 19 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 103 | −93 | 1 | Relegation to FA WNL Division One |
* 1 2 Billericay Town were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their FA WNL Southern Premier Division away fixture against Gwalia United on Sunday 17th November, which they won 1–0. Consequently, Billericay Town were imposed a fine of £100 and the three points for the match were transferred to Gwalia United.

#### Results

| Home \ Away | WIM | BIL | CHL | EXE | GWA | HSH | IPS | LEW | MKD | OXF | PLY | WAT |
| AFC Wimbledon | — | | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Billericay Town | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–1 | 5–1 | | 2–1 | 1–5 |
| Cheltenham Town | 0–3 | 3–0 | — | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–7 | | 5–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| Exeter City | 2–1 | 4–1 | | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Gwalia United | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | — | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | | 0–3 |
| Hashtag United | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Ipswich Town | 5–0 | 5–0 | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | — | 5–0 | 13–0 | 4–2 | | 0–0 |
| Lewes | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | a | 3–3 | 0–5 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 1–10 | | 0–7 | — | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–7 |
| Oxford United | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–4 |
| Watford | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | | 2–0 | | 2–3 | 8–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | — |

#### Top scorers

    As of match(es) played 16 March 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sophie Gillies | Exeter City | 17 |
| 2 | Sophie Peskett | Ipswich Town | 15 |
| 3 | Phoebie Poole | Oxford United | 12 |
| 4 | Sarah Stacey | Exeter City | 11 |
| 5 | Una Lue | Cheltenham Town | 10 |
| 6 | Ashlee Hincks | AFC Wimbledon | 8 |
| 6 | Lucy O'Brien | Ipswich Town | 8 |
| 6 | Holly Turner | Hashtag United | 8 |
| 6 | Charlotte Whitmore | Plymouth Argyle | 8 |

## Division One
### Division One North

Changes from last season:
* Hull City were promoted to Northern Premier Division as Division One North champions.
* AFC Fylde were relegated from Northern Premier Division.
* Huddersfield Town were relegated from Northern Premier Division.
* Barnsley F.C. were promoted from North East Regional Women's Football League as champions.
* Cheadle Town Stingers were promoted from North West Women's Regional Football League as champions.
* Barnsley Women's were realigned to Division One Midlands.
* F.C. United of Manchester were relegated to North West Women's Regional Football League.
* Chester-le-Street Town were relegated to North East Regional Women's Football League.

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cheadle Town Stingers | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 42 | Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 39 | |
| 3 | Chorley | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 36 | |
| 4 | Leeds United | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 32 | |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 32 | |
| 6 | Durham Cestria | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 24 | |
| 7 | Barnsley F.C. | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 20 | |
| 8 | Stockport County | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 19 | |
| 9 | York City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 18 | |
| 10 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 17 | |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 13 | Relegation to regional league level |
| 12 | AFC Fylde | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 38 | −21 | 12 | Relegation to regional league level |

### Division One Midlands

Changes from last season:
* Sporting Khalsa were promoted to Northern Premier Division as Division One Midlands champions.
* Barnsley Women's were realigned from Division One North.
* Lincoln United were promoted from East Midlands Regional Women's Football League as champions.
* Worcester City were promoted from West Midlands Regional Women's Football League as champions.
* Sheffield F.C. were relegated to East Midlands Regional Women's Football League.
* Leek Town were relegated to East Midlands Regional Women's Football League.

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Loughborough Lightning | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 7 | +61 | 45 | Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 20 | +38 | 45 | |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 20 | +39 | 44 | |
| 4 | Leafield Athletic | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 42 | |
| 5 | Boldmere St. Michaels | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 34 | |
| 6 | Barnsley Women's | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 29 | |
| 7 | Notts County | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 28 | |
| 8 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 22 | |
| 9 | Lincoln United | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 22 | |
| 10 | Worcester City | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 50 | −29 | 9 | |
| 11 | Solihull Moors | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 50 | −40 | 5 | Relegation to regional league level |
| 12 | Lincoln City (R) | 19 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 97 | −92 | 1 | Relegation to regional league level |
* ↑ On 13 November 2024, Solihull Moors were deducted 1 point for a discipline charge

### Division One South East

Changes from last season:
* AFC Wimbledon were promoted to Southern Premier Division as Division One South East champions.
* Chatham Town were relegated from Southern Premier Division.
* London Bees were relegated from Southern Premier Division.
* Worthing were realigned to Division One South West.
* Dulwich Hamlet were promoted from London and South East Women's Regional Football League as champions.
* Real Bedford were promoted from Eastern Region Women's Football League as champions.
* Haywards Heath Town were relegated to London and South East Women's Regional Football League.
* Cambridge City were relegated to Eastern Region Women's Football League.

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Real Bedford | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 11 | +37 | 39 | Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division |
| 2 | Norwich City | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 16 | +27 | 38 | |
| 3 | London Bees | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 35 | |
| 4 | Chatham Town | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 33 | |
| 5 | Actonians | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 28 | |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 27 | |
| 7 | AFC Sudbury | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 26 | |
| 8 | Dulwich Hamlet | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 25 | |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 24 | |
| 10 | Chesham United | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 56 | −31 | 18 | |
| 11 | Ashford Town | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 60 | −43 | 5 | Relegation to regional league level |
| 12 | London Seaward (R) | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 50 | −41 | 4 | Relegation to regional league level |

### Division One South West

Changes from last season:
* Exeter City were promoted to Southern Premier Division as Division One South West champions.
* Worthing were realigned from Division One South East.
* Bristol Rovers were promoted from South West Regional Women's Football League as champions.
* Bournemouth Sports were promoted from Southern Region Women's Football League as champions.
* Selsey were relegated to South West Regional Women's Football League.
* Torquay United were relegated to South West Regional Women's Football League.

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 2 | +76 | 48 | Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division |
| 2 | Moneyfields | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 18 | +35 | 44 | |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 23 | +34 | 37 | |
| 4 | Worthing | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 35 | |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 31 | |
| 6 | Keynsham Town | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 26 | |
| 7 | Bridgwater United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 23 | |
| 8 | Maidenhead United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 20 | |
| 9 | Abingdon United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 14 | |
| 10 | Bournemouth Sports | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 44 | −29 | 13 | |
| 11 | Portishead Town | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 47 | −31 | 13 | Relegation to regional league level |
| 12 | Southampton Women's | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 72 | −65 | 3 | Relegation to regional league level |
* ↑ On 10 October 2024, Southampton Women's were deducted 1 point