2016 Scottish Women's Football League First Division

SWFL 1
Season 2016
Promoted East Fife
Motherwell
Relegated Dundee City
Spartans Reserves
Stonehaven
Matches played 223
Goals scored 1260 (5.65 per match)
Biggest home win North:
East Fife 9–0 Dundee City
(18 September 2016)
South:
Motherwell 12–0 Spartans Reserves
(2 October 2016)
Biggest away win North:
Dundee City 0–12 Aberdeen Reserves
(11 September 2016)
South:
Heart of Midlothian U23s 0–13 Hibernian Development
(28 August 2016)
Heart of Midlothian U23s 0–13 Motherwell
(28 August 2016)
Highest scoring North:
Stonehaven 5–8 Falkirk FC
(5 June 2016)
South:
Heart of Midlothian U23s 0–13 Hibernian Development
(28 August 2016)
Heart of Midlothian U23s 0–13 Motherwell
(28 August 2016)
Heart of Midlothian U23s 3–10 FC Kilmarnock
(5 June 2016)
Longest winning run 20 matches:
East Fife
Longest unbeaten run 20 matches:
East Fife
Longest winless run 14 matches:
Spartans Reserves
Longest losing run 14 matches:
Spartans Reserves
← 2015
2017 →

All statistics correct as of 23 October 2016.

The 2016 Scottish Women's Football League First Division, commonly known as SWFL 1, is the first season of the Scottish Women's Football League First Division, the third tier of women's football in Scotland since its reconstruction at the end of the 2015 season.[1]

From this season the SWFL was split into two regional divisions of 12 teams each, North and South. The change was made to increase competitiveness in the league. [1]

SWFL 1 North

Teams

Aberdeen
Cowdenbeath
Denny
Dundee
Falkirk
Forfar
Grangemouth
Leven
Portlethen
Stonehaven
Locations of teams in the 2016 SWFL 1 North
Team Location Home ground Capacity 2015 position source
Aberdeen Reserves Aberdeen Balgownie Playing Fields 1,000 [2]
Central Girls Grangemouth Inchyra Park 1,000 [3]
Dee Ladies Portlethen Nicol Park 1,000 [4]
Dee Vale Aberdeen Corbie Hall and Field Maryculter 1,000 [5]
Dundee City Dundee Downfield Park 1,000 [6]
Dunfermline Athletic Cowdenbeath Humbug Park 1,000 [7]
East Fife Leven King George V Park 1,000 [8]
Falkirk F.C. Falkirk [9]
Falkirk Ladies Denny Westfield Park 1,000 [10]
Forfar Farmington Development Forfar [11]
Stonehaven Stonehaven [12]
Tayside Ladies Dundee St Pauls Academy 1,000 [13]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 East Fife (C) 20 20 0 0 110 16 +94 60 2017 SWPL 2
2 Dunfermline Athletic 21 16 1 4 89 37 +52 49
3 Aberdeen Reserves 21 12 1 8 77 41 +36 37
4 Central Girls 19 11 3 5 64 53 +11 36
5 Dee Ladies 21 11 2 8 62 49 +13 35
6 Forfar Farmington Development 20 10 3 7 58 56 +2 33
7 Falkirk F.C. 21 8 2 11 52 60 −8 26
8 Tayside Ladies 20 5 5 10 44 60 −16 20
9 Falkirk Ladies 20 6 2 12 44 81 −37 20
10 Dee Vale 19 5 3 11 43 81 −38 18
11 Dundee City (R) 21 4 2 15 46 97 −51 14 2017 SWFL 2
12 Stonehaven (R) 21 2 0 19 44 102 −58 6
Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Results

Home \ Away 1 ABE CEN DEL DEV DUN DNF EFI FFC FAL FOR STO TAY
Aberdeen Development 8–1 2–0 5–0 1–5 0–3 4–0 7–2 0–1 4–2 8–0
Central Girls 1–0 0–3 5–2 1–2 0–3 3–0 3–0 5–4 8–4 4–4
Dee Ladies 8–3 2–4 3–1 7–1 3–6 0–3 3–3 4–3 3–0 3–1 2–0
Dee Vale 0–5 5–5 4–1 5–5 1–10 0–7 3–6 5–3 0–7
Dundee City 0–12 2–4 1–4 1–4 2–7 2–3 1–3 1–2 4–2 5–2
Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 7–0 2–0 7–1 9–2 2–6 4–2 4–3 5–1 4–1 1–0
East Fife 7–0 5–1 8–2 9–0 4–2 2–0 8–1 6–0 9–1
Falkirk F.C. 2–2 3–5 2–1 2–0 2–4 3–5 0–4 2–3 7–0 2–1
Falkirk Ladies 1–5 2–7 2–0 4–3 4–4 1–1 2–4 3–1 3–5 2–1 4–3
Forfar Farmington Development 3–9 2–2 0–3 4–3 3–1 1–3 6–1 6–2 4–2 2–2
Stonehaven 1–2 3–6 2–6 1–2 2–5 4–2 1–6 5–8 7–1 1–9 0–5
Tayside Ladies 1–0 2–2 1–6 4–4 2–1 0–7 1–6 7–1 2–2

Updated to games played on 15 October 2016.
Source: Scottish Women's Football
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

SWFL 1 South

Teams

Cumbernauld
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Hurlford
Lennoxtown
Wishaw
Locations of teams in the 2016 SWFL 1 South
Team Location Home ground Capacity 2015 position source
Boroughmuir Thistle Edinburgh Meggetland Sport Complex 1,000 [14]
Celtic Academy Lennoxtown Lennoxtown Training Centre 1,000 [15]
Claremont [16]
Cumbernauld Colts Cumbernauld Ravenswood Playing Fields 1,000 [17]
Glasgow City Development Glasgow [18]
Heart of Midlothian U23s Edinburgh [19]
Hibernian Development Edinburgh Meggetland Sport Complex 1,000 [20]
FC Kilmarnock Hurlford Blair Park 1,500 [21]
Motherwell Wishaw Wishaw Sports Centre 1,000 [22]
Rangers Development Glasgow [23]
Spartans Reserves Edinburgh [24]
Westerlands Glasgow [25]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motherwell (C) 19 16 1 2 106 22 +84 49 2017 SWPL 2
2 Hibernian Development 19 13 2 4 71 20 +51 41
3 Rangers Development 19 13 2 4 66 32 +34 41
4 Celtic Academy 18 12 2 4 43 20 +23 38
5 FC Kilmarnock 19 11 3 5 57 41 +16 36
6 Cumbernauld Colts 19 9 4 6 63 37 +26 31
7 Glasgow City Development 18 9 2 7 46 43 +3 29
8 Westerlands 19 6 0 13 36 51 −15 18
9 Boroughmuir Thistle 19 3 2 14 28 61 −33 11
10 Heart of Midlothian U23s 19 2 0 17 19 125 −106 6
11 Spartans Reserves (R) 20 1 0 19 15 98 −83 3 2017 SWFL 2
12 Claremont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Results

Home \ Away 1 BOR CEL CLA CUM GLA HOM HIB KIL MOT RAN SPA WES
Boroughmuir Thistle 1–3 0–1 1–6 1–4 5–1 0–6 0–3 6–1 0–2
Celtic Academy 4–1 5–0 8–0 2–2 1–4 0–3 0–1 2–0 2–0
Claremont
Cumbernauld Colts 5–0 0–0 0–1 8–1 2–2 2–3 1–3 3–1 11–1 3–1
Glasgow City Development 4–4 2–2 8–4 0–3 0–3 1–8 0–1 4–2 4–1
Heart of Midlothian U23s 2–0 0–3 1–8 1–3 0–13 3–10 0–13 1–5 0–5 0–6
Hibernian Development 3–0 0–1 4–1 2–4 5–1 2–0 1–2 5–0 3–1
FC Kilmarnock 2–2 0–2 3–3 3–1 6–1 1–7 1–1 7–0 3–2
Motherwell 4–3 6–2 8–2 1–2 9–0 1–2 7–1 6–3 12–0 3–1
Rangers Development 6–2 2–3 4–1 2–1 7–2 3–2 1–4 1–1 9–0 5–1
Spartans Reserves 1–2 0–1 1–5 0–5 1–2 0–5 1–2 0–10 1–5 0–2
Westerlands 3–0 0–4 1–5 7–0 0–6 0–3 2–3 3–6 3–1

Updated to games played on 15 October 2016.
Source: Scottish Women's Football
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. 1 2 http://scotswomensfootball.com/2015/08/21/swpl-reconstruction-will-it-work/
  2. ↑ "Aberdeen LFC II". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Central Girls FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dee Ladies FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dee Vale LFC". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dundee City FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Dunfermline Athletic FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "East Fife FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Falkirk Football Community Foundation". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Falkirk Ladies". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Forfar Farmington Development LFC". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Stonehaven". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Tayside Ladies FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Boroughmuir Thistle FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "Celtic LFC II". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "Claremont". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "Cumbernauld Colts FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "Glasgow City Girls FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "Heart of Midlothian FC II". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "Hibernian LFC II". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  21. ↑ "Kilmarnock FC Ladies". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  22. ↑ "Motherwell". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  23. ↑ "Rangers II". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  24. ↑ "Spartans LFC II". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  25. ↑ "Westerlands lFC". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

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