Chelsea F.C. Women

Chelsea Football Club Women, formerly known as Chelsea Ladies Football Club, are an English women's football club based in Norbiton, England. Since 2004, the club has been affiliated with Chelsea F.C., a men's team in the Premier League. Chelsea Women were a founding member of the FA WSL in 2010, the top level of women's football in England since 2011. From 2005 to 2010, the side competed in the Premier League National Division, the top tier of women's football in England at the time.

"Chelsea Women" redirects here. For various subjects titled Chelsea Girls, see Chelsea Girl (disambiguation).

Chelsea FC Women
Full nameChelsea Football Club Women
Nickname(s)The Blues
Founded1992 (1992)
GroundKingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, London
Capacity4,850 (2,265 seated)
Presidents
ChairmanAdrian Jacob[2]
ManagerEmma Hayes
LeagueFA WSL
2020–21FA WSL, 1st of 12 (champions)
WebsiteClub website
Imperial Fields, Chelsea's home ground in 2011

History

Establishment

Chelsea Ladies Football Club was formed in 1992 after supporters of Chelsea F.C. expressed desire for a women's side.[3] In June 2004, Chelsea Ladies voted to be taken over and funded by Chelsea's Football in the Community department.[4] The club then won promotion as champions from the Southern Division in 2004–05 to the Premier League National Division and have participated at the top level ever since.

FA Premier League National Division, 2005–2010

After starting 2005–06 with one point from six games, manager George Michealas was fired in September after four years in charge.[5] They finished bottom of the league that season under Shaun Gore, but won a promotion/relegation play-off against Northern Division runners-up Liverpool 4–1 on aggregate to stay in the Premier League National Division.[6] During the season the club had been linked with a transfer bid for North American star players Tiffeny Milbrett and Christine Sinclair.[7]

After an eighth-placed finish in 2006–07, Gore drafted in England players Siobhan Chamberlain, Casey Stoney and Eniola Aluko that summer.[8] American World Cup winner Lorrie Fair, regarded as one of the best midfielders in the women's game, joined in January as Chelsea finished 2007–08 in fifth position.[9]

Chelsea Ladies introduced a new manager for the 2008–09 season, former Arsenal Ladies reserve team coach Steve Jones. On 2 July 2008 Chelsea surprisingly signed Lianne Sanderson and Anita Asante from Arsenal Ladies,[10] in addition to veteran Mary Phillip. Then Arsenal Ladies manager Vic Akers criticised his former players as disrespectful,[10] while pursuing players from other clubs to bolster his own squad.

Chelsea Ladies finished the 2008–09 season third behind Arsenal and Everton. Mary Phillip retired a month into the new season,[11] Eniola Aluko and Anita Asante left for the new WPS in March 2009, while Lorrie Fair missed the whole campaign with a cruciate ligament injury sustained in May 2008.[12] Jones departed as manager in January 2009, leaving Casey Stoney to act as player/manager.[13]

At Casey Stoney's recommendation, Matt Beard became manager for 2009–10.[1] Cuts to the Ladies club's funding were offset by financial assistance from John Terry and other Chelsea FC players.[1] A further blow arrived when Lianne Sanderson left for the 2010 WPS season.[14]

FA Women's Super League (FA WSL), 2011–present

The club bid successfully to be one of eight founding teams in the FA Women's Super League in March 2011.[15] On 13 April 2011, The first-ever WSL fixture was played — at Imperial Fields, Chelsea's home ground — between them and Arsenal, which they lost 0–1.[16] Beard led the club to the Women's FA Cup final for the first time in 2012, but Chelsea were eventually beaten by Birmingham City on a penalty shootout after twice taking the lead in a 2–2 draw.[17] In July 2012, Matt Beard resigned as manager after three years in the post.[18]

Former assistant at Arsenal, Emma Hayes was brought in as manager in 2012, who was one of the first female managers in the WSL.[2] In Hayes' first season in-charge, Chelsea, who were still a part-time professional club,[2] finished third bottom of the League. The following season, they fared less better to finish second from the bottom. The club subsequently went full-time.[2]

The 2014 season was successful for Chelsea, as they finished second in the FA Women's Super League behind Liverpool on goal difference, after eight wins, two draws and four losses. A final day win would have clinched them the league title, but they lost 2–1 away to Manchester City. Their second-place finish meant that they qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time in the club's history. They also reached the semi finals of both the FA and Continental Cups, where they lost to both eventual winners, Arsenal, and Manchester City respectively.

In 2015, it was announced that many of Chelsea's players would be becoming full professionals for the first time.[19]

On 1 August 2015, Chelsea won their first ever Women's FA Cup. They beat Notts County Ladies at Wembley Stadium. Ji So-yun scored the only goal at the 39th-minute while Eniola Aluko won the player of the match award.[20] The team then beat Sunderland 4–0 in October 2015 to secure the FA WSL title and a League and Cup "double".[21] Chelsea repeated that feat in the 2017–18 season, winning another FA WSL and Women's FA Cup double; in the same season, the team also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time.[22] On 23 May 2018, the club rebranded as Chelsea Football Club Women.[23]

Chelsea were awarded the 2019–20 WSL title on a points-per-game basis after the season had to be abruptly terminated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[24][25]

Chelsea began the 2020–2021 season winning their first ever FA Community Shield, against Manchester City. The season also saw them win their second consecutive FA Women's League Cup, winning 6–0 against Bristol City. Chelsea and manager Emma Hayes won their 4th WSL title, the most by any WSL team, by 2 points on the final day of the 2020–21 season with a 5–0 victory over Reading. Chelsea broke the records for most wins (18) and most points (57) in a season, and became just the third team to defend the League title after Liverpool and Arsenal. Chelsea forward Sam Kerr won the WSL Golden Boot for most goals scored by an individual (21), while her team-mate Fran Kirby was joint top for assists (11) and goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger registered the most clean sheets (12), winning the Golden Glove.[24] Given their remarkable performances over the season and of a team filled with leaders, Suzzane Wrack of The Guardian stated that Chelsea was "best women's teams to ever play in England's top flight".[26] On 16 May 2021, Chelsea, on course for a quadruple, lost 4–0 to Barcelona Femeni[27] in their first-ever Champions League final appearance.[28] On 5 December 2021, Chelsea won the delayed 2020–2021 FA Cup, beating the league leaders Arsenal 3–0 in a dominant display, with goals from Fran Kirby and two from Sam Kerr helping clinch the trophy.[29] The win saw Chelsea emerge as the first English women's team in history to successfully complete the domestic quadruple.[29]

Response to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine

Chelsea owner Abramovich announced on 26 February 2022 that he would hand over stewardship of Chelsea to the trustees of its charitable foundation.[30] The trustees did not immediately agree to take ownership due to concerns over the legality of such a move.[31] On 2 March, after parliament raised the threat of sanctions against him, Abramovich stated his intention to sell the club, with proceeds going to "victims of the war in Ukraine".[32][33] The UK announced sanctions against Abramovich on 10 March, affecting Chelsea. A special licence was granted to allow Chelsea to continue certain activities, including playing fixtures, paying staff, and allowing existing ticket holders to attend matches.[34] At the time of 10 March 2022, Chelsea is prohibited from buying or selling players, operating its merchandise store, and selling tickets to fixtures.

Stadium

Chelsea Women play at Kingsmeadow in Norbiton, Kingston upon Thames, London. Chelsea F.C. purchased Kingsmeadow for the Women from its former occupant AFC Wimbledon, so that Wimbledon could finance their new ground, Plough Lane.[35] Kingsmeadow has a capacity of 4,850 (2,265 of which is seated).

Until 2017, the team played their home games at Wheatsheaf Park, the home of the Staines Town F.C.[36] The stadium is located in Staines-upon-Thames, Middlesex and features capacity for 3,002 spectators.[37]

The team previously played at Imperial Fields during the 2011–12 season, the home ground of Isthmian League club Tooting & Mitcham United.[38]

Attendance

The current home attendance record of a Chelsea Women's match is 24,564, set on 8 September 2019 during their first fixture in the 2018-19 FA WSL season, against Tottenham Hotspur, in their first (and only) match played at Stamford Bridge.[39] Their current home attendance record at their primary ground of Kingsmeadow is 4,670, set on 28 April 2019 in a Champion's League semi-final leg against Lyon.[40]

Players
Chelsea in November 2019 before a match against Lewes

Current squad
As of 24 January 2022.[41]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SWE Zećira Mušović
3 DF  NED Aniek Nouwen
4 DF  ENG Millie Bright (vice-captain)
5 MF  WAL Sophie Ingle
7 DF  ENG Jessica Carter
8 MF  GER Melanie Leupolz
9 FW  ENG Bethany England
10 MF  KOR Ji So-yun
11 MF  NOR Guro Reiten
14 FW  ENG Fran Kirby
16 DF  SWE Magdalena Eriksson (captain)
17 MF  CAN Jessie Fleming
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  NOR Maren Mjelde
19 FW  ENG Lauren James
20 FW  AUS Sam Kerr
21 DF  ENG Niamh Charles
22 MF  SCO Erin Cuthbert
23 FW  DEN Pernille Harder
24 MF  JAM Drew Spence
25 DF  SWE Jonna Andersson
27 DF  RUS Alsu Abdullina
30 GK  GER Ann-Katrin Berger

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
29 DF  ENG Jorja Fox (to Charlton Athletic until 30 June 2022)
32 GK  ENG Emily Orman (to Crystal Palace until 30 June 2022)
33 FW  ENG Aggie Beever-Jones (to Bristol City until 30 June 2022)
34 DF  ENG Charlotte Wardlaw (to Liverpool until 30 June 2022)

Former players

For details of former players, see Category:Chelsea F.C. Women players.

Player records
As of 1 May 2022

Most appearances
Rank Player Position Apps Duration Ref.
1 Drew Spence Midfielder 238 2008–present [42]
2 Millie Bright Defender 217 2015–present [43]
3 Ji So-Yun Midfielder 208 2014–present [44]
4 Hannah Blundell Defender 165 2013–2021 [45]
5 Erin Cuthbert Midfielder 164 2017–present [46]
6 Eniola Aluko Forward 158 2012–2018 [47]
7 Fran Kirby Forward 157 2015–present [48]
8 Bethany England Forward 152 2016–present [49]
9 Sophie Ingle Midfielder 150 2012–present [50]
10 Magdalena Eriksson Defender 145 2017–present [51]

Most goals
Rank Player Position Goals Apps Ratio Duration Ref.
1 Fran Kirby Forward 101 157 0.64 2015–present [48]
2 Bethany England Forward 70 152 0.46 2016–present [49]
3 Eniola Aluko Forward 68 158 0.43 2012–2018 [47]
Ji So-Yun Midfielder 208 0.33 2014–present [44]
5 Sam Kerr Forward 57 76 0.76 2020–present [52]
6 Drew Spence Midfielder 50 238 0.21 2008–present [42]
7 Erin Cuthbert Midfielder 37 164 0.23 2017–present [46]
8 Pernille Harder Forward 32 63 0.51 2020–present [53]
9 Guro Reiten Midfielder 23 92 0.24 2019–present [54]
10 Ramona Bachmann Forward 18 88 0.20 2017–2020 [55]

Most assists
Rank Player Position Assists Apps Ratio Duration Ref
1 Fran Kirby Forward 63 157 0.40 2015–present [48]
2 Ji So-Yun Midfielder 45 208 0.21 2014–present [44]
3 Erin Cuthbert Midfielder 36 164 0.23 2017–present [46]
4 Bethany England Forward 29 152 0.19 2016–present [49]
5 Karen Carney Midfielder 25 86 0.29 2015–2019 [56]
Guro Reiten Midfielder 92 0.28 2019–present [54]
7 Sam Kerr Forward 22 76 0.32 2019–present [52]
8 Ramona Bachmann Forward 21 88 0.24 2017–2020 [55]
9 Jonna Andersson Defender 18 134 0.12 2018–present [57]
10 Eniola Aluko Forward 17 158 0.11 2012–2018 [47]

Most clean sheets
Rank Player Clean Sheets Apps Ratio Duration Ref
1 Ann-Katrin Berger 44 79 0.55 2019–present [58]
2 Carly Telford 35 76 0.46 2010–2022 [59]
3 Hedvig Lindahl 33 78 0.42 2015–2019 [60]
4 Zecira Musovic 11 18 0.60 2020–present [61]
5 Rebecca Spencer 6 8 0.75 2016–2018 [62]
6 Marie Hourihan 4 16 0.25 2013–2015 [63]
7 Lizzie Durack 3 6 0.50 2018–2019 [64]
8 Christiane Endler 2 6 0.33 2014 [65]
Sarah Quantrill 5 0.40 2011–2012 [66]
9 Fran Kitching 1 5 0.20 2015–2017 [67]

Management team
As of 3 September 2021[68]
Position Staff
Manager Emma Hayes
Assistant manager Paul Green
Head of technical/Goalkeeping coach Stuart Searle
Assistant coach Denise Reddy
Assistant coach Tanya Oxtoby
Opposition analyst & coach Leanne Champ

Season to Season Overview
As of 1 May 2022

The table shown below displays Chelsea's competition record across all seasons and competitions since the establishment of the FA Women's Super League in 2011.[69]

Season FA Women's Super League Women's FA Cup FA Women's League Cup UWCL Women's FA Community Shield Top scorer Top Assister Most clean sheets
PldWDLGFGAPtsPosName(s)Goals Name(s) Assists Name(s) Clean Sheets
2011 144371419157th Runners Up Quarter-finals DNQ Not held Danielle Bowman 3 N/A Carly Telford 2
2012 145272023176th Fifth Round Group Stage DNQ Helen Lander8 Sarah Quantrill 2
2013 144371419157th Semi-finals Group Stage DNQ Eniola Aluko8 Carly Telford 2
2014 148272316262nd Champions Semi-finals DNQ Ji So-Yun9 Ji So-Yun 9 Marie Hourihan 3
2015 141022301032Champions Runners Up Quarter-finals Round of 16 Ji So-Yun12 Gemma Davison 8 Hedvig Lindahl 9
2016–17 1612134217372nd Semi-finals First round Round of 32 Ji So-Yun 12 Karen Carney 12 Carly Telford 5
861132319Spring Series: Champions
2017–18 181350441344Champions Champions Semi-finals Semi-finals Fran Kirby23 Fran Kirby 14 Hedvig Lindahl 11
2018–19 201262461442 3rd Semi-finals Semi-finals Semi-finals Bethany England22 Erin Cuthbert

Fran Kirby

 9 Carly Telford 10
2019–20 151230471139Champions Quarter-finals Champions DNQ Bethany England21 Erin Cuthbert

Guro Reiten

 7 Carly Telford 6
2020–21 221831691057Champions Champions Champions Runners Up Champions Sam Kerr31 Fran Kirby 19 Ann-Katrin Berger 22
2021–22 21 17 2 2 56 9 53 1st Finals Runners Up Group Stage Not held Sam Kerr 25 Fran Kirby 11 Ann-Katrin Berger 14

Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

Main article: English women's football clubs in international competitions § Chelsea

All results (home, away and aggregate) list Chelsea's goal tally first.

SeasonRoundOpponentsHomeAwayAggregate
2015–16 Round of 32 Glasgow City 1–0f 3–0 4–0
Round of 16 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2f 0–2 1–4
2016–17 Round of 32 VfL Wolfsburg 0–3f 1–1 1–4
2017–18 Round of 32 Bayern Munich 1–0f 1–2 2–2 (a)
Round of 16 Rosengård 3–0f 1–0 4–0
Quarter-final Montpellier 3–1 2–0f 5–1
Semi-final VfL Wolfsburg 1–3f 0–2 1–5
2018–19 Round of 32 SFK 2000 6–0 5–0f 11–0
Round of 16 Fiorentina 1–0f 6–0 7–0
Quarter-final Paris Saint-Germain 2–0f 1–2 3–2
Semi-final Lyon 1–1 1–2f 2–3
2020–21 Round of 32 Benfica 3–0 5–0f 8–0
Round of 16 Atlético Madrid 2–0f 1–1 3–1
Quarter-final VfL Wolfsburg 2–1f 3–0 5–1
Semi-final FC Bayern Munich 4–1 1–2f 5–3
Final Barcelona 0–4
2021–22 Group Stage VfL Wolfsburg 3–3f 0–4 Ranked 3rd

in Group A

Juventus 0–0 2–1f
Servette 1–0 7–0f
  • f First leg

All-time head-to-head record

The lists shown below show Chelsea's all-time record against opposing teams, both domestically and continentally, since the establishment of the FA Women's Super League in 2011.[69] The statistics are composed of WSL, League Cup, FA Cup, Community Shield, and Champion's League matches, but do not count pre-season friendlies. Statistics relating to teams that Chelsea may have played in both domestic and continental competition are included in the domestic opponents table. Any matches which ended in draws in regular time but decided on penalties are counted as draws.

Domestic Opponents
As of 1 May 2022

Teams in bold currently play in the WSL alongside Chelsea as of the current 2021-22 season. Teams with the ‡ symbol are now defunct.

Team First Last GP W D L GF GA GD
Arsenal 2011 2022 36 18 5 13 58 53 +5
Aston Villa 2016 2022 7 7 0 0 20 2 +18
Birmingham City 2011 2022 27 15 6 6 62 23 +39
Brighton & Hove Albion 2012 2022 10 7 2 1 21 5 +16
Bristol City 2011 2021 22 16 3 3 67 11 +56
Charlton Athletic 2020 2020 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
Crystal Palace 2018 2019 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7
Doncaster Rovers Belles 2011 2018 14 12 1 1 46 7 +39
Durham 2019 2019 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
Everton 2011 2022 21 12 1 8 43 24 +19
Leicester City 2021 2022 3 3 0 0 27 0 +27
Lewes 2019 2019 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
Liverpool 2011 2020 23 16 3 4 53 24 +29
London Bees 2014 2018 4 3 1 0 30 4 +26
London City Lionesses 2021 2021 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5
Manchester City 2014 2022 28 11 7 10 44 30 +14
Manchester United 2019 2022 6 5 1 0 14 4 +10
Millwall Lionesses 2014 2015 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
Notts County ‡ 2011 2022 15 6 2 7 15 19 −4
Reading 2014 2022 16 12 3 1 47 14 +33
Sunderland 2014 2017 7 7 0 0 35 3 +32
Tottenham Hotspur 2017 2022 9 9 0 0 28 4 +24
West Ham United 2018 2022 9 8 1 0 33 6 +27
Watford 2014 2014 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10
Bridgwater United 2017 2018 7 7 0 0 42 0 +42
Total 270 182 36 54 706 236 +471

Continental Opponents
As of 5 March 2022
Team First Last GP W D L GF GA GD
Atletico Madrid 2021 2021 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
Barcelona 2021 2021 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4
Bayern Munich 2017 2021 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2
Benfica 2020 2020 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
Fiorentina 2018 2018 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7
Glasgow City 2015 2015 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
Juventus 2021 2021 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Montpellier 2018 2018 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
Olympique Lyonnais 2019 2019 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1
Paris Saint-Germain 2019 2019 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
FC Rosengard 2017 2017 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
Servette 2021 2021 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
SFK 2000 Sarajevo 2018 2018 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11
Vfl Wolfsburg 2021 2021 10 2 2 6 11 21 −10
Total 37 21 5 11 75 38 +37

Honours
Chelsea players celebrating winning the 2014–15 FA Women's Cup
As of 3 March 2022

League titles
Runners-up: 2014, 2016

Cups
Runners-up: 2011–12, 2015–16
Runners-up: 2021–22

European competitions
Runners-up: 2020–21

Doubles

Quadruples

  • 2020–21: League, FA Cup, League Cup and Community Shield

Chelsea Women's Player of the Year
Year Player Position Ref
2015 Eniola Aluko Forward [70]
2016 Katie Chapman Midfielder [70]
2017 Karen Carney Midfielder [70]
2017–18 Fran Kirby Forward [70]
2018–19 Erin Cuthbert Midfielder [70]
2019–20 Bethany England Forward [71]
2020–21 Fran Kirby Forward [72]

Season to Season

2019–2020 Season

Player Position Award Ref
Emma Hayes Manager FA Women's Super League Manager of the Month (October 2019) [73]
FA Women's Super League Manager of the Month (January 2020) [74][75]
FA Women's Super League Manager of the Month (February 2020) [76][77]
BBC WSL Manager of the Season (2019–20) [78]
FA Women's Super League Manager of the Season (2019–20) [79][80]
LMA Manager of the Year (2019–20) [81][82]
Ann-Katrin Berger Goalkeeper PFA WSL Team of the Year (2019–20) [83][84]
Millie Bright Defender FA Women's Super League Player of the Month (November 2019) [85][86]
PFA WSL Team of the Year (2019–20) [83][84]
Sophie Ingle Midfielder The Athletic's Team of the Year (2019–20) [87][88]
Bethany England Forward FA Women's Super League Player of the Month (January 2020) [74][89]
FA Women's Super League Player of the Month (February 2020) [76][90]
The Athletic's Player of the Year (2020) [87][88]
The Athletic's Team of the Year (2019/2020) [87][88]
FA Women's Super League Player of the Season (2019–20) [79][91]
PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year (2019–20) [92][93]
PFA WSL Team of the Year (2019–20) [83][84]
Chelsea Women's Player of the Year (2019–20) [94]
Magdalena Eriksson Defender The Athletic's Team of the Year (2019–20) [87][88]
PFA WSL Team of the Year (2019–20) [83][84]
Maren Mjelde Defender The Athletic's Team of the Year (2019–20) [87][88]
PFA WSL Team of the Year (2019–20) [83][84]
Guro Reiten Midfielder The Athletic's Team of the Year (2019–20) [87][88]
Ji So-yun Midfielder PFA WSL Team of the Year (2019–20) [83][84]

2020–2021 Season

Player Position Award Ref
Emma Hayes Manager FA Women's Super League Manager of the Month (January 2021) [95]
FA Women's Super League Manager of the Year (2020–21) [96]
Millie Bright Defender FIFA FIFPro Women's World 11 (2020) [97]
Fran Kirby Forward FA Women's Super League Player of the Month (January 2021) [95]
London Football Awards Women's Super League Player of the Year (2020–21) [98]
FA Women's Super League Player of the Year (2020–21) [96]
PFA Team of the Year (2020–21) [99]
PFA Women's Player of the Year (2020–21) [100]
Chelsea Women's Player of the Year (2020–21) [101]
Magdalena Eriksson Defender UEFA.com Fans' Women's Team of the Year 2020 (2020–21) [102]
PFA Team of the Year (2020–21) [99]
Maren Mjelde Defender PFA Team of the Year (2020–21) [99]
Sam Kerr Forward FA Women's Super League (May 2021) [103]
FA Women's Super League Golden Boot (2020–21) [104]
PFA Team of the Year (2020–21) [99]
Niamh Charles Midfielder London Football Awards Women's Young Player of the Year (2020–21) [105]
Pernille Harder Forward UEFA Women's Player of the Year (2019–20) [106]
The 100 best female footballers in the world 2020 (#1) (2020) [107]
UEFA.com Fans' Women's Team of the Year (2020) [102]
FIFA FIFPro Women's World 11 (2020) [97]
Carly Telford Goalkeeper PFA Community Champion Award (2020–21) [108]
Ann-Katrin Berger Goalkeeper FA Women's Super League Golden Glove (2020–21) [104]
PFA Team of the Year (2020–21) [99]

2021–2022 Season

Player Position Award Ref
Pernille Harder Forward FA Women's Super League Goal of the Month (September 2021) [109]
Fran Kirby Forward PFA WSL Player of the Month (September 2021) [110]
Jessie Fleming Midfielder FA Women's Super League Player of the Month (November 2021) [111]
Chelsea Football Club Club Ballon D'or Club of the Year (2021) [112]
Emma Hayes Manager WICC Women's Best XI (2021) [113]
The Best FIFA Women's Coach (2021) [114]
London Football Awards Outstanding Contribution to London Football [115]
Millie Bright Defender FIFA FIFPro Women's World 11 (2021) [116]
Magdalena Eriksson Defender FIFA FIFPro Women's World 11 (2021) [116]
Sam Kerr Forward London Football Awards WSL Player of the Year (2022) [115]
Football Writer's Association Women's Footballer of the Year (2022) [117]

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