Abi Harrison

Abigail Harrison (born 7 December 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Bristol City and the Scotland national team.

Abi Harrison
Harrison in 2015
Personal information
Full name Abigail Harrison
Date of birth (1997-12-07) 7 December 1997
Place of birth London, England[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 7
Youth career
2007–2011 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Celtic 27 (8)
2015–2019 Hibernian 88 (75)
2019– Bristol City 101 (38)
International career‡
2010–2011 Scotland U15[2] 3 (0)
2013 Scotland U16[3] 3 (1)
2012–2013 Scotland U17[4] 16 (1)
2014–2016 Scotland U19[5] 22 (5)
2018– Scotland 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:53, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:10, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Scotland

Raised in the south of Glasgow where she attended Holyrood Secondary School,[6] Harrison began her career with Celtic,[7] making her debut aged 14 – the youngest player to appear in the Scottish Women's Premier League[8][1][9] – before joining Hibernian in 2015.[10][11]

Having already been in the team which won the Scottish Women's Cup in 2016,[12] she scored the opening goal of the 2017 final as Hibernian defeated Glasgow City 3–0,[13] and scored twice in the 2018 final, an 8–0 victory over Motherwell, although substituted through injury in the first half.[14] Harrison also won three SWPL Cups (2016,[15] 2017[16] and 2018)[17] during her four-year spell with the Edinburgh club, but they finished runners-up behind Glasgow City in the league each season. She was the division's top goalscorer and Golden Boot winner in both 2017 (15 goals)[18] and 2018 (25 goals).[19]

England

Harrison signed for FA Women's Super League club Bristol City in January 2019.[8][20] In November 2019 she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which ruled her out for at least the rest of the 2019–20 FA WSL season.[21][9] She became available for selection again in August 2020,[22][1] and was an unused substitute in the 2021 FA Women's League Cup Final (a defeat by Chelsea) in March 2021.

International career

Born in London, Harrison was eligible for Scotland, England or Jamaica due to her heritage.[20][23][1]

She was called up to the full Scotland squad for the first time in September 2016,[24] and made her full international debut in a friendly match against Russia in January 2018.[25] She has also represented Scotland at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 level.[5][11][26]

On her competitive debut for Scotland, against Ukraine in November 2021 in a 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B fixture, Harrison scored a last minute equaliser with a header as the match ended 1–1.[27][9]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League FA Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol City 2018–19 FA WSL 8 0 2 1 0 0 10 1
2019–20 6 1 1 0 3 2 10 3
2020–21 20 2 1 0 5 0 26 2
2021–22 Championship 22 17 2 2 3 2 27 21
2022-23 22 6 3 0 3 3 26 9
Total 78 27 9 3 14 7 101 38
Career total 78 27 9 3 14 7 101 38

International appearances
Scotland statistics accurate as of match played 11 April 2023.[28]
YearScotland
AppsGoals
201810
201920
2020—
202121
202292
202330
Total173

International goals
Results list Scotland's goal tally first.[28]
#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetitionScored
126 November 2021Hampden Park, Glasgow Ukraine1–12023 World Cup qualification1
219 February 2022Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar Slovakia2–02022 Pinatar Cup1
36 October 2022Hampden Park, Glasgow Austria1–02023 World Cup playoffs1

Honours

Bristol City

Notes
  1. Includes the Women's FA Cup
  2. Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup

References
  1. Getting To Know: Hotshot Bristol City forward Abi Harrison talks ambition, Scotland, injuries & her hero Julie Fleeting, Jen O'Neill, SheKicks, 5 October 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2022
  2. "Abigail Harrison | Women's U15 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. "Abigail Harrison | Women's U16 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. "Abigail Harrison | Women's U17 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  5. "Abigail Harrison | Women's U19 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  6. PEPASS: together inspiring success, Glasgow City Council, 2017
  7. Abi Harrison at Soccerway
  8. "City Women sign Harrison". Bristol City. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  9. Abi Harrison: Bristol City & Scotland striker on debuting at 14 & going 'full circle', Sophie Hurcom, BBC Sport 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022
  10. Gordon, Moira (12 November 2017). "Abi Harrison happy with Hibs' treble chance". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  11. "Harrison captains Under 19s as Europeans campaign begins". Winning Students (University of Stirling). 11 September 2015. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  12. "Hibernian Ladies win the Scottish Cup". Hibernian F.C. 6 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  13. "Hibs hammer Glasgow City to 3-0 win Scottish Cup final". BBC Sport. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  14. Southwick, Andrew (4 November 2018). "Scottish Women's Cup final: Hibs 8-0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  15. "2016 SWPL Cup Final - Hibernian 2-1 Glasgow City: Lizzie Arnot's late goal shocks the holders". Vavel. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  16. Southwick, Andrew (21 May 2017). "SWPL Cup: Hibernian cruise to victory over Celtic to retain trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  17. Southwick, Andrew (20 May 2018). "SWPL: Hibernian thrash Celtic 9-0 to win third Women's Premier League Cup in a row". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  18. "Abbi Grant #SBSSWPL Player of the Month". She Kicks. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  19. "A rundown of who was triumphant at the MG ALBA Scottish Women's Football Awards". Scotwomensfootball.com. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  20. "Abi Harrison: Bristol City sign Scotland international from Hibernian Ladies". 24 January 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  21. "WSL: ACL injuries sideline Bristol City's Abi Harrison and Brighton's Ellie Brazil". BBC Sport. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  22. "Abi Harrison: Bristol City striker 'stronger than ever' after 'terrible' ACL injury". BBC Sport. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  23. "England have not made move for Scotland's Abi Harrison". 20 December 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  24. "Scotland women call up teenager Abigail Harrison against Iceland". BBC Sport. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  25. "Scotland end training camp in draw". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  26. uefa.com. "Abigail Harrison – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
  27. Scotland 1-1 Ukraine: Scots' Women's World Cup hopes on track after late equaliser, Thomas Duncan, BBC Sport, 26 November 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022
  28. Abi Harrison at the Scottish Football Association
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