2016 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup

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Tournament details
CountryScotland
Teams16
Defending championsGlasgow City
Final positions
ChampionsHibernian
Runner-upGlasgow City
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored74 (4.93 per match)
All statistics correct as of 16 October 2022.
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The 2016 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup was the 15th edition of the SWPL Cup competition, which began in 2002. The competition was to be contested by all 16 teams of the two divisions of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL 1 and SWPL 2).

First round

Glasgow Women v Hutchison Vale
28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) Glasgow Women 3–1Hutchison ValeGlasgow
11:45 McManus
Evans 		[1] Hanson 54' Stadium: Greenfield Football Centre
Spartans v Stirling University
28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) Spartans 5–1 (a.e.t.)Stirling UniversityEdinburgh
13:00 McLaughlin
Marshall
Gavin 		[1] Gallon Stadium: Spartans Community Football Academy
Aberdeen v Jeanfield Swifts
28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) Aberdeen 5–0Jeanfield SwiftsAberdeen
13:00 Smith 37'
McGregor 85'
Campbell 		[1][2] Stadium: Heathryfold Park
Celtic v Hibernian
28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) Celtic0–1 Hibernian East Kilbride
15:00 [1][3][4] Arnot 19' Stadium: K Park Training Academy
Rangers v Hamilton Academical
28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) Rangers 5–1Hamilton AcademicalGlasgow
16:00 K. McLaughlin 1'
C. Adams 18'
L. Swanson 70'
C. Brown 73'
K. Turner 83'		 [7] McGuiness Stadium: New Tinto Park
Heart of Midlothian v Forfar Farmington
6 March 2016 (2016-03-06) Heart of Midlothian0–3 Forfar Farmington Dalkeith
14:00 [8] Gollan
McCarthy
Sousa 		Stadium: King’s Park
Buchan v Queen's Park
6 March 2016 (2016-03-06) Buchan 7–1Queen's ParkMaud
14:00




Stadium: Maud Leisure Park

Quarter-finals

Aberdeen v Spartans
27 March 2016 (2016-03-27) Aberdeen 5–1SpartansAberdeen
13:00 Small


[9] Stadium: Heathryfold Park
Forfar Farmington v Hibernian
27 March 2016 (2016-03-27) Forfar Farmington0–6 Hibernian Forfar
13:00




[9] Stadium: Station Park
Glasgow City v Glasgow Women
27 March 2016 (2016-03-27) Glasgow City 10–0Glasgow WomenAirdrie
14.30 Ross






[9] Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Rangers v Buchan
27 March 2016 (2016-03-27) Rangers 5–0BuchanGlasgow
15:00 Sinclair
Gemmell
Brown
Adams }
Foley 		[10] Stadium: New Tinto Park

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 6 April 2016, at Hampden Park.[11]

Rangers v Hibernian
8 May 2016 (2016-05-08) Rangers1–4 Hibernian Edinburgh
12:00 Brown 75' [12] >Harrison 15' 50'
Arnot 66'
Ewens 87'		 Stadium: Ainslie Par
Aberdeen v Glasgow City
8 May 2016 (2016-05-08) Aberdeen0–1 Glasgow City Edinburgh
15:00 [13] Shine 45+2' Stadium: Ainslie Par

Final

The final was played on Sunday, 15 June 2016 at Ainslie Park, Edinburgh. Hibernian won the final 2–1 against Glasgow City. It was their fourth SWPL Cup win.[14][15][16][17]

Hibernian2–1Glasgow City
Graham 36'
Arnot 90+2'		 Report Fleeting 30'
Referee: Lorraine Clark
Hibernian
Glasgow City
1 Scotland Jenna Fife
11 Scotland Kirsty Smith
24 Scotland Emma Brownlie
17 Scotland Joelle Murray (c)
12 Scotland Rachel McLauchlan
6 Scotland Lisa Robertson
13 Scotland Lucy Graham
19 Scotland Chelsea Cornet
10 Scotland Sarah Ewens
21 Scotland Abi Harrison
7 Scotland Lizzie Arnot
Substitutes:
2 Scotland Clare Williamson
3 Scotland Zoe Johnstone
4 Scotland Siobhan Hunter
5 Scotland Lia Tweedie
8 Scotland Kirsten Reilly
9 Scotland Caroline Heron
23 Scotland Heather Richards
Manager:
Scotland Chris Roberts
1 Scotland Gemma Fay
11 Scotland Nicola Docherty
14 Scotland Cheryl McCulloch
3 Republic of Ireland Savannah McCarthy
16 Scotland Leanne Ross (c)
2 Scotland Lauren McMurchie
6 Scotland Jo Love
22 Scotland Erin Cuthbert
17 Scotland Fiona Brown
4 Scotland Hayley Lauder
23 Scotland Julie Fleeting
Substitutes:
25 Scotland Erin Clachers
5 Republic of Ireland Ruesha Littlejohn
18 Scotland Sam Kerr
19 Scotland Sarah Crilly
20 Scotland Brogan Hay
Manager:
Scotland Scott Booth

External links

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e Oliver, Tim (29 February 2016). "SWPL League Cup 1st round – results and summary". Scottish Women's Premier League. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 22 October 2022. )
  2. ^ Grossi, Steve (February 28, 2016). "Swifts emerge with credit as Dons progress". jeanfield swiftsfootball club. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved October 22, 2022. Swifts headed north to play their League Cup 1st round tie against an experienced and strong Aberdeen side.
  3. ^ "celtic women lose out in league cup clash against hibernian". celtic football club. February 29, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved October 22, 2022. CELTIC, fielding six of their eight close-season signings, went toe-to-toe with Edinburgh rivals Hibernian for the entire 90 minutes but despite their commendable efforts went down 1-0 to an early Lizzie Arnot goal
  4. ^ Payne, Richard (February 29, 2016). "hibernian ladies progress in the scottish premier league cup". hibernian football club. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved October 22, 2022. Scotland midfielder Lizzie Arnot grabbed the only goal of the game at K-Park in East Kilbride as her side came out on top during the battle of the greens
  5. ^ "Swifts emerge with credit as Dons progress". glasgow city football club. March 1, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved October 22, 2022. SWPL League Cup holders Glasgow City opened their domestic season in style with a football masterclass and a 14-0 thumping of Inverness to reach the quarter-finals
  6. ^ "glasgow city begin with 14-0 victory in swpl cup". bbc.co.uk. bbc. February 28, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2022. Glasgow City opened the new season in ominous style, demolishing Inverness 14-0 in the first round of the SWPL League Cup.
  7. ^ Gamba, Andrew (February 29, 2016). "Murphy's Delight With Start". rangers football club. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved October 22, 2022. Rangers won the game 5-1 at New Tinto Park with goals from Kirsty McLaughlin, Claire Adams, Lisa Swanson, Chantelle Brown and Katey Turner.
  8. ^ Gamba, Andrew (March 6, 2016). "hearts vs forfar farmington". forfar farmington football club. Archived from the original on 2017-01-12. Retrieved October 22, 2022. orfar Farmington opened their competitive season with a 3-0 victory over Hearts
  9. ^ a b c "Glasgow City ease into SWPL League Cup semi-finals". bbc.co.uk. BBC. March 27, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2022. Leanne Ross scored a hat-trick as League Cup holders Glasgow City strolled into the semi-finals with the 10-0 demolition of Glasgow Girls
  10. ^ Gamba, Andrew (March 28, 2016). "Buchan 0-5 Rangers Ladies". rangers football club. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved October 22, 2022. RANGERS booked their place in the League Cup semi-final after a 5-0 win over Buchan at New Tinto Park
  11. ^ @SWPL (April 6, 2016). "Repost: SWPL League Cup Semi-final Draw:" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 October 2022 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Gamba, Andrew (May 9, 2016). "Ladies Semi-final Disappointment". rangers football club. Archived from the original on 2016-07-20. Retrieved October 22, 2022. There was disappointment for Rangers as they missed out on a place in the League Cup Final after losing 4-1 to Hibernian to Ainslie Park
  13. ^ Payne, Richard (May 8, 2016). "hibernian ladies and glasgow city progress to swpl league Cup final". bbc.co.uk. bbc. Retrieved October 26, 2022. Glasgow City and Hibernian Ladies will contest the Scottish Women's Premier League cup final.
  14. ^ Oliver, Tim (15 June 2016). "2016 SWPL Cup Final - Hibernian 1-2 Glasgow City: Lizzie Arnot's late goal shocks the holders". vavel.com. Vavel. Retrieved 22 October 2022. A second half stoppage time strike saw Hibernian end Glasgow City's stranglehold on Scottish Women's Football
  15. ^ "SWPL Cup final: Hibernian Ladies beat Glasgow City". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2022. Hibernian Ladies netted in added time to defeat holders Glasgow City and win the SWPL Cup.
  16. ^ Campbell, Alan (15 June 2016). "SWPL Cup Final. Hibernian 2 Glasgow City 1: Lizzie Arnott leaves it late to secure victory". heraldscotland.com. The Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2022. Glasgow City's domination of Scottish women's football ended in dramatic fashion at Ainslie Park
  17. ^ Highlights | Hibernian v Glasgow City - SWPL Cup Final, Glasgow City FC on YouTube (teams at 1:21 / 1:46)
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