2024 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final

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2024 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final
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Rangers players celebrating their win
Event 2023–24 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup
Rangers Partick Thistle
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Date24 March 2024 (2024-03-24)
Venue Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
Referee Duncan Nicolson
Attendance4,786
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The 2024 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final, marketed with the sponsored title, 2024 Sky Sports Cup Final, was the 21st final of the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup. The match was played on 24 March 2024 at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh. Rangers and Partick Thistle were the finalists; the match was televised live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports and Sky Sports Mix channels. Rangers won the trophy for the second time.

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Route to the final

Rangers

Rangers entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away from home in Edinburgh against Heart of Midlothian where they ran out 1–4 winners. [1] In the Quarter-final at home Rangers dominated Boroughmuir Thistle with a 7–0 victory. [2] In the Semi-final they defeated Celtic 2–3 at the Excelsior Stadium [3] [4]

Rangers route to the final
RoundOppositionScore
2R Heart of Midlothian (A)1–4
QF Boroughmuir Thistle (H)7–0
SF Celtic (A)2–3
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue

Partick Thistle

Partick Thistle reached the final after three successive home wins. In the 2nd round they defeated Spartans 2–0, [5] In the Quarter Finals they faced Montrose winning 2-1 [6] and in the Semi Final they defeated Hibernian 2-0 [7]

RoundOppositionScore
2R Spartans (H)2–0
QF Montrose(H)2–1
SF Hibernian (H)2–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue

Pre-match

As of the 2024 final, Rangers held the title as the reigning champions of the competition. Conversely, it marked a historic moment for Partick Thistle as they made their inaugural appearance in the final match.

Match

Details

Rangers 4–1 Partick Thistle
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Tynecastle Park , Edinburgh
Attendance: 4,786
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
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Partick Thistle
GK22 Flag of New Zealand.svg Victoria Esson
DF2 Flag of Scotland.svg Nicola Docherty (c)
DF6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tessel Middag
DF4 Flag of Scotland.svg Kathryn Hill Sub off.svg 78'
FW7 Flag of Scotland.svg Brogan Hay
MF19 Flag of Scotland.svg Chelsea Cornet Sub off.svg 78'
MF24 Flag of England.svg Olivia McLoughlin
MF14 Flag of Scotland.svg Mia McAulay Sub off.svg 61'
MF8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rachel Rowe
FW13 Flag of Scotland.svg Jane Ross Sub off.svg 61'
FW10 Flag of England.svg Rio Hardy Sub off.svg 61'
Substitutes:
MF15 Flag of Scotland.svg Lizzie Arnot Sub on.svg 61'
DF16 Flag of Scotland.svg Eilidh Austin Sub on.svg 78'
MF12 Flag of England.svg Libby Bance Sub on.svg 78'
MF17 Flag of Scotland.svg Sarah Ewens Sub on.svg 61'
GK22 Flag of Scotland.svg Jenna Fife
FW9 Flag of Scotland.svg Kirsty Howat Sub on.svg 61'
DF21 Flag of France.svg Lisa Martinez
FW26 Flag of Scotland.svg Jodi McLeary
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Jo Potter
GK1 Flag of Scotland.svg Ava Easdon
MF8 Flag of Scotland.svg Clare Docherty
DF2 Flag of Scotland.svg Rosie Slater (c)
MF5 Flag of Scotland.svg Demi Falconer
DF3 Flag of Scotland.svg Emma Lawton
FW30 Flag of Scotland.svg Lucy Sinclair Sub off.svg 60'
DF14 Flag of Scotland.svg Amy Bulloch Sub off.svg 60'
MF12 Flag of Scotland.svg Rachel Donaldson Sub off.svg 82'
MF15 Flag of Scotland.svg Linzi Taylor
FW9 Flag of Scotland.svg Cara Henderson Sub off.svg 71'
FW27 Flag of Scotland.svg Imogen Longcake Sub off.svg 60'
Substitutes:
MF10 Flag of Scotland.svg Clair Adams Sub on.svg 60'
FW7 Flag of Scotland.svg Kodie Hay Sub on.svg 60'
MF11 Flag of Scotland.svg Rebecca McAllister Sub on.svg 60'
DF4 Flag of Scotland.svg Cheryl McCulloch
FW22 Flag of Scotland.svg Rosie McQuillan Sub on.svg 71'
DF21 Flag of Scotland.svg Leah Robinson
GK26 Flag of Scotland.svg Chloe Logan
FW16 Flag of Scotland.svg Rachel Wright Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Graham

Player of the Match:
Mia McAulay [11]

Assistant referees: [12]
Chris Gentles
Lauren Whitehead
Fourth official
Joel Kennedy

Match rules [13]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of six substitutions in normal time

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  2. ↑ "Hibs, Partick and Rangers Women make Sky Sports Cup semis". shekicks.net. she kicks. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024. Hibernian, Partick Thistle and Rangers have all joined Celtic in the Sky Sports Cup semi-finals with home wins.
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