Women's football in England - statistics & facts

Number of women who play football in England 2018-2021

Number of women playing football in England from 2018 to 2021

Number of English women and girl's football teams 2017-2020

Number of women and girl's football teams in England in 2017 and 2020

The FA's expenditure on football in England 2020-2021, by type

Total investment of the Football Association into football in England in 2020 and 2021, by investment type (in million GBP)

Key figures for the English Women's Super League 2021

Key figures for the FA Women's Super League in England as of May 2021

Annual salaries in the FA Women's Super League 2023

Annual salaries in the FA Women's Super League (FA WSL) in England in 2023 (in GBP)

All-time highest attendances in the English FA WSL 2022

Highest-attended games in the FA Women's Super League in England as of September 2022

Biggest English WSL stadiums 2022, by capacity

Largest stadiums in the FA Women's Super League in England as of July 2022, by capacity

Most popular women's sports leagues and competitions in the UK 2021

Most popular women's professional sports leagues and competitions in the United Kingdom as of June 2021

Share of European women's soccer league players who earn a living from soccer 2021

Share of players in women's soccer leagues that have soccer as their primary source of income in Europe as of May 2021

Highest-attended Women's FA Cup finals 1970-2023

Highest-attended Women's FA Cup finals as of 2023

Prize pool for the English Women's FA Cup 2021-2022

Total prize fund for the Women's FA Cup in England in 2021 and 2022 (in GBP)

Prize money in the FA Cup 2023-2024, by competition

Prize money in the FA Cup in 2023/24, by competition (in GBP)

Highest-ranked women's national soccer teams worldwide 2024

Leading women's national soccer teams worldwide as of March 2024, by FIFA ranking

Players with the most caps for the England women's football team 2022

Players with the most appearances for the women's national football team in England as of July 2022

Players with the most goals for the England women's football team 2022

Leading goal scorers for the women's national football team in England as of July 2022

Countries with the most Women's EURO titles 1982-2022

Countries with the most UEFA European Women's Championship titles from 1982 to 2022

All-time highest attendances in the women's EURO 2022

Highest-attended games in the UEFA European Women's Championship (EURO) as of July 2022

Record wins in the women's EURO 1982-2022, by margin of victory

Biggest wins in the UEFA European Women's Championship (EURO) as of July 2022, by margin of victory

Highest TV audience for women's football events in the UK 2022

Most-viewed women's football events on television in the United Kingdom as of August 2022 (in millions)

Common reasons for unequal engagement in women's and men's sports in the UK June 2021

Most common reasons for not engaging with women's sports as much as men's sports in the United Kingdom as of June 2021

Adults who consider sexism to be a problem in football in Great Britain 2022

Share of adults that think sexism is a problem in professional football in Great Britain as of May 2022

Diversity of teams at the women's EURO 2022

Diversity of squads in the UEFA European Women's Championship (EURO) 2022 as of June 2022