Rangers Women's Football Club is a women's football team that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in Scotland. The team is affiliated with Rangers F.C. in Glasgow, uses the club's training facilities at Auchenhowie, and wears the club's colours.
Paisley City Ladies F.C., formerly Arthurlie Ladies F.C., was founded at the start of the 1999–00 season. As a new club they started in the lowest division, the third.[2] In 2001–02 they played in Division 1, directly under the Premier Division, and stayed there until 2008.[3] In the 2007–08 season they suffered financial problems, and began to search for a partnership with another club.
Rangers L.F.C. was founded in 2008, as Rangers followed the example of Celtic, Hibernian and Aberdeen in developing a women's section. The formation of the team involved a partnership with Paisley City Ladies.[4][5][6] Former Rangers youth academy coach Drew Todd was brought in to coach the team. Scotland player Jayne Sommerville was signed as the new team's first captain.[7]
They took the place of Paisley City in the Scottish Women's First Division and many players switched too.[8] Rangers won the league in their debut season.[9] They also reached the final of the Scottish Women's Cup but lost 5–0 to Glasgow City;[10] they were the first side playing in a lower division to reach the final.[11]
Former East Stirlingshire footballer Scott Allison was appointed manager in 2010.[12] The club reached the Cup final again but were beaten 2–1 by Hibernian.[13]
In May 2011, Alana Marshall became the first female Rangers player to be called up by the senior Scotland team.[14]
In February 2012, The Herald newspaper reported that the financial crisis engulfing Rangers also threatened the existence of the club's women's section.[15] The team continued to operate, and ended the 2014 SWPL season with a second place finish, the club's best result so far.
Ahead of the 2018 season, the official name of the team was changed to 'Rangers Women' from the previous 'Rangers Ladies'.[16] In July 2019, the club announced a significant commitment to women's football by integrating their teams more fully into its operations and providing further financial support with the aim of becoming professional. To this end, the incumbent coach Amy McDonald was installed in a new position as Women's Manager, with former player and youth trainer Grégory Vignal appointed as head coach of the senior team.[17][18] A few months later the team moved their home fixtures to the Rangers Training Centre in Milngavie following improvements made to its facilities, having previously been using New Tinto Park (home of Benburb F.C.) in the Govan area of Glasgow, near to the club's Ibrox Stadium.[19] In January 2020 Malky Thomson was appointed joint first-team coach alongside Vignal,[20] in June of the same year Vignal left the club Thomson was named head of the women's first team.[21] In 2022, an arrangement was reached to play home fixtures at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld, due to capacity and parking issues at the training venue.[1]
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^shaw, louise (28 January 2020). "malky intrigued by challenge". rangers.co.uk. rangers football club. Retrieved 4 October 2022.malky Thomson said the intrigue of a new challenge attracted him to becoming Joint Head Coach of Rangers Women
^thomson, nick (24 June 2020). "vignal to vacate role". rangers.co.uk. rangers football club. Retrieved 4 October 2022.gregory vignal will today vacate his role as Joint Head Coach of Rangers Women’s first team
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External links
Fixture list on Rangers website
Soccerway
January 20, 2023
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Rangers Women s Football Club is a women s football team that plays in the Scottish Women s Premier League the top division of women s football in Scotland The team is affiliated with Rangers F C in Glasgow uses the club s training facilities at Auchenhowie and wears the club s colours Rangers WomenFull nameRangers Women s Football ClubNickname s The Blue BellesFounded2008GroundBroadwood StadiumCumbernauld Scotland 1 Capacity8 086OwnerThe Rangers Football Club LtdChairmanDouglas ParkManagerMalky ThomsonLeagueSWPL 12021 221stWebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent season Contents 1 History 2 Current squad 3 Out on loan 4 Former players 5 Coaching staff 6 Season by season records 7 European History 8 Honours 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditPaisley City Ladies F C formerly Arthurlie Ladies F C was founded at the start of the 1999 00 season As a new club they started in the lowest division the third 2 In 2001 02 they played in Division 1 directly under the Premier Division and stayed there until 2008 3 In the 2007 08 season they suffered financial problems and began to search for a partnership with another club Rangers L F C was founded in 2008 as Rangers followed the example of Celtic Hibernian and Aberdeen in developing a women s section The formation of the team involved a partnership with Paisley City Ladies 4 5 6 Former Rangers youth academy coach Drew Todd was brought in to coach the team Scotland player Jayne Sommerville was signed as the new team s first captain 7 They took the place of Paisley City in the Scottish Women s First Division and many players switched too 8 Rangers won the league in their debut season 9 They also reached the final of the Scottish Women s Cup but lost 5 0 to Glasgow City 10 they were the first side playing in a lower division to reach the final 11 Former East Stirlingshire footballer Scott Allison was appointed manager in 2010 12 The club reached the Cup final again but were beaten 2 1 by Hibernian 13 In May 2011 Alana Marshall became the first female Rangers player to be called up by the senior Scotland team 14 In February 2012 The Herald newspaper reported that the financial crisis engulfing Rangers also threatened the existence of the club s women s section 15 The team continued to operate and ended the 2014 SWPL season with a second place finish the club s best result so far Ahead of the 2018 season the official name of the team was changed to Rangers Women from the previous Rangers Ladies 16 In July 2019 the club announced a significant commitment to women s football by integrating their teams more fully into its operations and providing further financial support with the aim of becoming professional To this end the incumbent coach Amy McDonald was installed in a new position as Women s Manager with former player and youth trainer Gregory Vignal appointed as head coach of the senior team 17 18 A few months later the team moved their home fixtures to the Rangers Training Centre in Milngavie following improvements made to its facilities having previously been using New Tinto Park home of Benburb F C in the Govan area of Glasgow near to the club s Ibrox Stadium 19 In January 2020 Malky Thomson was appointed joint first team coach alongside Vignal 20 in June of the same year Vignal left the club Thomson was named head of the women s first team 21 In 2022 an arrangement was reached to play home fixtures at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld due to capacity and parking issues at the training venue 1 Current squad EditAs of 30 July 2022 22 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK SCO Jenna Fife2 DF SCO Nicola Docherty3 DF SCO Rachel McLauchlan4 DF SCO Kathryn Hill5 DF USA Hannah Davison6 MF NED Tessel Middag7 FW SCO Brogan Hay9 FW SCO Kirsty Howat Thomson10 FW JAM Kayla McKenna11 FW NIR Megan Bell13 FW SCO Jane Ross14 MF SCO Colette Cavanagh15 FW SCO Lizzie Arnot No Pos Nation Player16 FW SCO Eilidh Austin18 MF SCO Chelsea Cornet20 MF FIN Jenny Danielsson21 DF FRA Lisa Martinez22 GK NZL Victoria Esson23 MF SCO Kirsty Maclean24 MF SCO Sam Kerr26 FW SCO Jodi McLeary27 DF USA Maddie Nolf28 MF SCO Emma Watson30 FW SCO Georgia Gray32 MF SCO Mia McAuley35 GK SCO Lucy InmanOut on loan EditNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player MF SCO Laura McCartney at Motherwell until June 2023 No Pos Nation Player GK SCO Megan Cunningham at Partick Thistle until June 2023 Former players EditFor details of former players see Category Rangers W F C players Coaching staff EditPosition StaffManager Malky ThomsonAssistant Manager Craig McPhersonWomen s and Girls Football Manager Amy McDonaldGoalkeepeing Coach Nicola HardieWomen and Girls performance analyst Steve McNallyWomen and Girls Sport Scientist Emma TraynorSport scientistFirst team lead physio Faye BennettGirls Academy Coach Ryan TaitWomen s and Girls Operations Co ordinator Fitness coaches Sara SpiersDoctor Victoria CampbellKit controller Heather RenicksSeason by season records EditRangers Women F C seasonsSeason P W D L F A Pts Pos Scottish Woman s Cup SWPL Cup Champions League2008 09 Scottish Women s First Division 18 18 0 0 89 12 54 W RU n a Did not qualify2009 Scottish Women s Premier League 11 4 0 7 20 27 12 7th RU Semi final Did not qualify2010 22 8 4 10 52 53 28 8th Third Round Quarter finals Did not qualify2011 20 7 5 8 51 50 26 7th Quarter Final Semi final Did not qualify2012 21 7 3 11 37 41 24 9th Semi final Quarter finals Did not qualify2013 21 10 3 8 55 35 33 5th Quarter Final First Round Did not qualify2014 21 13 4 4 71 24 43 2nd Semi Final First Round Did not qualify2015 21 8 0 13 30 57 24 6th Third Round First Round Did not qualify2016 Scottish Women s Premier League Division One 21 9 0 12 35 57 27 5th Semi final Semi final Did not qualify2017 21 6 2 13 33 51 20 6th Second Round Quarter finals Did not qualify2018 21 8 1 12 33 46 25 4th Semi final Quarter finals Did not qualify2019 21 11 1 9 35 57 34 4th Quarter Final Semi final Did not qualify2020 23 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 x no competition no competition Did not qualify2020 21 21 16 0 5 76 10 48 3rd no competition no competition Did not qualify2021 22 27 25 2 0 97 11 77 W Forth Round Quarter finals Did not qualify2022 23 Winners Round 2European History EditSeason Competition Round Opposition Result2022 23 UEFA Women s Champions League Champions Path QF Round 1 Semi final Ferencvaros 3 1QF Round 1 Final PAOK 0 4Round 2 1st leg Benfica 2 3Round 2 2nd leg 1 2 a e t Honours EditScottish Women s Premier League 2021 22 24 Runners up 2014 Scottish Women s First Division 2009 Scottish Cup 25 Runners up 2009 2010 Scottish Women s Premier League Cup 2022 City of Glasgow Woman s Cup 2022 26 See also EditOld FirmReferences Edit a b Rangers SWPL1 champions to host games at Broadwood Stadium BBC Sport 2 August 2022 Paisley City Ladies Football Club Womens Football Index of NicsSeniorTimelines scottish football historical archive com Retrieved 10 May 2015 Gers Launch Women s Team Rangers FC 15 July 2008 Retrieved 2 August 2011 permanent dead link Rangers Womans Team Rangers Football Club Info and club news wordpress com Retrieved 10 May 2015 dailyrecord Administrator 15 July 2008 Rangers launch women s team as female Old Firm clash looms dailyrecord Retrieved 10 May 2015 Spiers Graham 15 July 2008 Rangers dip their toes into women s game The Times Retrieved 2 August 2011 Steve Dinneen 28 June 2008 Exclusive Female Old Firm clash on cards as Rangers set to launch woman s team dailyrecord Retrieved 10 May 2015 Rangers Ladies amp Rangers Girls Archiv Qiumi Das Fussballforum von Fans fur Fans qiumi de Archived from the original on 29 November 2014 Retrieved 10 May 2015 Ladies Lose Final Rangers FC 17 May 2009 Retrieved 2 August 2011 permanent dead link Rangers Ladies amp Rangers Girls Archiv Qiumi Das Fussballforum von Fans fur Fans qiumi de Archived from the original on 29 November 2014 Retrieved 10 May 2015 Dixon Andrew 14 April 2010 Spotlight on new Rangers Ladies Head Coach SFA Retrieved 2 August 2011 Women s Scottish Cup glory for Hibernian BBC Sport 14 November 2010 Retrieved 20 February 2011 Scotland Call Up For Marshall Rangers FC 6 May 2011 Retrieved 2 August 2011 permanent dead link Campbell Alan 18 February 2012 Arsenal come calling for Glasgow City The Herald Glasgow Retrieved 18 February 2012 McDonald Excited At Progression Rangers F C 6 February 2018 Retrieved 15 February 2018 Rangers Women Gregory Vignal made head coach as club aim to add pro players BBC Sport 8 July 2019 Retrieved 9 July 2019 Rangers Women s Programme Investment Increased Rangers F C 8 July 2019 Retrieved 9 July 2019 New Academy Stand Opens Rangers co uk Rangers FC 2 August 2019 Archived from the original on 28 August 2019 Retrieved 28 August 2019 shaw louise 28 January 2020 malky intrigued by challenge rangers co uk rangers football club Retrieved 4 October 2022 malky Thomson said the intrigue of a new challenge attracted him to becoming Joint Head Coach of Rangers Women thomson nick 24 June 2020 vignal to vacate role rangers co uk rangers football club Retrieved 4 October 2022 gregory vignal will today vacate his role as Joint Head Coach of Rangers Women s first team Women s Team Rangers Football Club Retrieved 15 February 2022 Lewis Jane 29 July 2020 SWPL season declared null and void after one round of games BBC Sport BBC Retrieved 29 July 2020 Rangers end 14 years of Glasgow City dominance with historic SWPL title win Rangers News 8 May 2022 Schoggl Hans 24 September 2010 Scotland Women List of Cup Winners RSSSF Retrieved 20 February 2011 Rangers claim first ever City of Glasgow Women s Cup with win over Celtic Glasgow Times 24 July 2022 External links EditFixture list on Rangers website Soccerway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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