Leicester City, Charlton Athletic, Rick Passmoor
24 May 2026
Leicester City’s five-year stay in the Women’s Super League is over after a penalty shootout defeat to Charlton Athletic in the relegation play-off. The result completes a bleak season for the club’s women’s side.
Leicester finished bottom of the WSL with just two wins and a heavy negative goal difference before losing their final lifeline. The drop brings questions over budgets, contracts, King Power Stadium use and Rick Passmoor’s future.