2019 Scottish Women's Premier League

The 2019 Scottish Women's Premier League was the 18th season of the 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. The season started on 10 February 2019 and finished on 17 November 2019.^[1] The league was known as the Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League for sponsorship reasons.

Fixtures for the 2019 SWPL 1 season were announced on 17 December 2018,^[2] and SWPL 2 fixtures on 21 December 2018.^[3]

Glasgow City were the defending champions and retained the Scottish title in 2019,^[4] while Heart of Midlothian became champions of SWPL 2 and won promotion to the top flight.^[5] In 2019, Motherwell joined SWPL 1 as the promoted club from the 2018 SWPL 2, replacing Hamilton Academical. Dundee United and Partick Thistle joined SWPL 2 as the promoted clubs from the Scottish Women's Football League First Division, replacing Aberdeen and Central Girls. 2019 was the last full season played on a summer calendar in Scottish women's football.

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

Celtic

Hibernian

Forfar

Glasgow City

Motherwell

Rangers

Spartans

Stirling University

Locations of teams in the 2019 SWPL 1

Dundee United

Hutchison Vale

Glasgow Girls

Hearts

Kilmarnock

Hamilton Academical

Partick Thistle

St Johnstone

Locations of teams in the 2019 SWPL 2

Stadiums and locations

SWPL 1

Team	Location	Home ground	Capacity	2018 position
Celtic	Glasgow	K-Park Training Academy	1,000	3rd
Forfar Farmington	Forfar	Station Park	6,777	5th
Glasgow City	Glasgow	Petershill Park	1,000	1st
Hibernian	Edinburgh	Ainslie Park	3,000	2nd
Motherwell	Motherwell	Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility	1,000	1st in SWPL 2
Rangers	Glasgow Milngavie	New Tinto Park Rangers Training Centre	2,000 500	4th
Spartans	Edinburgh	Ainslie Park	3,000	6th
Stirling University	Stirling	Gannochy Sports Centre	1,000	7th

Source: Scottish Women's Premier League Archived 2021-07-27 at the Wayback Machine

SWPL 2

Team	Location	Home ground	Capacity	2018 position
Dundee United	Dundee	GA Engineering Arena	1,000	1st in SWFL 1 North
F.C. Kilmarnock	Kilmarnock	Rugby Park	17,889	2nd
Glasgow Girls	Glasgow	Petershill Park	1,000	6th
Hamilton Academical	Hamilton	New Douglas Park	6,018	8th in SWPL 1
Heart of Midlothian	Edinburgh	Oriam	1,000	3rd
Hutchison Vale	Edinburgh	Saughton Enclosure	1,000	5th
Partick Thistle	Glasgow	Petershill Park	1,000	3rd in SWFL 1 South
St Johnstone	Perth	McDiarmid Park	10,696	4th

Source: Scottish Women's Premier League Archived 2021-07-27 at the Wayback Machine

Personnel

SWPL 1 Team Head coach Celtic Eddie Wolecki Black Forfar Farmington Stevie Baxter Glasgow City Scott Booth Hibernian Grant Scott Motherwell Donald Jennow Rangers Amy McDonald (until July) Grégory Vignal Spartans Debbi McCulloch Stirling University Craig Beveridge (Interim) Source: Scottish Women's Premier League Archived 2021-07-27 at the Wayback Machine

SWPL 2 Team Head coach Dundee United Gavin Beith F.C. Kilmarnock Stewart Hall Glasgow Girls John Doyle Hamilton Academical Gary Doctor Heart of Midlothian Andy Enwood Hutchison Vale Scott Patterson Partick Thistle James McCafferty St Johnstone Jason McCrindle Source: Scottish Women's Premier League Archived 2021-07-27 at the Wayback Machine

SWPL 1

Scottish Women's Premier League 1

Season	2019
Champions	Glasgow City
Relegated	Stirling University
Champions League	Glasgow City
Matches played	84
Goals scored	354 (4.21 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kirsty Howat (24 goals)[6]
Biggest home win	Hibernian 13–0 Forfar Farmington (8 October 2019)
Biggest away win	Motherwell 0–10 Glasgow City (23 October 2019)
Highest scoring	Hibernian 13–0 Forfar Farmington (8 October 2019)
Longest winning run	19 matches: Glasgow City
Longest unbeaten run	19 matches: Glasgow City
Longest winless run	21 matches: Stirling University
Longest losing run	9 matches: Stirling University
← 2018 2020 → All statistics correct as of 18 November 2019.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Glasgow City (C, Q)	21	20	0	1	104	11	+93	60	Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2	Hibernian	21	16	1	4	83	15	+68	49
3	Celtic	21	16	1	4	64	19	+45	49
4	Rangers	21	11	1	9	35	57	−22	34
5	Spartans	21	6	4	11	25	42	−17	22
6	Motherwell	21	5	4	12	24	67	−43	19
7	Forfar Farmington	21	2	3	16	15	78	−63	9
8	Stirling University (R)	21	0	2	19	14	75	−61	2	Relegation to SWPL 2

Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2019. Source: ^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

	Champions; Qualification for the 2020–21 Champions League qualifying round
	Relegation to 2020 SWPL 2

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Glasgow City	5	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hibernian	3	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Celtic	1	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Rangers	6	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Spartans	4	7	7	6	4	4	5	4	6	6	5	5	4	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5
Motherwell	2	5	6	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6
Forfar Farmington	8	6	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Stirling University	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

Matches 1 to 14 Home \ Away CEL FOR GLA HIB MOT RAN SPA STI Celtic 4–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 Forfar Farmington 3–4 0–7 0–8 3–2 2–3 0–2 0–0 Glasgow City 1–0 10–1 2–1 8–0 8–0 7–1 5–1 Hibernian 2–1 13–0 0–1 7–1 4–0 2–1 3–0 Motherwell 1–2 2–0 0–10 0–4 3–3 0–0 1–0 Rangers 1–4 2–1 0–2 0–6 4–3 2–1 4–1 Spartans 1–5 1–0 0–5 0–0 3–1 0–1 4–0 Stirling University 0–4 1–1 0–3 0–4 1–4 1–4 0–3 Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2019. Source: [7] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15 to 21 Home \ Away CEL FOR GLA HIB MOT RAN SPA STI Celtic 7–0 4–1 5–0 Forfar Farmington 0–5 1–4 0–1 0–0 Glasgow City 9–0 3–0 8–1 Hibernian 3–0 1–3 8–0 7–2 Motherwell 0–2 1–3 2–1 Rangers 0–3 2–1 0–4 Spartans 1–5 0–4 2–2 0–1 Stirling University 2–3 0–2 1–4 2–5 Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2019. Source: [7] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

SWPL 2

Scottish Women's Premier League 2

Season	2019
Champions	Heart of Midlothian
Promoted	Heart of Midlothian
Matches played	84
Goals scored	398 (4.74 per match)
Top goalscorer	Dionne Brown Lisa Swanson (15 goals)[6]
Biggest home win	Hamilton Academical 19–0 Hutchison Vale (20 October 2019)
Biggest away win	Hutchison Vale 0–17 Hamilton Academical (19 May 2019)
Highest scoring	Hamilton Academical 19–0 Hutchison Vale (20 October 2019)
Longest winning run	5 matches: Hamilton Academical
Longest unbeaten run	9 matches: Heart of Midlothian
Longest winless run	21 matches: Hutchison Vale
Longest losing run	21 matches: Hutchison Vale
← 2018 2020 → All statistics correct as of 18 November 2019.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Heart of Midlothian (C)	21	14	5	2	70	14	+56	47	Promotion to SWPL 1
2	Hamilton Academical	21	12	5	4	84	19	+65	41
3	Dundee United	21	10	4	7	46	30	+16	34
4	F.C. Kilmarnock	21	9	6	6	48	28	+20	33
5	Partick Thistle	21	8	6	7	44	27	+17	30
6	Glasgow Girls	21	8	4	9	50	28	+22	28
7	St Johnstone	21	6	4	11	50	35	+15	22
8	Hutchison Vale	21	0	0	21	9	220	−211	0

Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2019. Source: ^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Positions by round

	Champions; Promotion to 2020 SWPL 1

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Heart of Midlothian	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hamilton Academical	8	6	6	3	2	1	3	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Dundee United	2	3	3	5	6	6	4	4	3	3	6	6	6	6	4	6	6	6	6	6	3
F.C. Kilmarnock	7	5	4	2	5	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	4
Partick Thistle	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	3	3	3	4	5	3	3	3	3	3	5
Glasgow Girls	4	2	2	6	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	6
St Johnstone	3	7	7	7	7	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Hutchison Vale	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

Matches 1 to 14 Home \ Away DUN KIL GLG HAM HOM HUT PAR STJ Dundee United 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 10–1 0–2 1–1 F.C. Kilmarnock 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–6 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 2–0 2–3 Glasgow Girls 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 7–0 0–0 3–1 Hamilton Academical 2–1 4–2 3–0 1–2 12–0 2–0 1–1 Heart of Midlothian 0–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 9–0 1–1 1–1 Hutchison Vale 0–9 1–14 0–12 0–17 0–11 0–11 0–7 Partick Thistle 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–4 5–0 1–0 St Johnstone 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 14–0 2–3 Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2019. Source: [8] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes: Hutchison Vale were fined £1,000 for failing to fulfil their fixture against Kilmarnock on 28 April 2019. The match was awarded to Kilmarnock with a 3–0 scoreline.[9] Initially, half of the fine was suspended but a second failure to fulfil a fixture made them liable to pay the rest.[10]

Matches 15 to 21 Home \ Away DUN KIL GLG HAM HOM HUT PAR STJ Dundee United 2–2 0–2 3–2 F.C. Kilmarnock 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 Glasgow Girls 2–3 0–5 12–0 2–0 Hamilton Academical 2–2 19–0 5–0 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 14–1[lower-alpha 1] 3–0 1–0 Hutchison Vale 3–6 2–7 1–11 Partick Thistle 0–2 1–1 2–1 St Johnstone 2–1 1–0 10–0 3–3 Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2019. Source: [8] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes: Hutchison Vale were fined £1,200 (£600 suspended) for failing to fulfil their fixture against Heart of Midlothian on 22 September 2019. The match was initially awarded to Heart of Midlothian with a 3–0 scoreline, however, they subsequently appealed the decision and the match was played Sunday, November 10.[10]

Statistics

Scoring

SWPL 1 Rank Player Club Goals 1 Kirsty Howat Glasgow City 24 2 Sarah Ewens Celtic 20 3 Jamie-Lee Napier Hibernian 15 4 Clare Shine Glasgow City 13 5 Josephine Giard Celtic 11 6 Kathleen McGovern Celtic 10 7 Hayley Sinclair Glasgow City 8 Rachael Boyle Hibernian Source:[6]

SWPL 2 Rank Player Club Goals 1 Dionne Brown Hamilton Academical 15 Lisa Swanson Kilmarnock 3 Neve Guthrie Dundee United 14 4 Chloe Docherty Glasgow Girls 12 Lucy McEwan Glasgow Girls Nichola Sturrock Hamilton Academical Jade McDonald St Johnstone 8 Rachel Walkingshaw Heart of Midlothian 11 Source:[6]

Hat-tricks

SWPL 1

No.	Player	For	Against	Date	Score	Ref
1	Kirsty Howat	Glasgow City	Spartans	17 February 2019	7–1	[11]
2	Lia Tweedie	Hibernian	Rangers	17 March 2019	4–0	[12]
3	Clare Shine	Glasgow City	Forfar Farmington	17 March 2019	7–0	[13]
4	Jamie-Lee Napier	Hibernian	Forfar Farmington	21 April 2019	8–0	[14]
5	Kirsty Howat4	Glasgow City	Motherwell	21 April 2019	8–0	[15]
6	Kirsty Howat4	Glasgow City	Stirling University	29 September 2019	8–1	[16]
7	Jamie-Lee Napier	Hibernian	Forfar Farmington	8 October 2019	13–0	[17]
8	Lia Tweedie	Hibernian	Forfar Farmington	8 October 2019	13–0	[17]
9	Lauren Davidson4	Hibernian	Stirling University	3 November 2019	7–2	[18]
10	Sarah Ewens	Celtic	Spartans	10 November 2019	5–1	[19]

Notes

4 – Player scored four goals

SWPL 2

No.	Player	For	Against	Date	Score	Ref
1	Ashley Carse	Heart of Midlothian	Hutchison Vale	17 February 2019	9–0	[20]
2	Nichola Sturrock	Hamilton Academical	Hutchison Vale	17 March 2019	12–0	[21]
3	Chloe Docherty	Glasgow Girls	Hutchison Vale	31 March 2019	7–0	[22]
4	Lucy McEwan	Glasgow Girls	Hutchison Vale	31 March 2019	7–0	[22]
5	Neve Guthrie	Dundee United	Hutchison Vale	17 April 2019	9–0	[23]
6	Jade McDonald4	St Johnstone	Hutchison Vale	21 April 2019	14–0	[24]
7	Ashley Fish4	St Johnstone	Hutchison Vale	21 April 2019	14–0	[24]
8	Dionne Brown4	Hamilton Academical	Hutchison Vale	19 May 2019	17–0	[25]
9	Colette Fleming4	Kilmarnock	Hutchison Vale	26 May 2019	14–1	[26]
10	Lisa Swanson6	Kilmarnock	Hutchison Vale	26 May 2019	14–1	[26]
11	Suzanne MacTaggart4	Partick Thistle	Hutchison Vale	2 June 2019	11–0	[27]
12	Taylor Fisher6	Glasgow Girls	Hutchison Vale	4 August 2019	12–0	[28]
13	Neve Guthrie	Dundee United	Hutchison Vale	15 September 2019	10–1	[29]
14	Catriona Caine	Dundee United	Hutchison Vale	15 September 2019	10–1	[29]
15	Mhairi Lyle	Partick Thistle	Hutchison Vale	29 September 2019	11–1	[30]
16	Marie Gardiner4	Hamilton Academical	Hutchison Vale	20 October 2019	19–0	[31]
17	Tegan McCann	Hamilton Academical	Hutchison Vale	20 October 2019	19–0	[31]
18	Kirstin McGuire	Glasgow Girls	Hutchison Vale	27 October 2019	12–0	[32]
19	Taylor Fisher	Glasgow Girls	Hutchison Vale	27 October 2019	12–0	[32]
20	Lucy McEwan	Glasgow Girls	Hutchison Vale	27 October 2019	12–0	[32]
21	Dannielle McGinley	Heart of Midlothian	Hutchison Vale	10 November 2019	14–1	[33]
22	Rachel Walkingshaw	Heart of Midlothian	Hutchison Vale	10 November 2019	14–1	[33]
23	Neve Guthrie	Dundee United	Hutchison Vale	13 November 2019	6–3	[34]
24	Jade McDonald4	St Johnstone	Hutchison Vale	17 November 2019	10–0	[35]

Notes

• 4 – Player scored four goals
• 6 – Player scored six goals

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month		Ref
	Player	Club
February	Rachel Walkingshaw	Heart of Midlothian	[36]
March	Chloe Docherty	Glasgow Girls	[37]
April	Michaela McAlonie	Spartans	[38]
May	Neve Guthrie	Dundee United	[39]

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External links

• Official website Archived 2022-09-20 at the Wayback Machine