The league began in 2011, supplanting the FA Women's Premier League National Division as the highest level of women's football in England.
As of the end of the 2023–24 Women's Super League season, Emma Hayes holds the record for most games managed in the WSL with 212, all with Chelsea, which she managed from 14 August 2012 to 18 May 2024.
The most successful manager in the WSL is Emma Hayes, who won seven league titles with Chelsea between 2015 and 2024.
Matt Beard has managed the most teams in the WSL, having taken charge of four different clubs: Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham United and Bristol City across five different spells.
Does not include caretaker/interim managers who never took on a permanent role.