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2018 Scottish Women's Premier League
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.
| Season |
|---|
| Glasgow City (13th title) |
| Hamilton Academical |
| Glasgow CityHibernian |
| 84 |
| 306 (3.64 per match) |
| Abi Harrison (25 goals) |
| 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) |
| Spartans 1–7 Hibernian(3 June 2018)Stirling University 0–6 Glasgow City(3 June 2018) |
| Hibernian 7–2 Celtic(26 August 2018) |
| 21 matches:Glasgow City |
| ← 2017 2019 → |
| All statistics correct as of 28 October 2018. |
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.
Glasgow City had won the 2017 SWPL1 title unbeaten, their eleventh consecutive championship. After a tight title-race with Hibernian, Glasgow City successfully retained the title, on the last matchday of the 2018 season. Hamilton were relegated from SWPL 1, while the promoted team was their Lanarkshire rivals, Motherwell.
| 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 | 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 | 2,000 | 6th |
| Spartans | Edinburgh | Ainslie Park, Edinburgh | 3,000 | 5th |
| Stirling University | Stirling | The Gannochy, University of Stirling | 1,000 | 4th |
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 SWPL 2 at the end of the season.
Teams play 21 matches each.
As of 15 November 2018.
| 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 |
| Month | Player of the Month | References | |
|---|---|---|---|
| March | Chelsea McEachran | Central Girls | |
| April | Lauren Evans | Glasgow Girls | |
| May | Colette Cavanagh | Celtic | |
| June | Jade McDonald | St Johnstone | |
| August | Abbi Grant | Glasgow City | |
| September | Lisa Swanson | F.C. Kilmarnock | |
| October | Bayley Hutchison | Aberdeen |
| Award | Winner | Club | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWPL 1 Golden Boot | Abi Harrison | Hibernian | |
| SWPL 1 Player of the Year | Nicola Docherty | Glasgow City |
- Season at soccerway.com
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