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2018 Scottish Women's Premier League

Motherwell Ladies are presented with the 2018 SWPL 2 trophy by SWF, following the 'Well's 1–1 draw with Hearts, at Braidhurst

The 2018 season was the 17th season of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL), the highest division of women's football in Scotland since 2002. The league was split into two divisions of eight teams each, SWPL 1 and SWPL 2.

Glasgow City had won the 2017 SWPL1 title unbeaten, their eleventh consecutive championship.[1] After a tight title-race with Hibernian, Glasgow City successfully retained the title, on the last matchday of the 2018 season.[2] Hamilton were relegated from SWPL 1, while the promoted team was their Lanarkshire rivals, Motherwell.[2]

Teams

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Locations of teams in the 2018 SWPL1
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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
Season2018
RelegatedHamilton Academical
Champions LeagueGlasgow City
Hibernian
Matches played84
Goals scored306 (3.64 per match)
Top goalscorerAbi Harrison (25 goals)[9]
Biggest home winGlasgow 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 winSpartans 1–7 Hibernian
(3 June 2018)
Stirling University 0–6 Glasgow City
(3 June 2018)
Highest scoringHibernian 7–2 Celtic
(26 August 2018)
Longest unbeaten run21 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) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 15 November 2018.[9]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Abi Harrison Hibernian 25
2 Scotland Abbi Grant Glasgow City 15
3 Scotland Rachel McLauchlan Hibernian 10
4 Scotland Hayley Lauder Glasgow City 9
Scotland Jade Gallon Rangers
5 Scotland Lizzie Arnot Hibernian 8
Scotland Kirsty Howat Glasgow City

SWPL 2

Scottish Women's Premier League 2
Season2018
ChampionsMotherwell
PromotedMotherwell
RelegatedCentral Girls
Matches played80
Goals scored341 (4.26 per match)
Top goalscorerSuzanne 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[a] (C, P) 21 18 2 1 90 19 +71 56 Promotion to SWPL 1
2 FC Kilmarnock[a] 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[b] (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) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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]
  2. ^ Three Aberdeen victories in August were annulled due to fielding an ineligible player, but the original results were reinstated on appeal.[11]

Results

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month References
Player Club
March Scotland Chelsea McEachran Central Girls [12]
April Scotland Lauren Evans Glasgow Girls [13]
May Scotland Colette Cavanagh Celtic [14]
June Scotland Jade McDonald St Johnstone [15]
August Scotland Abbi Grant Glasgow City [16]
September Scotland Lisa Swanson F.C. Kilmarnock [17]
October Scotland Bayley Hutchison Aberdeen [18]

Annual awards

See also: Scottish Women's Football Annual Awards
Award Winner Club References
SWPL 1 Golden Boot Scotland Abi Harrison Hibernian [19]
SWPL 2 Golden Boot Scotland Suzanne Mulvey Motherwell [19]
SWPL 1 Player of the Year Scotland Nicola Docherty Glasgow City [19]
SWPL 2 Player of the Year Scotland Suzanne Mulvey Motherwell [19]

References

  1. ^ "Glasgow City beat Hibs to wrap up 11th successive SWPL title". BBC Sport. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  4. ^ "jaxmcmedia - SWPL 1 - 2018". Jax Mc Media Women's Football Results - Scotland - Jax Mc Media. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Central Girls FA - Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League". Womenspremierleague.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "jaxmcmedia - SWPL 2 - 2018". Jax Mc Media Women's Football Results - Scotland - Jax Mc Media. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. 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. ^ a b c "Top Goalscorers". Womenspremierleague.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  10. ^ "SWF Statement". SWF. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Appeal win for Aberdeen Ladies secures relegation reprieve". Herald. 7 Oct 2018. Archived from the original on 19 Apr 2022.
  12. ^ "#SWPL: Fifteen-year-old is Player of the Month". She Kicks. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  13. ^ "#SBSSWPL Player of the Month : Glasgow Girls' Lauren Evans". She Kicks. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Celtic Women's Colette Cavanagh is #SBSSWPL Player of the Month". She Kicks. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Jade McDonald voted #SBSSWPL Player of the Month for June". She Kicks. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Abbi Grant becomes first player to win #SBSSWPL POTM award for second time". She Kicks. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Lisa Swanson #SBSSWPL Player of the Month for September". She Kicks. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ a b c d "A rundown of who was triumphant at the MG ALBA Scottish Women's Football Awards". Scotwomensfootball.com. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Scottish_Women%27s_Premier_League