FA Women's National League

Originally founded in 1991 by the Women's Football Association, the League included England's top division from 1991 to 2010.

The League's Premier Division/National Division contained England's top women's clubs from 1991–92 until the season 2009–10.

The feeder divisions of the Combination Women's Football Leagues (1998–2014) became officially part of the WPL system in 2014 at level 4.

Before the National League, women's teams nationally had competed in the WFA Cup (Women's FA Cup) since 1970, and there were English regional leagues, but this was the first regular nationwide competition of its kind.

Since 1991–92, the Northern and Southern Divisions have run on an equal basis with promotion, and this continues today.

From 2000 until 2008, the WPL champions competed in the annual FA Women's Community Shield.

The Women's Premier League lost several clubs prior to the 2010–11 season and the National Division was demoted to level 2, due to the creation of the FA WSL in 2011.

[4] (The WSL was a summer league for its first six years, as opposed to the WPL's winter format.)

Under the current format, the teams that are eliminated from the opening round of the League Cup are entered into the Plate.

The league's sponsors have included AXA (until 2004), Nationwide Building Society (2004–2007) and Tesco (2007–?).