Watford L.F.C.

Watford F.C. Women are an English women's football club affiliated to Watford F.C. The club play in the Women's Championship, the second tier of English women's football, with home games played at Grosvenor Vale. Watford played in the Women's Championship from the league's inception in 2014, after finishing runners-up in the FA Women's Premier League in 2013, until 2018–19. The club played in the third tier of the pyramid, the FA Women's National League South, from 2018–19 to 2020–21, before they were promoted back to the Women's Championship. They returned to the FA Women's National League following relegation in the 2021-22 season, before being promoted again to the Women's Championship at the end of the 2022-23 season. History Back in 2013 the Hornets finished second in the FA Women's Premier League. On the pitch success was matched off the pitch as the club's application for a license to compete in the newly formed Women's Super League 2 was accepted. The inaugural season got underway in April 2014, and the first game for Watford resulted in a 2–2 draw against Millwall Lionesses, with 330 in attendance. Impressive form away from home meant that Watford were in third place as the season approached the half-way point; however, some misfortune with injuries meant this form couldn't be maintained, and the club finished seventh.