Following England's victory at Euro 2022, attendances in the Women's Super League are up 200 per cent in a record-breaking season. The director of the women's professional game Kelly Simmons has praised a record-breaking first half of the season ahead of the weekend's final round of fixtures prior to the winter break.
“Coming into the 2022/23 season, we knew that we had an extraordinary opportunity to introduce the Barclays Women’s Super League and the Barclays Women’s Championship to new audiences. The Lionesses’ victory propelled the women’s game in this country to new levels, and it was important for us to capture and capitalise on that momentum.
“It has often been said that a successful women’s England team will help generate interest in the domestic game. This is certainly true, and I have been really overwhelmed by the response we have seen from fans – new and old – in the first half of the season.
“I am delighted to reveal that since the season commenced, we have seen almost 300,000 spectators attend matches across the Barclays Women’s Super League. This just highlights how much appetite there is for world-class women’s league football.
“We are currently averaging almost 6,000 fans a week in the Barclays Women’s Super League as we go into the final league fixtures of 2022 – which is up over 200 per cent on this time last year."
The attendance record this season was set when Arsenal played Tottenham in front of an astounding 47,367 fans at Emirates Stadium in September, and there could be another high to come at the Manchester derby this weekend, when City play United at The Etihad, while Arsenal visit Aston Villa at Villa Park.
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