Spartans W.F.C.
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| Full name | Spartans FC Women | ||
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| Founded | 1985 (as Hailes United) | ||
| Ground | Ainslie Park | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 (504 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Walter McGill | ||
| Manager | Debbi McCulloch | ||
| Coach | Michael Ross | ||
| League | Scottish Women's Premier League | ||
| 2011 | 2nd[1] | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Spartans FC Women's and Girl's is a women's football team that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League. Spartans F.C. Women is part of Spartans F.C. in north Edinburgh and play and train at the club's training facilities.
History
Founded in 1985, the club was known as Hailes United, Edinburgh Star, Tynecastle, Bonnyrigg Rose and Whitehill Welfare over the first twenty years of its existence. While operating as Whitehill Welfare the club was promoted to the Scottish Women's Premier League in 2004.[2] After two seasons as Edinburgh Ladies in 2006–07 and 2007–08, the club came under the auspices of East of Scotland Football League club Spartans F.C. in 2008 and adopted their current name.[3]
Having won the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup as Edinburgh Ladies in 2007, Spartans lost a further three League Cup finals in 2009, 2010 and 2011.[4] They also finished as runners–up twice to Glasgow City L.F.C. in the 2008–09 and 2010–11 Premier League.[5]
References
- ↑ "Scotland - Premier League Women". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ↑ LFC "Edinburgh LFC". Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ↑ "About Spartans". Spartans FC. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ↑ Schoggl, Hans (24 September 2010). "Scotland (Women) - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ↑ Schoggl, Hans (30 April 2010). "Scotland (Women) - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
External links
- "Spartans LFC". Women's soccer. Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- Spartans FC Women website
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