| Competition: | Women's Championship |
| Season: | 2024–25 |
| Prevseason: | 2023–24 |
| Nextseason: | 2025–26 |
The 2024–25 Women's Championship season (known as the Barclays Women's Championship for sponsorship reasons) will be the seventh season of the rebranded Women's Championship, the second tier of women's football in England, and the tenth season since the creation of the WSL 2.[1] [2]
Twelve teams were originally due to compete in the Championship for the 2024–25 season, the same number as the previous season, although this was later reduced to eleven prior to the start of the season. Crystal Palace were promoted to the Women's Super League as 2023–24 Women's Championship winners.[3] They will be replaced by Bristol City who returned to the division following relegation from the Women's Super League after one season.[4] Following a switch to a two down, two up system with the FA Women's National League, the 2024–25 season marks the first time more than one newly-promoted team will contest the Championship. Lewes and Watford were relegated to the FA Women's National League, Lewes after a six-season spell and Watford after one season following their promotion the previous year.[5] [6] They were replaced by Newcastle United, winners of the 2023–24 FA Women's National League North,[7] and Portsmouth, winners of the 2023–24 FA Women's National League South.[8] Both these clubs are making their Championship debuts.
On 30 June 2024, it was announced Reading had withdrawn from the Championship and would re-enter at the fifth tier, citing financial issues.[9] The FA confirmed the league would instead operate with eleven teams for the season, reducing from two relegation spots to one. The league will return to a twelve team league at the beginning of the 2025–26 season.[10]
| Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | data-sort-type="number" | 2023–24 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | Birmingham | 29,902 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | 31,367 | ||||
| 27,000 | |||||
| Charlton Athletic | 27,111 | ||||
| 1,700 | |||||
| Hayes, Bromley | Hayes Lane | 5,000 | |||
| Newcastle United | Kingston Park Stadium | 10,200 | |||
| Westleigh Park | 5,300 | ||||
| 32,050 | |||||
| Southampton | St Mary's Stadium | ||||
| 2,500 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | Marieanne Spacey | Changed role | 30 April 2024[11] | End of season (4th) | Remi Allen | 12 July 2024[12] | |
| London City Lionesses | Remi Allen | End of contract | 9 May 2024[13] | End of season (8th) |  Jocelyn Prêcheur | 27 June 2024[14] | |
| Sheffield United | Luke Turner (interim) | End of interim period | 19 July 2024[15] | End of season (7th) | Ash Thompson | 19 July 2024 |