Heart of Midlothian W.F.C.

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Hearts Women
Heart of Midlothian FC logo.svg
Full nameHeart of Midlothian Women Football Club
Nickname(s)Hearts Women
Founded2009;15 years ago (2009)
Ground Oriam, Edinburgh
Chairperson Ann Budge [1]
Manager Eva Olid
League SWPL 1
2023–24 SWPL 1, 4th of 12
Website Club website

Heart of Midlothian Women Football Club, commonly known as Hearts Women, is a Scottish women's association football club affiliated with the Edinburgh-based professional men's club, Heart of Midlothian. They are members of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL), the highest level women's football league in Scotland, and currently compete in its top tier, SWPL 1.

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History

In 2009 Hearts took over Musselburgh Windsor Ladies Football Club, changing their name to Hearts Ladies F.C. [2] The name was changed once again in 2018, when the club became known as Hearts Women F.C.

At the December 2018 AGM, Hearts owner Ann Budge announced a "six-figure investment year on year" into Hearts Women, alongside an expansion to their academy in order to integrate the women's team further into the club. [3] Hearts intended to "invest significantly in women and girls' football in 2019 and beyond". This included the recruitment of Kevin Murphy as First Team Manager, who previously oversaw all football operations within Manchester City Women's Academy Department. [4] [5] Hearts Women hosted two games at Tynecastle in 2019 [6] and clinched the SWPL 2 title with a 3–0 win against Partick Thistle on the final day of the season, gaining promotion to SWPL 1. [7]

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the SWPL 2020 season was declared null and void. [8] The league reverted to winter football in the 2020–21 season. [8] On 14 July 2020, Kevin Murphy stepped down as First Team Manager to join Rangers as First Team Assistant Coach and Girls Academy Manager, being replaced by previous Hearts Men's first team coach Andy Kirk in August 2020. [9] [10]

In June 2021, Kirk left the club to join Highland League side Brechin City as first team manager. [11] In July, Eva Olid was announced as the new first team manager. [12]

Ground

Hearts Women play their home games at The Oriam, Riccarton. [13]

Players

Current squad

As of 29 July 2024 [14] [15]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Charlotte Parker-Smith
2 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Emma Ilijoski
3 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Brodie Greenwood
4 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Emma Brownlie
6 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lisa Robertson
7 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Monica Forsyth
8 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Eilidh Shore
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Georgia Timms
10 FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Kerry Beattie
11 MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Lauren Wade
12 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lizzie Waldie
14 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kayla Jardine
16 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Olufolasade Adamolekun
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Addie Handley
18 MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Joely Andrews
19 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Bayley Hutchison
20 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Carly Girasoli
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jackie Richards
24 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jess Broadrick
26 GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Beth Rennie
27 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Naomi Powell
28 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Erin Husband
29 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jessica Husband
32 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Olivia Chomczuk
34 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Angel Low
52 GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Rachael Johnstone

On loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer

Coaching staff

As of 10 April 2024 [16]
PositionName
First Team Manager Flag of Spain.svg Eva Olid
Assistant Coach Flag of Scotland.svg Gavin Beith
Goalkeeping Coach Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Flockhart
Head of Womens Recruitment Flag of Scotland.svg Sean Burt
Head of Girls Academy Flag of Scotland.svg Emma Hunter
Operations Manager Flag of Scotland.svg Lisa MacFarlane

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  8. 1 2 "SWPL season declared null and void after one round of games". BBC Sport. 29 Jul 2020. Archived from the original on 29 Jul 2020.
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  13. ↑ "[...]Home games are played at @Oriamscotland with tickets available at the gate[...]". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
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