United’s new women’s side and equal-pay pioneers Lewes are among the new sides but Sunderland and Southampton were left disappointed
After months of speculation and anxious waiting it is finally known which teams will be competing in the top two revamped tiers of women’s football in England next season. It was always going to be controversial with up to nine places available in the second round of applications across the two leagues and 15 clubs competing for spots. The lack of seemingly viable applications for the new fully professional top tier, the Women’s Super League, has meant that only six sides have been successful.
There was confirmation in March that Arsenal, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Reading and Yeovil had been successfully admitted to the WSL in the first round (open to clubs already in the top two tiers) with Brighton the only club to move up. Aston Villa, Doncaster Belles, Durham, London Bees, Millwall, Sheffield City and Tottenham all secured their existing status in the second tier (Women’s Championship). But who joins them, who has missed out and how worthy are they?
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