She’s Gotta Bag It (Katie Wilkinson)

Rangers striker Katie Wilkinson, a two-time Championship Golden Boot and Player of the Year winner with Sheffield United, discusses topping the SWPL 1 scoring charts in her first season in Scotland following a lengthy career across the English pyramid. She reflects on working again with manager Jo Potter, the varied technical and physical demands of Scottish football compared to England, and adapting to life in Glasgow as a self-confessed homebird. Wilkinson opens up on wearing the number 44 in tribute to her father’s financial and emotional support through a career-threatening foot injury, running a cafe and bar in Lichfield alongside football, and navigating outside criticism of the SWPL’s frequent heavy scorelines. She also assesses Rangers’ Champions League qualifying experience against Arsenal and Atletico Madrid as a measuring stick for the club’s ambitions.