SWNT 2021: A Year in Review

For the Scottish women's national team 2021 was a year of highs, lows, departures and hellos. A year that started in uncertainty about what the future for the national side would bring and ended with some of the same questions with which it began. There were last minute scenes and elongated heartbreaks. It was a …

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SWNT v Ukraine | Scout Report

Scotland will look to continue their 100% start to 2023 World Cup Qualifying with a home victory over Ukraine, the side that many have pinpointed as our main rivals for a play off spot with a free-scoring Spain positioning themselves as favourites for the group. It has been a time of transition for the Ukrainians …

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Celtic 0-1 Rangers | Rangers end their Hoops hoodoo

Campbell Finlayson once again braves the elements to bring an alternate take as Rangers maintained their unbeaten start to the league season by finally overcoming their Old Firm rivals. Celtic v Rangers - First Old Firm Derby of the SWPL1 season. It may not be quite the same as the men’s version, but the Old …

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Balmoral Stadium: There’s Nowhere Colder

We sent our Campbell Finlayson way up north to take in a SWPL Quarter Final tie with plenty of intrigue as Aberdeen hosted Hibernian in the pouring rain just one week after the Edinburgh side had defeated the Dons 1-0 in the league. -------- Ticking off ground number 36 of the 42 in the SPFL …

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Scott Booth Departs Glasgow City as Opportunity Knocks

The email confirming Scott Booth's departure from Glasgow City to take up the role of Head Coach at FA Women's Super League side Birmingham City felt like it came out of nowhere, an announcement signifying the end of a hugely successful six year spell culminating in a 14th successive SWPL1 title for the Glasgow club …

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Three Takeaways | It’s a Matter of Goals

Rangers and Glasgow City maintained their five point advantage at the top of the table on an afternoon where Forfar Farmington's Northern Irish goalkeeper Lauren Perry would be an unlikely hero for her side. Chris Marshall is back to look at his three takeaways from the weekend's SWPL1 action. GOALS ARE GOING TO MATTER For …

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Three Takeaways | SWPL1 Gameweek 8

After 112 days of inactivity SWPL1 returned with coverage of the women's game in Scotland having never been higher. The season resumes with live game broadcasts on both BBC Alba and BBC Sport Online along with the debut of a new 30 minutes Sunday night highlights show on the BBC Scotland Channel. On a weekend …

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Bala Devi | Blazing Trails for the Next Generation

"Being a doctor or being a scientist I would be recognised by thousands of people. But being a footballer, I'm followed by millions." It's a statement that leaves you wondering what it must feel like to have over a billion of your countrymen and women watch your every move from thousands of miles away but …

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LTL Podcast Ep. 87 – Leading the Line Meets Fiona Brown

In the latest meets podcast Chris is joined by Scotland international and FC Rosengård attacker Fiona Brown to discuss her path from Dunblane to the Damallsvenskan and everything in between. Including coming through at Celtic and success at Glasgow City to coming back from not just one but three ACL injuries and to her current …

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