2021–22 FA WSL
The 2021–22 FA WSL season (also known as the Barclays FA Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the FA Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010. It was the fourth season after the rebranding of the four highest levels in English women's football.
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 September 2021 – 8 May 2022 |
| Champions | Chelsea 5th title |
| Relegated | Birmingham City |
| Champions League | Chelsea Arsenal Manchester City |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 384 (2.91 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sam Kerr (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Arsenal 7–0 Aston Villa 1 May 2022 |
| Biggest away win | Leicester City 0–9 Chelsea 27 March 2022 |
| Highest scoring | Leicester City 0–9 Chelsea 27 March 2022 Manchester City 7–2 Brighton & Hove Albion 30 April 2022 |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Chelsea Manchester City |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Chelsea |
| Longest winless run | 10 matches Birmingham City Reading |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches Leicester City |
| Highest attendance | 20,241 Manchester United 3–1 Everton (27 March 2022) |
| Lowest attendance | 298 Birmingham City 0–3 Reading (7 November 2021) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
On 4 May 2022, Birmingham City were relegated following a 6–0 defeat away at Manchester City with one game remaining. Members of the WSL since it was founded in 2011, it ended Birmingham's twenty-year stint as a top-flight club having last been promoted as the 2001–02 FA Women's Premier League Northern Division champions.
Chelsea successfully defended the title by beating Manchester United 4–2 in the final matchday, winning their third consecutive and fifth overall WSL title.