Glasgow Women F.C.

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Glasgow Girls & Women FC
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Full nameGlasgow Girls & Women Football Club
Founded2008;16 years ago (2008)
GroundAlliance Park, Bellshill
ChairpersonCaroline Wilson [1]
ManagerAndy Gardner [2]
League SWPL 2
2022–23 SWPL 1, 12th of 12 (relegated)
Website Club website

Glasgow Girls & Women Football Club, whose first team is branded as Glasgow Women, is a Scottish women's association football club based in the East End of Glasgow. [3] [4] [5] They are members of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL), the highest level women's football league in Scotland, and compete in its second tier, SWPL 2. They were previously known as Glasgow Girls at senior level before rebranding in 2020.

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History

The club and was formed in 2008, following on from an earlier club called Clyde Girls. They initially operated at under-13 level, subsequently adding other age level teams and an adult team. Several of the original group of girls progressed to the senior team. An associated boys' club, Glasgow Boys, was founded in 2013, [6]

The club has been awarded the SFA Legacy Quality Mark, the national body's highest accreditation for organising football to a recognised standard. [7]

Ground

Until 2017 the club played its home games at Budhill Park in the Springboig area of Glasgow, which opened in 2013. [8] [1] From 2018, the senior team played some of their home games at Petershill Park in the north of the city (also the home ground of multiple Scottish champions Glasgow City) [9] and some at the Greenfield Football Centre near Carntyne. [10] In 2022–23, home fixtures were played at New Tinto Park in Govan, home of Benburb.

Players

Current squad

As of 21 February 2024 [11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jenna Woods
3 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Rebecca McGarvey
4 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Leah Donnelly
5 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Emma Rogers
6 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Devon McPherson
7 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Caitlin McKee
9 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Morgan Anderson
10 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Maura Paterson
11 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kirstin Harper
14 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Charmaigne McGuire
16 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Monica Smith
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Mhairi Lyle
19 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kayleigh Barghati
20 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Natasha Donaghy
21 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Elisha Duff
22 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Philippa MacConnell
23 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Courtney Reid
24 GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Katie Andrews
25 GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Khym Ramsay
26 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Brooke Shields
28 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Zoe Main

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