Are we there yet? WSL and WC away day heroes

We’ve all been stuck in the car after a terrible away result, wondering why we put ourselves through the pain of those long away day trips.

Whilst we all know the real answer to that (GO FOOTBALL!), it got us thinking: who are the away day heroes in the WSL and WC? Which fans are home in time for Britain’s Got Talent, and who’s sitting up watching QVC at 1am wired because they ate too many Haribo in the car on the way home?

Women’s Super League

Longest away day round trip – 544 miles

Brighton and Hove Albion (Amex) vs Everton (Walton Hall Park)

• Ave journey time: 9h 26m
• Home in time for: Britain’s got Talent (just)

Shortest away day round trip – 10 miles

Crystal palace (Gander green lane) vs Chelsea (Kings meadow) 

• Ave return journey time: 40m
• Home in time for: afternoon tea (Chelsea, obvs)

Highest season total – 3,401 miles

Brighton and Hove Albion

• As the crow flies: London Gatwick to JFK (New York)

Lowest season total – 2,361 miles

Arsenal

• As the crow flies: London City to Cairo International

Total distance travelled by all clubs – 34,224 miles

• Random stat: 1.2 times around the centre of the earth

Women’s Championship

Longest away day round trip – 688 miles

Newcastle (Kingston park) vs Portsmouth (Westleigh park)

• Ave journey time: 11h 30m
• Home in time for: QVC

Shortest away day round trip – 15 miles

Durham (Maiden Castle) vs Sunderland (Eppleton DW)

• Ave journey time: 32m
• Home in time for: The 2nd half of Bake Off

Highest season total – 4,171 miles

Newcastle United

• As the crow flies: Newcastle international to Grantley Adams (Barbados)

Lowest season total – 2,891 miles

Birmingham City

• As the crow flies: Birmingham Int to Nova Scotia (Canada)

Total of all clubs – 39,208 miles

• Random stat: equivalent to 1.57 times around the earth

So, does the distance travelled in any way impact the performance of the teams?

I really wanted it to, if only to justify the three hours I spent on Google maps adding these up, but the answer is a resounding no.

The average league position of the top ten teams with the most miles in the tank at the point of this article going live was 6th. The bottom ten, 7th.

It’s incredible to think that collectively across the two major leagues in the UK the total distance travelled for all games throughout a single season is 74,432 miles. Thats a lot of service station Macca’s.

Full table – season totals

All distances were calculated based on stadium to stadium