2024 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final explained

2024 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final
Event:2023–24 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup
Team1:Rangers
Team1score:4
Team2:Partick Thistle
Team2score:1
Stadium:Tynecastle Park
City:Edinburgh
Referee:Duncan Nicolson
Attendance:4,786
Previous:2022
Next:2025

The 2024 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final, marketed with the sponsored title, 2024 Sky Sports Cup Final, was the 21st final of the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup. The match was played on 24 March 2024 at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh. Rangers and Partick Thistle were the finalists; the match was televised live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports and Sky Sports Mix channels. Rangers won the trophy for the second time.

Route to the final

Rangers

Rangers entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away from home in Edinburgh against Heart of Midlothian where they ran out 1–4 winners.[1] In the Quarter-final at home Rangers dominated Boroughmuir Thistle with a 7–0 victory.[2] In the Semi-final they defeated Celtic 2–3 at the Excelsior Stadium[3] [4]

+Rangers route to the final
RoundOppositionScore
scope=row style="text-align:center"2RHeart of Midlothian (A)1–4
scope=row style="text-align:center"QFBoroughmuir Thistle (H)7–0
scope=row style="text-align:center"SFCeltic (A)2–3
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue

Partick Thistle

Partick Thistle reached the final after three successive home wins. In the 2nd round they defeated Spartans 2–0,[5] In the Quarter Finals they faced Montrose winning 2-1[6] and in the Semi Final they defeated Hibernian 2-0[7]

RoundOppositionScore
scope=row style="text-align:center"2RSpartans (H)2–0
scope=row style="text-align:center"QFMontrose(H)2–1
scope=row style="text-align:center"SFHibernian (H)2–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue

Pre-match

As of the 2024 final, Rangers held the title as the reigning champions of the competition. Conversely, it marked a historic moment for Partick Thistle as they made their inaugural appearance in the final match.

Match

Details

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GK 22 Victoria Esson
DF 2 Nicola Docherty (c)
DF 6
DF 4
FW 7
MF 19
MF 24 Olivia McLoughlin
MF 14
MF 8
FW 13
FW 10
Substitutes:
MF 15
DF 16
MF 12
MF 17
GK 22 Jenna Fife
FW 9
DF 21 Lisa Martinez
FW 26 Jodi McLeary
Manager:
Jo Potter
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GK 1
MF 8
DF 2 Rosie Slater (c)
MF 5
DF 3
FW 30
DF 14
MF 12
MF 15
FW 9
FW 27
Substitutes:
MF 10
FW 7
MF 11 Rebecca McAllister
DF 4 Cheryl McCulloch
FW 22
DF 21 Leah Robinson
GK 26 Chloe Logan
FW 16
Manager:
Brian Graham
Player of the Match:
Mia McAulay[8]

Assistant referees

[9]
Chris Gentles
Lauren Whitehead
Fourth official
Joel Kennedy

Match rules[10]
  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of six substitutions in normal time

Notes and References

  1. Web site: match report: hearts 1-4 rangers. October 2, 2022. heartsfc.co.uk. heart of midlothian football club. February 19, 2024.
  2. Web site: Hibs, Partick and Rangers Women make Sky Sports Cup semis. November 21, 2024. shekicks.net. she kicks. March 29, 2024. Hibernian, Partick Thistle and Rangers have all joined Celtic in the Sky Sports Cup semi-finals with home wins. .
  3. Web site: celtic 2 rangers women 3 recap as late penalty drama decides sky sports cup showdown. January 19, 2024. dailyrecord.co.uk. daily record. March 27, 2024. Rangers are one step closer to retaining the Sky Sports Cup after edging out Old Firm Celtic in a thoroughly entertaining semi final clash at Airdrie's Excelsior Stadium .
  4. Web site: celtic 2 rangers 3: instant reaction to the burning issues. January 19, 2024. glasgowtimes.co.uk. glasgow times. March 27, 2024. Rangers sealed their spot in the Sky Sports Cup final after a breathless victory over rivals Celtic. .
  5. Web site: sky sports cup spartans fall defeat to partick thistle. October 1, 2023. spartansfcwomen.com. spartans football club. March 30, 2024. Spartans travelled to Petershill Park in search of a place in the Sky Sports Cup Quarter-Final .
  6. Web site: sky sports cup round-up: celtic beat glasgow city to book semi-final spot alongside rangers, hibernian and partick Thistle. November 13, 2023. skysports.com. sky sports. March 30, 2024. Partick Thistle come from behind to beat Montrose .
  7. Web site: partick thistle women defeat hibs to reach sky sports Cup final. January 22, 2024. shekicks.net. she kicks. March 30, 2024. Partick Thistle will play Rangers in the Sky Sports SWPL Cup Final following their 2-0 victory over ten-player Hibernian at Petershill Park. .
  8. SWPL. 1773272566473629735. Your Player of the Match on Sunday.
  9. Web site: Welcome to the 2023/24 Sky Sports Cup Final at Tynecastle Park. 24 March 2024. skysports.com. Sky Sports. Referee – Duncan Nicolson Assistant Referee 1 – Chris Gentles Assistant Referee 2 – Lauren Whitehead Fourth Official – Joel Kennedy.
  10. Web site: Format & Rules . The Scottish FA . 24 March 2022 . 16 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220216142725/https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup/format-rules/ . live .