Aston Villa Women Football Club is the women's football team of Aston Villa, currently playing in the Women's Super League. The club has been in existence since 1973. Originally titled Solihull F.C., the team affiliated to Aston Villa in 1989, becoming Villa Aztecs, and became the official Aston Villa women's side in 1996. The club have a senior team, a reserve team and several other teams of younger age groups under a Regional Talent Club FA license.
Nadine Hanssen (left) in Aston Villa's 2018 game at Lewes F.C. Women
The Women's Super League (WSL), known as the Barclays Women's Super League (BWSL) for sponsorship reasons, is the highest league of women's football in England. Established in 2010, it is run by the Football Association and features twelve fully professional teams.
Arsenal v Notts County in 2014
Arsenal's Ellen White (L) and Steph Houghton (R) with the WSL trophy
Trophy since the 2018–19 rebranding