Scotland women's national football team

Scotland
Association Scottish Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Anna Signeul
Captain Gemma Fay
Most caps Gemma Fay (190)
Top scorer Julie Fleeting (116)
FIFA code SCO
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 21 Steady (25 March 2016)
Highest 19[1] (March 2014)
Lowest 31[1] (March 2004)
First international
 Scotland 2–3 England 
(Greenock, Scotland; 18 November 1972)
Biggest win
 Scotland 17–0 Lithuania 
(Glasgow, Scotland; 30 May 1998)[2]
Biggest defeat
 England 8–0 Scotland 
(Nuneaton, England; 23 June 1973)

The Scotland women's national football team represents Scotland in international women's football competitions. Since 1998, the team has been governed by the Scottish Football Association (SFA). Although Scotland never participated into an international competition such as UEFA Women's Euro nor FIFA Women's World Cup, it is currently ranked 20th in the FIFA Women's World Rankings.

History

Church documents recorded women playing football in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, in 1628.[3] Scotland first played a women's international match in May 1881.[3] Women's football struggled for recognition during this early period and was banned by the football authorities in 1921.[3] Club sides who were interested in using their grounds for women's football were subsequently denied permission by the Scottish Football Association (SFA).[3] The sport continued on an unofficial basis until the 1970s, when the ban was lifted.[3] In 1971 UEFA instructed its members to take control of women's football within their territories. The motion was passed 31–1, but Scotland was the only member to vote against it.[4] Football in Scotland has traditionally been seen as a working class and male preserve.[5]

Scotland's first official match, a 3–2 defeat to England, took place in November 1972. The team was managed by Rab Stewart. The 1921 ban on women's football was lifted in 1974. The SFA assumed direct responsibility for Scottish women's football in 1998.[5] Scotland have participated in most international competitions since the ban was removed, but have not qualified for a major tournament. The team's standing has improved significantly in recent years, reaching an all-time high of 19th place in the FIFA Women's World Rankings in March 2014.[1][6][7]

Record

Scotland playing a 2015 World Cup qualifying match in Sweden

World Cup

World Cup finals
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991Did not enter-------
Sweden 1995Did not qualify-------
United States 1999Did not qualify-------
United States 2003Did not qualify-------
China 2007Did not qualify-------
Germany 2011Did not qualify-------
Canada 2015Did not qualify-------
Total0/7-------
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympics

Though Scotland has not previously qualified for the Summer Olympics since the women's football tournament was added in 1996, because the United Kingdom was host to the 2012 Summer Olympics, the Great Britain women's Olympic football team was founded and featured two players from Scotland: Kim Little and Ifeoma Dieke.[8][9]

European Championship

Unofficial competition

Other tournaments

Year Competition Result GP W D* L GS GA Ref
England 1976 Three Nations Championship 2nd 210136
Italy 1979 European Competition Group 201102[15]
Bulgaria 1992 Varna Tournament 7th 320152[16]
Bulgaria 1999 Albena Cup 2nd 513197[17]
Bulgaria 2000 Albena Cup 5th 4211105[18]
Northern Ireland 2000 Celt Cup 3rd 2101271[19]
Netherlands 2000 Veenendal Tournament 3rd 201135[20]
Portugal 2002 Algarve Cup 10th 420248[21]
Italy 2006 Torneo Regione Molise 3rd 200208[22]
Cyprus 2008 Cyprus Cup 6th 300335[23]
Cyprus 2009 Cyprus Cup 7th 410328
Cyprus 2010 Cyprus Cup 7th 4103310
Cyprus 2011 Cyprus Cup 4th 411224
Cyprus 2012 Cyprus Cup 9th 420268
Cyprus 2013 Cyprus Cup 5th 421176
Brazil 2013 Brazilian Invitational 4th 4004410[24]
Cyprus 2014 Cyprus Cup 4th 4220107
Cyprus 2015 Cyprus Cup 7th 420277
Total61201031105109
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Media coverage

Scotland women's internationals have been televised by BBC Alba and broadcast by BBC Radio Scotland.[25] BBC Radio Scotland presenter Tam Cowan was temporarily taken off the air in 2013, after he criticised the use of Fir Park for women's internationals in his Daily Record column.[26] In a November 2013 interview with The Independent newspaper, Laura Montgomery of Glasgow City FC suggested that media coverage of women's football in Scotland often reflected sexist and misogynist attitudes. This is due to a preponderance of "stupid male journalists", according to Montgomery.[27]

Stadium

Ravenscraig Stadium hosted the first official match played by the Scotland women's team, in November 1972.

The first official match played by the Scotland women's team was hosted by the Ravenscraig Stadium, an athletics facility in Greenock. The team now normally plays its home games at (men's) club stadiums. Venues used in recent years include Fir Park in Motherwell, Tynecastle Stadium in Edinburgh and St Mirren Park in Paisley.[26][28] Hampden Park in Glasgow is the traditional home of the men's national team and is described by the Scottish Football Association as the National Stadium.[29] A Scotland women's international was played at Hampden for the first time in October 2012, when it hosted the first leg of a European Championship qualifying playoff against Spain.[30] Earlier in 2012, Hampden had hosted matches in the Olympic women's football tournament.

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the game against Slovenia on 8 April 2016.[31]

As of 25 March 2016
0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Megan Cunningham (1995-07-14) 14 July 1995 2 0 Scotland Celtic
1GK Gemma Fay (Captain) (1981-12-09) 9 December 1981 190 0 Scotland Glasgow City
1GK Shannon Lynn (1985-10-22) 22 October 1985 16 0 Sweden Vittsjö GIK
2DF Chloe Arthur (1995-01-21) 21 January 1995 6 0 England Bristol City
2DF Rachel Corsie (1989-08-17) 17 August 1989 82 16 United States Seattle Reign
2DF Ifeoma Dieke (1981-02-25) 25 February 1981 108 0 Sweden Vittsjö GIK
2DF Nicola Docherty (1992-08-23) 23 August 1992 11 0 Scotland Glasgow City
2DF Emma Mitchell (1986-11-07) 7 November 1986 43 7 England Arsenal
2DF Joelle Murray (1986-11-07) 7 November 1986 36 1 Scotland Hibernian
2DF Kirsty Smith (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 12 0 Scotland Hibernian
3MF Leanne Crichton (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 37 3 England Notts County
3MF Hayley Lauder (1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 74 9 Scotland Glasgow City
3MF Kim Little (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 114 45 United States Seattle Reign
3MF Joanne Love (1985-12-06) 6 December 1985 167 12 Scotland Glasgow City
3MF Leanne Ross (1981-07-08) 8 July 1981 119 8 Scotland Glasgow City
3MF Caroline Weir (1995-06-20) 20 June 1995 25 5 England Liverpool
4FW Lizzie Arnot (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 6 0 Scotland Hibernian
4FW Lana Clelland (1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 11 1 Italy UPC Tavagnacco
4FW Lisa Evans (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 47 12 Germany FC Bayern Munich
4FW Jane Ross (1989-09-18) 18 September 1989 91 42 England Manchester City

Recent players

The following players have been selected by Scotland in the past 12 months, but were not selected in the January 2016 squad, or withdrew from that squad due to injury or suspension.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Lee Alexander (1991-09-23) 23 September 1991 0 0 Scotland Glasgow City v.  Macedonia, 29 November 2015
DF Frankie Brown (1987-10-08) 8 October 1987 77 0 England Bristol City v.  Spain, 8 March 2016
DF Jennifer Beattie (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 99 22 Australia Melbourne City v.  Macedonia, 29 November 2015
DF Eilish McSorley (1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 20 0 Sweden Mallbackens IF v.  Macedonia, 27 October 2015
DF Heather Richards (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 4 0 Scotland Hibernian v.  Slovenia, 22 September 2015
FW Christie Murray (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 41 3 Unattached v.  Spain, 8 March 2016
FW Zoe Ness (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 0 0 Sweden Mallbackens IF v.  Spain, 8 March 2016
FW Fiona Brown (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 7 0 Scotland Glasgow City v.  France, 28 May 2015

Honoured players

The SFA operates a roll of honour for every male player who has made more than 50 appearances for Scotland.[32] However, female players are excluded from the list. The Scottish Football Museum operates a hall of fame based at Hampden Park, which is open to players and managers involved in Scottish football.[33] 2007 entrant Rose Reilly is the only woman to be inducted so far. Sportscotland operates the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame, which has inducted some footballers, also including Reilly.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 10 10 0 0 32 1 +31 30 Women's World Cup
2  Scotland 10 8 0 2 37 8 +29 24 Play-offs
3  Poland 10 5 1 4 20 14 +6 16
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 2 3 5 7 19 −12 9
5  Northern Ireland 10 1 2 7 3 19 −16 5
6  Faroe Islands 10 0 2 8 3 41 −38 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Playoff semi-final

25 October 2014
18:30
Scotland  1–2  Netherlands
Little  49' (pen.) Report Martens  10'
Melis  23' (pen.)
Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

30 October 2014
19:00
Netherlands  2–0  Scotland
Martens  51'
Melis  77' 		Report
Sparta Stadion, Rotterdam
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Netherlands won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the playoff final.

UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Scotland (X) 5 5 0 0 27 2 +25 15 Final tournament
2  Iceland 4 4 0 0 17 0 +17 12 Final tournament or Play-offs
3  Slovenia 5 2 0 3 12 13 −1 6
4  Belarus (E) 5 1 0 4 2 17 −15 3
5  Macedonia (E) 5 0 0 5 2 28 −26 0
Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of at least play-offs.

International tournaments and challenge matches

Coaching staff

Anna Signeul in 2014

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Travers, Raymond (1 June 1998). "Heaven 17 for flower of Scotland". The Scotsman. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Honeyballers: Women who fought to play football". BBC News. BBC. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Gregory, Patricia (3 June 2005). "How women's football battled for survival". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  5. 1 2 MacBeth, Jessica (Spring 2008). "Attitudes towards women's football in Scottish society" (PDF) (63). Scottish Affairs. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "USA close on records, Sweden outjump France". FIFA. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "SQUAD OF 18 WOMEN’S FOOTBALLERS SELECTED FOR TEAM GB". Team GB. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Silverman, Rosa (27 July 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: Team GB athletes in National Anthem singing row". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Coppa del Mondo (Women) 1970 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  11. ↑ Mundial (Women) 1971 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Women's World Invitation Tournament - Overview (1978-1987) rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  13. ↑ Coppa Europa per Nazioni (Women) 1969 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  14. ↑ Inofficial European Women Championship 1979 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  15. ↑ Unofficial European Championship 1979 rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013
  16. ↑ Varna Tournament 1992 rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  17. ↑ Albena Cup 1999 rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  18. ↑ Albena Cup 2000 rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  19. ↑ Celt Cup 2000 rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  20. ↑ Veenendaal Tournament 2000 rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  21. ↑ Algarve Cup 2002 rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  22. ↑ Torneo Regione Molise 2006 rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  23. ↑ Cyprus Cup 2008 rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  24. ↑ 2013 Brazil Invitational Tournament scottishfa.co.uk. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  25. ↑ "Scotland women's World Cup games live on BBC Alba". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  26. 1 2 McLaughlin, Martyn (29 September 2013). "Tam Cowan off air over women’s football comments". The Scotsman (Johnston Publishing). Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  27. ↑ Scott-Elliot, Robin (11 November 2013). "Glasgow City's Laura Montgomery: 'We still face negative views on women in sport'". The Independent (London). Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  28. ↑ "Scotland's women smash eight past Israel". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
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  30. ↑ Mann, Charlie (20 October 2012). "Scotland Women 1-1 Spain Women". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  31. ↑ "Scotland women squad named to face Slovenia in qualifier". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  32. ↑ "International Roll of Honour". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  33. ↑ "Scottish Football Hall of Fame Dinner 2013, Celebrating 10 years of the Scottish Football Hall of Fame". Scottish Football Museum. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  34. ↑ "Anna Signeul – Scotland Women's A Squad Coach". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  35. ↑ "Åter till Skottland" [Return to Scotland] (in Swedish). damfotboll.com. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  36. ↑ "Evans appointed women's under-19 national coach". Scottish Football Association. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.

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