Rangers Women Remain Top of SWPL After Late Comeback at Partick

Rangers Women Remain Top of SWPL After Late Comeback at Partick
Partick Thistle under pressure against Rangers Photo Colin PoultneySWPL

Rangers Women remain top of the SWPL after a late comeback at Partick Thistle, Celtic see off Aberdeen, Glasgow City win despite dismissal.

Hibernian 5-0 Montrose
Partick Thistle 1-4 Rangers
Hamilton Academical 0-1 Glasgow City
Hearts 3-0 Motherwell
Aberdeen 2-4 Celtic

Rangers beat Partick Thistle 4-1 away with a late show, having trailed with a quarter of the match remaining. Rachel Donaldson’ opener was eventually cancelled out by Katie Wilkinson, Laura Berry quickly getting the Gers’ second. May Cruft and Shin Ji added one apiece to make sure of the victory to stay top.

Morgan Cross made the breakthrough for Celtic at Aberdeen, Hannah Stewart levelled from the spot but Maria McAneny soon restored the lead. Stewart struck a second time for the Dons, only for the visitors to force an own-goal from Jessica Broadrick before Hannah Luke got their fourth as they stayed a point behind the leaders.

Natalia Wrobel got the only goal from a Sofia Maatta cross as Glasgow City won at Hamilton, despite a 53rd-minute red card for Lana Golob. City are also within a point of Rangers but have a game in had.

Hibs hit five past Montrose, featuring a Kathleen McGovern hat-trick and three assists from Tegan Bowie. Kirsty Morrison and Linzi Taylor got the other goals.

Hearts beat Motherwell with Carly Johns, Lauren Wade and Eilidh Shore sharing the spoils.

SWPL 2

Queen’s Park 2-0 Gartcairn
Spartans 0-0 Boroughmuir Thistle
Stirling University 0-5 Kilmarnock
Dundee United 3-0 East Fife
Livingston 1-1 St Johnstone

Kilmarnock’s Skye Stout and Abby Robinson each made one and scored another in a 5-0 success at Stirling, which put them top o goal-difference.

Spartans slipped to second after a goalless draw in a local derby with Boroughmuir Thistle.

Goals from Morgan Hay and Jemma McQuillan earned Queen’s Park a third straight win, Dundee United defeated East Fife.

Justine Strain’s goal saw Livingston lead for much of the match until St Johnstone’s Steffi Simson scored from the spot at the third attempt, Chloe Gibney saving twice but each time deemed to have come off her line.

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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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