Stirling University W.F.C.

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Stirling University W.F.C.
Stirling University WFC logo.png
Full nameStirling University Womens Football Club
Founded2015
Ground Gannochy Sports Centre
CoachCraig Beveridge [1]
League Scottish Women's Premier League
2018 SWPL 1, 7th
Website Club website

Stirling University Womens Football Club is a women's football club that play in the Scottish Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in Scotland.

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History

Founded in March 2015, the team is a football partnership between the University of Stirling and Falkirk after a pilot in 2014 which saw the University staff provide coaching and sports science support to Falkirk.

Current squad

As of 9 May 2021 [2]

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 Claire Whitaker
2 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ann Taylor
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ellie Jones
5 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Rebecca Robertson
7 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Niamh Fellenger
9 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Shana Macphail
10 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Emma Lyons
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Robin Gallagher
16 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Anna Dickov
17 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Rebecca Hellgren
20 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Emma Gullan
21 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kiera Murphy
22 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Alina Kerl
23 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Mariluz Sanchez
24 FW Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Emma Szigeti
25 GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Bobby Cochran
26 GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ellie Mitchell
27 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lauren Hill(on loan from Falkirk)

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References

  1. "Q&A #SBSSWPL 2019 - Craig Beveridge, Stirling University". Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. "Stirling University". Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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