Scotland women's national football team

Scotland
Association Scottish Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Anna Signeul
Captain Gemma Fay
Most caps Gemma Fay (191)
Top scorer Julie Fleeting (116)
FIFA code SCO
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 21 Steady (23 June 2017)
Highest 19[1] (March 2014)
Lowest 31[1] (March 2004)
First international
 Scotland 2–3 England 
(Greenock, Scotland; 18 November 1972)
Biggest win
 Scotland 17–0 Lithuania 
(Glasgow, Scotland; 30 May 1998)[2]
Biggest defeat
 England 8–0 Scotland 
(Nuneaton, England; 23 June 1973)
European Championship
Appearances 1 (first in 2017)
Best result Group stage (2017)

The Scotland women's national football team represents Scotland in international women's football competitions. Since 1998, the team has been governed by the Scottish Football Association (SFA). Scotland has never participated in the FIFA Women's World Cup, but qualified for their first UEFA Women's Euro in 2017. The team is currently ranked 21st in the FIFA Women's World Rankings.

History

Church documents recorded women playing football in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, in 1628.[3] Scotland first played a women's international match in May 1881.[3] Women's football struggled for recognition during this early period and was banned by the football authorities in 1921.[3] Club sides who were interested in using their grounds for women's football were subsequently denied permission by the Scottish Football Association (SFA).[3] The sport continued on an unofficial basis until the 1970s, when the ban was lifted.[3] In 1971 UEFA instructed its members to take control of women's football within their territories. The motion was passed 31–1, but Scotland was the only member to vote against it.[4] Football in Scotland has traditionally been seen as a working class and male preserve.[5]

Scotland's first official match, a 3–2 defeat to England, took place in November 1972. The team was managed by Rab Stewart. The 1921 ban on women's football was lifted in 1974. The SFA assumed direct responsibility for Scottish women's football in 1998.[5] Scotland have participated in most international competitions since the ban was removed. The team's standing has improved significantly in recent years, reaching an all-time high of 19th place in the FIFA Women's World Rankings in March 2014.[1][6][7] They reached their first major tournament finals when they qualified for UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[8]

Record

Scotland playing a 2015 World Cup qualifying match in Sweden

World Cup

World Cup finals
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991Did not enter-------
Sweden 1995Did not qualify-------
United States 1999Did not qualify-------
United States 2003Did not qualify-------
China 2007Did not qualify-------
Germany 2011Did not qualify-------
Canada 2015Did not qualify-------
Total0/7-------
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympics

Though Scotland has not previously qualified for the Summer Olympics since the women's football tournament was added in 1996, because the United Kingdom was host to the 2012 Summer Olympics, the Great Britain women's Olympic football team was founded and featured two players from Scotland: Kim Little and Ifeoma Dieke.[9][10]

European Championship

Unofficial competition

Other tournaments

Year Competition Result GP W D* L GS GA Ref
England 1976 Three Nations Championship 2nd 210136
Italy 1979 European Competition Group 201102[16]
Bulgaria 1992 Varna Tournament 7th 320152[17]
Bulgaria 1999 Albena Cup 2nd 513197[18]
Bulgaria 2000 Albena Cup 5th 4211105[19]
Northern Ireland 2000 Celt Cup 3rd 2101271[20]
Netherlands 2000 Veenendal Tournament 3rd 201135[21]
Portugal 2002 Algarve Cup 10th 420248[22]
Italy 2006 Torneo Regione Molise 3rd 200208[23]
Cyprus 2008 Cyprus Cup 6th 410355[24]
Cyprus 2009 Cyprus Cup 7th 410328
Cyprus 2010 Cyprus Cup 7th 4103310
Cyprus 2011 Cyprus Cup 4th 411224
Cyprus 2012 Cyprus Cup 9th 420268
Cyprus 2013 Cyprus Cup 5th 421176
Brazil 2013 Brazilian Invitational 4th 4004410[25]
Cyprus 2014 Cyprus Cup 4th 4220107
Cyprus 2015 Cyprus Cup 7th 420277
Total62211031107109
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Media coverage

Scotland women's internationals have been televised by BBC Alba and broadcast by BBC Radio Scotland.[26] BBC Radio Scotland presenter Tam Cowan was temporarily taken off the air in 2013, after he criticised the use of Fir Park for women's internationals in his Daily Record column.[27] In a November 2013 interview with The Independent newspaper, Laura Montgomery of Glasgow City FC suggested that media coverage of women's football in Scotland often reflected sexist and misogynist attitudes. This is due to a preponderance of "stupid male journalists", according to Montgomery.[28]

Stadium

Ravenscraig Stadium hosted the first official match played by the Scotland women's team, in November 1972.

The first official match played by the Scotland women's team was hosted by the Ravenscraig Stadium, an athletics facility in Greenock. The team now normally plays its home games at (men's) club stadiums. Venues used in recent years include Fir Park in Motherwell, Tynecastle Stadium in Edinburgh and St Mirren Park in Paisley.[27][29] Hampden Park in Glasgow is the traditional home of the men's national team and is described by the Scottish Football Association as the National Stadium.[30] A Scotland women's international was played at Hampden for the first time in October 2012, when it hosted the first leg of a European Championship qualifying playoff against Spain.[31] Earlier in 2012, Hampden had hosted matches in the Olympic women's football tournament.

Team

Current squad

The following 23 players were named for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad.[32][33]

Caps and goals are current as of 11 April 2017 after match against  Belgium.

Head coach: Sweden Anna Signeul

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Gemma Fay (c) (1981-12-09) 9 December 1981 199 0 Iceland Stjarnan
2 2DF Vaila Barsley (1987-09-15) 15 September 1987 3 0 Sweden Eskilstuna United
3 2DF Joelle Murray (1986-11-07) 7 November 1986 43 1 Scotland Hibernian
4 2DF Ifeoma Dieke (1981-02-25) 25 February 1981 119 0 Sweden Vittsjö
5 3MF Leanne Ross (1981-07-08) 8 July 1981 131 9 Scotland Glasgow City
6 3MF Joanne Love (1985-12-06) 6 December 1985 177 13 Scotland Glasgow City
7 3MF Hayley Lauder (1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 84 9 Scotland Glasgow City
8 3MF Erin Cuthbert (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 8 2 England Chelsea
9 3MF Caroline Weir (1995-06-20) 20 June 1995 37 5 England Liverpool
10 3MF Leanne Crichton (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 51 3 Scotland Glasgow City
11 4FW Lisa Evans (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 60 13 England Arsenal
12 1GK Shannon Lynn (1985-10-22) 22 October 1985 24 0 Sweden Vittsjö
13 4FW Jane Ross (1989-09-18) 18 September 1989 105 49 England Manchester City
14 2DF Rachel Corsie (1989-08-17) 17 August 1989 88 16 United States Seattle Reign
15 2DF Sophie Howard (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 2 0 Germany Hoffenheim
16 4FW Christie Murray (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 47 3 England Doncaster Rovers Belles
17 2DF Frankie Brown (1987-10-08) 8 October 1987 87 0 England Bristol City
18 2DF Rachel McLauchlan (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 3 0 Scotland Hibernian
19 3MF Lana Clelland (1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 14 1 Italy Tavagnacco
20 2DF Kirsty Smith (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 23 0 Scotland Hibernian
21 1GK Lee Alexander (1991-09-23) 23 September 1991 0 0 Scotland Glasgow City
22 4FW Fiona Brown (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 18 0 Sweden Eskilstuna United
23 2DF Chloe Arthur (1995-01-21) 21 January 1995 7 0 England Bristol City

Recent players

The following players have been selected by Scotland within the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Rachel Harrison (1989-10-11) 11 October 1989 0 0 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring v.  Denmark, 23 January 2017
DF Jennifer Beattie (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 107 22 England Manchester City v.  Sweden, 13 June 2017
DF Kelly Clark (1994-06-10) 10 June 1994 0 0 Scotland Celtic v.  Belgium, 11 April 2017
DF Nicola Docherty (1992-08-23) 23 August 1992 12 0 Scotland Glasgow City v.  Belgium, 11 April 2017
DF Emma Mitchell (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 51 7 England Arsenal 2017 Cyprus Cup, March 2017
DF Emma Brownlie (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 0 0 Scotland Hibernian v.  Iceland, 20 September 2016
MF Claire Emslie (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 2 0 England Manchester City v.  Belgium, 11 April 2017
MF Lucy Graham (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 0 0 Scotland Hibernian v.  Belgium, 11 April 2017
MF Kim Little (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 121 48 England Arsenal 2017 Cyprus Cup, March 2017
FW Lizzie Arnot (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 13 0 Scotland Hibernian v.  Belgium, 11 April 2017
FW Zoe Ness (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 0 0 Sweden Mallbackens IF v.  Netherlands, 20 October 2016
FW Abigail Harrison (1997-12-07) 7 December 1997 0 0 Scotland Hibernian v.  Iceland, 20 September 2016

Honoured players

The SFA operates a roll of honour for every male player who has made more than 50 appearances for Scotland.[34] However, female players are excluded from the list. The Scottish Football Museum operates a hall of fame based at Hampden Park, which is open to players and managers involved in Scottish football.[35] 2007 entrant Rose Reilly is the only woman to be inducted so far. Sportscotland operates the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame, which has inducted some footballers, also including Reilly.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iceland 8 7 0 1 34 2 +32 21 Final tournament
2  Scotland 8 7 0 1 30 7 +23 21
3  Slovenia 8 3 0 5 21 19 +2 9
4  Belarus 8 3 0 5 10 20 −10 9
5  Macedonia 8 0 0 8 4 51 −47 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

UEFA Women's Euro 2017

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Knockout stage
2  Spain 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3[lower-alpha 1]
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3[lower-alpha 1]
4  Portugal 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3[lower-alpha 1]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head records:
    • Spain: 3 pts (1 W, 0 D, 1 L), +1 GD (2 GF, 1 GA)
    • Scotland: 3 pts (1 W, 0 D, 1 L), 0 GD (2 GF, 2 GA)
    • Portugal: 3 pts (1 W, 0 D, 1 L), −1 GD (2 GF, 3 GA)

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
2  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-offs if among four best runners-up
3  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Albania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 15 September 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Coaching staff

Anna Signeul in 2014

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Travers, Raymond (1 June 1998). "Heaven 17 for flower of Scotland". The Scotsman. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Honeyballers: Women who fought to play football". BBC News. BBC. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
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  5. 1 2 MacBeth, Jessica (Spring 2008). "Attitudes towards women's football in Scottish society" (PDF) (63). Scottish Affairs. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
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  9. ↑ "SQUAD OF 18 WOMEN’S FOOTBALLERS SELECTED FOR TEAM GB". Team GB. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Silverman, Rosa (27 July 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: Team GB athletes in National Anthem singing row". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Coppa del Mondo (Women) 1970 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  12. ↑ Mundial (Women) 1971 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Women's World Invitation Tournament - Overview (1978-1987) rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  14. ↑ Coppa Europa per Nazioni (Women) 1969 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  15. ↑ Inofficial European Women Championship 1979 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  16. ↑ Unofficial European Championship 1979 rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013
  17. ↑ Varna Tournament 1992 rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  18. ↑ Albena Cup 1999 rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  19. ↑ Albena Cup 2000 rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  20. ↑ Celt Cup 2000 rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  21. ↑ Veenendaal Tournament 2000 rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  22. ↑ Algarve Cup 2002 rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  23. ↑ Torneo Regione Molise 2006 rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  24. ↑ Cyprus Cup 2008 rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  25. ↑ 2013 Brazil Invitational Tournament scottishfa.co.uk. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  26. ↑ "Scotland women's World Cup games live on BBC Alba". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  27. 1 2 McLaughlin, Martyn (29 September 2013). "Tam Cowan off air over women’s football comments". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
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  32. ↑ http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=2986&newsID=17043&newsCategoryID=1
  33. ↑ UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad
  34. ↑ "International Roll of Honour". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  35. ↑ "Scottish Football Hall of Fame Dinner 2013, Celebrating 10 years of the Scottish Football Hall of Fame". Scottish Football Museum. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  36. ↑ "Anna Signeul – Scotland Women's A Squad Coach". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  37. ↑ "Åter till Skottland" [Return to Scotland] (in Swedish). damfotboll.com. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  38. ↑ "Evans appointed women's under-19 national coach". Scottish Football Association. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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