Blues Women won the FA Cup in 2012 by beating Chelsea in the final at Ashton Gate, Bristol. More recently, Blues Women played in the FA Cup Final at Wembley in 2017. Even though Birmingham lost the final to rivals Manchester City, it was a fantastic achievement to reach the final and then play in front of over 35,000 fans.
The FA Women's Super League is the highest league of women's football in England. The WSL is Europe's only fully professional domestic women's football league, with all clubs being full-time. Barclays have agreed a 3 year sponsorship with the league understood to be worth more than £10 million.
Birmingham City Women (formerly Birmingham City Ladies) was founded in 1968 and is one of the most respected women’s football clubs in England. They are founding members of the WSL in 2011 and have been in the top tier of English football ever since.
