2015 Scottish Women's Cup

The 2015 SWF Scottish Cup was the 44th official edition (46th overall) of the main national cup competition in Scottish women's football. All teams in the Scottish Women's Football League and Premier League were eligible to enter.

2015 Scottish Women's Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Teams69
Defending championsGlasgow City
Final positions
ChampionsGlasgow City[1]
Runner-upHibernian
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Format

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Teams are either drawn into the preliminary round or receive a bye, so that there are 20 matches to play in the first round. The 20 winners then are joined by the 12 Premier League teams in the second round.

Preliminary round

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34 of 57 teams drawn into the preliminary round. 23 received a bye to the first round.

Spartans Reserves 3–4 Glasgow Girls
Glasgow City (SWFL) 6–0 Dunfermline Development
Mill United 5–0 Glasgow Girls
East Fife 3–0 Luthermuir
Dunfermline Athletic 1–4 Motherwell
Seton Ladies 2–5 Harmony Row
Elgin City 1–2 Central Girls
Jeanfield Swifts 5–1 Glasgow Girls Development
Buchan Youth 0–2 Kilwinning
Edinburgh South 2–0 Third Lanark
Cumbernauld Colts 1–0 Falkirk Ladies
Kemnay 1–6 Blackburn United
Buchan Ladies 6–0 Bishopton
Hutchison Vale Development 0–6 Dee Vale
Queen's Park 18–1 Forfar Farmington Ladies
Kilmarnock 11–0 East Fife Violet
Queen of the South 2–1 Claremont

First round

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Queen's Park 13–1 Kilwinning
Stenhousemuir 0–5 Dee Vale
Rangers (SWFL) 7–0 Tayside Ladies
Edinburgh Caledonia 3–0 Turriff United
Kilmarnock 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Development
Buchan Ladies 1–3 Glasgow Girls
East Fife 12–0 Edinburgh South
Stranraer 0–12 Partick Thistle
Blackburn United 3–0 Falkirk FC
Stonehaven 1–0 Harmony Row
Central Girls 3–4 Dundee City
Cumbernauld Colts 15–1 Riverside
Dundee United 3–0 Boroughmuir Thistle
Glasgow City (WPFL) 6–2 Westerlands
Motherwell 9–1 Aberdeen Reserves
Aberdeen Development 2–2 Jeanfield Swifts (Aberdeen Development won 5-4 on penalties)
Forfar Farmington Development 3–0 Queen of the South
Caithness Ladies 3–0 United Glasgow
Mill United 5–1 Dee Ladies
Celtic Academy 2–3 Hibernian Development

Second round

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The 12 Premier League teams enter the Cup in this round.

Rangers 14–0 Forfar Farmington Development
Hibernian Development 0–2 Aberdeen
Spartans 0–2 Glasgow City
Edinburgh Caledonia 4–1 Caithless Ladies
Rangers (SWFL) 3–0 Inverness City
Aberdeen Development 3–0 Partick Thistle
Celtic 29–0 Dundee City
Cumbernauld Colts 1–0 Boroughmuir Thistle
Forfar Farmington 3–2 Heart of Midlothian
East Fife 3–1 Blackburn United
Kilmarnock 1–1 Mill United (Kilmarnock won 4-3 on penalties)
Stonehaven 1–3 Glasgow Girls
Hibernian 7–0 Glasgow City (SWFL)
Hutchison Vale 0–4 Motherwell
Hamilton Academical 3–4 Stirling University
Dee Vale 6–3 a.e.t. Queen's Park

Third round

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Seven Premier League teams remain. Played 9 August 2015.[2]

Forfar Farmington 0–5 Hibernian
Glasgow Girls 3–4 Motherwell
Edinburgh Caledonia 0–4 Cumbernauld Colts
Dee Vale 1–2 Kilmarnock
Aberdeen Development 1–7 Rangers
Aberdeen 1–4 Glasgow City
Stirling University 0–2 Celtic
East Fife 0–2 Rangers U-20s

Quarter-finals

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Four Premier League teams remain, Cumbernauld play in the SWFL 1st Division (level 2), Motherwell, Kilmarnock and Rangers U-20s play in the SWFL 2nd division (3rd level in general). Played on 11 and 13 September.

Cumbernauld Colts 0–7 Hibernian
Rangers U-20s 0–5 Rangers
Celtic 7–0 Motherwell
Glasgow City 11–0 Kilmarnock

Semi-finals

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Only Premier League teams remain.

11 October 2015 (2015-10-11) Rangers0–2 Glasgow City Edinburgh
[3] Shine   66'
L. Hughes   79' (o.g)
Stadium: Ainslie Park
11 October 2015 (2015-10-11) Hibernian 2–0CelticEdinburgh
Arthur   19'
Harrison   75'
[4][5] Stadium: Ainslie Park

Final

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It is the fourth Scottish Cup final between Glasgow City and Hibernian in the last eight years: Hibs won in 2007; City in 2011 and 2013. Played on 8 November 2015.[1][6]

Glasgow City3–0Hibernian
Shine    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Glasgow City
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hibernian
1   Lee Alexander
2   Lauren McMurchie
11   Nicola Docherty
21   Rachel Corsie
16   Leanne Ross (c)
7   Denise O'Sullivan
6   Jo Love
18   Abbi Grant
22   Erin Cuthbert
4   Hayley Lauder
10   Clare Shine
Substitutes:
25   Megan Cunningham
3   Georgie Rafferty
8   Kerry Montgomery
14   Cheryl McCulloch
19   Sarah Crilly
20   Susan Fairlie
23   Julie Fleeting
Manager:
  Scott Booth
13   Jenna Fife
11   Kirsty Smith
17   Joelle Murray (c)
4   Siobhan Hunter
24   Emma Brownlie
6   Lisa Robertson
77   Chloe Arthur
23   Heather Richards
5   Lia Tweedie
7   Lizzie Arnot
21   Abi Harrison
Substitutes:
2   Clare Williamson
3   Zoe Johnstone
9   Caroline Heron
19   Chelsea Cornet
Manager:
  Chris Roberts

References

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  1. ^ a b Scottish Women's Cup final: Glasgow City 3-0 Hibernian, BBC Sport, 8 November 2015
  2. ^ "NEWS Archives".
  3. ^ SWFA Scottish Cup SF 2015: Rangers v Glasgow City (11/10/15), Scottish Women's Football on YouTube
  4. ^ SWFA Scottish Cup SF 2015: Hibernian v Celtic (11/10/15), Scottish Women's Football on YouTube
  5. ^ Semi-final disappointment for Celtic Women, Celtic FC, 12 October 2015
  6. ^ SWF Scottish Cup Final 2015: Glasgow City v Hibernian, Glasgow City FC on YouTube (teams at 0:47 / 1:03)
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