Millie Bright made a record-breaking 211th appearance in the Women’s Super League on Sunday, a phenomenal achievement and one of several areas in which the Chelsea skipper leads the way in the English top flight’s history.
Bright joined Chelsea from Doncaster Rovers Belles a decade ago. She arrived having starred for Donny but, as she told us last month, she found the step up to the big time challenging.
Before long, however, Bright had firmly established herself in the Chelsea side starting to win things under Emma Hayes. She made her senior England debut in 2016, and has been a rock for club and country since - until her international retirement earlier this year.
Bright’s consistency, quality and longevity at the top of the game are borne out by the statistics, which show just what an impact she has had in the WSL. Here are where she stands above the rest:
WSL all-time games played
Millie Bright – 211Jordan Nobbs – 210
Gemma Bonner – 202
Nikita Parris – 201
Laura Coombs – 200
WSL all-time starts
Millie Bright – 199Gemma Bonner – 194
Mary Earps – 187
Alex Greenwood – 177
Sophie Ingle – 173
Jordan Nobbs – 173
WSL all-time games won
Millie Bright – 142Jordan Nobbs – 129
Steph Houghton – 127
Erin Cuthbert – 126
Kim Little - 124
WSL all-time clean sheets
Millie Bright – 91Steph Houghton – 67
Mary Earps – 63
Sophie Ingle – 62
Gemma Bonner - 61
WSL all-time successful passes
Millie Bright – 9741Alex Greenwood – 9398
Leah Williamson – 8984
Steph Houghton – 8473
Jordan Nobbs – 7501
WSL all-time interceptions
Millie Bright – 404Victoria Williams – 395
Angharad James-Turner – 349
Gemma Bonner – 340
Lucy Bronze – 326
Amy James-Turner - 326
WSL all-time aerial duels won
Jill Scott – 549
Millie Bright – 517Rachel Furness – 450
Gemma Bonner – 384
Step Houghton - 356
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