Gartcairn W.F.C.

Gartcairn W.F.C. is a Scottish women's football team based in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire that play in the SWPL 2.

Gartcairn Women FC
Full nameGartcairn Women FC
Nickname(s)The Cairn
Founded2019
StadiumMTC Park, Airdrie
Capacity300
OwnerRobert McCallum
ManagerRobert McCallum
WebsiteClub website

History

The team was established in March 2019.[1] They entered the 2020 Scottish Women's League Division 1 South, On 13 March 2020 the league was indefinitely suspended due to the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak. The 2020–21 season was also abandoned.[2] They won the 2021-22 League championship and were promoted to the Scottish Premier League division two.[3] In June 2022 the SWPL came under the auspices of the SPFL, which controls the men's senior game Gartcairn became one of the inaugural members of the new SWPL 1 and SWPL 2 along with 19 other clubs.[4] In season 2022-23 they ended 2nd in the league participating in a play off final vs Hamilton in a bid for back to back promotions. The game was played at Broadwood Cumbernauld and was shown live on BBC Alba. The game ended 2-1 in favour of Hamilton.

Current squad
As of 30th August 2023[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Jasmine McPhie
2 DF Scotland SCO Madilyn Wilson
3 DF Scotland SCO Fern Newbiggings
4 DF Scotland SCO Samantha Davies
5 DF Scotland SCO Myia Arbuckle
6 DF Scotland SCO Chloe McCance
7 MF Scotland SCO Kayleigh Mitchell
8 MF Scotland SCO Caitlin Moran
9 FW Scotland SCO Abby Skelton
10 FW Scotland SCO Megan Wands
11 MF Scotland SCO Rachel Howie
12 DF Scotland SCO Taylor Hogg
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Scotland SCO Eva Gray
15 FW Scotland SCO Kirsty O'Brien
16 MF Scotland SCO Mhairi Hawksworth
17 MF Scotland SCO Hannah Findlay
18 FW Scotland SCO Jenny Dougall
22 MF Scotland SCO Mischa Rennie
23 MF Scotland SCO Ceri Thomas
99 GK Scotland SCO Katie Andrews

Honours

League History
League History
SeasonLeague NamePosition
2020Championship SouthSeason abandoned
2021–22Championship South1st (Champions)
2022–23SWPL22nd

Backroom staff
Backroom Staff
NameDesignationDuration
Robert McCallumCoach2020–present
Toni SmithHead Coach2023–present
Rachel HallidayCoach2023–present
Billy McCallCoach2020–present
Tony MorrisGoalkeeper Coach2022–present
Scott HunterFirst Aider2020–present
Kenny GillespieMedia Manager2020–present
Janice ArcherChaplain2023–present
Eve BeggSports Therapist2023–present
Jamie MoranMedia2023–present

See also

References
  1. "Women's League Competitions". sfha.org.uk. Scottish football historical archive. September 20, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022. Scottish Women's League Division 1 South
  2. Frith, Wilf (December 3, 2020). "Scottish Women's Football League 2020 season abandoned". shekicks.net. she kicks. Retrieved October 17, 2022. The Scottish Women's Football League Committee has cancelled all three of the 2020 SWFL divisions.
  3. Ben, Banks (April 29, 2022). "gartcairn boss toasts title winners after five star performance on final day". dailyrecord.co.uk. daily record. Retrieved October 19, 2022. SWPL 2 football awaits the Lanarkshire side next season after an excellent campaign
  4. "Scottish Women's Premier League: 20 clubs to join inaugural league". skysports.com. sky sports. June 17, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022. First Annual General Meeting of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) sees the creation of an expanded 12-team top division called SWPL1 and eight entrants into SWPL2;
  5. "Gartcairn Women's Team". Gartcairn Women FC. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

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