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2016 Scottish Women's Football League First Division

The 2016 Scottish Women's Football League First Division, commonly known as SWFL 1, is the first season of the Scottish Women's Football League First Division, the third tier of women's football in Scotland since its reconstruction at the end of the 2015 season.[1]

SWFL 1
Season2016
PromotedEast Fife
Motherwell
RelegatedDundee City
Spartans Reserves
Stonehaven
Matches played223
Goals scored1,260 (5.65 per match)
Biggest home winNorth:
East Fife 9–0 Dundee City
(18 September 2016)
South:
Motherwell 12–0 Spartans Reserves
(2 October 2016)
Biggest away winNorth:
Dundee City 0–12 Aberdeen Reserves
(11 September 2016)
South:
Heart of Midlothian U23s 0–13 Hibernian Development
(28 August 2016)
Heart of Midlothian U23s 0–13 Motherwell
(28 August 2016)
Highest scoringNorth:
Stonehaven 5–8 Falkirk FC
(5 June 2016)
South:
Heart of Midlothian U23s 0–13 Hibernian Development
(28 August 2016)
Heart of Midlothian U23s 0–13 Motherwell
(28 August 2016)
Heart of Midlothian U23s 3–10 FC Kilmarnock
(5 June 2016)
Longest winning run20 matches:
East Fife
Longest unbeaten run20 matches:
East Fife
Longest winless run14 matches:
Spartans Reserves
Longest losing run14 matches:
Spartans Reserves
← 2015
2017 →
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2016.

From this season the SWFL was split into two regional divisions of 12 teams each, North and South. The change was made to increase competitiveness in the league. [1]

SWFL 1 North edit

Teams edit

 
 
Aberdeen
 
Cowdenbeath
 
Denny
 
Dundee
 
Falkirk
 
Forfar
 
Grangemouth
 
Leven
 
Portlethen
 
Stonehaven
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Locations of teams in the 2016 SWFL 1 North
Team Location Home ground Capacity 2015 position source
Aberdeen Reserves Aberdeen Balgownie Playing Fields 1,000 [2]
Central Girls Grangemouth Inchyra Park 1,000 [3]
Dee Ladies Portlethen Nicol Park 1,000 [4]
Dee Vale Aberdeen Corbie Hall and Field Maryculter 1,000 [5]
Dundee City Dundee Downfield Park 1,000 [6]
Dunfermline Athletic Cowdenbeath Humbug Park 1,000 [7]
East Fife Leven King George V Park 1,000 [8]
Falkirk F.C. Falkirk [9]
Falkirk Ladies Denny Westfield Park 1,000 [10]
Forfar Farmington Development Forfar [11]
Stonehaven Stonehaven [12]
Tayside Ladies Dundee St Pauls Academy 1,000 [13]

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 East Fife (C) 22 22 0 0 116 17 +99 66 2017 SWPL 2
2 Dunfermline Athletic 22 16 1 5 90 41 +49 49
3 Central Girls 22 12 5 5 68 53 +15 41
4 Aberdeen Reserves 22 12 2 8 78 42 +36 38
5 Forfar Farmington Development 22 11 3 8 65 61 +4 36
6 Dee Ladies 22 11 2 9 63 52 +11 35
7 Falkirk F.C. 22 10 3 9 59 55 +4 33
8 Dee Vale 22 6 3 13 48 91 −43 21
9 Tayside Ladies 22 5 5 12 45 71 −26 20
10 Falkirk Ladies 22 6 2 14 44 87 −43 20
11 Stonehaven (R) 22 4 0 18 53 99 −46 12 2017 SWFL 2
12 Dundee City (R) 22 3 2 17 43 103 −60 11
Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Home \ Away ABE CEN DEL DEV DUN DNF EFI FFC FAL FOR STO TAY
Aberdeen Development 1–1 8–1 2–0 5–0 1–5 0–3 4–0 7–2 0–1 4–2 8–0
Central Girls 1–0 0–3 3–0 5–2 1–2 0–3 3–0 3–0 5–4 8–4 4–4
Dee Ladies 8–3 2–4 3–1 7–1 3–6 0–3 3–3 4–3 3–0 3–1 2–0
Dee Vale 0–5 5–5 4–1 5–5 1–10 0–7 3–6 3–0 2–7 5–3 0–7
Dundee City 0–12 2–4 1–4 1–4 4–1 2–7 2–3 1–3 1–2 4–2 5–2
Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 7–0 2–0 7–1 9–2 2–6 4–2 4–3 5–1 4–1 1–0
East Fife 7–0 5–1 3–1 8–2 9–0 4–2 2–0 8–1 6–0 9–1 3–0
Falkirk F.C. 2–2 3–5 2–1 2–0 2–4 3–5 0–4 4–0 2–3 7–0 2–1
Falkirk Ladies 1–5 2–7 2–0 4–3 4–4 1–1 2–4 3–1 3–5 2–1 4–3
Forfar Farmington Development 3–9 0–3 2–2 0–3 4–3 3–1 1–3 6–1 6–2 4–2 2–2
Stonehaven 1–2 3–6 2–6 1–2 2–5 4–2 1–6 5–8 7–1 1–9 0–5
Tayside Ladies 1–0 2–2 1–6 4–4 2–1 0–7 1–6 0–3 7–1 2–2 2–8
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2016. Source: Scottish Women's Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

SWFL 1 South edit

Teams edit

 
 
Cumbernauld
 
Edinburgh
 
Glasgow
 
Hurlford
 
Lennoxtown
 
Wishaw
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Locations of teams in the 2016 SWFL 1 South
Team Location Home ground Capacity 2015 position source
Boroughmuir Thistle Edinburgh Meggetland Sport Complex 1,000 [14]
Celtic Academy Lennoxtown Lennoxtown Training Centre 1,000 [15]
Claremont [16]
Cumbernauld Colts Cumbernauld Ravenswood Playing Fields 1,000 [17]
Glasgow City Development Glasgow [18]
Heart of Midlothian U23s Edinburgh [19]
Hibernian Development Edinburgh Meggetland Sport Complex 1,000 [20]
FC Kilmarnock Hurlford Blair Park 1,500 [21]
Motherwell Wishaw Wishaw Sports Centre 1,000 [22]
Rangers Development Glasgow [23]
Spartans Reserves Edinburgh [24]
Westerlands Glasgow [25]

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motherwell (C) 20 16 1 3 103 25 +78 49 2017 SWPL 2
2 Hibernian Development 20 14 2 4 75 21 +54 44
3 Celtic Academy 20 13 3 4 44 15 +29 42
4 Rangers Development 20 12 2 6 62 37 +25 38
5 FC Kilmarnock 20 11 3 6 59 44 +15 36
6 Glasgow City Development 20 11 2 7 54 47 +7 35
7 Cumbernauld Colts 20 9 5 6 63 37 +26 32
8 Westerlands 20 6 0 14 41 57 −16 18
9 Boroughmuir Thistle 20 3 3 14 31 65 −34 12
10 Heart of Midlothian U23s 20 2 1 17 22 128 −106 7
11 Spartans Reserves (R) 20 2 0 18 19 97 −78 6 2017 SWFL 2
12 Claremont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Home \ Away BOR CEL CLA CUM GLA HOM HIB KIL MOT RAN SPA WES
Boroughmuir Thistle 1–3 0–1 1–6 1–4 5–1 0–6 0–3 6–1 0–2
Celtic Academy 4–1 5–0 8–0 2–2 1–4 0–3 0–1 2–0 2–0
Claremont
Cumbernauld Colts 5–0 0–0 0–1 8–1 2–2 2–3 1–3 3–1 11–1 3–1
Glasgow City Development 4–4 2–2 8–4 0–3 0–3 1–8 0–1 4–2 4–1
Heart of Midlothian U23s 2–0 0–3 1–8 1–3 0–13 3–10 0–13 1–5 0–5 0–6
Hibernian Development 3–0 0–1 4–1 2–4 5–1 2–0 1–2 5–0 3–1
FC Kilmarnock 2–2 0–2 3–3 3–1 6–1 1–7 1–1 7–0 3–2
Motherwell 4–3 6–2 8–2 1–2 9–0 1–2 7–1 6–3 12–0 3–1
Rangers Development 6–2 2–3 4–1 2–1 7–2 3–2 1–4 1–1 9–0 5–1
Spartans Reserves 1–2 0–1 1–5 0–5 1–2 0–5 1–2 0–10 1–5 0–2
Westerlands 3–0 0–4 1–5 7–0 0–6 0–3 2–3 3–6 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 2016. Source: Scottish Women's Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "SWPL Reconstruction: Will It Work? | Scottish Women's Football". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  2. ^ "Aberdeen LFC II". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Central Girls FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Dee Ladies FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Dee Vale LFC". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Dundee City FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Dunfermline Athletic FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. ^ "East Fife FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Falkirk Football Community Foundation". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Falkirk Ladies". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Forfar Farmington Development LFC". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Stonehaven". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Tayside Ladies FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Boroughmuir Thistle FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Celtic LFC II". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Claremont". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  17. ^ "Cumbernauld Colts FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  18. ^ "Glasgow City Girls FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  19. ^ "Heart of Midlothian FC II". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  20. ^ "Hibernian LFC II". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  21. ^ "Kilmarnock FC Ladies". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  22. ^ "Motherwell". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  23. ^ "Rangers II". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  24. ^ "Spartans LFC II". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  25. ^ "Westerlands lFC". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

External links edit

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