Chelsea and Manchester City produced one of the closest WSL title races in recent history as they were separated by goal difference on the final day.
Emma Hayes’ side made it an impressive five titles on the bounce following their 6-0 hammering of Manchester United, while City could only manage a much narrower 2-1 win over Aston Villa.
With Chelsea crowned champions, City and Arsenal secured the remaining European places. Bristol City, on the other hand, lasted just one campaign back in the top flight as their relegation was confirmed back in April.
The 2023/24 campaign produced breakout stars, world class goals and nail-biting moments. It was one of the most exciting seasons yet.
Here are 90min’s end of season awards.
It has to be Khadija Shaw, the deserved Golden Boot winner. The impact of her absence in the last few weeks of the season underline her importance to City.
Her contributions are irreplaceable and her injury at such a crucial time was probably what caused Gareth Taylor’s side to fall marginally short in the end. Shaw has been consistently good since her arrival in the WSL and this season she struck another level of outstanding.
She’s rightfully getting all the plaudits she deserves. City will just hope she can hit the same heights next term as they look to put together a title charge once again and compete in Europe.
It’s still so hard to believe Khiara Keating is only 19 years of age. 19!
She is this season’s WSL Golden Glove winner with nine clean sheets in 22 games. City conceded just 15 goals in the league all term.
Prior to this season, Keating had made just a handful of senior appearances and spent the second-half of the last campaign on loan with then-Championship side Coventry United. To come back and claim the number one spot is nothing short of phenomenal.
Grace Clinton under Robert Vilahamn at Tottenham has been a match made in heaven and the 21-year-old had an outstanding season. As far as loan moves go, it couldn’t have gone much better.
Her form also caught the attention of the England manager, Sarina Wiegman, with a senior debut for the Lionesses to follow. Tottenham’s only gripe would be the fact she now has to return to Manchester United and they’ve lost such a key player.
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