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 name	Gartcairn Women FC
Nickname(s)	The Cairn
Founded	2019
Stadium	MTC Park, Airdrie
Capacity	300
Owner	Robert McCallum
Manager	Robert McCallum
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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   SCO Jasmine McPhie 2 DF   SCO Madilyn Wilson 3 DF   SCO Samantha Davies 4 DF   SCO Sinead Gardiner 5 DF   SCO Myia Arbuckle 6 MF   SCO Erin Burns 7 DF   SCO Kayleigh Mitchell 8 MF   SCO Caitlin Moran 9 FW   SCO Abby Skelton 10 FW   SCO Megan Wands 11 MF   SCO Rachel Howie 12 DF   SCO Taylor Hogg

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF   SCO Eva Gray 15 FW   SCO Kirsty O'Brien 16 MF   SCO Amy Hay 17 MF   SCO Hannah Findlay 18 FW   SCO Jenny Dougall 19 FW   SCO Fern Newbigging 20 MF   SCO Chloe Walker 21 FW   SCO Jemma Hughes 22 MF   SCO Natalie McClounan 23 FW   SCO Kaela McDonald-Nguah 24 GK   SCO Chloe Gibney 25 MF   SCO Millie Brown 26 DF   SCO Lauren Simpson 27 MF   SCO Jodie Bell 99 GK   SCO Katie Andrews

On loan

Honours

• 2020–21 Scottish Women's Football Championship
  • Winners (1): 2020–21 Scottish Women's Football Championship

League History

League History

Season	League Name	Position
2020	Championship South	Season abandoned
2021–22	Championship South	1st (Champions)
2022–23	SWPL2	2nd

Backroom staff

Backroom Staff

Name	Designation	Duration
Robert McCallum	Coach	2020–present
Toni Smith	Head Coach	2023–present
Rachel Halliday	Coach	2023–present
Billy McCall	Coach	2020–present
Tony Morris	Goalkeeper Coach	2022–present
Scott Hunter	First Aider	2020–present
Kenny Gillespie	Media Manager	2020–present
Janice Archer	Chaplain	2023–present
Eve Begg	Sports Therapist	2023–present
Jamie Moran	Media	2023–present

See also

• Gartcairn F. A. Juniors

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.

External links

• Soccerway

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