2015 Scottish Women's Cup

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2015 Scottish Women's Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
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Defending champions Glasgow City
Final positions
Champions Glasgow City [1]
Runner-up Hibernian
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The 2015 SWF Scottish Cup was the 44th official edition (46th overall) of the main national cup competition in Scottish women's football. All teams in the Scottish Women's Football League and Premier League were eligible to enter.

Contents

Format

Teams are either drawn into the preliminary round or receive a bye, so that there are 20 matches to play in the first round. The 20 winners then are joined by the 12 Premier League teams in the second round.

Preliminary round

34 of 57 teams drawn into the preliminary round. 23 received a bye to the first round.

Spartans Reserves3–4Glasgow Girls
Glasgow City (SWFL)6–0Dunfermline Development
Mill United 5–0 Glasgow Girls
East Fife3–0Luthermuir
Dunfermline Athletic1–4 Motherwell
Seton Ladies2–5 Harmony Row
Elgin City1–2 Central Girls
Jeanfield Swifts5–1 Glasgow Girls Development
Buchan Youth0–2Kilwinning
Edinburgh South2–0Third Lanark
Cumbernauld Colts1–0Falkirk Ladies
Kemnay1–6Blackburn United
Buchan Ladies6–0Bishopton
Hutchison Vale Development0–6Dee Vale
Queen's Park 18–1 Forfar Farmington Ladies
Kilmarnock 11–0East Fife Violet
Queen of the South 2–1Claremont

First round

Queen's Park 13–1Kilwinning
Stenhousemuir0–5Dee Vale
Rangers (SWFL)7–0Tayside Ladies
Edinburgh Caledonia3–0Turriff United
Kilmarnock 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Development
Buchan Ladies1–3 Glasgow Girls
East Fife12–0Edinburgh South
Stranraer0–12 Partick Thistle
Blackburn United 3–0Falkirk FC
Stonehaven1–0Harmony Row
Central Girls 3–4Dundee City
Cumbernauld Colts15–1Riverside
Dundee United3–0 Boroughmuir Thistle
Glasgow City (WPFL) 6–2Westerlands
Motherwell 9–1 Aberdeen Reserves
Aberdeen Development 2–2Jeanfield Swifts (Aberdeen Development won 5-4 on penalties)
Forfar Farmington Development3–0Queen of the South
Caithness Ladies3–0United Glasgow
Mill United 5–1Dee Ladies
Celtic Academy2–3 Hibernian Development

Second round

The 12 Premier League teams enter the Cup in this round.

Rangers 14–0 Forfar Farmington Development
Hibernian Development0–2 Aberdeen
Spartans 0–2 Glasgow City
Edinburgh Caledonia 4–1Caithless Ladies
Rangers (SWFL)3–0Inverness City
Aberdeen Development3–0 Partick Thistle
Celtic 29–0Dundee City
Cumbernauld Colts1–0Boroughmuir Thistle
Forfar Farmington 3–2 Heart of Midlothian
East Fife3–1Blackburn United
Kilmarnock 1–1Mill United (Kilmarnock won 4-3 on penalties)
Stonehaven1–3Glasgow Girls
Hibernian 7–0 Glasgow City (SWFL)
Hutchison Vale 0–4 Motherwell
Hamilton Academical 3–4 Stirling University
Dee Vale6–3 a.e.t. Queen's Park

Third round

Seven Premier League teams remain. Played 9 August 2015. [2]

Forfar Farmington 0–5 Hibernian
Glasgow Girls 3–4 Motherwell
Edinburgh Caledonia0–4Cumbernauld Colts
Dee Vale1–2 Kilmarnock
Aberdeen Development1–7 Rangers
Aberdeen 1–4 Glasgow City
Stirling University 0–2 Celtic
East Fife 0–2 Rangers U-20s

Quarter-finals

Four Premier League teams remain, Cumbernauld play in the SWFL 1st Division (level 2), Motherwell, Kilmarnock and Rangers U-20s play in the SWFL 2nd division (3rd level in general). Played on 11 and 13 September.

Cumbernauld Colts0–7 Hibernian
Rangers U-20s0–5 Rangers
Celtic 7–0 Motherwell
Glasgow City 11–0 Kilmarnock

Semi-finals

Only Premier League teams remain.

11 October 2015 (2015-10-11) Rangers 0–2 Glasgow City Edinburgh
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Stadium: Ainslie Park
11 October 2015 (2015-10-11) Hibernian 2–0 Celtic Edinburgh
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Final

It is the fourth Scottish Cup final between Glasgow City and Hibernian in the last eight years: Hibs won in 2007; City in 2011 and 2013. Played on 8 November 2015. [1] [6]

Glasgow City 3–0 Hibernian
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Glasgow City
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Hibernian
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Lee Alexander
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Lauren McMurchie
11 Flag of Scotland.svg Nicola Docherty
21 Flag of Scotland.svg Rachel Corsie
16 Flag of Scotland.svg Leanne Ross (c)
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Denise O'Sullivan
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Jo Love
18 Flag of Scotland.svg Abbi Grant
22 Flag of Scotland.svg Erin Cuthbert
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Hayley Lauder
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Clare Shine
Substitutes:
25 Flag of Scotland.svg Megan Cunningham
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Georgie Rafferty
8 Ulster Banner.svg Kerry Montgomery
14 Flag of Scotland.svg Cheryl McCulloch
19 Flag of Scotland.svg Sarah Crilly
20 Flag of Scotland.svg Susan Fairlie
23 Flag of Scotland.svg Julie Fleeting
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Booth
13 Flag of Scotland.svg Jenna Fife
11 Flag of Scotland.svg Kirsty Smith
17 Flag of Scotland.svg Joelle Murray (c)
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Siobhan Hunter
24 Flag of Scotland.svg Emma Brownlie
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Lisa Robertson
77 Flag of Scotland.svg Chloe Arthur
23 Flag of Scotland.svg Heather Richards
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Lia Tweedie
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Lizzie Arnot
21 Flag of Scotland.svg Abi Harrison
Substitutes:
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Clare Williamson
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Zoe Johnstone
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Caroline Heron
19 Flag of Scotland.svg Chelsea Cornet
Manager:
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References

  1. 1 2 Scottish Women's Cup final: Glasgow City 3-0 Hibernian, BBC Sport, 8 November 2015
  2. "NEWS Archives".
  3. SWFA Scottish Cup SF 2015: Rangers v Glasgow City (11/10/15), Scottish Women's Football on YouTube
  4. SWFA Scottish Cup SF 2015: Hibernian v Celtic (11/10/15), Scottish Women's Football on YouTube
  5. Semi-final disappointment for Celtic Women, Celtic FC, 12 October 2015
  6. SWF Scottish Cup Final 2015: Glasgow City v Hibernian, Glasgow City FC on YouTube (teams at 0:47 / 1:03)