Millie Bright became the most successful player in the Women’s Super League (WSL) as Chelsea triumphed over West Ham United in a 5-0 win at the weekend.
The stalwart defender registered her 128th victory in the WSL on Sunday as the Blues extended their unbeaten run to 2025. Since signing with Chelsea in 2015, Bright have won seven leagues, four FA Cups and two FA Women’s League Cups.
The 31-year-old wrote her name into the history books in the fateful summer of 2022, after a flawless singles tournament helped England lift the European Championship trophy.
After a record number of wins in the WSL, 90 minutes take a look at some of the defenders’ greatest moments in a Chelsea shirt…
After signing for the west London club in the latter stages of 2014, 21-year-old Millie Bright entered Cobham with hopes and dreams of success. As for obtaining silver items, it didn’t take long to cross that off his list of goals.
The Blues secured a 1-0 win over Notts County under the arch at Wembley Stadium to set themselves up for the next decade of complete dominance.
Despite the heartbreaking 4-0 result in Gothenburg, the 2020/21 season marked a historic campaign for Chelsea as the team reached their first UEFA Women’s Champions League final.
Although the outcome did not go as planned, Bright has always reflected on this moment as one that will forever motivate her. Chelsea have yet to take home the European prize, and Bright is all they have left to win.
The player operated at the heart of the defence, fighting tooth and nail for 90 minutes of play.
A historic goal secured Chelsea an important Champions League win as the 2022/23 campaign gets under way. Meeting Erin Cuthbert’s brilliant delivery with a well-timed run, Bright fired her volley into the back of the net.
The goal was enough to give Chelsea a 1–0 group stage victory over Paris Saint-Germain, who would go on to be semi-finalists in the competition that year.
Bright is known for her defensive presence on the brick wall, but it was her scoring boots that saw her names in lights on this occasion.
The defender was named Chelsea’s Player of the Year at the end of the 2015 season. For a 21-year-old recipient of the honour, it came as no surprise when Bright became the next Chelsea legend for wear the bracelet
Following Magdalena Eriksson’s departure from the club at the end of the 2022/23 campaign, Chelsea announced that Bright would take the armband from then on. It’s safe to say the transition has been seamless.
When the odds were stacked against them, Chelsea still managed to get the job done. By thrashing Man United 6-0 on the final day of the 2023/24 season, Millie Bright led the Blues to a fifth consecutive WSL title.
The captain continues to become one of the most decorated players of the modern era, and with the form they are in, the Blues can only make it six league titles and counting in 2024/25.
