 In 2014 they were one of ten teams who joined WSL2.In 2018 Aston Villa were elected into the newly formed WSL Championship 

On 4 July 2019, it was announced that the team would be renamed Aston Villa Women F.C., CEO Christian Purslow, described that the new name "aligns more appropriately with women’s football in this country".On the same day, it was announced that Aston Villa's Chief Commercial Officer, Nicola Ibbetson, had been elected to the Women's Super League and Women's Championship board - making Aston Villa Women one of only two Championship clubs to have a representative on the board.