2013 Scottish Women's Premier League

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Scottish Women's Premier League
Season2013
Champions Glasgow City (8th title)
Relegated Falkirk
Kilwinning SC
Champions League Glasgow City
Matches played126
Goals scored651 (5.17 per match)
Biggest home win Hibernian 11–0 Falkirk
9 June 2013
Biggest away winKilwinning SC 0–12 Glasgow City
5 May 2013
Highest scoringKilwinning SC 0–12 Glasgow City
5 May 2013
2012
2014

The 2013 Scottish Women's Premier League was the twelfth season of the Scottish Women's Premier League, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since its inception in 2002. The competition started on 17 March 2013.

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A total of twelve teams contested the league. Glasgow City were the reigning champions. [1]

Buchan and Kilwinning SC were promoted from the SWFL First Division after finishing 3rd and 4th respectively and both appeared in the Premier League for the first time [2] [3] (First Division champions Hibernian Reserves and runners-up Celtic Reserves were unable to be promoted as league rules stipulate each club may field only one team in the Premier League). [4]

The SWPL continued in the format adopted in 2012. 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.

Glasgow City won their seventh consecutive championship title on 29 September 2013. [5] also won the 2013 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup and the 2013 Scottish Women's Cup to complete the 'treble', the third in their history and second in a row. Hibernian were runners-up, 20 points behind the champions. Buchan and Kilwinning SC were relegated.

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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Buchan
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Kilwinning
Locations of teams in the 2013 Premier League

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

TeamLocationHome groundHead coachFinishing position 2012
Aberdeen Aberdeen Heathryfold Park Allan Smith6th
Buchan LFC Maud Pleasure Park Ewen Reid
Celtic Glasgow Celtic Training Centre, Lennoxtown David Haley3rd
Falkirk Falkirk Recreation Park, Alloa Alan Palmer10th
Forfar Farmington Forfar Station Park Mark Nisbet2nd
Glasgow City Glasgow Petershill Park Eddie Wolecki-Black 1st
Hamilton Academical Hamilton John Cumming Stadium, Carluke Kevin Murphy7th
Hibernian Edinburgh Albyn Park, Broxburn Willie Kirk4th
Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton EnclosureIan Macdonald8th
Kilwinning SC Ladies Kilwinning Kilwinning Sports ClubCraig Hamilton
Rangers Glasgow Petershill Park Angie Hind 9th
Spartans Edinburgh Spartans AcademyDebbi McCulloch5th

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C, Q)2120101107+10361 2014–15 Champions League
2 Hibernian 2113268635+5141
3 Celtic 2111374432+1236
4 Spartans 2111285053335
5 Rangers 2110385535+2033
6 Aberdeen 21811229552625
7 Hamilton Academical 2113267043+2741
8 Forfar Farmington 2112457235+3740
9 Hutchison Vale 21521444753117
10 Buchan LFC 21431437794215
11 Falkirk (R)21401731865512Relegation to SWFL First Division
12 Kilwinning SC Ladies (R)213117231169310
Source: Scottish Women's FA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results

Matches 1–11

Clubs play each other once.

Home \ Away ABD BUC CEL FAL FFM GLC HAM HIB HUT KWG RAN SPA
Aberdeen 2–12–12–01–52–12–3
Buchan LFC 1–72–35–40–70–5
Celtic 4–23–12–33–03–01–3
Falkirk 6–11–30–40–102–40–3
Forfar Farmington 2–32–21–45–26–02–2
Glasgow City 7–03–05–15–03–2
Hamilton Academical 1–07–01–42–10–3
Hibernian 4–011–00–410–17–1
Hutchison Vale 2–21–83–70–93–2
Kilwinning SC Ladies 1–21–15–40–120–6
Rangers 5–10–05–23–33–010–0
Spartans 6–11–04–01–35–00–1
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2013. Source: Scottish Women's FA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 12–21

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

References

  1. "Glasgow City hammer Hibernian to secure sixth Scottish title". BBC Sport . 15 October 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. "Buchan Ladies clinch promotion". Fraserburgh Herald. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  3. "Football team in sponsorship plea". Irvine Times. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. "Rules of Senior Leagues and League Cups 2011" (PDF). Scottish FA. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  5. "Glasgow City secure seventh successive SWPL title". BBC Sport . Retrieved 29 September 2013.