2017 Scottish Women's Premier League

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Scottish Women's Premier League 1
Season2017
Champions Glasgow City (12th title)
Relegated Aberdeen Ladies
Champions League Glasgow City
Matches played21
Goals scored78 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorer Abi Harrison (15 goals) [1]
Biggest home win Glasgow City 7–0 Stirling University
Biggest away win Hamilton Academical 0–4 Rangers
Highest scoring Stirling University 5–3 Rangers
Longest winning run4 matches:
Hibernian
Longest unbeaten run5 matches:
Glasgow City &
Spartans
Longest winless run6 matches:
Aberdeen
Longest losing run4 matches:
Aberdeen &
Hamilton Academical
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 2 February 2018.

The 2017 Scottish Women's Premier League season was the 16th season of the Scottish Women's Premier League, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since its inception in 2002.

Contents

Glasgow City won the SWPL 1 title unbeaten. It was their eleventh consecutive title. [2]

Teams

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Aberdeen
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Edinburgh [b]
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Glasgow [d]
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Hamilton
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Stirling
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Locations of teams in the 2017 SWPL 1
TeamLocationHome groundCapacity2016 position
Aberdeen Aberdeen Heathryfold Park 2,2007th
Celtic Glasgow K Park Training Academy, East Kilbride 1,0003rd
Glasgow City Glasgow Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie 10,1001st
Hamilton Academical Hamilton New Douglas Park 5,510
Hibernian Edinburgh Albyn Park, Broxburn 1,0002nd
Rangers Glasgow Tinto Park 2,0005th
Spartans Edinburgh Spartans Academy2,0006th
Stirling University Stirling University of Stirling 1,0004th
  1. Hibernian (in Broxburn), Spartans
  2. ↑ Hibernian (in Broxburn), Spartans
  3. Celtic (in Airdrie), Glasgow City (in East Kilbride), Rangers
  4. ↑ Celtic (in Airdrie), Glasgow City (in East Kilbride), Rangers

Format

Teams played each other three times, with the bottom placed team being relegated after the season.

Standings

Teams played 21 matches each.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C)211920704+6659 2018–19 Champions League
2 Hibernian 2118037514+6154
3 Celtic 2111285430+2435
4 Stirling University 218492639−1328
5 Spartans 218492646−2028
6 Rangers 2162133351−1820
7 Hamilton Academical 2141161550−3513
8 Aberdeen (R)2113171681−656 2018 SWPL 2
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Awards

Monthly awards

The "Player of the Month" award was first awarded in September 2017. [3]

MonthPlayer of the MonthReferences
PlayerClub
September Flag of Scotland.svg Rachel DonaldsonStirling University [3]
October Flag of Scotland.svg Amy AndersonHamilton Academical [4]
November Flag of Scotland.svg Abbi Grant Glasgow City [1]

Annual awards

AwardWinnerClubReferences
SWPL 1 Golden Boot Flag of Scotland.svg Abi Harrison Hibernian [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Abbi Grant #SBSSWPL Player of the Month". She Kicks. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Glasgow City complete season unbeaten". BBC Sport.
  3. 1 2 "Rachel Donaldson SWPL Player of the Month". She Kicks. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Accies' Anderson is SWPL Player of the Month". She Kicks. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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