The 2018 season was the 17th season of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL), the highest division of women's football in Scotland since 2002. The league was split into two divisions of eight teams each, SWPL 1 and SWPL 2.
Glasgow City had won the 2017 SWPL1 title unbeaten, their eleventh consecutive championship.[1] After a tight title-race with Hibernian, Glasgow City successfully retained the title, on the last matchday of the 2018 season. Hamilton were relegated from SWPL 1, while the promoted team was their Lanarkshire rivals, Motherwell.[2]
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | data-sort-type="number" | 2017 position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | 3rd | ||||
| 6,777 | 1st in SWPL 2 (promoted) | ||||
| Petershill Park, Springburn[3] | 1,000 | 1st (champions) | |||
| 5,510 | 7th | ||||
| 3,000 | 2nd | ||||
| New Tinto Park, Govan[4] | 2,000 | 6th | |||
| 3,000 | 5th | ||||
| Stirling University | 1,000 | 4th |
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | data-sort-type="number" | 2017 position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,200 | 8th in SWPL1 (relegated) | ||||
| Central Girls Football Academy | Indodrill Stadium, Alloa[5] | 3,100 | 1st SWFL North (promoted) | ||
| Peffermill Sports Ground, Edinburgh[6] | 1,000 | 4th | |||
| 1,000 | 2nd | ||||
| 1,000 | 6th | ||||
| Kilmarnock | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock[7] | 17,889 | 1st SWFL South (promoted) | ||
| 13,677 | 3rd | ||||
| McDiarmid Park, Perth[8] | 10,696 | 5th |
| Competition: | Scottish Women's Premier League 1 |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Relegated: | Hamilton Academical |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Glasgow City Hibernian |
| Matches: | 84 |
| Total Goals: | 306 |
| League Topscorer: | Abi Harrison (25 goals)[9] |
| Biggest Home Win: | (11 February 2018) (20 June 2018) (19 August 2018) (23 September 2018) (30 September 2018) (28 October 2018) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (3 June 2018) (3 June 2018) |
| Highest Scoring: | (26 August 2018) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 21 matches: Glasgow City |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
| Updated: | 28 October 2018 |
Teams play each other three times. The top team wins the championship and qualifies for the Champions League. The bottom placed team is relegated to the SWPL2 at the end of season.
The SWPL2 plays the same format with the winning team being promoted and bottom two teams being relegated.
Teams play 21 matches each.
.[9]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abi Harrison | Hibernian | 25 |
| 2 | Abbi Grant | Glasgow City | 15 |
| 3 | Rachel McLauchlan | Hibernian | 10 |
| 4 | Hayley Lauder | Glasgow City | 9 |
| Jade Gallon | Rangers | ||
| 5 | Lizzie Arnot | Hibernian | 8 |
| Glasgow City |
| Competition: | Scottish Women's Premier League 2 |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Winners: | Motherwell |
| Promoted: | Motherwell |
| Relegated: | Central Girls |
| Matches: | 80 |
| Total Goals: | 341 |
| League Topscorer: | Suzanne Mulvey (21 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
| Updated: | 21 October 2018 |
Teams play 21 matches each.
| Month | Player of the Month | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | |||
| March | Chelsea McEachran | Central Girls | [10] | |
| April | Lauren Evans | Glasgow Girls | [11] | |
| May | Colette Cavanagh | Celtic | [12] | |
| June | Jade McDonald | St Johnstone | [13] | |
| August | Abbi Grant | Glasgow City | [14] | |
| September | Lisa Swanson | F.C. Kilmarnock | [15] | |
| October | Bayley Hutchison | Aberdeen | [16] | |
See also: Scottish Women's Football Annual Awards.
| Award | Winner | Club | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWPL 1 Golden Boot | Abi Harrison | Hibernian | [17] |
| SWPL 2 Golden Boot | Suzanne Mulvey | Motherwell | |
| SWPL 1 Player of the Year | Nicola Docherty | Glasgow City | |
| SWPL 2 Player of the Year | Suzanne Mulvey | Motherwell | |