2016 Scottish Women's Football League First Division

The 2016 Scottish Women's Football League First Division, commonly known as SWFL 1, is the first season of the Scottish Women's Football League First Division, the third tier of women's football in Scotland since its reconstruction at the end of the 2015 season.[1]

SWFL 1
Season2016
PromotedEast Fife
Motherwell
RelegatedDundee City
Spartans Reserves
Stonehaven
Matches played223
Goals scored1,260 (5.65 per match)
Biggest home winNorth:
East Fife 9–0 Dundee City
(18 September 2016)
South:
Motherwell 12–0 Spartans Reserves
(2 October 2016)
Biggest away winNorth:
Dundee City 0–12 Aberdeen Reserves
(11 September 2016)
South:
Heart of Midlothian U23s 0–13 Hibernian Development
(28 August 2016)
Heart of Midlothian U23s 0–13 Motherwell
(28 August 2016)
Highest scoringNorth:
Stonehaven 5–8 Falkirk FC
(5 June 2016)
South:
Heart of Midlothian U23s 0–13 Hibernian Development
(28 August 2016)
Heart of Midlothian U23s 0–13 Motherwell
(28 August 2016)
Heart of Midlothian U23s 3–10 FC Kilmarnock
(5 June 2016)
Longest winning run20 matches:
East Fife
Longest unbeaten run20 matches:
East Fife
Longest winless run14 matches:
Spartans Reserves
Longest losing run14 matches:
Spartans Reserves
← 2015
2017 →
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2016.

From this season the SWFL was split into two regional divisions of 12 teams each, North and South. The change was made to increase competitiveness in the league. [1]

SWFL 1 North

Teams
Aberdeen
Cowdenbeath
Denny
Dundee
Falkirk
Forfar
Grangemouth
Leven
Portlethen
Stonehaven
Locations of teams in the 2016 SWFL 1 North
Team Location Home ground Capacity 2015 position source
Aberdeen ReservesAberdeenBalgownie Playing Fields1,000[2]
Central GirlsGrangemouthInchyra Park1,000[3]
Dee LadiesPortlethenNicol Park1,000[4]
Dee ValeAberdeenCorbie Hall and Field Maryculter1,000[5]
Dundee CityDundeeDownfield Park1,000[6]
Dunfermline AthleticCowdenbeathHumbug Park1,000[7]
East FifeLevenKing George V Park1,000[8]
Falkirk F.C.Falkirk[9]
Falkirk LadiesDennyWestfield Park1,000[10]
Forfar Farmington DevelopmentForfar[11]
StonehavenStonehaven[12]
Tayside LadiesDundeeSt Pauls Academy1,000[13]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 East Fife (C) 22 22 0 0 116 17 +99 66 2017 SWPL 2
2 Dunfermline Athletic 22 16 1 5 90 41 +49 49
3 Central Girls 22 12 5 5 68 53 +15 41
4 Aberdeen Reserves 22 12 2 8 78 42 +36 38
5 Forfar Farmington Development 22 11 3 8 65 61 +4 36
6 Dee Ladies 22 11 2 9 63 52 +11 35
7 Falkirk F.C. 22 10 3 9 59 55 +4 33
8 Dee Vale 22 6 3 13 48 91 −43 21
9 Tayside Ladies 22 5 5 12 45 71 −26 20
10 Falkirk Ladies 22 6 2 14 44 87 −43 20
11 Stonehaven (R) 22 4 0 18 53 99 −46 12 2017 SWFL 2
12 Dundee City (R) 22 3 2 17 43 103 −60 11
Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Results
Home \ Away ABE CEN DEL DEV DUN DNF EFI FFC FAL FOR STO TAY
Aberdeen Development 1–1 8–1 2–0 5–0 1–5 0–3 4–0 7–2 0–1 4–2 8–0
Central Girls 1–0 0–3 3–0 5–2 1–2 0–3 3–0 3–0 5–4 8–4 4–4
Dee Ladies 8–3 2–4 3–1 7–1 3–6 0–3 3–3 4–3 3–0 3–1 2–0
Dee Vale 0–5 5–5 4–1 5–5 1–10 0–7 3–6 3–0 2–7 5–3 0–7
Dundee City 0–12 2–4 1–4 1–4 4–1 2–7 2–3 1–3 1–2 4–2 5–2
Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 7–0 2–0 7–1 9–2 2–6 4–2 4–3 5–1 4–1 1–0
East Fife 7–0 5–1 3–1 8–2 9–0 4–2 2–0 8–1 6–0 9–1 3–0
Falkirk F.C. 2–2 3–5 2–1 2–0 2–4 3–5 0–4 4–0 2–3 7–0 2–1
Falkirk Ladies 1–5 2–7 2–0 4–3 4–4 1–1 2–4 3–1 3–5 2–1 4–3
Forfar Farmington Development 3–9 0–3 2–2 0–3 4–3 3–1 1–3 6–1 6–2 4–2 2–2
Stonehaven 1–2 3–6 2–6 1–2 2–5 4–2 1–6 5–8 7–1 1–9 0–5
Tayside Ladies 1–0 2–2 1–6 4–4 2–1 0–7 1–6 0–3 7–1 2–2 2–8
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2016. Source: Scottish Women's Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

SWFL 1 South

Teams
Cumbernauld
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Hurlford
Lennoxtown
Wishaw
Locations of teams in the 2016 SWFL 1 South
Team Location Home ground Capacity 2015 position source
Boroughmuir ThistleEdinburghMeggetland Sport Complex1,000[14]
Celtic AcademyLennoxtownLennoxtown Training Centre1,000[15]
Claremont[16]
Cumbernauld ColtsCumbernauldRavenswood Playing Fields1,000[17]
Glasgow City DevelopmentGlasgow[18]
Heart of Midlothian U23sEdinburgh[19]
Hibernian DevelopmentEdinburghMeggetland Sport Complex1,000[20]
FC KilmarnockHurlfordBlair Park1,500[21]
MotherwellWishawWishaw Sports Centre1,000[22]
Rangers DevelopmentGlasgow[23]
Spartans ReservesEdinburgh[24]
WesterlandsGlasgow[25]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motherwell (C) 20 16 1 3 103 25 +78 49 2017 SWPL 2
2 Hibernian Development 20 14 2 4 75 21 +54 44
3 Celtic Academy 20 13 3 4 44 15 +29 42
4 Rangers Development 20 12 2 6 62 37 +25 38
5 FC Kilmarnock 20 11 3 6 59 44 +15 36
6 Glasgow City Development 20 11 2 7 54 47 +7 35
7 Cumbernauld Colts 20 9 5 6 63 37 +26 32
8 Westerlands 20 6 0 14 41 57 −16 18
9 Boroughmuir Thistle 20 3 3 14 31 65 −34 12
10 Heart of Midlothian U23s 20 2 1 17 22 128 −106 7
11 Spartans Reserves (R) 20 2 0 18 19 97 −78 6 2017 SWFL 2
12 Claremont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Results
Home \ Away BOR CEL CLA CUM GLA HOM HIB KIL MOT RAN SPA WES
Boroughmuir Thistle 1–3 0–1 1–6 1–4 5–1 0–6 0–3 6–1 0–2
Celtic Academy 4–1 5–0 8–0 2–2 1–4 0–3 0–1 2–0 2–0
Claremont
Cumbernauld Colts 5–0 0–0 0–1 8–1 2–2 2–3 1–3 3–1 11–1 3–1
Glasgow City Development 4–4 2–2 8–4 0–3 0–3 1–8 0–1 4–2 4–1
Heart of Midlothian U23s 2–0 0–3 1–8 1–3 0–13 3–10 0–13 1–5 0–5 0–6
Hibernian Development 3–0 0–1 4–1 2–4 5–1 2–0 1–2 5–0 3–1
FC Kilmarnock 2–2 0–2 3–3 3–1 6–1 1–7 1–1 7–0 3–2
Motherwell 4–3 6–2 8–2 1–2 9–0 1–2 7–1 6–3 12–0 3–1
Rangers Development 6–2 2–3 4–1 2–1 7–2 3–2 1–4 1–1 9–0 5–1
Spartans Reserves 1–2 0–1 1–5 0–5 1–2 0–5 1–2 0–10 1–5 0–2
Westerlands 3–0 0–4 1–5 7–0 0–6 0–3 2–3 3–6 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 2016. Source: Scottish Women's Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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