The Women's Super League is the top tier of women's football in England. The league began in 1998, supplanting the FA Women's Premier League National Division as the highest level of women's football in England.
As of the end of the 2024–25 Women's Super League season, Emma Hayes holds the record for most games managed in the WSL with 212, all with Chelsea, which she managed from 14 August 2012 to 18 May 2024. The most successful manager in the WSL is Emma Hayes, who won seven league titles with Chelsea between 2015 and 2024. Matt Beard has managed the most teams in the WSL, having taken charge of four different clubs: Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham United and Bristol City across five different spells.
Current Women's Super League managers Name Nationality Age Club Since Duration Charlton Athletic Birmingham City Chelsea Arsenal Aston Villa Crystal Palace Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool West Ham United London City Lionesses Everton Manchester United Brighton & Hove Albion
List of all-time managerial appointments The list of managers includes everyone who has managed a club while they were in the WSL, whether in a permanent or temporary role. Interim managers are listed only when they managed the team for at least one match in that period.
+Key Incumbent manager Caretaker manager§ Incumbent but no longer in WSL
NameNationalityClubFromUntilDurationYears inLeague Arsenal 2010–12 Arsenal 2013–14 Arsenal 0 years, 96 days 2014 Arsenal 2014–17 Arsenal 0 years, 13 days 2017 Arsenal 2017–21 Arsenal 2021–24 Arsenal Present 2024– Aston Villa 2020–21 Aston Villa 0 years, 105 days 2021 Aston Villa 2021–24 Aston Villa 0 years, 157 days 2024 Aston Villa 0 years, 2024–25 Aston Villa Present 2025– Birmingham City 2011–16 Birmingham City 2016–19 Birmingham City 2019–20 Birmingham City 0 years, 276 days 2020–21 Birmingham City 0 years, 141 days 2021 Birmingham City 0 years, 3 days 2021 Birmingham City 2021–22 Birmingham City Present 2024– Brighton & Hove Albion 2018–22 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 years, 58 days 2022 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 years, 65 days 2022–23 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 years, 32 days 2023 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 years, 300 days 2023–24 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 years, 2024 Brighton & Hove Albion 2024–26 Brighton & Hove Albion Present 0 years, 2026– Bristol Academy 2011–13 Bristol Academy 2014–15 Bristol Academy 0 years, 5 days 2015 Bristol City 20152017–18 Bristol City 2018–21 Bristol City 0 years, 117 days 2021 Bristol City 3 years, 67 days 2023–24 Charlton Athletic Present 2021– Chelsea 2011–12 Chelsea 2012–24 Chelsea Present 2024– Crystal Palace 2024–25 Crystal Palace 0 years, 2025 Crystal Palace Present 2024– Doncaster Rovers Belles 2011–13 Doncaster Rovers Belles 2016 Doncaster Rovers Belles 2016 Everton 2011–12 Everton 2012–14 Everton 2017–18 Everton 0 years, 24 days 2018 Everton 2018–21 Everton 0 years, 96 days 2021–22 Everton 0 years, 95 days 2022 Everton 2022–26 Everton Present 2026– Leicester City 2021 Leicester City 0 years, 332 days 2021–22 Leicester City 2022–24 Leicester City 0 years, 2024 Leicester City 2024–25 Leicester City Present 2025– Lincoln 2011 Lincoln 2011–12 Liverpool 2011–12 Liverpool 0 years, 38 days 2012 Liverpool 2012–15 Liverpool 2015–18 Liverpool 0 years, 94 days 2018 Liverpool 0 years, 42 days 2018 Liverpool 2018–20 Liverpool 2021–25 Liverpool 0 years, 2025–25 Liverpool Present 2025– London City Lionesses 2024–25 London City Lionesses Present 2026– Manchester City 2013–20 Manchester City 0 years, 2020 Manchester City 2020–25 Manchester City 0 years, 2025–25 Manchester City Present 2025– Manchester United 2019–21 Manchester United 2021–26 Manchester United Present 2026– Notts County 2013–16 Reading 2012–23 Sunderland 2015–17 § Sunderland Present 2017–18 Tottenham Hotspur 2019–20 Tottenham Hotspur 2019–20 Tottenham Hotspur 2020–23 Tottenham Hotspur 0 years, 116 days 2023 Tottenham Hotspur 2023–25 Tottenham Hotspur Present 2025– West Ham United 2018–20 West Ham United 0 years, 2020 West Ham United 2020–22 West Ham United 2022–23 West Ham United 2023–25 West Ham United Present 2025– Yeovil Town 2017–18 Yeovil Town 2018–19 Notes:
By club ClubTotalArsenal8Aston Villa6Birmingham City8Brighton & Hove Albion7Bristol City7Charlton Athletic1Chelsea3Crystal Palace3Doncaster Rovers Belles3Everton9Leicester City6Lincoln2Liverpool10London City Lionesses2Manchester City5Manchester United2Notts County1Reading1Sunderland2Tottenham Hotspur6West Ham United6Yeovil Town2
By nationality CountryTotal appointmentsTotal individuals
Records
Managers listed in bold are currently managing in the WSL. Does not include caretaker/interim managers who never took on a permanent role.
Most games RankManagerGamesClub(s)1 Emma Hayes 212 Chelsea (212)2 Matt Beard 182 Liverpool (106)West Ham United (41)Chelsea (23)Bristol City (12)3 Kelly Chambers 142 Reading (142)4 Marc Skinner 127 Manchester United (88)Birmingham City (39)5 Willie Kirk 120 Everton (53)Bristol City (36)Leicester City (31)6 Nick Cushing 110 Manchester City (110)7 Gareth Taylor 104 Manchester City (104)8 Rehanne Skinner 95 Tottenham Hotspur (51)West Ham United (44)9 Carla Ward 88 Aston Villa (66)Birmingham City (22)10 David Parker 86 Birmingham City (86)
Most wins RankManagerWinsClub(s)1 Emma Hayes 151 Chelsea (151)2 Nick Cushing 75 Manchester City (75) Gareth Taylor 75 Manchester City (75)4 Marc Skinner 71 Manchester United (53)Birmingham City (18)5 Matt Beard 67 Liverpool (45)West Ham United (13)Chelsea (7)Bristol City (2)6 Joe Montemurro 53 Arsenal (53)7 Jonas Eidevall 49 Arsenal (49)8 Kelly Chambers 41 Reading (41)9 David Parker 37 Birmingham City (37) Willie Kirk 37 Everton (20)Leicester City (9)Bristol City (8)
Highest win percentage RankManagerWins (games)Club(s)Win %1 Sonia Bompastor 19 (22) Chelsea (2024–present) 2 Renée Slegers 14 (18) Arsenal (2024–present) 3 Joe Montemurro 53 (70) Arsenal (2017–21) 4 Gareth Taylor 75 (104) Manchester City (2020–25) 5 Laura Harvey 20 (28) Arsenal (2010–12) 6 Emma Hayes 151 (212) Chelsea (2012–24) 7 Jonas Eidevall 49 (70) Arsenal (2021–24) 8 Nick Cushing 75 (110) Manchester City (2013–20, 2025–present) 9 Casey Stoney 22 (36) Manchester United (2018–21) 10 Pedro Martínez Losa 27 (46) Arsenal (2014–17)
Lowest win percentage RankManagerWins (games)Club(s)Win %1 Jamie Sherwood 0 (26) Yeovil Town (2014–18) Jonathan Morgan 0 (8) Leicester City (2014–21) Scott Booth 0 (7) Birmingham City (2021) Jens Scheuer 0 (3) Brighton & Hove Albion (2022–23) Neil Redfearn 0 (1) Liverpool (2018) 6 Lauren Smith 1 (23) Bristol City (2015, 2023–24) 7 Laura Kaminski 1 (14) Crystal Palace (2024–25) 8 Emma Coates 1 (13) Doncaster Rovers (2016–17) 9 Lee Burch 2 (20) Yeovil Town (2018–19) Robbie Johnson 2 (20) Liverpool (2008–12)
Achievements
Title winning managers By season
SeasonNameClub2011 Laura HarveyArsenal2012 Laura HarveyArsenal2013 Matt BeardLiverpool2014 Matt BeardLiverpool2015 Emma HayesChelsea2016 Nick CushingManchester City2017–18 Emma HayesChelsea2018–19 Joe MontemurroArsenal2019–20 Emma HayesChelsea2020–21 Emma HayesChelsea2021–22 Emma HayesChelsea2022–23 Emma HayesChelsea2023–24 Emma HayesChelsea2024–25 Sonia BompastorChelsea
By manager
RankNameTitlesClub(s)Seasons1 Emma Hayes7Chelsea2015, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–242 Laura Harvey2Arsenal2011, 2012 Matt BeardLiverpool2013, 20144 Sonia Bompastor1Chelsea2024–25 Nick CushingManchester City2016 Joe MontemurroArsenal2018–19
See also
Women's Super League Manager of the Season
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