St Johnstone W.F.C.

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St Johnstone
Full nameSt Johnstone Women's Football Club
Founded2016
GroundMcDiarmid Park, Perth[1]
Capacity10,696
ChairmanSteve Grossi
ManagerJason McCrindle
LeagueSWPL 2
20184th
WebsiteClub website

St Johnstone Women's Football Club (formerly Jeanfield Swifts Ladies Football Club) is a Scottish women's association football club based in Perth. They are members of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL), the highest level women's football league in Scotland, and have competed in its second tier, SWPL 2, since 2016.[2]

History[]

Jeanfield Swifts[]

The club is part of Jeanfield Swifts Community Football Club, a community-orientated umbrella organisation that also included the men's senior club, Jeanfield Swifts F.C., as well as amateur and youth teams.[3][4] Jeanfield Swifts were promoted to SWPL2, the second tier of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) in 2016. During a league match against Glasgow Girls in August 2016, the club's director of coaching Donna Shaw played alongside her 14-year-old daughter Rachel Wolecki.[2]

St Johnstone[]

Following promotion to the SWPL, the club embarked on a partnership with local senior men's club St Johnstone, allowing them to use the facilities at the latter's McDiarmid Park stadium. The two clubs announced in November 2017, under a further development of their partnership, that the Swifts first team would play under the St Johnstone name from the 2018 season onwards.[5][6]

On 11 February 2018, the team played their first SWPL match under the St Johnstone name, losing 3–1 at home to newly promoted Central Girls.[7]

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 18 July 2019.[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Scotland SCO Rebecca Cameron
— GK Scotland SCO Corrie McIlravey
— DF Scotland SCO Leah Fleming
— DF Scotland SCO Rebecca Foote
— DF Scotland SCO Amy Henderson
— DF Scotland SCO Niamh Irvine
— DF Scotland SCO Stacey Penman
— MF Scotland SCO Rhianna Tweedie
— MF Scotland SCO Nicole Carter
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO Emma MacLean
— MF Scotland SCO Rebecca McGowan
— MF Scotland SCO Sophie Milligan
— MF Scotland SCO Jude Shepherd
— MF Scotland SCO Jade McDonald
— FW Scotland SCO Hannah Clark
— FW Scotland SCO Ellie Cowie
— FW Scotland SCO Rachel Todd

References[]

  1. ^ "St Johnstone".
  2. ^ a b Gallagher, Matthew (25 August 2016). "Jeanfield Swifts Ladies' make history by fielding mother and her daughter". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Information - Community Club". Jeanfield Swifts F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Jeanfield Swifts Development". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Introducing St Johnstone WFC". St Johnstone F.C. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. ^ Campbell, Alan (17 December 2017). "Top club set to lose their Ladies". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Fixtures & Results | Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League". Archived from the original on 2017-08-31.
  8. ^ "The Team - St Johnstone Women's FC - Jeanfield Swifts Football Club". www.jeanfieldswifts.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

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