Spartans W.F.C.
| Full name | Spartans Football Club Women's and Girl's | ||
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| Founded | 1985 (as Hailes United) | ||
| Ground | Ainslie Park | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 (504 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Craig Graham | ||
| Manager | Debbi McCulloch | ||
| League | SWPL 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | SWPL 1, 7th of 12 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Spartans Football Club Women's and Girl's is a
Spartans F.C. in North Edinburgh
and play and train at the club's training facilities.
History
Founded in 1985, the club was known as Hailes United, Edinburgh Star, Tynecastle, Bonnyrigg Rose and Whitehill Welfare over the first twenty years of its existence. While operating as Whitehill Welfare the club was promoted to the
Spartans F.C. in 2008 and adopted their current name.[2]
Having won the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup as Edinburgh Ladies in 2007, Spartans lost a further three League Cup finals in 2009, 2010 and 2011.[3] They also finished as runners-up twice to Glasgow City in the 2008–09 and 2010–11 Premier League.[4]
Current squad
As of 28 Aug 2022[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ "Edinburgh LFC". Scottish Women's Premier League. Archived from LFC the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "About Spartans". Spartans FC. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ Schoggl, Hans (24 September 2010). "Scotland (Women) - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Schoggl, Hans (30 April 2010). "Scotland (Women) - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "SWPL Squad – Spartans FC". Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Brown, Mark. "Captain Centurion: Magic milestone moment for Marshall – Spartans FC". Retrieved 16 July 2019.