Scottish Women's Football Annual Awards Explained

The Scottish Women's Football Annual Awards is an award ceremony hosted by Scottish Women's Football (SWF), the governing body for women's association football in Scotland. The inaugural award ceremony, sponsored by The Scottish Sun, took place in 2009 at Hampden Park.

The 2018 edition, which was the first since 2013, was sponsored by MG Alba and it was held at the Hilton Glasgow Hotel;[1] the 2019 awards were also held in Glasgow, at the nearby Marriott Hotel.[2] The 2020 season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which also caused the 2021 awards to be a virtual event (presented from Tynecastle Park).[3] The awards returned to the Hilton Glasgow in 2022,[4] [5] and Hampden Park was the venue in 2023, sponsored by ScottishPower.[6]

Scottish Women's Premier League Player of the Year

YearPlayerClub
2009Alana MarshallSpartans
2010Susan FairlieHamilton Academical[7]
2011Emma LyonsFalkirk
2012Natalie RossCeltic[8]
2013Becky FlahertyBuchan
2018Nicola DochertyGlasgow City
2019Jamie-Lee NapierHibernian
2021Lisa RobertsonCeltic
2022Priscila ChinchillaCeltic
2023Lauren DavidsonGlasgow City

SWPL 2

YearPlayerClub
2018Suzanne MulveyMotherwell
2019Amy AndersonHamilton Academical
2021Bayley HutchisonAberdeen
2022Danni McGinleyDundee United
2023Louise BrownMontrose

SWPL Players' Player of the Year

The SWPL Players' Player of the Year award was not awarded in 2018 or 2019.

YearPlayerClubSource
2009Fiona McNicollForfar Farmington
2010Spartans[9]
2011Shannon LynnHibernian[10]
2012Jane RossGlasgow City
2013Megan SneddonRangers[11]
2014Denise O'SullivanGlasgow City[12]

Youth Player of the Year

YearPlayerClubSource
2021Bailey AdamsHibernian
2022Mia McAulayRangers
2023Niamh McCullochHamilton Academical

International Player of the Year

YearPlayerClubSource
2009Pauline HamillCeltic[13]
2010Gemma FayCeltic
2011Megan SneddonCeltic
2012Rhonda JonesCeltic
2013Kim LittleArsenal
2018Erin CuthbertChelsea
2019Erin CuthbertChelsea
2021Caroline WeirManchester City
2022Erin CuthbertChelsea
2023Lee GibsonGlasgow City

SWPL Golden Boot

Top goalscorer awards for each division, first awarded in 2017.

SWPL1

YearPlayerClubGoalsSource
2017Abi HarrisonHibernian15[14]
2018Abi HarrisonHibernian25
2019Kirsty HowatGlasgow City
2021Lizzie ArnotRangers16

SWPL2

YearPlayerClubGoalsSource
2017Danni McGinleyJeanfield Swifts /
Forfar Farmington
22
2018Suzanne MulveyMotherwell21
2019Dionne Brown /
Lisa Swanson
Hamilton Academical /
Kilmarnock
2021Bayley HutchisonAberdeen21

Head Coach / Manager of the Year

Senior

YearPlayerClubSource
2009Peter CaulfieldGlasgow City
2010Gary DoctorCeltic
2011Eddie Wolecki BlackGlasgow City
2012Mark NisbetForfar Farmington
2013Willie KirkHibernian
2018Grant ScottHibernian
2019Scott BoothGlasgow City
2021Scott BoothGlasgow City
2022Malky ThomsonRangers
2023Leanne RossGlasgow City

Youth

YearPlayerClubSource
2022Ross StormonthRangers U19
2023Samantha Windram Musselburgh Windsor

Team of the Year

YearClub (senior)Club (youth)Source
2018Glasgow CityCeltic U15
2019Glasgow CityMusselburgh Windsor U15
2021Glasgow City
2022RangersMillennium Club of Stranraer U13
2023Heart of Midlothian U16

Special awards

Service to Girls' and Women's Football

YearPlayerSource
2018Walter McGill
2019Rose Reilly
2021Julie Fleeting

Kat Lindner Award for Outstanding Academic and Athletic Achievement

YearPlayerSource
2019Rachel Corsie[15]
2021Kirsten Reilly
2022Leanne Crichton
2023Charlotte Parker-Smith

Volunteer of the Year

YearPlayerClubSource
2022Mhari LindsayCumnock
2023Laura DuncanBuckie Ladies

Val McDermid Spirit of SWF

YearPlayerSource
2022Taylor Rattray
2023Rachel Corsie

Scottish Women's Player of the Month

Clubs in every senior SWPL / SWFL division in Scottish football voted for their player of the match.[16] PSL Team Sports sponsored the Player of the Month awards.[16] At the end of the month, the player with the most votes in each division received a branded match football to mark their achievement.[16] The winners also received a £50 voucher from PSL Team Sports for their club.[16] The Player of the Month award winners for season 2013 made up the shortlist for the Divisional Awards at the 2013 SWF Player of the Year Awards.[16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A rundown of who was triumphant at the MG ALBA Scottish Women's Football Awards. Scottish Women's Football. 20 November 2018. 9 December 2018.
  2. https://scotwomensfootball.com/swf-annual-awards/award-winners/ MG Alba SWF Annual Awards 2019: Award Winners
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj8_pN_WCLw 2020/21 MG ALBA SWF Annual Awards
  4. https://scotwomensfootball.com/latest-news/mg-alba-swf-awards-2022-celebrates-heroes-of-womens-football/ MG ALBA SWF Awards 2022 celebrates heroes of Women’s Football
  5. https://shekicks.net/2021-22-mg-alba-scottish-womens-football-swf-annual-awards-winners-and-reaction/ 2021-22 MG ALBA Scottish Women’s Football (SWF) Annual Awards: winners and reaction
  6. https://scotwomensfootball.com/latest-news/scottish-womens-football-celebrates-heroes-of-the-game-at-scottishpower-swf-awards-ceremony/ Scottish Women’s Football celebrates heroes of the game at ScottishPower SWF Awards ceremony
  7. News: Player of the year prize for Hamilton striker . STV . 18 August 2018 . 6 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009051909/http://local.stv.tv/hamilton/news/1910-player-of-the-year-prize-for-hamilton-striker/ . 9 October 2011 .
  8. Scottish WF Awards 2012. She Kicks. 28 November 2012. 18 August 2012.
  9. Web site: Diana wins Player of the Year award. Women's Soccer Scene. 29 November 2010. 18 August 2018. 16 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210516121659/https://womenssoccerscene.co.uk/womens-football-news-2010-2011/101129-02-womens-football-news.htm. dead.
  10. Web site: Shannon honoured with top award. Women's Soccer Scene. 2 December 2011. 7 August 2018. 22 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200122214421/http://www.womenssoccerscene.co.uk/womens-football-news-2011-2012/111202-04-womens-football-news.htm. dead.
  11. Web site: Megan Sneddon is Player of the Year. Women's Soccer Scene. 23 November 2013. 7 August 2018. 7 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180807125009/http://www.womenssoccerscene.co.uk/womens-football-news-2013-2014/131123-04-womens-football-news.htm. dead.
  12. Web site: Denise O'Sullivan named SWPL Players' Player of the Year. Glasgow City F.C.. 27 November 2014. 7 August 2018. 5 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705150801/http://www.glasgowcityfc.co.uk/latest/2014/11/27/denise-osullivan-named-swpl-players-player-of-the-year. dead.
  13. Web site: Pauline lands Scotland award. Women's Soccer Scene. 16 June 2009. 7 August 2018.
  14. Abbi Grant #SBSSWPL Player of the Month. She Kicks. 22 December 2017. 8 June 2019.
  15. https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/sport/football/womens-football/dons-win-big-at-awards/ Aberdeen Women win big at Scottish Women’s Football awards
  16. News: PSL Player of the Month . . 15 April 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130114154522/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/swf/scottish_football.cfm?page=1755 . 14 January 2013 .
  17. News: PSL Player of the Month winners . . 15 April 2019 . dead . 23 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160323185508/http://scottishfa.co.uk/swf/scottish_football.cfm?page=3735 .