2018 Scottish Women's Premier League

The 2018 Scottish Women's Premier League season is the 17th season of the Scottish Women's Premier League, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since its inception in 2002.

The Premier League is split into two divisions of eight teams each. The divisions are named SWPL 1 and SWPL 2.

Glasgow City had won the 2017 SWPL1 title unbeaten. It was their eleventh consecutive championship.[1] They retained the title on the last matchday of the 2018 season. Hamilton were relegated, while the promoted team was their Lanarkshire rivals, Motherwell.[2]

Teams

Celtic

Hibernian

Forfar

Glasgow C

Hamilton

Rangers

Spartans

Stirling Uni.

Locations of teams in the 2018 SWPL1

Aberdeen

Central

EUHV

Glasgow G.

Hearts

Kilmarnock

Motherwell

St Johnstone

Locations of teams in the 2018 SWPL2

SWPL 1

Team	Location	Home ground	Capacity	2017 position
Celtic	Glasgow	K Park Training Academy, East Kilbride	1,000	3rd
Forfar Farmington	Forfar	Station Park, Forfar	6,777	1st in SWPL 2 (promoted)
Glasgow City	Glasgow	Petershill Park, Springburn[3]	1,000	1st (Champions)
Hamilton Academical	Hamilton	New Douglas Park	5,510	7th
Hibernian	Edinburgh	Ainslie Park, Edinburgh	3,000	2nd
Rangers	Glasgow	New Tinto Park, Govan[4]	2,000	6th
Spartans	Edinburgh	Ainslie Park, Edinburgh	3,000	5th
Stirling University	Stirling	The Gannochy, University of Stirling	1,000	4th

SWPL 2

Team	Location	Home ground	Capacity	2017 position
Aberdeen	Aberdeen	Heathryfold Park, Aberdeen	2,200	8th in SWPL1 (relegated)
Central Girls Football Academy	Grangemouth	Indodrill Stadium, Alloa[5]	3,100	1st SWFL North (promoted)
Edinburgh University Hutchison Vale	Edinburgh	Peffermill Sports Ground, Edinburgh[6]	1,000	4th
Glasgow Girls	Glasgow	Greenfield Football Centre, Carntyne[6]	1,000	2nd
Hearts	Edinburgh	Kings Park, Dalkeith	1,000	6th
Kilmarnock	Kilmarnock	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock[7]	17,889	1st SWFL South (promoted)
Motherwell	Wishaw	Ravenscraig, Motherwell[6]	13,677	3rd
St Johnstone	Perth	McDiarmid Park, Perth[8]	10,696	5th

SWPL 1

Scottish Women's Premier League 1

Season	2018
Relegated	Hamilton Academical
Champions League	Glasgow City Hibernian
Matches played	84
Goals scored	306 (3.64 per match)
Top goalscorer	Abi Harrison (25 goals)[9]
Biggest home win	Glasgow City 6–0 Stirling University (11 February 2018) Hibernian 6–0 Forfar Farmington (20 June 2018) Glasgow City 6–0 Forfar Farmington (19 August 2018) Glasgow City 6–0 Rangers (23 September 2018) Spartans 6–0 Forfar Farmington (30 September 2018) Hibernian 7–1 Rangers (28 October 2018)
Biggest away win	Spartans 1–7 Hibernian (3 June 2018) Stirling University 0–6 Glasgow City (3 June 2018)
Highest scoring	Hibernian 7–2 Celtic (26 August 2018)
Longest unbeaten run	21 matches: Glasgow City
← 2017 2019 → All statistics correct as of 28 October 2018.

Format

Teams play each other three times. The top team wins the championship and qualifies for the Champions League. The bottom placed team is relegated to the SWPL2 at the end of season.

The SWPL2 plays the same format with the winning team being promoted and bottom two teams being relegated.

Standings

Teams play 21 matches each.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Glasgow City (C, Q)	21	19	2	0	75	12	+63	59	Qualification for the Champions League Round of 32
2	Hibernian (Q)	21	18	2	1	80	17	+63	56	Qualification for the Champions League Qualifying Round
3	Celtic	21	11	3	7	41	31	+10	36
4	Rangers	21	8	1	12	33	46	−13	25
5	Forfar Farmington	21	7	2	12	20	45	−25	23
6	Spartans	21	4	4	13	23	46	−23	16
7	Stirling University	21	4	3	14	17	54	−37	15
8	Hamilton Academical (R)	21	3	3	15	17	55	−38	12	Relegation to SWPL 2

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Results

Matches 1 to 14 Home \ Away CEL FOR GLA HAM HIB RAN SPA STI Celtic 2–1 0–3 4–0 1–3 3–0 0–0 1–1 Forfar Farmington 0–2 1–6 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 2–2 Glasgow City 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 6–0 3–1 6–0 Hamilton Academical 0–2 0–1 0–5 0–5 0–4 2–0 2–1 Hibernian 4–2 6–0 2–2 5–1 5–0 3–0 3–0 Rangers 3–2 2–4 0–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 4–0 Spartans 0–5 1–3 1–4 2–2 1–7 1–2 1–1 Stirling University 0–3 0–2 0–6 3–0 0–5 2–0 2–0 Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2018. Source: Scottish Women's Football Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15 to 21 Home \ Away CEL FOR GLA HAM HIB RAN SPA STI Celtic 4–1 0–0 3–2 Forfar Farmington 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–3 Glasgow City 3–2 6–0 2–1 4–2 Hamilton Academical 1–4 2–4 0–0 3–0 Hibernian 7–2 7–1 4–1 Rangers 0–5 5–2 1–2 0–1 2–3 Spartans 6–0 0–2 2–0 Stirling University 1–2 0–3 0–3 Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2018. Source: Scottish Women's Football Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 15 November 2018.[9]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Abi Harrison	Hibernian	25
2	Abbi Grant	Glasgow City	15
3	Rachel McLauchlan	Hibernian	10
4	Hayley Lauder	Glasgow City	9
	Jade Gallon	Rangers
5	Lizzie Arnot	Hibernian	8
	Kirsty Howat	Glasgow City

SWPL 2

Scottish Women's Premier League 2

Season	2018
Champions	Motherwell
Promoted	Motherwell
Relegated	Central Girls
Matches played	80
Goals scored	341 (4.26 per match)
Top goalscorer	Suzanne Mulvey (21 goals)[9]
← 2017 2019 → All statistics correct as of 21 October 2018.

Standings

Teams play 21 matches each.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Motherwell[lower-alpha 1] (C, P)	21	18	2	1	90	19	+71	56	Promotion to SWPL 1
2	FC Kilmarnock[lower-alpha 1]	21	10	5	6	41	32	+9	35
3	Heart of Midlothian	21	10	4	7	39	30	+9	34
4	St Johnstone	21	9	4	8	39	40	−1	31
5	Edinburgh University Hutchison Vale	21	8	6	7	55	43	+12	30
6	Glasgow Girls	21	8	4	9	43	48	−5	28
7	Aberdeen (R)	21	4	3	14	29	53	−24	15	Relegation to SWFL Division 1 – North
8	Central Girls (R)	21	2	2	17	24	95	−71	8

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. FC Kilmarnock were awarded a 3–0 win against Motherwell on 22 February 2018 after they failed to hand a team line to their opponents and the referee 45 minutes before kick-off. The match had finished 2–1 to Motherwell.[10]

Results

Matches 1 to 14 Home \ Away ABE CEN EUH GLG HOM KIL MOT STJ Aberdeen 2–2 4–0 2–3 1–5 1–1 0–2 Central Girls 4–1 0–12 2–7 1–4 1–2 2–7 1–1 Edinburgh University Hutchison Vale 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 2–2 1–5 4–0 Glasgow Girls 1–4 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–6 4–0 Heart of Midlothian 4–1 4–3 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–4 1–1 FC Kilmarnock 1–0 2–1 3–2 0–1 0–0 3–0 2–3 Motherwell 6–0 3–1 8–0 7–0 2–1 2–0 6–0 St Johnstone 2–0 1–3 3–3 3–0 3–1 4–2 1–2 Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2018. Source: Scottish Women's Football Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15 to 21 Home \ Away ABE CEN EUH GLG HOM KIL MOT STJ Aberdeen 7–0 1–3 0–4 0–3 Central Girls 0–7 1–4 Edinburgh University Hutchison Vale 3–3 1–2 0–2 Glasgow Girls 3–0 2–3 0–3 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 3–0 4–5 FC Kilmarnock 4–0 0–0 2–3 Motherwell 9–0 6–0 1–1 St Johnstone 6–0 0–2 2–2 Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2018. Source: Scottish Women's Football Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month		References
	Player	Club
March	Chelsea McEachran	Central Girls	[11]
April	Lauren Evans	Glasgow Girls	[12]
May	Colette Cavanagh	Celtic	[13]
June	Jade McDonald	St Johnstone	[14]
August	Abbi Grant	Glasgow City	[15]
September	Lisa Swanson	F.C. Kilmarnock	[16]
October	Bayley Hutchison	Aberdeen	[17]

Annual awards

See also: Scottish Women's Football Annual Awards

Award	Winner	Club	References
SWPL 1 Golden Boot	Abi Harrison	Hibernian	[18]
SWPL 2 Golden Boot	Suzanne Mulvey	Motherwell	[18]
SWPL 1 Player of the Year	Nicola Docherty	Glasgow City	[18]
SWPL 2 Player of the Year	Suzanne Mulvey	Motherwell	[18]

References

1. "Glasgow City beat Hibs to wrap up 11th successive SWPL title". BBC Sport. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
2. "SWPL: Glasgow City beat Spartans to claim 12th title in a row". BBC Sport. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
3. "Glasgow City return home to Petershill Park". Glasgowcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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5. "Central Girls FA - Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League". Womenspremierleague.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
6. "jaxmcmedia - SWPL 2 - 2018". Jax Mc Media Women's Football Results - Scotland - Jax Mc Media. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
7. "FC Kilmarnock Ladies - Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League". Womenspremierleague.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
8. "St Johnstone - Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League". Womenspremierleague.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
9. "Top Goalscorers". Womenspremierleague.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
10. "SWF Statement". SWF. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
11. "#SWPL: Fifteen-year-old is Player of the Month". She Kicks. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
12. "#SBSSWPL Player of the Month : Glasgow Girls' Lauren Evans". She Kicks. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
13. "Celtic Women's Colette Cavanagh is #SBSSWPL Player of the Month". She Kicks. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
14. "Jade McDonald voted #SBSSWPL Player of the Month for June". She Kicks. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
15. "Abbi Grant becomes first player to win #SBSSWPL POTM award for second time". She Kicks. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
16. "Lisa Swanson #SBSSWPL Player of the Month for September". She Kicks. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
17. "15-year-old Hutchison wins Scottish Building Society SWPL Player of the Month". Scottish Women's Premier League. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
18. "A rundown of who was triumphant at the MG ALBA Scottish Women's Football Awards". Scotwomensfootball.com. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

External links

• Season at soccerway.com