Scottish Women's Football League First Division Cup

The Scottish Women's Football League First Division Cup is a cup competition in Scottish women's football, a competition only open to teams in the Scottish Women's First Division, the second highest division in women's football in Scotland. There are four rounds, including the final.

Background

The trophy started out as the Scottish Women's League Cup. The competition began in the 1972–73 season along with the foundation of the Scottish Women's League,.[1] Westthorn United won the first edition of the competition.[1] They won as part of the treble along with the Scottish Women's League and Scottish Women's Cup.[1]

High street store Sports Connection became the first official sponsor of the Scottish Women's League and Scottish Women's League Cup in 1997.[2] Premier Division clubs broke away to form the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) before the 2002–03 season, the new top division for women's football in Scotland.[3] The Scottish Women's Premier League Cup, a competition only open to SWPL teams was also introduced. With the top division in Scotland now having its own exclusive League Cup competition, the competition became the equivalent to the men's Scottish Challenge Cup, a competition only open to lower league clubs.

In 2012, the SWF launched separate cup competitions for First and Second Division teams.[4] The trophy is now an exclusively all First Division competition. In 2016, the SWF launched SWPL 2, a new second tier for the Scottish Women's Premier League.[5] So now the First Division sits below SWPL 1 and SWPL 2, it has now also been split in to the north and south leagues. Since 2009, women's football in Scotland has adopted a summer season which now runs from March to November each year.[6]

List of winners

Winners so far are:

The competition began in season 1972–73.[1]

1972 - 2002

From 1972 to 2002, cup was a competition open to all league clubs.

Year[7] Winner Runner Up Result Ref
1972/73Westthorn United[1]
1973/74 - 1989/90
1990/91Inveralmond Ladies[8]
1991/92Inveralmond LadiesAberdeen3–1[8]
1992/93
1993/94ClydeCumbernauld United6–1[9]
1994/95 - 1995/96
1996/97Cumbernauld UnitedClyde6–0 or 6–1[9][10]
1997/98Cumbernauld UnitedClyde6–1[10]
1998/99Cumbernauld UnitedClyde5–0[11][12]
1999/00Cumbernauld United
2000/01Cumbernauld UnitedAberdeen3–1
2001/02KilmarnockAyr United2–0[13]

2002 - 2011

From 2002 to 2011, cup was a competition open to all league clubs below Premier League.

Year[7] Winner Runner Up Result Ref
2002/03
2003/04ClydeAberdeen4–0[14]
2004/05Forfar Farmington LadiesInverness Caledonian Thistle2–1 a.e.t.
2005/06Lochee United LFCArthurlie LFC4–2
2006/07Inverness LadiesVale of Clyde Ladies3–0
2007/08Dundee UnitedDalkeith Ladies FC6–0
2008/09CelticSpartans4–0
2010Celtic ReservesHibernian 20002–0[15]
2011AberdeenToryglen2–1

2012 - Present

Since 2012, cup has been a competition for all First Division clubs.

Year[7] Winner Runner Up Result Ref
2012Queen's ParkPaisley Saints0–0 (3–2 pen)[16]
2013Inverness CityDunfermilne Athletic6–0[17]
2014HeartsDunfermline Athletic3–1[18]
2015 Jeanfield Swifts Hibernian Development 3–0 [19][20][21]
2016 Hibernian Development East Fife 2–1 [22][23]
2017 Cumbernauld Colts Celtic Academy 1–0 [24][25][26]
2018 Celtic Academy Hibernian Under 23's 1–0 [27]

See also

References
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  2. Sports Connection to sponsor Scottish Women's Football League SFA. 11-12-1997. Retrieved 06-03-2013.
  3. Jonathan Magee, Sheila Scraton, Jayne Caudwell, Katie Liston (30 January 2008). Women, Football and Europe: Histories, Equity and Experience. Meyer & Meyer Verlag. pp. 3–27.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  6. Leighton, Tony (19 December 2010). "England coach Hope Powell calls for women's game to switch to summer". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
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  18. 2014 Football League First Division Cup Final SFA / SWF. Retrieved 03-03-2015.
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  22. "Hibernian Development victorious over East Fife in #SWFL1 Cup". SWF. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  23. "Hibernian Development Leave It Late To Beat East Fife – SWFL Division One Cup Final". Tartan Kicks. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  24. "SWF Division 1 League Cup Final – Celtic Academy v Cumbernauld Colts". SWF. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  25. "Cumbernauld Colts girls defeat Celtic Academy to win first senior trophy". Cumbernauld News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  26. "Colts boss - 'League Cup win can spur us on to promotion this season'". Daily Record. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  27. "Celtic Academy clinch #SWFL 1 Cup with late penalty". She Kicks. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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