ScottishPower Women’s Premier League Champions Hibernian Kick Off at Home

ScottishPower Womens Premier League Champions Hibernian Kick Off at Home
Representative players from all 20 SWPL clubs Photo Colin Poultney SWPL

The 2025-26 ScottishPower Women’s Premier League season gets underway on Sunday 17 August, as Hibernian start their title defence against Aberdeen.

Glasgow City finished three points off the top and host Motherwell, Hearts face Celtic in a clash of last term’s fifth and fourth-placed teams respectively.

Montrose avoided relegation by just a point and have a testing first game with a visit from Rangers, who were third.

Hamilton Academical kick-off their return to the top-flight by welcoming Partick Thistle.

Relegated pair Dundee United and Queen’s Park meet in SWPL2, Spartans were the other side to go down and they travel to the returning Stirling University.

Runners-up in 2024-25, Kilmarnock play St Johnstone, Livingston are home to Boroughmuir Thistle who were third last season, while promoted East Fife go up against Gartcairn.

Sunday 17 August 2025

SWPL1

Glasgow City v Motherwell (Petershill Park, 1pm)
Hearts v Celtic (Oriam National Performance Centre, 1pm) – live on BBC Sport Scotland
Montrose v Rangers (Links Park, 1pm)
Hamilton Academical v Partick Thistle (New Douglas Park, 4pm)
Hibernian v Aberdeen (Meadowbank Stadium, 4.10pm) – live on BBC ALBA

SWPL2

East Fife v Gartcairn (Bayview Stadium, 12.30pm)
Livingston v Boroughmuir Thistle (Meadowbank Stadium, 1pm)
Stirling University v Spartans (Stirling University Sports Ground, 2pm)
Kilmarnock v St Johnstone (Winton Park, Ardrossan, 3pm)
Dundee United v Queen’s Park (Foundation Park, 3.30pm)

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Wilf Frith
Wilf Frith is a women’s football news editor who works for Her Goal Magazine and had been with all its predecessors since 1996, becoming a founding team member after running Sunday Kicks. He has also held previous long-term roles as press officer for the Cornwall Women’s Football League and Penzance Ladies FC.
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