Edinburgh Caledonia secure top-six place

Edinburgh Caledonia v Grampian Ladies,
Jane Macrae (Edinburgh Caledonia) and Erin Cordiner (Grampian Ladies). Alex Todd | Sportpix for SWF

Scottish Women’s League One post-split fixtures revealed as Edinburgh Caledonia secure top-six place with 4-1 win over Grampian.

A double from Margeux Durand-Watson and goals by Joanne Russell and Natalie Brown saw the capital side leapfrog the northeast team into the top half of the table.

Caley will now face St Mirren at home on Sunday, followed by an Edinburgh derby on 16 April.

FC Edinburgh could win League One as early as this Sunday as they are 13 points ahead with 15 potential points in play, but they face a challenging trip to second-place Westdyke in Aberdeenshire.

Falkirk are level on points with Westdyke and open their post-split ties with a derby against local rivals Stenhousemuir on Sunday, followed by an away trip to St Mirren.

With the Championship being expanded to ten teams, the top two sides in League One who meet entry criteria will be promoted.

There will also be one team relegated from League One to the regional Biffa SWFL, while three teams will enter the national league to keep League One at 12 teams for next season.

Current bottom side Gleniffer Thistle are five points behind Dundee West and face Giffnock SC on Sunday, while the Dundee side host Grampian. Tenth-placed BSC Glasgow face Airdrie on Sunday knowing a win will all but secure their place in the national leagues.

Commenting, Scottish Women’s Football CEO Aileen Campbell said: “The move to four national leagues in women’s football in Scotland above our regional SWFL is a sign of the rapid growth in our game and League One has been an absolutely fantastic advert for that this season, with growing exposure in the local and national press.

“I want to congratulate Edinburgh Caledonia for securing that top-six place on the last day before the split and commiserate Grampian Ladies, who have also had a very good season so far.

“There will clearly be some fairly intense competitive ties to come in the remaining five games as we find out who will secure promotion to the Championship and who will be relegated to the regional divisions. Best of luck to all the League One teams for those final games.”

The post-split fixtures are published on the Scottish Women’s Football website.

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