Kilwinning Sports Club L.F.C.

Kilwinning Sports Club L.F.C. were a Scottish women's football club affiliated to Kilwinning Sports Club based in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire. They were founded in 2009, but were dissolved in 2014.[1] The club spent one season in the Scottish Women's Premier League in 2013 after securing back-to-back promotions in 2011 and 2012.[1][2]

Kilwinning SC Ladies

Full name	Kilwinning Sports Club Ladies Football Club[1]
Founded	2009[1]
Dissolved	2014[1]
Ground	Kilwinning Sports Club
League	Scottish Women's First Division
2013	Scottish Women's Premier League, 12th

History

The club spent 2010 and 2011 in the Scottish Women's Second Division West,[3][4] winning the league title in 2011.[4] A fourth-place finish in the Scottish Women's First Division in 2012 was enough to seal promotion to the SWPL,[2] which included a club record 17-0 victory against Raith Rovers on the last day of the season.[1] As two reserves teams of SWPL clubs occupied the top two league positions at the end of the season it meant Buchan (3rd) and Kilwinning (4th) were promoted instead. Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to the top division if their parent club already compete in the top division.

Ahead of their debut season in the SWPL, Kilwinning announced the high profile transfer of Scotland international Julie Fleeting in March 2013 from English champions Arsenal.[2][5] Kilwinning were Fleeting's hometown club.[2] After a disappointing debut season in the SWPL,[1] which saw Fleeting depart for Celtic in July,[6] Kilwinning finished bottom of the table and were relegated back to the First Division.[7] Kilwinning had fielded a second team in the Scottish Women's Second Division West for the 2013 season.[2]

Relegation ultimately led to a mass exodus of players.[1] Kilwinning also struggled to find a permanent replacement for Craig Hamilton who quit as manager following relegation.[1] After struggling to rebuild in time for the 2014 season the plug was pulled after the club withdrew from their opening day league fixture against Aberdeen Reserves after failing to field a team.[1] Kilwinning did confirm that the Kilwinning Sports Club Girls Football Academy set up would continue.[1]

Achievements Scottish Women's Second Division West Winners (1): 2011[4] Scottish Women's First Division Promotion (1): 2012

Awards SWF Fair Play Award (1): 2011[8] PFA Scotland Second Division Player of the Year (1): Samantha McManus (2011)[8] PSL First Division Player of the Month (1): Helen MacLeod (August 2012)[9]

Competition Record

League Division Season Pl Pts Pos Ref SWFL Second Division West 2010 16 21 6th / 9 [3] SWFL Second Division West 2011 18 52 1st / 10 [4] SWFL First Division 2012 22 40 4th / 12 [10] Scottish Women's Premier League 2013 21 10 12th / 12 [11] Total 77 123 Cup Competition 2010 2011 2012 2013 Ref Scottish Women's Cup R1 R2 QF [12][13][14][15][16] SWPL Cup Did Not Compete R1 [17] SWFL Cup R2 R2 Not Held [18][19] SWFL First Division Cup Not Held QF DNC [20] References Ladies football team folds after failing to rebuild their squad Daily Record. 18-03-2014. Retrieved 09-03-2015. Kilwinning: Fleeting could be difference SFA / SWF. 11-03-2013. Retrieved 09-03-2015. 2010 SWFL Second Division West SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015. 2011 SWFL Second Division West SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015. Julie Fleeting joins Kilwinning She Kicks Magazine. 02-03-2013. Retrieved 02-03-2013. Robison hits out at Inverdale The Scotsman. 24-07-2013. Retrieved 24-07-2013. Accies finish strongly SFA / SWF. 05-11-2013. Retrieved 09-03-2015. Awards Night Success SFA / SWF. 30-11-2011. Retrieved 09-03-2015. PSL Player of the Month Awards SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015. 2012 SWFL First Division SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015. 2013 SWPL SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015. 2010 Scottish Women's Cup - Round 1 SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015. 2011 Scottish Women's Cup - Round 3 SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015. 2012 Scottish Women's Cup - Round 2 SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015. 2013 Scottish Women's Cup - Round 3 SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015. 2013 Scottish Women's Cup - Quarter Finals SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015. 2013 SWPL Cup - Round 1 SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015. 2010 SWFL Cup - Round 2 SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015. 2011 SWFL Cup - Round 2 SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015. 2012 SWFL First Division Cup - Quarter Final SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015. External links Official website Kilwinning Sports Club KSC Girls Football Academy KSC Girls.