2020 Scottish Women's Premier League

The 2020 Scottish Women's Premier League, known as the Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League for sponsorship reasons, ^[1] was due to be the 19th season of the Scottish Women's Premier League, the highest division of women's association football in Scotland since its inception in 2002. The league was split into two divisions - SWPL 1 with eight teams and SWPL 2 with 10 teams. ^[2] Glasgow City were the defending champions. Heart of Midlothian joined the SWPL 1 as the promoted club from the 2019 SWPL 2, replacing Stirling University. Aberdeen, Queen's Park and Boroughmuir Thistle joined the SWPL 2 as the promoted clubs from the SWFL. No teams were relegated as the league was expanded from eight teams to 10. ^[2]

The season started on 21 February 2020 and was scheduled to end in November 2020, ^[3] but was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. In July 2020, the 2020 season was declared null and void. A new season started on 18 October 2020 and concluded on 4 July 2021, with the league reverting to a winter season format. ^[4]

Teams

Celtic

Hearts

Hibernian

Forfar

Glasgow City

Motherwell

Rangers

Spartans

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Locations of teams in the 2020 SWPL 1

Aberdeen

Boroughmuir Thistle

Dundee United

Glasgow

Hamilton Academical

Kilmarnock

St Johnstone

Stirling University

Glasgow teams
Glasgow Women
Partick Thistle
Queen's Park

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Locations of teams in the 2020 SWPL 2

SWPL 1

Team	Location	Head coach	Home ground	Capacity	2019 position
Celtic	East Kilbride	Fran Alonso	K-Park Training Academy	1,000	3rd
Forfar Farmington	Forfar	Ryan McConville	Station Park	6,777	7th
Glasgow City	Glasgow	Scott Booth	Petershill Park	1,000	1st
Heart of Midlothian	Edinburgh	Andy Enwood	Oriam	1,000	1st in SWPL 2
Hibernian	Edinburgh	Dean Gibson	Ainslie Park	3,000	2nd
Motherwell	Motherwell	Eddie Wolecki Black	Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility	1,000	6th
Rangers	Milngavie	Grégory Vignal	Rangers Training Centre	500	4th
Spartans	Edinburgh	Debbi McCulloch	Ainslie Park	3,000	5th

Source: ^[5]

SWPL 2

Team	Location	Head coach	Home ground	Capacity	2019 position
Aberdeen	Aberdeen	Emma Hunter	Aberdeen Sports Village	1,000	1st in SWFL 1 North
Boroughmuir Thistle	Edinburgh	Suzy Shepherd	Meggetland Sports Complex	1,000	5th in SWFL 1 South
Dundee United	Dundee	Gavin Beith	GA Engineering Arena	1,000	3rd
Glasgow Women	Glasgow	Craig Joyce	Petershill Park	1,000	6th
Hamilton Academical	Hamilton	Gary Doctor	New Douglas Park	6,018	2nd
Kilmarnock	Kilmarnock	Andy Gardner	Rugby Park	17,889	4th
Partick Thistle	Glasgow	John Doyle	Petershill Park	1,000	5th
Queen's Park	Glasgow	Mark Kirk	Lesser Hampden	1,000	4th in SWFL 1 South
St Johnstone	Perth	Jason McCrindle	McDiarmid Park	10,696	7th
Stirling University	Stirling	Craig Beveridge	Gannochy Sports Centre	1,000	8th in SWPL 1

Source: ^[5]

SWPL 1

Scottish Women's Premier League 1

Season	2020
Matches played	4
Goals scored	8 (2 per match)
Top goalscorer	Megan Bell (two goals) [6]
Biggest home win	Rangers 3–0 Heart of Midlothian (23 February 2020)
Biggest away win	Forfar Farmington 0–1 Motherwell (23 February 2020)
Highest scoring	Celtic 2–1 Glasgow City (21 February 2020) Rangers 3–0 Heart of Midlothian (23 February 2020)
← 2019 2020–21 → All statistics correct as of 23 February 2020. Season declared null and void as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

League table

Note: Season voided after one match

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3	Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2	Celtic	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
3	Hibernian	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
4	Motherwell	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
5	Glasgow City	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
6	Forfar Farmington	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
7	Spartans	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0	Qualification for the play-offs
8	Heart of Midlothian	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0	Relegation to SWPL 2

Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2020. Source: ^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Positions by round

	Champions; Qualification for the 2020–21 Champions League qualifying round
	Qualification for the play-offs
	Relegation to 2020 SWPL 2

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Rangers	1
Celtic	2
Hibernian	3
Motherwell	4
Glasgow City	5
Forfar Farmington	6
Spartans	7
Heart of Midlothian	8

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Results

Matches 1 to 14 Home \ Away CEL FOR GLA HOM HIB MOT RAN SPA Celtic 2–1 Forfar Farmington 0–1 Glasgow City Heart of Midlothian Hibernian 1–0 Motherwell Rangers 3–0 Spartans Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2020. Source: [7] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15 to 21 Home \ Away CEL FOR GLA HOM HIB MOT RAN SPA Celtic Forfar Farmington Glasgow City Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Motherwell Rangers Spartans First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [7] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

SWPL 2

Scottish Women's Premier League 2

Season	2020
Matches played	5
Goals scored	27 (5.4 per match)
Biggest home win	Hamilton Academical 5–0 Stirling University (23 February 2020)
Biggest away win	Queen's Park 2–4 St Johnstone (23 February 2020)
Highest scoring	Dundee United 8–4 Boroughmuir Thistle (23 February 2020)
← 2019 2020–21 → All statistics correct as of 23 February 2020.

League table

Note: Season voided after one match

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hamilton Academical	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	3	Promotion to SWPL 1
2	Dundee United	1	1	0	0	8	4	+4	3	Qualification for the play-offs
3	St Johnstone	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	3
4	Partick Thistle	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
5	Kilmarnock	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
6	Aberdeen	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
7	Queen's Park	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	0
8	Glasgow Women	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0	Qualification for the play-offs
9	Boroughmuir Thistle	1	0	0	1	4	8	−4	0	Relegation to the Championship
10	Stirling University	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	0

Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2020. Source: ^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Positions by round

	Champions; Promotion to 2021 SWPL 1
	Qualification for the play-offs
	Qualification for the play-offs
	Relegation to 2021 Championship

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Hamilton Academical	1
Dundee United	2
St Johnstone	3
Partick Thistle	4
Kilmarnock	5
Aberdeen	6
Queen's Park	7
Glasgow Women	8
Boroughmuir Thistle	9
Stirling University	10

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Results

Home \ Away	ABE	BOR	DUN	GLW	HAM	KIL	PAR	QPA	STJ	STI
Aberdeen						1–1
Boroughmuir Thistle
Dundee United		8–4
Glasgow Women
Hamilton Academical										5–0
Kilmarnock
Partick Thistle				2–0
Queen's Park									2–4
St Johnstone
Stirling University

Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2020. Source: ^[8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

1. "Scottish women's champions to receive prize money for first time". BBC Sport. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
2. "New Senior Structure for 2020 and beyond". Scottish Women's Premier League. 19 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
3. "BBC ALBA to broadcast Celtic v Glasgow City on the opening weekend". Scottish Women's Premier League. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
4. Lewis, Jane (29 July 2020). "SWPL season declared null and void after one round of games". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
5. "Scottish Women's Premier League". Scottish Women's Premier League. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
6. "Top Goalscorers". Scottish Women's Premier League. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
7. "Summary - SWPL1". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
8. "Summary - SWPL2". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

External links

• Official website Archived 2022-09-20 at the Wayback Machine