The 2011 Women's Premier League was the tenth season of the Scottish Women's Premier League. A total of eleven teams contested the division. It was played as a double round-robin in 2011.
Celtic Reserves had won the 2010 Scottish Women's First Division, but were unable to be promoted as league rules stipulate each club may field only one team in the Premier League. Thus Hutchison Vale, as second-place finishers, were promoted to replace relegated Aberdeen. Dundee United Sports Club and Boroughmuir Thistle resigned from the league before the season commenced, resulting in Falkirk being offered promotion in February 2011.
On the 17th matchday, Glasgow City secured their fifth straight Scottish title, Spartans finished as runners-up. and went on to complete a perfect season of 20 victories. Glasgow City also won the 2011 Scottish Women's Cup to complete the 'double'.
Owing to a lack of clubs eligible to be promoted, F.C. Kilmarnock Ladies were spared relegation and competed in the Premier League in 2012.
Teams
Stadia and locations
The most regular home ground is shown though many clubs played matches at other venues throughout the season.
Team Location Home groundFinishing position 2010 Celtic Glasgow Lennoxtown 2nd Falkirk Falkirk Westfield Park, Denny SWFL First Division, 3rd Forfar Farmington Forfar Strathmore Park 5th Glasgow City Glasgow Petershill Park 1st Hamilton Academical Hamilton John Cumming Stadium, Carluke 6th Hibernian Edinburgh Albyn Park, Broxburn 4th Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Enclosure SWFL First Division, 2nd Inverness City Inverness Bught Park 7th FC Kilmarnock Ladies Kilmarnock Blair Park, Hurlford 11th Rangers Glasgow Petershill Park 8th Spartans Edinburgh Spartans Academy 3rd
League standings FC Kilmarnock Ladies fielded an ineligible player in their 2–0 victory over Falkirk on 26 June 2011. The result was annulled and a 3–0 win awarded to Falkirk.
Statistics
Results
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Susan FairlieHamilton Academical242 Suzanne GrantCeltic21 Jane RossGlasgow City4 Lisa EvansGlasgow City185 Diana BarrySpartans176 Jennifer CallaghanRangers167 Hayley CunninghamHibernian158 Sarah EwensSpartans14 Katharina LindnerGlasgow City Christie MurrayGlasgow City
References
External links Season on soccerway.com Women's League Competitions at Scottish Football Historical Archive