Celtic and Rangers Women both seal European places

Glasgow City v Rangers, Scottish Women's Premier League
Rangers on the ball during the 1-0 win against Glasgow City. (Photo: Malcolm Mackenzie/SWPL)

Celtic and Rangers both secured Champions League football next season, as Glasgow City’s ScottishPower Women’s Premier League title hopes were ended.

SWPL 1

Hibernian 2-0 Hearts
Celtic 3-0 Partick Thistle
Dundee United 1-2 Montrose
Spartans 1-0 Hamilton Academical
Aberdeen 2-3 Motherwell
Glasgow City 0-1 Rangers

Celtic are still top on goal-difference from Rangers, after they defeated Partick Thistle and Jo Potter’s side got the only goal of the game at third-placed Glasgow City. Amy Gallacher, Murphy Agnew and Shen Mengyu scored for the Hoops, Rachel McLauchlan netted in first-half added time for the Gers.

Celtic v Partick Thistle, Scottish Women's Premier League
Celtic v Partick Thistle. (Photo: Malcolm Mackenzie/SWPL)

Motherwell won 3-2 at Aberdeen to leapfrog them into seventh place, letting slip a 2-0 lead they won it with the last kick of the game by Chelsie Watson.

Spartans secured their SWPL 1 status following a narrow victory over Hamilton Academical. Alana Murphy fired home via the crossbar, to make the breakthrough in the last 20 minutes.

Dundee United stayed bottom on goal-difference after losing 2-1 at home to Montrose, who came from behind with Georgia Carter grabbing a 90th-minute winner.

Hibernian beat Hearts 2-0 in the Edinburgh derby on Friday evening, Jorian Baucom’s second-half opener added to late on by Lia Tweedie.

Hibernian v Hearts, Scottish Women's Premier League
Hibernian goal celebration against Hearts. (Photo: Malcolm Mackenzie/SWPL)

SWPL 2

Glasgow Women 4-1 Gartcairn
Kilmarnock 4-2 St Johnstone
Queens Park 1-1 Boroughmuir Thistle
Stirling University 0-3 Livingston

Queens Park were presented with the champions’ trophy but were held 1-1 at home by Boroughmuir Thistle.

Queen's Park v Boroughmuir Thistle, Scottish Women's Premier League 2
Queen’s Park lift the SWPL 2 trophy. (Photo: Colin Poultney/SWPL)

Kilmarnock go into the final round of SWPL 2 matches in the promotion play-off spot, just one point above Livingston. Killie beat St Johnstone 4-2 with braces by Lucie Burns and Louise Cowan, while Livingston won 3-0 at Stirling University to stay in contention whilst sending their hosts down to the SWF Championship.

Glasgow Women were 4-1 winners over Gartcairn but will face Ayr United on Friday 24 May in the SWPL 2 Play-off Final.

Manchester United win Adobe Women’s FA Cup for first time

Upcoming Events

Would you like to read more women’s football news just like this? Sign up to receive the She Kicks Women’s Football newsletter