Glasgow Girls & Women Football Club, whose first team is branded as Glasgow Women F.C., is a Scottish

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club based in the East End of

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. They are members of the

Scottish Women's Premier League The Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) is the highest level of league competition in women's football in Scotland. Its two divisions are SWPL 1 and SWPL 2. The league was formed when the Premier Division of the Scottish Women's Football Leag ...

(SWPL), the highest level women's football league in Scotland, and compete in its top tier, SWPL 1. They were previously known as Glasgow Girls F.C. at senior level before rebranding in 2020 as Glasgow Women.

History

The club was formed in 2008, following on from an earlier club called Clyde Girls. They initially operated at under-13 level, subsequently adding other age level teams and an adult team. Several of the original group of girls progressed to the senior team. An associated boys' club, Glasgow Boys, was founded in 2013. The club has been awarded the SFA ''Legacy Quality Mark'', the national body's highest accreditation for organising football to a recognised standard.

Ground

Until 2017 the club played its home games at Budhill Park in the Springboig area of

, which opened in 2013. From 2018, the senior team played some of their home games at

Petershill Park Petershill Park is a leisure centre and football stadium located in the Springburn suburb of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. It has a third generation full-size outdoor football pitch, and has floodlights. It is host to the men's West ...

in the north of the city (also the home ground of multiple Scottish champions Glasgow City) and some at the Greenfield Football Centre near

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. In 2022–23, home fixtures were played at New Tinto Park in

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, home of

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Players

Current squad

References

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* {{Scotland-footyclub-stub Women's football clubs in Scotland Football clubs in Glasgow Scottish Women's Premier League clubs Association football clubs established in 2008 2008 establishments in Scotland