Tag: Scottish football

Politics, Sports, Women’s Football

Stenhousemuir Ladies back captain after sexist comments

Stenhousemuir captain Nicole McPhee become victim of vile trolling following their match against Rangers in the women’s Scottish Cup on Sunday. Tweets after the game started pouring in from male Rangers fans calling her ‘out of shape’, body shaming her and even saying she ‘doesn’t look like a professional player.’ Unfortunately issues like this are very apparent for women in the public eye, especially in … Continue reading Stenhousemuir Ladies back captain after sexist comments

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Sports, Women’s Football

How the SWPL could benefit from Scots Gov capacity rules

 As the Scottish Government continue to debate whether it is safe for stadiums to welcome large scale amounts of fans the women’s leagues in Scotland are welcome to continue due to their unfortunate low attendance rates compared to men’s teams. Teams such as Motherwell and Hamilton Accies tend to draw in crowds but rarely ever break the 100 fans mark despite having a loyal men’s … Continue reading How the SWPL could benefit from Scots Gov capacity rules

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Pre-Match & Post Match Content, Sports, Women’s Football

Aberdeen defeat Accies 2-1 in the SWPL1

Aberdeen returned to their winning ways after a nine-match losing streak with a 2-1 victory over Hamilton Accies. Aberdeen now sits in fifth ahead of Motherwell on goal difference. Aberdeen opened the scoring thanks to a close-range delivery from Bayley Hutchinson that narrowly escaped Jeni Currie Hamilton keeper 17 minutes into the game. Aberdeen dominated the first half with multiple attempts at goal. The goals … Continue reading Aberdeen defeat Accies 2-1 in the SWPL1

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Pre-Match & Post Match Content, Sports, Women’s Football

Hamilton defeated by a late Hearts goal in the SWPL1

As the cold winter nights begin to set in, the bottom of the SWPL1 table met second bottom as Hamilton Academical vs Hearts finished in a 1-0 victory to Heart of Midlothian.  Both sides in the first half created promising goal scoring opportunities but failed to follow through with that final blow to break open the score line.   Hamilton keeper Jeni Currie was rarely called … Continue reading Hamilton defeated by a late Hearts goal in the SWPL1

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Match Report, Sports, Women’s Football

Scotland Vs Faroe Islands Match Report

On a night of epic goal scoring proportions, Scotland secured a second World Cup qualifier win against the Faroe Islands to the delight of the some 4500 fans . The 7-1 victory was more than enough to satisfy Pedro Martínez Losa- or Pedro Martínez Winna- as he is becoming known as to fans. Chloe Arthur and Chirsty Grimshaw marked the occasion with their first international … Continue reading Scotland Vs Faroe Islands Match Report

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Local News, SPFL, Sports

Motherwell FC Host Sucessful Ladies Day

Motherwell FC’s annual ‘Ladies Day’ event made its return on Saturday, and it was a big success! With all tickets selling out, celebrity guests and appearances by the players and management team the ladies were more than happy. Priced at £50 for non-season ticket holders and £40 for season ticket holders the classy event included: complimentary cocktails, cash prizes, a best dressed catwalk contest, picture … Continue reading Motherwell FC Host Sucessful Ladies Day

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