Celtic Women Fightback at Glasgow City at Start of New SWPL Season

Celtic Women came from behind to win at Glasgow City on the opening day of the 2026-27 ScottishPower SWPL campaign.

Hibernian 7-0 Motherwell
Montrose 1-4 Rangers
Spartans 1-1 Partick Thistle
Hearts 6-0 Aberdeen
Glasgow City 1-2 Celtic

Celtic came from behind to take a 2-1 victory at Glasgow City, who had grabbed an early lead through Lisa Forrest. Fi Morgan saw her deflected header go in off the back of goalkeeper Lee Gibson, before she claimed the second in the space of eight first-half minutes.

Aoife Colvill scored four times on her league debut for Hibernian as they overcame Motherwell. Mariana Speckmaier bagged a brace as defending champions Hearts hit Aberdeen for six.

Montrose pegged back Rangers with a Darcie Miller goal, but Bailley Collins later completed a brace, while Eva Hendle and Katie Wilkinson also found the net.

Spartans held Partick Thistle, as Sophie Townsley’s strike from a free-kick was cancelled out in the 82nd minute by Tanna Hollis.

SWPL2

Renfrew 1-5 Kilmarnock
Queen’s Park 2-1 Hamilton Academical
Gartcairn 1-4 Boroughmuir Thistle
Dundee United 2-2 Falkirk
St Johnstone 3-1 Livingston

Skye Stout and substitute Erin O’Brien both scored twice in Kilmarnock’s victory, after debutants Renfrew had equalised.

Boroughmuir Thistle had to come from behind to win at Gartcairn, while St Johnstone also saw off Livingston despite conceding first.

Rosie McQuillan scored a late winner for Queen’s Park against Hamilton, and ten-player Dundee United rescued a point at home to Falkirk with Alma Codegoni’s stoppage-time goal soon after Tash Bruce was dismissed and Annalisa McCann saved the resulting spot-kick.