Spartans W.F.C.

Spartans Women
Full name Spartans Football Club Women's and Girl's
Founded 1985 (as Hailes United)
Ground Ainslie Park
Ground Capacity 3,000 (504 seated)
Chairman Walter McGill
Manager Debbi McCulloch
League Scottish Women's Premier League
2016 Scottish Women's Premier League, 6th
Website Club home page

Spartans Football Club Women's and Girl's is a women's football team that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in Scotland. Spartans F.C. Women is part of Spartans F.C. in north Edinburgh and play and train at the club's training facilities.

History

Founded in 1985, the club was known as Hailes United, Edinburgh Star, Tynecastle, Bonnyrigg Rose and Whitehill Welfare over the first twenty years of its existence. While operating as Whitehill Welfare the club was promoted to the Scottish Women's Premier League in 2004.[1] After two seasons as Edinburgh Ladies in 2006–07 and 2007–08, the club came under the auspices of East of Scotland Football League club Spartans F.C. in 2008 and adopted their current name.[2]

Having won the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup as Edinburgh Ladies in 2007, Spartans lost a further three League Cup finals in 2009, 2010 and 2011.[3] They also finished as runners-up twice to Glasgow City in the 2008–09 and 2010–11 Premier League.[4]

Current squad

As of 28 March 2016. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 France GK Joanna Viollaz
2 Scotland DF Nicola Mawson
3 Scotland DF Jamie Lee Smith
6 Scotland DF Bobbie Beveridge
8 Scotland MF Patricia McLaughlin
10 Scotland DF Simone McMahon
11 Scotland MF Alana Marshall
13 Scotland GK Eartha Cumings
14 Scotland MF Jen Malone
No. Position Player
15 Scotland MF Louise Mason
16 Scotland DF Danni Pagliarulo
17 Scotland MF Katie Reilly
18 Scotland FW Laura Gavin
20 Scotland FW Michelle Russell
21 Scotland DF Dion McMahon
24 Scotland DF Suzy Shepherd
— Scotland MF Mariel Kaney
— Scotland FW Ashley Fish

References

  1. ↑ LFC "Edinburgh LFC" Check |url= value (help). Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "About Spartans". Spartans FC. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Schoggl, Hans (24 September 2010). "Scotland (Women) - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Schoggl, Hans (30 April 2010). "Scotland (Women) - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
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