2010 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup Explained

Scottish Women's Premier League Cup
Year:2010
Country:Scotland
Defending Champions:Glasgow City
Champions:Celtic
Runner-Up:Spartans
Matches:11
Goals:49
Prevseason:2009
Nextseason:2011

The 2010 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup was the 9th edition of the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup which began in 2002. It was contested by all 12 teams of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL), with matches played between February and May 2010.

After the transition of the women's football schedule in Scotland from autumn-spring to summer, the early-season SWPL Cup was completed in the first half of a calendar year instead of the second half as in previous editions; the 2010 final was played only 6 months after the 2009 final. The format remained unchanged.

First Round

Inverness, FC Kilmarnock, Rangers and Aberdeen received byes.[1]

Teams in bold advanced to the quarter-finals.[2] [1]

Home teamScoreAway team
21 February 2010
Hamilton Academical3–0Forfar Farmington
7 March 2010
Dundee United SC3–4Spartans
Boroughmuir Thistle1–3Celtic
Glasgow City2–0Hibernian

Quarter-finals

Teams in bold advanced to the semi-finals.[2] [1]

Home teamScoreAway team
7 March 2010
Inverness3–1Hamilton Academical
FC Kilmarnock0–5Aberdeen
17 March 2010
Spartans5–2Rangers
18 March 2010
Glasgow City1–2Celtic

Semi-finals

Teams in bold advanced to the final.[2] [1]

Final

Celtic won the trophy in their first appearance in the final; it was the club's first honour in women's football.[3] [4] Although played on their home ground, Spartans were defeated in a SWPL Cup final for the second time.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.spartansfcwomen.com/Spartans%20Archive/match%20results%202010.html 2010 Season
  2. http://sfha.org.uk/scottishwomensleague.htm Women's League Competitions 2010 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup
  3. News: Celtic secure women's League Cup. 13 May 2010. 15 September 2017. BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: Celtic break trophy duck in style . WSS . 13 May 2010 . 15 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160423054108/http://www.womenssoccerscene.co.uk/womens-football-news-2009-2010/100513-06.htm. 23 April 2016.