The Women's Super League Manager of the Season is an annual association football award presented to managers in England. It recognises the most outstanding manager in the Women's Super League each season. Below is a list of all the recipients named as WSL manager of the year either at The FA Women's Football Awards (2011–18), by the League Managers Association (2019) or Women's Super League awards (2020–present):
| Women's Super League Manager of the Season | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Emma Hayes is the current holder of the award. | |
| Awarded for | The most outstanding manager in each given Women's Super League season |
| Sponsored by | Barclays |
| Country | England |
| Presented by | Women's Super League |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Emma Hayes (6) |
| Most team wins | Chelsea (6) |
Winners edit
| † | Denotes the club was not WSL champion in same season |
Number of wins in brackets.
| Year | Name | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Laura Harvey
|
Arsenal | [1] |
| 2012 |  Mark Sampson
|
Bristol Academy † | [2] |
| 2013 | Matt Beard
|
Liverpool | [3] |
| 2014 | David Parker
|
Birmingham City † | [4] |
| 2015 | Emma Hayes
|
Chelsea | [5] |
| 2016 | Nick Cushing
|
Manchester City | [6] |
| 2017 (Spring Series) | Andy Spence
|
Everton † | [7] |
| 2017–18 | Emma Hayes (2)
|
Chelsea | [8] |
| 2018–19 |  Joe Montemurro
|
Arsenal | [9] |
| 2019–20 | Emma Hayes (3)
|
Chelsea | [10] |
| 2020–21 | Emma Hayes (4)
|
Chelsea | [11] |
| 2021–22 | Emma Hayes (5)
|
Chelsea | [12] |
| 2022–23 | Emma Hayes (6)
|
Chelsea | [13] |
Multiple awards won by managers edit
The following table lists the number of awards won by managers who have won the Manager of the Season awards.
Managers in bold are still active in the Women's Super League.
| Awards | Manager | Club(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Emma Hayes
|
Chelsea | 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 1 | Laura Harvey
|
Arsenal | 2011 |
| Mark Sampson
|
Bristol Academy | 2012 | |
| Matt Beard
|
Liverpool | 2013 | |
| David Parker
|
Birmingham City | 2014 | |
| Nick Cushing
|
Manchester City | 2016 | |
| Andy Spence
|
Everton | 2017 | |
| Joe Montemurro
|
Arsenal | 2019 |
Awards won by nationality edit
| Country | Managers | Total |
|---|---|---|
| England
|
6 | 11 |
| Australia
|
1 | 1 |
| Wales
|
1 | 1 |
Awards won by club edit
| Club | Managers | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 1 | 6 |
| Arsenal | 2 | 2 |
| Birmingham City | 1 | 1 |
| Bristol Academy | 1 | 1 |
| Everton | 1 | 1 |
| Liverpool | 1 | 1 |
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 |
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ Magowan, Alistair (2 November 2012). "Skipper Stoney picks up FA award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Magowan, Alistair (22 November 2013). "Liverpool dominate 2013 FA Women's Awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "2014 FA Women's Football Awards". The Football Association. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "2015 FA Women's Football Awards". The Football Association. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "2016 FA Women's Football Awards". The Football Association. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "2017 FA Women's Football Awards". The Football Association. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "2018 FA Women's Football Awards". The Football Association. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Chris Wilder beats Pep Guardiola to LMA Manager of the Year award". The Independent. 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Chelsea duo Emma Hayes and Beth England win Women's Super League awards". BT.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Ouzia, Malik (24 May 2021). "Chelsea star Kirby named WSL Player of the Season". The London Evening Standard.
- ^ "Emma Hayes: Chelsea Women's boss named FA WSL Manager of the Season after third consecutive title". Sky Sports. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (31 May 2023). "Emma Hayes and Lauren Smith win Manager of the Year awards - SheKicks". SheKicks. Retrieved 16 August 2023.