Our head coach has now won this award in four consecutive campaigns and six times overall. Hayes’ side won a fourth successive league title and eighth since 2015 after our final day victory at Reading on Saturday, with the Blues winning 19 of our 22 league outings.

After opening day defeat away to Liverpool, Chelsea Women then went on to win nine successive WSL matches and proceeded to avoid defeat in the following six months of action. The Blues won every single home WSL match last term.

The Blues led the way for goals scored (66), scoring six goals on three separate occasions and three or more goals in 14 of 22 matches. Defensively we were sound too, conceding just 15 goals, keeping 11 clean sheets.

The achievements do not stop there. Our season points tally of 58 points also matched the WSL’s record.

Everyone at Chelsea Football Club would like to congratulate Emma and her staff for this well-deserved honour.