It sits at the third and fourth levels of the women's football pyramid, below the two divisions of the FA Women's Super League and above the eight regional football leagues.
[1] At the end of the season Blackburn Rovers and Charlton Athletic, respectively the champions of the Northern and Southern divisions, qualified for a Championship Play Off match against each other which Charlton Athletic won 2-1 thus becoming the overall National League Champion, and winning them promotion to the re-branded FA Women's Championship.
As part of the restructuring of the top 4 tiers of women football by The Football Association, West Ham United was awarded promotion to the FA WSL, with Leicester City Womens, Lewes, and Sheffield United awarded promotion to the FA Women's Championship.
The overall FA WPL champion will be decided by a play-off match to be held at the end of the season.
The winner will also earn promotion to the FA WSL 2 subject to meeting licensing requirements.