Scottish Women's Football

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Scottish Women's Football
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Founded1972

Scottish Women's Football (SWF), formerly the Scottish Women’s Football Association (SWFA), is the governing body for women's association football in Scotland, and an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association (SFA).

History[]

Mrs Graham's XI played football on 9 May 1881, at Hibernian Park in Edinburgh and claimed as a Scotland v England international.[1][2] Women playing football was popular attracting crowds of thousands in the 1920s. Although women playing football was banned by the English FA in 1921 the Scottish FA did not follow suit although it was not supportive. The leading team was Rutherglen Ladies F.C. which played from 1921 to 1939.[3]

The SWFA was founded in 1972, when six teams met and decided to form an Association: Aberdeen Prima Donnas, Cambslang Hooverettes, Dundee Strikers, Edinburgh Dynamos, Westthorn United and Stewarton Thistle.[4][5]

Initially, the Scottish Football Association (SFA) opposed the formation of the SWFA, but in 1974, it recognised the new association. However, the SWFA remained small, with membership in the 1970s peaking at 14 teams. In 1992, it introduced coaching courses, and in 1996 it began organising junior and school football. In 1998, it affiliated to the SFA.[5]

This association consists of:

  • A senior league - including one national league, and divisional leagues.
  • U13 and U16 leagues in various parts of Scotland.
  • Development centres open to girls at different age groups nationwide.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Tate, Tim (2013). Girls With Balls: The Secret History of Women's Football. John Blake. ISBN 978-1782196860.
  2. ^ Domeneghetti, R. (2014) From the Back Page to the Front Room: Football's journey through the English media page 155 Ockley Books. ISBN 1783015586 Retrieved February 2015
  3. ^ "Rutherglen Ladies FC: The trailblazing women who defied the ban on football 100 years ago". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  4. ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | Women | How women's football battled for survival". BBC News. 2005-06-03. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  5. ^ a b Fraser, Karen (2020). "Sisters doing it for themselves: the rich history of women's football in Scotland from the 1960s to 2020". Sport in History. 40 (4): 456–481. doi:10.1080/17460263.2020.1820899. S2CID 225007062.

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