Celtic F.C. women's team

Celtic Women
Full name Celtic Football Club
Founded 2007
Ground K-Park Training Academy, East Kilbride
Patron Elaine C. Smith
Manager Eddie Wolecki Black[1]
League Scottish Women's Premier League
2017 SWPL 1, 3rd
Website Club website

Celtic FC women's team is a Scottish association football team, the women's team of Celtic Football Club. They play in the Scottish Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in Scotland. They compete as Celtic FC, and are normally called the 'women's first team' within the club,[2] but are often called Celtic Women, Celtic FC Women or similar names to distinguish them from the men's team.

History

The team was established in 2007.[3][4]

Celtic reached the Scottish Women's Cup final in their inaugural year, losing 3–1 to Hibernian after extra time in May 2008.[5][6] The team's first silverware arrived two years later as Spartans were beaten 4–1 in the final of the 2010 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup.[7]

Stadium

Celtic have used East Kilbride's K-Park Training Academy as their home ground since 2015.[8]

Players

Current squad

As of 18 July 2018[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 Republic of Ireland DF Keeva Keenan
3 Scotland DF Courtney Whyte
4 Scotland DF Cheryl McCulloch
5 Scotland MF Natalie Ross
6 Scotland DF Chloe Craig
9 Germany FW Josephine Giard
11 Scotland FW Sarah Ewens
12 Scotland FW Rachel Donaldson
15 Scotland MF Kelly Clark (captain)
No. Position Player
16 Scotland MF Colette Cavanagh
17 Scotland MF Claire Adams
18 Scotland GK Kiera Gibson
19 Scotland DF Georgie Rafferty
21 Scotland DF Claire Crosbie
23 Scotland MF Heather Richards
25 Scotland GK Megan Cunningham
40 Scotland DF Rachael O'Neill
48 Scotland DF Rachel Connor

Player of the Year

Season Name Nationality Position Ref
2015 Kelly Clark ScotlandMidfielder[10]
2016 Mairead Fulton ScotlandMidfielder[11]
2017 Kerry Montgomery Northern IrelandMidfielder[12]
2018 Natalie Ross ScotlandMidfielder[13]

Technical staff

Position Staff
Manager David Haley
Assistant Manager Peter Caulfield
Goalkeeping Coach Liam Campbell
Assistant Coach Ross Hester
Strength and Conditioning Coach Andrew Wiseman
Sports Scientist Janice Buchanan
Physiotherapist David Porter
Sports Therapist Caitlin Brown

Last updated: 11 February 2018
Source:

Achievements

Managers

Former Dundee United player John Holt was the team's manager in their inaugural 2007–08 campaign.[15] Robert Docherty took charge between 2008 and 2012 and was succeeded by Peter Caulfield, who spent six months in position.[16] David Haley was then head coach for five years until stepping down in 2018 to head the club's women's academy.[17] He was replaced by former Glasgow City manager Eddie Wolecki Black.[18]

See also

Old Firm#Women's football

References

  1. ↑ "Eddie Wolecki Black appointed Celtic Women's first-team head coach". Celtic. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Montgomery, Laura (9 August 2007). "Women's football: SFA in charge as Celts join up". Glasgow Evening Times. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Celtic women's academy is hailed". BBC Sport. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "Cup returns to Edinburgh". The Herald. Scotland. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  6. ↑ Wright, Angus (19 May 2008). "Hibernian Ladies 3 - 1 Celtic Ladies: Women's team show male counterparts how it's done". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  7. ↑ "Celtic secure women's League Cup". BBC Sport. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
  8. ↑ "New home will give Celtic women's team a platform for season ahead". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Women's first team". Celtic FC. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kelly thrilled to lift Women's Player of the Year Award". Celtic F.C. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Congratulations to Mairead Fulton, @CelticFCWomen's Player of the Year!". Celtic F.C. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Scott Sinclair's double delight at club's Player of the Year awards". Celtic F.C. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Captain is a treble winner at Celtic Player of the Year event". Celtic F.C. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  14. 1 2 Schoggl, Hans (24 September 2010). "Scotland (Women) - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  15. ↑ Booth, Samantha (20 February 2008). "Girls Will Be Bhoys At Celtic Ladies FC". Daily Record. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  16. ↑ "Celtic Ladies head coach Peter Caulfield departs SWPL club". Scotzine. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  17. ↑ "Women's football: David Haley to step down as Celtic head coach". BBC Sport. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "Celtic Women: New boss Eddie Wolecki Black wants to defy doubters after doctors". BBC Sport. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  • Celtic FC Women
  • "Celtic FC (women)". Women's soccer. Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

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