The 2018-19 FA Women's National League will be the 27th season of the competition, and the first since a restructure and rebranding of the top four tiers of English football by The Football Association. Began in 1992, it was previously known as the FA Women's Premier League. It sits at the third and fourth levels of the women's football pyramid, below the FA Women's Championship and above the eight regional football leagues.
The league features six regional divisions: the Northern and Southern divisions at level three of the pyramid, and below those Division One North, Division One Midlands, Division One South East, and Division One South West. The league normally consists of 72 teams, divided equally into six divisions of twelve teams. After two resignations from and one late promotion to the FA Women's Championship, and one withdrawal from Division One, the league is to start the 2018-19 season with 13 teams in the Northern Division but only 11 in Division One Midlands. At the end of the season the champions of the Northern and Southern divisions will both qualify for a Championship Play Off match against each other which will decide the overall National League Champion. Subject to meeting league requirements both teams will be promoted to the FA Women's Championship. As part of the Football Association's restructure, clubs from the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship were able to enter teams into the Reserve Section.
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Premier Division
Northern Division
Changes from last season:
- Leicester City Womens was awarded a FA Women's Championship licence through application.
- Sunderland was demoted from the FA WSL 1 after failing to retain a licence in the top 2 tiers.
- Doncaster Rovers Belles and Sheffield withdrew from the FA Women's Championship before the season started after initially successfully retained a Tier 2 licence.
- West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers were relegated to Division One Midlands.
- Hull City were promoted into the Northern Division from Northern Division One.
League table
Notes
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Results
Southern Division
Changes from last season:
- League champions Charlton Athletic was promoted to FA Women's Championship.
- West Ham United was awarded a FA Women's Super League licence through application.
- Lewes was awarded a FA Women's Championship licence through application.
- Crystal Palace was awarded a FA Women's Championship licence through application after the withdrawal of Sheffield during the closed season.
- Oxford United and Watford were relegated from the FA WSL 2 after failing to retain a licence for Tier 2.
- Loughborough Foxes, Plymouth Argyle and Milton Keynes Dons were promoted into the Southern Division from Midlands Division One, South West Division One and South East Division One respectively.
- Swindon Town was relegated to Division One South West.
League table
Notes
- ^? Subject to obtaining a license.
Results
Championship play-off
The overall FA WNL champion will be decided by a play-off match to be held at the end of the season. Both sides will also earn promotion to the FA Women's Championship subject to meeting licensing requirements.
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Division One
Division One North
Changes from last season:
- Hull City was promoted to the Northern Division.
- Norton & Stockton Ancients was promoted from the North East Regional League.
- Burnley was promoted from the North West Regional League.
- Mossley Hill was relegated to the regional leagues.
League table
Results
Division One Midlands
Changes from last season:
- Loughborough Foxes was promoted to the Southern Division.
- Sheffield United was awarded a FA Women's Championship licence through application.
- West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers were relegated from the Northern Division.
- Bedworth United was promoted from the West Midlands Regional League.
- Nettleham was promoted from the East Midlands Regional League.
- Leicester City Ladies and Rotherham United were relegated to the regional leagues.
- Radcliffe Olympic withdrew from the league before the season started.
League table
Results
Division One South East
Changes from last season:
- Milton Keynes Dons was promoted to the Southern Division.
- Billericay Town was promoted from the Eastern Region League.
- Crawley Wasps was promoted from the London & South East Regional League.
- Haringey Borough was relegated to the regional leagues.
League table
Results
Division One South West
Changes from last season:
- Plymouth Argyle was promoted to the Southern Division.
- Swindon Town was relegated from the Southern Division.
- Chesham United was promoted from the Southern Region League.
- Buckland Athletic was promoted from the South West Regional League.
- Basingstoke withdrew from the league during the 2017-18 season.
League table
Results
Reserve Division
Reserve Northern Division One
- Sheffield and Sunderland withdrew their entries before the season started.
League table
Results
Reserve Northern Division Two
League table
Results
Reserve Midland Division
League table
Results
Reserve South/South East Division
League table
Results
Reserve South/South West Division
League table
Results
References
External links
- Official website of the FA Women's Premier League
- League results and standings
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