Queen's Park Women

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Queen's Park Women
Full nameQueen's Park Women
Nickname(s)The Spiders
Founded1999 (as Wellpark)
Ground The city Stadium [1]
Head CoachesCraig Joyce & Iain Ferrie
League SWPL 2
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Queen's Park Women are a Scottish women's football team based in Glasgow, associated with the men's professional team Queen's Park. They were formed in 1999 as Wellpark before changing to their current name in 2002. They currently play in Scottish Women's Premier League 2, the second tier of the national league system. The team play their home matches at The city Stadium, New Tinto Park and occasionally at Nethercraigs Sports Complex. [2]

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Squad

As of 10 December 2023 [3]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lauren McGregor
GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Chloe Gibney
GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lucy Inman(on loan from Rangers)
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sophie Bayless
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ciara Bonner
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Leah Daly
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Elise Macara
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Darcy Molley
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Rachel Ross
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Eleanor Smith
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Taylor Davis
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Chloe Docherty
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Robin Gallagher
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Monica Harty
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Hannah Fulton
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ellie Kane
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Rachael McConnachie
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Rachael O'Neill
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Megan Quigley
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Nicole Cairney
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Abby Callaghan
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Emma Craig
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sophie McGoldrick
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ami Robertson

Technical staff

PositionStaff
Head coachesCraig Joyce & Iain Ferrie
Assistant CoachGill Sloey
Goalkeeping CoachesJames Barbour & William McArthur
Performance AnalystsMatthew Hepburn & Alistair Smith
PhysiotherapistAmy Kernweiss
Club ChaplainVirginie Nakure

Last updated: 21 February 2023
Source: Queen's Park FC [4]

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References

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  2. https://queensparkfc.co.uk/womens-fixtures/
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