2012 Scottish Women's Premier League

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Scottish Women's Premier League
Season2012
Champions Glasgow City
Relegated FC Kilmarnock Ladies
Inverness City
Champions League Glasgow City
Matches played126
Goals scored681 (5.4 per match)
Biggest home win Hibernian 19–1 FC Kilmarnock
29 April 2012
Biggest away winHutchison Vale 0–15 Glasgow City
3 June 2012
Highest scoring Hibernian 19–1 FC Kilmarnock
29 April 2012
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The 2012 Women's Premier League was the eleventh season of the Scottish Women's Premier League, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since the SWPL's inception in 2002.

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A total of twelve teams contested the league. Aberdeen FC Ladies won the 2011 Scottish Women's First Division and returned to the Premier League after one season away. First Division runners-up Hibernian 2000 were unable to be promoted, as league rules stipulated each club could field only one team in the Premier League. [1] Because the third-placed side in the First Division, Toryglen Ladies, folded over the close season, FC Kilmarnock Ladies were spared relegation and competed in 2012. [2]

New format

The SWPL ran in a new format from this season, with a split division. The 12 clubs faced each other once (11 games per club), after which the league split into top-six and bottom-six sections, based on league position. Each club then played home and away against clubs in their respective sections to give a total of 21 games.

Teams

Stadia and locations

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Aberdeen
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Falkirk
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Glasgow
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Edinburgh
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Hamilton
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Inverness
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Kilmarnock
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Locations of teams in the 2012 Premier League

The most regular home ground is shown though some clubs play matches at other venues throughout the season.

TeamLocationHome groundHead coachFinishing position 2011
Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen Sports VillageJockie Lawrence
Celtic Glasgow Celtic Training Centre, Lennoxtown Robert Docherty 4th
Falkirk Falkirk Westfield Park, Denny Alan Palmer10th
Forfar Farmington Forfar Station Park Mark Nisbet5th
Glasgow City Glasgow Petershill Park Eddie Wolecki-Black 1st
Hamilton Academical Hamilton John Cumming Stadium, Carluke Kevin Murphy6th
Hibernian Edinburgh Albyn Park, Broxburn Willie Kirk 3rd
Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton EnclosureIan Macdonald9th
Inverness City Inverness Bught Park Sandy Corcoran8th
FC Kilmarnock Ladies Kilmarnock Blair Park, Hurlford Martin Kirkland11th
Rangers Glasgow Petershill ParkJohn Joyce7th
Spartans Edinburgh Spartans AcademyDebbi McCulloch2nd

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C, Q)21200114310+13360 2013–14 Champions League
2 Forfar Farmington 2114255023+2744
3 Celtic 2114167219+5343
4 Hibernian 2114168031+4943
5 Spartans 2182114249−726
6 Aberdeen 2151151894−7616
7 Hamilton Academical 2110657442+3236
8 Hutchison Vale 219396165−430
9 Rangers 2173113741−424
10 Falkirk 2172123671−3523
11 Inverness City (R)2143143887−4915Relegation to SWFL First Division
12 FC Kilmarnock Ladies (R)21121823142−1195
Source: Scottish Women's FA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results

Matches 1–11

Clubs play each other once.

Home \ Away ABD CEL FAL KLM FFM GLC HAM HIB HUT INV RAN SPA
Aberdeen 1–11–01–23–21–2
Celtic 6–19–01–35–26–23–0
Falkirk 2–11–30–80–51–14–3
FC Kilmarnock Ladies 0–20–82–51–152–51–1
Forfar Farmington 1–010–00–62–18–00–0
Glasgow City 9–07–05–111–09–0
Hamilton Academical 0–43–33–0 [lower-alpha 1] 1–22–22–2
Hibernian 19–11–06–12–02–0
Hutchison Vale 2–30–150–83–21–3
Inverness City 0–62–13–31–11–6
Rangers 1–20–31–31–44–3
Spartans 11–15–00–24–42–23–0 [lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 24 June 2012. Source: Scottish Women's FA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Match awarded to Hamilton by 3–0 score as Kilmarnock could not fulfil fixture.
  2. ↑ 3–0 victory awarded to Spartans by SFA decision. Match finished 2–2.

Matches 12–21

After 11 matches, the league splits into top six and bottom six sections. Clubs will play every other club in their section twice (home and away).

Forfar Farmington's awarded 3–0 win over Glasgow City [3] [4] was the champion club's first League defeat since 2008–09. [6]

Top scorers

As of 22:00, 7 October 2012 (GMT) [7]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Jane Ross Glasgow City 20
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Suzanne Grant Celtic 18
Flag of Scotland.svg Emma Mitchell Glasgow City
Flag of Scotland.svg Leanne Ross Glasgow City
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Lisa Evans Glasgow City 16
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Natalie Bodiam Inverness City 13
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Hayley Cunningham Celtic 12
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Jennifer Callaghan1 Rangers / Glasgow City 11
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Sarah Ewens Spartans 10
Flag of Scotland.svg Laura Gavin Hutchison Vale
Flag of Scotland.svg Joanne Love Glasgow City
Flag of Scotland.svg Katherine Smart Hutchison Vale

1 9 goals for Rangers, 2 goals for Glasgow City.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Old Firm Clash Kicks-Off Season". She Kicks. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
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