2017 Scottish Women's Premier League 2

This article is about the lower division of the competition. For the top division, see 2017 Scottish Women's Premier League.

SWPL 2

Scottish Women's Premier League 2
Season2017
ChampionsForfar Farmington
PromotedForfar Farmington
RelegatedBuchan Ladies, East Fife
Matches played24
Goals scored85 (3.54 per match)
Top goalscorerDanni McGinley (22 goals)[1]
Biggest home winForfar Farmington 5–0 Hutchison Vale
Biggest away winEast Fife 0–4 Glasgow Girls
Highest scoringForfar Farmington 5–3 Motherwell
Longest winning run4 matches:
Forfar Farmington
Longest unbeaten run6 matches:
Forfar Farmington
Longest winless run4 matches:
Jeanfield Swifts
Longest losing run4 matches:
Jeanfield Swifts
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The 2017 Scottish Women's Premier League 2 was the second season of the SWPL 2 as the second-highest division of women's football in Scotland, below SWPL 1 and above SWFL 1.

Teams

Edinburgh[a]
Forfar
Glasgow
Leven
Maud
Motherwell[b]
Perth
Locations of teams in the 2017 SWPL 2
Team Location Home ground Capacity 2016 position
Buchan Maud Pleasure Park 6th
East Fife Leven King George V Park, 1,000 1st in SWFL First Division North (promoted)
Forfar Farmington Forfar Station Park, 6,777 8th in SWPL 1 (relegated)
Glasgow Girls Glasgow Budhill Park, Shettleston 3rd
Heart of Midlothian Edinburgh Kings Park, Dalkeith 2nd
Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Enclosure 4th
Motherwell Wishaw Wishaw Sports Centre 1st in SWFL First Division South (promoted)
Jeanfield Swifts Perth McDiarmid Park 3G 5th
  1. ^ Hearts (in Dalkeith), Hutchison Vale
  2. ^ Motherwell (in Wishaw)

Format

Teams played each other three times, with the bottom two teams being relegated and the winning team being promoted.

Standings

Teams played 21 matches each.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Forfar Farmington (C, P) 21 16 4 1 64 15 +49 52 2018 SWPL 1
2 Glasgow Girls 21 12 4 5 46 25 +21 40
3 Motherwell 21 11 3 7 47 43 +4 36
4 Hutchison Vale 21 10 2 9 29 34 −5 32
5 Jeanfield Swifts 21 10 1 10 39 35 +4 31
6 Heart of Midlothian 21 8 3 10 41 31 +10 27
7 East Fife (R) 21 3 5 13 19 50 −31 14 2018 SWFL 1
8 Buchan (R) 21 3 0 18 20 72 −52 9
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Annual awards

Award Winner Club References
SWPL 2 Golden Boot Danni McGinley Jeanfield Swifts / Forfar Farmington [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Abbi Grant #SBSSWPL Player of the Month". She Kicks. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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