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Scottish Women's Premier League 1
Season2019
ChampionsGlasgow City (14th title)
RelegatedStirling University
Champions LeagueGlasgow City
Matches played84
Goals scored354 (4.21 per match)
Top goalscorerKirsty Howat (24 goals)[1]
Biggest home winHibernian 13–0 Forfar Farmington
(8 October 2019)
Biggest away winMotherwell 0–10 Glasgow City
(23 October 2019)
Highest scoringHibernian 13–0 Forfar Farmington
(8 October 2019)
Longest winning run19 matches:
Glasgow City
Longest unbeaten run19 matches:
Glasgow City
Longest winless run21 matches:
Stirling University
Longest losing run9 matches:
Stirling University
← 2018
2020 →
All statistics correct as of 18 November 2019.

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 season started on 10 February 2019 and finished on 17 November 2019.[2] 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.[3]

Motherwell joined SWPL 1 as the promoted club from the 2018 SWPL 2, replacing Hamilton Academical. Glasgow City were the defending champions and retained the Scottish title in 2019.[4] 2019 was the last full season played on a summer calendar in Scottish women's football.

Teams

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Locations of teams in the 2019 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

Personnel

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Team Head coach
Celtic Scotland Eddie Wolecki Black
Forfar Farmington Scotland Stevie Baxter
Glasgow City Scotland Scott Booth
Hibernian Scotland Grant Scott
Motherwell Scotland Donald Jennow
Rangers Scotland Amy McDonald (until July)
France Grégory Vignal
Spartans Scotland Debbi McCulloch
Stirling University Scotland Craig Beveridge (Interim)

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

League table

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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: [5]
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

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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 ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021
Glasgow City522211111111111111111
Hibernian311133223223332222222
Celtic133322332332223333333
Rangers644455454444554444444
Spartans477644546655446655555
Motherwell256566665566665566666
Forfar Farmington865777777777777777777
Stirling University788888888888888888888
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Statistics

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Scoring

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

Source:[1]

Hat-tricks

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

4 – Player scored four goals

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Month Player of the Month Ref
Player Club
February Scotland Rachel Walkingshaw Heart of Midlothian [15]
March Scotland Chloe Docherty Glasgow Girls [16]
April Scotland Michaela McAlonie Spartans [17][18]
May Scotland Neve Guthrie Dundee United [19]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Top Goalscorers". Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Fixtures & Results". Scottish Women's Football. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Scottish Building Society SWPL 1 Fixtures Announced". Scottish Women's Football. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Glasgow City: No let-up after 13th title in a row". BBC Sport. 24 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Summary - SWPL1". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Glasgow City 7–1 Spartans". Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Hibernian 4–0 Rangers". Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Forfar Farmington 0–7 Glasgow City". Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Forfar Farmington 0–8 Hibernian". Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Glasgow City 8–0 Motherwell". Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Glasgow City 8–1 Stirling University". Scottish Women's Premier League. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Hibernian 13–0 Forfar Farmington". Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Hibernian 7–2 Stirling University". Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Spartans 1–5 Celtic". Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Walkingshaw first ever Hearts player to win POTM award". Scottish Women's Premier League. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Docherty wins Scottish Building Society SWPL Player of the Month for March". Scottish Women's Premier League. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  17. ^ "McAlonie wins first ever Player of the Month award for Spartans". Scottish Women's Premier League. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  18. ^ Spartans win award for first time, Andrew Southwick, BBC Sport, 18 May 2019
  19. ^ "Guthrie gunning for more success after scooping Player of the Month award". Scottish Women's Premier League. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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