2024 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final

2024 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final

Rangers players celebrating their win
Event	2023–24 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup
Rangers Partick Thistle 4 1
Date	24 March 2024 (2024-03-24)
Venue	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
Referee	Duncan Nicolson
Attendance	4,786
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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.

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

Round	Opposition	Score
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]

Round	Opposition	Score
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

24 March 2024 (2024-03-24)

13:30

Rangers	4–1	Partick Thistle
McAulay 13' Rowe 35' Hardy 47' McLoughlin 53'	[8] [9] [10]	Donaldson 18'

Tynecastle Park , Edinburgh

Attendance: 4,786

Referee: Duncan Nicolson

Rangers

Partick Thistle

GK 22 Victoria Esson DF 2 Nicola Docherty (c) DF 6 Tessel Middag DF 4 Kathryn Hill  78' FW 7 Brogan Hay MF 19 Chelsea Cornet  78' MF 24 Olivia McLoughlin MF 14 Mia McAulay  61' MF 8 Rachel Rowe FW 13 Jane Ross  61' FW 10 Rio Hardy  61' Substitutes: MF 15 Lizzie Arnot  61' DF 16 Eilidh Austin  78' MF 12 Libby Bance  78' MF 17 Sarah Ewens  61' GK 22 Jenna Fife FW 9 Kirsty Howat  61' DF 21 Lisa Martinez FW 26 Jodi McLeary Manager: Jo Potter

GK 1 Ava Easdon MF 8 Clare Docherty DF 2 Rosie Slater (c) MF 5 Demi Falconer DF 3 Emma Lawton FW 30 Lucy Sinclair  60' DF 14 Amy Bulloch  60' MF 12 Rachel Donaldson  82' MF 15 Linzi Taylor FW 9 Cara Henderson  71' FW 27 Imogen Longcake  60' Substitutes: MF 10 Clair Adams  60' FW 7 Kodie Hay  60' MF 11 Rebecca McAllister  60' DF 4 Cheryl McCulloch FW 22 Rosie McQuillan  71' DF 21 Leah Robinson GK 26 Chloe Logan FW 16 Rachel Wright  82' Manager: 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

References

1. "match report: hearts 1-4 rangers". heartsfc.co.uk. heart of midlothian football club. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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.
3. "celtic 2 rangers women 3 recap as late penalty drama decides sky sports cup showdown". dailyrecord.co.uk. daily record. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024. Rangers are one step closer to retaining the Sky Sports Cup after edging out Old Firm Celtic in a thoroughly entertaining semi final clash at Airdrie's Excelsior Stadium
4. "celtic 2 rangers 3: instant reaction to the burning issues". glasgowtimes.co.uk. glasgow times. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024. Rangers sealed their spot in the Sky Sports Cup final after a breathless victory over rivals Celtic.
5. "sky sports cup spartans fall defeat to partick thistle". spartansfcwomen.com. spartans football club. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024. Spartans travelled to Petershill Park in search of a place in the Sky Sports Cup Quarter-Final
6. "sky sports cup round-up: celtic beat glasgow city to book semi-final spot alongside rangers, hibernian and partick Thistle". skysports.com. sky sports. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024. Partick Thistle come from behind to beat Montrose
7. "partick thistle women defeat hibs to reach sky sports Cup final". shekicks.net. she kicks. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024. Partick Thistle will play Rangers in the Sky Sports SWPL Cup Final following their 2-0 victory over ten-player Hibernian at Petershill Park.
8. "Report | Rangers 4-1 Partick Thistle". rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024. Rangers retained the Sky Sports Cup with a commanding 4-1 win over Partick Thistle at Tynecastle this afternoon.
9. "Rangers Women 4-1 Partick Thistle Women: Jo Potter's side retain Sky Sports Cup with comfortable win at Tynecastle". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024. Match report and free highlights as Rangers retain the Sky Sports Cup by beating Partick Thistle 4-1 at Tynecastle
10. "Rangers Women 4 Partick Thistle 1 as Jo Potter's side claim the Sky Sports Cup amid treble quest". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024. The first piece of silverware in the Scottish women's game was claimed by the Ibrox side in a 4-1 win
11. @SWPL (28 March 2024). "Your Player of the Match on Sunday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
12. "Welcome to the 2023/24 Sky Sports Cup Final at Tynecastle Park". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 24 March 2024. Referee – Duncan Nicolson Assistant Referee 1 – Chris Gentles Assistant Referee 2 – Lauren Whitehead Fourth Official – Joel Kennedy
13. "Format & Rules". The Scottish FA. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.