2017 Scottish Women's Premier League

The 2017 Scottish Women's Premier League season was the 16th 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 won the SWPL 1 title unbeaten. It was their eleventh consecutive title.[1]

Teams

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2017 Scottish Women's Premier League is located in Scotland
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Forfar
Forfar
Glasgow
Glasgow
Hamilton
Hamilton
Leven
Leven
Maud
Maud
Motherwell
Motherwell
Perth
Perth
Stirling
Stirling
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Locations of teams in the 2017 SWPL

SWPL 1

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Team Location Home ground Capacity 2016 position
Aberdeen Aberdeen Heathryfold Park 2,200 7th
Celtic Glasgow K Park Training Academy, East Kilbride 1,000 3rd
Glasgow City Glasgow Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie 10,100 1st
Hamilton Academical Hamilton New Douglas Park 5,510 1st in SWPL 2 (promoted)
Hibernian Edinburgh Albyn Park, Broxburn 1,000 2nd
Rangers Glasgow Tinto Park 2,000 5th
Spartans Edinburgh Spartans Academy 2,000 6th
Stirling University Stirling University of Stirling 1,000 4th

SWPL 2

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Team Location Home ground Capacity 2016 position
Buchan Maud Pleasure Park 6th
East Fife Leven King George V Park, 1,000 1st in SWPL First Division North (promoted)
Forfar Farmington Forfar Station Park, 6,777 8th in SWPL 1 (relegated)
Glasgow Girls Glasgow Budhill Park, Shettleston 3rd
Heart of Midlothian Edinburgh Kings Park, Dalkeith 2nd
Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Enclosure 4th
Motherwell Wishaw Wishaw Sports Centre 1st in SWPL First Division South (promoted)
Jeanfield Swifts Perth McDiarmid Park 3G 5th

SWPL 1

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Scottish Women's Premier League 1
Season2017
ChampionsGlasgow City
RelegatedAberdeen Ladies
Champions LeagueGlasgow City
Matches played21
Goals scored78 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorerAbi Harrison (15 goals)[2]
Biggest home winGlasgow City 7–0 Stirling University
Biggest away winHamilton Academical 0–4 Rangers
Highest scoringStirling University 5–3 Rangers
Longest winning run4 matches:
Hibernian
Longest unbeaten run5 matches:
Glasgow City &
Spartans
Longest winless run6 matches:
Aberdeen
Longest losing run4 matches:
Aberdeen &
Hamilton Academical
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 2 Feb 2018.

Format

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Teams played each other three times, with the bottom placed team being relegated after the season. The SWPL2 plays the same format with the winning team being promoted.

Standings

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Teams played 21 matches each.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C) 21 19 2 0 70 4 +66 59 2018–19 Champions League
2 Hibernian 21 18 0 3 75 14 +61 54
3 Celtic 21 11 2 8 54 30 +24 35
4 Stirling University 21 8 4 9 26 39 −13 28
5 Spartans 21 8 4 9 26 46 −20 28
6 Rangers 21 6 2 13 33 51 −18 20
7 Hamilton Academical 21 4 1 16 15 50 −35 13
8 Aberdeen (R) 21 1 3 17 16 81 −65 6 2018 SWPL 2
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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SWPL 2

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Scottish Women's Premier League 2
Season2017
ChampionsForfar Farmington
PromotedForfar Farmington
RelegatedBuchan Ladies, East Fife
Matches played24
Goals scored85 (3.54 per match)
Top goalscorerDanni McGinley (22 goals)[2]
Biggest home winForfar Farmington 5–0 Hutchison Vale
Biggest away winEast Fife 0–4 Glasgow Girls
Highest scoringForfar Farmington 5–3 Motherwell
Longest winning run4 matches:
Forfar Farmington
Longest unbeaten run6 matches:
Forfar Farmington
Longest winless run4 matches:
Jeanfield Swifts
Longest losing run4 matches:
Jeanfield Swifts
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 7 May 2017.

Standings

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Teams played 21 matches each.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Forfar Farmington 21 16 4 1 64 15 +49 52 2018 SWPL 1
2 Glasgow Girls 21 12 4 5 46 25 +21 40
3 Motherwell 21 11 3 7 47 43 +4 36
4 Hutchison Vale 21 10 2 9 29 34 −5 32
5 Jeanfield Swifts 21 10 1 10 39 35 +4 31
6 Heart of Midlothian 21 8 3 10 41 31 +10 27
7 East Fife 21 3 5 13 19 50 −31 14 2018 SWFL 1
8 Buchan 21 3 0 18 20 72 −52 9
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results

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Awards

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Monthly awards

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The "Player of the Month" award was first awarded in September 2017.[3]

Month Player of the Month References
Player Club
September Scotland Rachel Donaldson Stirling University [3]
October Scotland Amy Anderson Hamilton Academical [4]
November Scotland Abbi Grant Glasgow City [2]

Annual awards

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Award Winner Club References
SWPL 1 Golden Boot Scotland Abi Harrison Hibernian [2]
SWPL 2 Golden Boot Scotland Danni McGinley Jeanfield Swifts / Forfar Farmington [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Glasgow City complete season unbeaten". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Abbi Grant #SBSSWPL Player of the Month". She Kicks. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Rachel Donaldson SWPL Player of the Month". She Kicks. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Accies' Anderson is SWPL Player of the Month". She Kicks. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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