2018 Scottish Women's Premier League 2

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This article is about the lower division of the competition. For the top division, see 2018 Scottish Women's Premier League.
Scottish Women's Premier League 2
Motherwell Ladies are presented with the 2018 SWPL 2 trophy by SWF
Season2018
ChampionsMotherwell
PromotedMotherwell
RelegatedCentral Girls
Matches played80
Goals scored341 (4.26 per match)
Top goalscorerSuzanne Mulvey
(21 goals)[1]
← 2017
2019 →
All statistics correct as of 21 October 2018.

The 2018 Scottish Women's Premier League 2 was the third season of the SWPL 2 as the second-highest division of women's football in Scotland, below SWPL 1 and above SWFL 1.

Teams

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Locations of teams in the 2018 SWPL 2
Team Location Home ground Capacity 2017 position
Aberdeen Aberdeen Heathryfold Park, Aberdeen 2,200 8th in SWPL 1 (relegated)
Central Girls Football Academy Grangemouth Indodrill Stadium, Alloa[2] 3,100 1st in SWFL North (promoted)
Edinburgh University Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Peffermill Sports Ground, Edinburgh[3] 1,000 4th
Glasgow Girls Glasgow Greenfield Football Centre, Carntyne[3] 1,000 2nd
Hearts Edinburgh Kings Park, Dalkeith 1,000 6th
Kilmarnock Kilmarnock Rugby Park, Kilmarnock[4] 17,889 1st in SWFL South (promoted)
Motherwell Wishaw Ravenscraig, Motherwell[3] 13,677 3rd
St Johnstone Perth McDiarmid Park, Perth[5] 10,696 5th

Format

Teams play each other three times. The top team wins the championship and is promoted, with the bottom two teams relegated.

Standings

Teams play 21 matches each.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motherwell[a] (C, P) 21 18 2 1 90 19 +71 56 Promotion to SWPL 1
2 FC Kilmarnock[a] 21 10 5 6 41 32 +9 35
3 Heart of Midlothian 21 10 4 7 39 30 +9 34
4 St Johnstone 21 9 4 8 39 40 −1 31
5 Edinburgh University Hutchison Vale 21 8 6 7 55 43 +12 30
6 Glasgow Girls 21 8 4 9 43 48 −5 28
7 Aberdeen[b] (R) 21 4 3 14 29 53 −24 15 Relegation to SWFL Division 1
8 Central Girls (R) 21 2 2 17 24 95 −71 8
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b FC Kilmarnock were awarded a 3–0 win against Motherwell on 22 February 2018 after they failed to hand a team line to their opponents and the referee 45 minutes before kick-off. The match had finished 2–1 to Motherwell.[6]
  2. ^ Three Aberdeen victories in August were annulled due to fielding an ineligible player, but the original results were reinstated on appeal.[7]

Results

Annual awards

See also: Scottish Women's Football Annual Awards
Award Winner Club References
SWPL 2 Golden Boot Scotland Suzanne Mulvey Motherwell [8]
SWPL 2 Player of the Year Scotland Suzanne Mulvey Motherwell [8]

References

  1. ^ "Top Goalscorers". Womenspremierleague.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Central Girls FA - Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League". Womenspremierleague.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "jaxmcmedia - SWPL 2 - 2018". Jax Mc Media Women's Football Results - Scotland - Jax Mc Media. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  4. ^ "FC Kilmarnock Ladies - Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League". Womenspremierleague.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  5. ^ "St Johnstone - Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League". Womenspremierleague.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  6. ^ "SWF Statement". SWF. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Appeal win for Aberdeen Ladies secures relegation reprieve". Herald. 7 Oct 2018. Archived from the original on 19 Apr 2022.
  8. ^ a b "A rundown of who was triumphant at the MG ALBA Scottish Women's Football Awards". Scotwomensfootball.com. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.