2008-09 Scottish Women's Football League First Division
The 2008-09 Scottish Women's League Division 1 was the 9th season of the Scottish Women's Football League First Division. Ten teams contested the league the champions and runners up promoted to the Scottish Women's Premier League to compete in the 2009-10 season. The bottom two teams were relegated to the Scottish Women's League Regional Divisions Scottish Women's League Division 2 East and Scottish Women's League Division 2 South West to compete in the 2009-10 season.[1]
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rangers |
| Promoted | Rangers Inverness City |
| Relegated | Tynecastle Dumfries |
| Matches played | 135 |
| Goals scored | 481 (3.56 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Celtic 17–0 Dumfries (23 May 2009) |
| Biggest away win | Dumfries 0–13 Falkirk Ladies (11 October 2009) |
| Highest scoring | Celtic 17–0 Dumfries (23 May 2009) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Rangers (18 games) |
← 2007-08 2008-09 →
All statistics correct as of 14 October 2022. | |
Clubs
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | 2007-08 position | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo'ness United | Bo'ness | The Murries | 8th | [2] | |
| Celtic II | Glasgow | 1st Division 2 | [3] | ||
| Cowdenbeath | Cowdenbeath | Lochgelly High School | 5th | [4] | |
| Dumfries | Dumfries | 9th | [5] | ||
| Falkirk | Falkirk | Westfield Park, Denny | 6th | [6] | |
| Glasgow Ladies | Glasgow | 11th Premier League | [7] | ||
| Hutchison Vale | Edinburgh | Arboretum Road | 4th | [8] | |
| Inverness City | Inverness | Bught Park | 3rd | [9] | |
| Rangers | Glasgow | 7th | [10] | ||
| Tynecastle | Edinburgh | Saughton Park | 2nd Division 2 | [11] |
Results
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 12 | 77 | 54 | Champions, promoted to SWPL |
| 2 | Inverness City | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 97 | 25 | 72 | 44 | promoted to SWPL |
| 3 | Falkirk | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 28 | 46 | 39 | |
| 4 | Celtic II | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 67 | 24 | 43 | 34 | |
| 5 | Cowdenbeath | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 53 | 15 | 24 | |
| 6 | Glasgow Ladies | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 23 | |
| 7 | Hutchison Vale | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 22 | |
| 8 | Tynecastle | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 71 | -37 | 13 | relegation to 2009 SWL Division 2 South East |
| 9 | Bo'ness United | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 71 | -37 | 7 | left the League |
| 10 | Dumfries | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 137 | -112 | 6 | relegation to 2009 SWL Division 2 South West |
Positions by round
| Champions; promoted to Scottish Women's Premier League | |
| promoted to Scottish Women's Premier League | |
| Relegation to 2020 Scottish Women's League Division 2 South East | |
| Relegation to 2020 Scottish Women's League Division 2 South West |
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Source:
Matches
Sunday Saturday 23/08/2008 to Sunday 23/05/2009
| 23 August 2008 | DumfriesW.F.C. | 4 - 5 | Cowdenbeath |
| 23 August 2008 | Inverness City | 5 - 1 | Hutchison Vale | Inverness |
| Stadium: Bught Park |
| 23 August 2008 | Glasgow Ladies | 6 - 0 | Bo'ness United |
| 6 September 2008 | Rangers | 3 - 2 | Inverness City | Paisley |
| Stadium: St James Park |
| 6 September 2008 | Hutchison Vale | 1 - 2 | Glasgow Ladies II | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Arboretum Road |
| 6 September 2008 | Falkirk | 8 - 0 | DumfriesW.F.C. | Denny |
| Stadium: Westfield Park |
| 6 September 2008 | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 1 | Celtic | Lochgelly |
| Stadium: Lochgelly High School |
| 6 September 2008 | Bo'ness United | 1 - 5 | Tynecastle W.F.C. | Bo'ness |
| Stadium: The Murries |
| 20 September 2008 | Tynecastle W.F.C. | 8 - 4 | DumfriesW.F.C. | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Saughton Park |
| 20 September 2008 | Inverness City | 7 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | Inverness |
| Stadium: Bught Park |
| 20 September 2008 | Glasgow Ladies | 0 - 1 | Rangers |
| 20 September 2008 | Bo'ness United | 1 - 5 | Hutchison Vale | Bo'ness |
| 4 October 2008 | Rangers | 6 - 0 | Bo'ness United | Paisley |
| Stadium: St James Park |
| 4 October 2008 | Hutchison Vale | 2 - 6 | Tynecastle W.F.C. | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Arboretum Road |
| 11 October 2008 | Inverness City | 13 - 0 | DumfriesW.F.C. | Inverness |
| Stadium: Bught Park |
| 11 October 2008 | Hutchison Vale | 0 - 1 | Rangers | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Arboretum Road |
| 18 October 2008 | Rangers | 9 - 0 | Tynecastle W.F.C. | Paisley |
| Stadium: St James Park |
| 18 October 2008 | Falkirk | 7 - 0 | Bo'ness United | Denny |
| Stadium: Westfield Park |
| 18 October 2008 | Cowdenbeath | 1 - 0 | Hutchison Vale | Lochgelly |
| Stadium: Lochgelly High School |
| 25 October 2008 | Rangers | 3 - 0 | Cowdenbeath | Paisley |
| Stadium: St James Park |
| 1 November 2008 | Tynecastle W.F.C. | 2 - 3 | Cowdenbeath | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Saughton Park |
| 1 November 2008 | Inverness City | 8 - 3 | Glasgow Ladies II | Inverness |
| Stadium: Bught Park |
| 1 November 2008 | DumfriesW.F.C. | 2 - 6 | Hutchison Vale |
| 1 November 2008 | Celtic | 9 - 0 | Bo'ness United |
| 8 November 2008 | Rangers | 14 - 1 | DumfriesW.F.C. | Paisley |
| Stadium: St James Park |
| 8 November 2008 | Hutchison Vale | 2 - 1 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Arboretum Road |
| 15 November 2008 | Inverness City | 7 - 1 | Tynecastle W.F.C. | Inverness |
| Stadium: Bught Park |
| 15 November 2008 | Falkirk | 2 - 1 | Hutchison Vale | Denny |
| Stadium: Westfield Park |
| 15 November 2008 | DumfriesW.F.C. | 4 - 0 | Bo'ness United |
| 13 December 2008 | Tynecastle W.F.C. | 1 - 6 | Inverness City | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Saughton Park |
| 24 January 2009 | Falkirk | 2 - 4 | Inverness City | Denny |
| Stadium: Westfield Park |
| 24 January 2009 | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Tynecastle W.F.C. |
| 7 February 2009 | Falkirk | 8 - 2 | Tynecastle W.F.C. | Denny |
| Stadium: Westfield Park |
| 15 February 2009 | Glasgow Ladies | 0 - 1 | Hutchison Vale |
| 15 February 2009 | DumfriesW.F.C. | 0 - 13 | Falkirk |
| 15 February 2009 | Celtic | 4 - 1 | Cowdenbeath |
| 21 February 2009 | Bo'ness United | 5 - 2 | DumfriesW.F.C. | Bo'ness |
| 22 February 2009 | Cowdenbeath | 3 - 2 | Glasgow Ladies II | Lochgelly |
| Stadium: Lochgelly High School |
| 28 February 2009 | DumfriesW.F.C. | 2 - 1 | Tynecastle W.F.C. |
| 28 February 2009 | Rangers | 4 - 1 | Glasgow Ladies II | Paisley |
| Stadium: St James Park |
| 28 February 2009 | Hutchison Vale | 1 - 1 | Bo'ness United | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Arboretum Road |
| 28 February 2009 | Cowdenbeath | 1 - 5 | Inverness City | Lochgelly |
| Stadium: Lochgelly High School |
| 14 March 2009 | Tynecastle W.F.C. | 0 - 2 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Saughton Park |
| 14 March 2009 | Rangers | 5 - 2 | Hutchison Vale | Paisley |
| Stadium: St James Park |
| 14 March 2009 | Falkirk | 3 - 1 | Glasgow Ladies II | Denny |
| Stadium: Westfield Park |
| 14 March 2009 | DumfriesW.F.C. | 1 - 10 | Inverness City |
| 14 March 2009 | Cowdenbeath | 1 - 2 | Bo'ness United | Lochgelly |
| Stadium: Lochgelly High School |
| 21 March 2009 | Inverness City | 2 - 2 | Celtic | Inverness |
| Stadium: Bught Park |
| 21 March 2009 | Hutchison Vale | 2 - 0 | Cowdenbeath | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Arboretum Road |
| 21 March 2009 | Glasgow Ladies | 5 - 0 | DumfriesW.F.C. |
| 21 March 2009 | Bo'ness United | 0 - 1 | Falkirk | Bo'ness |
| 28 March 2009 | Tynecastle W.F.C. | 2 - 2 | Glasgow Ladies II | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Saughton Park |
| 28 March 2009 | Falkirk | 2 - 0 | Cowdenbeath | Denny |
| Stadium: Westfield Park |
| 28 March 2009 | DumfriesW.F.C. | 0 - 8 | Rangers |
| 4 April 2009 | Hutchison Vale | 2 - 0 | DumfriesW.F.C. | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Arboretum Road |
| 4 April 2009 | Glasgow Ladies | 2 - 2 | Inverness City |
| 4 April 2009 | Cowdenbeath | 4 - 2 | Tynecastle W.F.C. | Lochgelly |
| Stadium: Lochgelly High School |
| 4 April 2009 | Bo'ness United | 1 - 2 | Celtic | Bo'ness |
| 11 April 2009 | Celtic | 4 - 0 | Glasgow Ladies II |
| 12 April 2009 | Tynecastle W.F.C. | 2 - 0 | Bo'ness United | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Saughton Park |
| 18 April 2009 | Tynecastle W.F.C. | 0 - 4 | Rangers | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Saughton Park |
| 18 April 2009 | Hutchison Vale | 0 - 1 | Falkirk | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Arboretum Road |
| 18 April 2009 | Cowdenbeath | 11 - 2 | DumfriesW.F.C. | Lochgelly |
| Stadium: Lochgelly High School |
| 18 April 2009 | Celtic | 1 - 5 | Inverness City |
| 20 April 2009 | Bo'ness United | 1 - 4 | Cowdenbeath | Bo'ness |
| 25 April 2009 | DumfriesW.F.C. | 2 - 5 | Glasgow Ladies II |
| 25 April 2009 | Bo'ness United | 1 - 3 | Inverness City | Bo'ness |
| 3 May 2009 | Inverness City | 2 - 4 | Rangers | Inverness |
| Stadium: Bught Park |
| 3 May 2009 | Glasgow Ladies | 5 - 0 | Tynecastle W.F.C. |
| 3 May 2009 | Celtic | 7 - 1 | Hutchison Vale |
| 5 May 2009 | Cowdenbeath | 0 - 5 | Falkirk | Lochgelly |
| Stadium: Lochgelly High School |
| 9 May 2009 | Hutchison Vale | 0 - 11 | Inverness City | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Arboretum Road |
| 9 May 2009 | Cowdenbeath | 0 - 6 | Rangers | Lochgelly |
| Stadium: Lochgelly High School |
| 9 May 2009 | Bo'ness United | 0 - 4 | Glasgow Ladies II | Bo'ness |
| 10 May 2009 | Tynecastle W.F.C. | 0 - 8 | Falkirk | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Saughton Park |
| 12 May 2009 | Tynecastle W.F.C. | 1 - 2 | Hutchison Vale | Edinburgh |
| Stadium: Saughton Park |
| 13 May 2009 | Glasgow Ladies | 1 - 6 | Falkirk |
| 16 May 2009 | Inverness City | 3 - 0 | Bo'ness United | Inverness |
| Stadium: Bught Park |
| 16 May 2009 | Glasgow Ladies | 0 - 2 | Celtic |
| 20 May 2009 | DumfriesW.F.C. | 1 - 6 | Celtic |
| 23 May 2009 | Inverness City | 2 - 1 | Falkirk | Inverness |
| Stadium: Bught Park |
| 23 May 2009 | Glasgow Ladies | 3 - 1 | Cowdenbeath |
| 23 May 2009 | Celtic | 17 - 0 | DumfriesW.F.C. |
| 23 May 2009 | Bo'ness United | 0 - 6 | Rangers | Bo'ness |
| Stadium: The Murries |
References
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2008-09 Scottish Women's League Division 1
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