Glasgow City FC is a women's football team based in Glasgow that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in Scotland. The club has competed in the UEFA Women's Cup and UEFA Women's Champions League. They also have a reserve team and youth teams.
Glasgow City has won the most Premier League titles in Scotland and the most Scottish Cups since 2000.
History
Glasgow City FC was formed in 1998 by Laura Montgomery and Carol Anne Stewart and are based at Excelsior Stadium, Craigneuk Avenue, Airdrie, Ml6 8QZ. They play in orange and black.[1]
City completed a domestic clean sweep in 2012, winning every domestic game that season on the way to claiming the treble.[2] They completed a second consecutive domestic treble in 2013,[3] stretching their undefeated league record to 111 matches.[4] It was reported Glasgow City had held talks with the FA WSL in February 2013 about a possible move to an extended top flight in England. City cited football was not moving forward quickly enough in Scotland for women to match their ambition.[5] The FA shut the door on any potential move.[6] City general manager Laura Montgomery later reiterated the club's desire to play in the FA WSL.[7]
During the 2014 season, Glasgow City suffered a first league defeat in over six years,[8] but still secured an eighth successive SWPL title[9] and third successive treble.[10] After a superb 5–4 aggregate win against FC Zurich, City became the first Scottish team to reach the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals in November 2014.[11] After a 2–1 first leg defeat at FC Zurich,[12] City were 1–0 down at half time, with their keeper substituted due a suspected broken collar bone, in the second leg. Despite City replying with two early second half goals, Zurich made it 2–2. An 81st minute Jo Love strike leveled the tie, but with City heading out of the competition on away goals, Suzanne Lappin powered home a header a few minutes from time to send them through.[11] In the quarter-finals, Paris Saint-Germain proved too strong for City, with a 7–0 aggregate victory.[13]
City were seeded for the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2015–16, as they entered straight in to the round of 32, both for the very first time.[14] As the eighth seeds, the team will face Chelsea.[15]
In July 2015, Eddie Wolecki stepped down as Glasgow City manager after four and a half years in charge,[16] with Scott Booth announced as his replacement.[17]
Club Records
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- Record Victory: 29–0 v FC Kilmarnock, May 2010 [19]
- Record Defeat: 0–10 v Turbine Potsdam, Champions League, 2 November 2011
- Record Goal Scorer: 170, Suzanne Lappin
- Most League Goals In a Season: 42, Leanne Ross, 2010
- Most Goals In a Season: 54, Leanne Ross, 2010
- Most Goals In a Game: 12, Debbie McWhinnie v Motherwell, February 2004 [20]
Honours
- Premier League champions (9 times): 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015[21]
- Scottish Women's Cup winners (7 times): 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014[22]
- Scottish Women's Premier League Cup winners (6 times) : 2008–09, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Scottish First Division Winners: 1998–99
- National 5-A-Side Winners: 1999–00, 2000–01
- Other:
- Scottish Sports Awards Amateur Performance of the Year 2011
- Umbro Cup Winners, Manchester 2007, 2009 (shared)
- Reebok Trophy Winners, Mansfield 1999
- Glasgow Team of the Year 2008
- Glaswegian Team of the Year 2009
- Sports Council of Glasgow Performance Team of the Year 2010
European history
Glasgow City has participated in several seasons of UEFA competitions; reaching the second qualifying round of the Women's Cup (last 16) in the 2008–09 season. In the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League they won their qualifying group and moved on to the round of 32. They then defeated Icelandic team Valur to become the first Scottish side to reach the round of 16 of the Champions League.[23]
The Round of 16 ended in "humiliating" fashion for Glasgow City, where against German champions Turbine Potsdam, they lost the tie 17–0 on aggregate.[24] The 10–0 first leg defeat in Potsdam being the only time any team in the knockout stages of the champions league have been beaten by double figures. In 2013–14 they reached the round of 16 again losing 2–6 against Arsenal on aggregate.
In 2014 they became the first Scottish team to advance to the quarterfinals.[25]
Current squad
As of 28 March 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Former players
For details of former players, see Category:Glasgow City F.C. players.
Current technical staff
- As of 21 July 2015[26]
Player of the year
Former managers
References
External links
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