The Scottish Women's Football Annual Awards is an award ceremony hosted by Scottish Women's Football (SWF), the governing body for women's association football in Scotland. The inaugural award ceremony, sponsored by The Scottish Sun, took place in 2009 at Hampden Park.
The 2018 edition, which was the first since 2013, was sponsored by MG Alba and it was held at the Hilton Glasgow Hotel; the 2019 awards were also held in Glasgow, at the nearby Marriott Hotel.MG Alba SWF Annual Awards 2019: Award Winners , Scottish Women's Football, 2 December 2019 The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which also caused the 2021 awards to be a virtual event (presented from Tynecastle Park).2020/21 MG ALBA SWF Annual Awards, Scottish Women's Football, 23 July 2021, via YouTube The awards returned to the Hilton Glasgow in 2022,MG ALBA SWF Awards 2022 celebrates heroes of Women’s Football, Scottish Women's Football, 8 June 20222021-22 MG ALBA Scottish Women’s Football (SWF) Annual Awards: winners and reaction, SheKicks magazine, 7 June 2022 and Hampden Park was the venue in 2023 and 2024, sponsored by ScottishPower.Scottish Women’s Football celebrates heroes of the game at ScottishPower SWF Awards ceremony, Scottish Women's Football, 27 November 2023
Scottish Women's Premier League Player of the Year
Year Player Club 2009 Alana Marshall Spartans 2010 Susan Fairlie Hamilton Academical 2011 Emma Lyons Falkirk 2012 Natalie Ross Celtic 2013 Becky Flaherty Buchan 2018 Nicola Docherty Glasgow City 2019 Jamie-Lee Napier Hibernian 2021 Lisa Robertson Celtic 2022 Priscila Chinchilla Celtic 2023 Lauren Davidson Glasgow City
SWPL 2
Year Player Club 2018 Suzanne Mulvey Motherwell 2019 Amy Anderson Hamilton Academical 2021 Bayley Hutchison Aberdeen 2022 Danni McGinley Dundee United 2023 Louise Brown Montrose
SWPL Players' Player of the Year The SWPL Players' Player of the Year award was not awarded in 2018 or 2019.
Year Player Club Source 2009 Fiona McNicoll Forfar Farmington 2010 Diana Barry Spartans 2011 Shannon Lynn Hibernian 2012 Jane Ross Glasgow City 2013 Megan Sneddon Rangers 2014 Denise O'Sullivan Glasgow City
Youth Player of the Year
Year Player Club Source 2021 Eilidh Adams Hibernian 2022 Mia McAulay Rangers 2023 Niamh McCulloch Hamilton Academical
International Player of the Year
Year Player Club Source 2009 Pauline Hamill Celtic 2010 Gemma Fay Celtic 2011 Megan Sneddon Celtic 2012 Rhonda Jones Celtic 2013 Kim Little Arsenal 2018 Erin Cuthbert Chelsea 2019 Erin Cuthbert Chelsea 2021 Caroline Weir Manchester City 2022 Erin Cuthbert Chelsea 2023 Lee Gibson Glasgow City
SWPL Golden Boot Top goalscorer awards for each division, first awarded in 2017.
SWPL1 Year Player Club Goals Source 2017 Abi Harrison Hibernian 15 2018 Abi Harrison Hibernian 25 2019 Kirsty Howat Glasgow City 2021 Lizzie Arnot Rangers 16
SWPL2 Year Player Club Goals Source 2017 Danni McGinley Jeanfield Swifts /Forfar Farmington 22 2018 Suzanne Mulvey Motherwell 21 2019 Dionne Brown /Lisa Swanson Hamilton Academical /Kilmarnock 2021 Bayley Hutchison Aberdeen 21
Head coach / Manager of the Year Senior
Year Player Club Source 2009 Peter Caulfield Glasgow City 2010 Gary Doctor Celtic 2011 Eddie Wolecki Black Glasgow City 2012 Mark Nisbet Forfar Farmington 2013 Willie Kirk Hibernian 2018 Grant Scott Hibernian 2019 Scott Booth Glasgow City 2021 Scott Booth Glasgow City 2022 Malky Thomson Rangers 2023 Leanne Ross Glasgow City
Youth
Year Player Club Source 2022 Ross Stormonth Rangers U19 2023 Samantha Windram Musselburgh Windsor
Team of the Year
Year Club (senior) Club (youth) Source 2018 Glasgow City Celtic U15 2019 Glasgow City Musselburgh Windsor U15 2021 Glasgow City 2022 Rangers Millennium Club of Stranraer U13 2023 Heart of Midlothian U16
Others
Year Recipient Award name Source2021 Amy Bulloch (Partick Thistle) Goal of the Season Charlotte Parker-Smith (Heart of Midlothian) Save of the Season Sarah Herd (East Fife) Lockdown Hero 2023 Dundee Dryburgh Sustainable Club of the Year
Special awards Service to Girls' and Women's Football
Year Player Source 2018 Walter McGill 2019 Rose Reilly 2021 Julie Fleeting
Kat Lindner Award for Outstanding Academic and Athletic Achievement
Year Player Source 2019 Rachel Corsie Aberdeen Women win big at Scottish Women’s Football awards, Evening Express, 2 December 2019 2021 Kirsten Reilly 2022 Leanne Crichton 2023 Charlotte Parker-Smith
Volunteer of the Year
Year Player Club Source 2022 Mhari Lindsay Cumnock 2023 Laura Duncan Buckie Ladies
Val McDermid Spirit of SWF
Year Player Source 2022 Taylor Rattray 2023 Rachel Corsie
Scottish Women's Player of the Month Clubs in every senior SWPL / SWFL division in Scottish football voted for their player of the match. PSL Team Sports sponsored the Player of the Month awards. At the end of the month, the player with the most votes in each division received a branded match football to mark their achievement. The winners also received a £50 voucher from PSL Team Sports for their club. The Player of the Month award winners for season 2013 made up the shortlist for the Divisional Awards at the 2013 SWF Player of the Year Awards.
Season Month Division Player Team Ref 2011 March Premier League Lesley McMaster Rangers First Division Caitlin O'Hara Glasgow City LFC Reserves Second Division North Dawn Law SC Bon Accord Second Division East Second Division South East Second Division West Shireen Lennon Murieston United FC April Premier League First Division Second Division North Second Division East Kirsty Reilly East Fife LFC Second Division South East Second Division West Sam McManus Winning LFC May Premier League First Division Second Division North Second Division East Kim Borthwick Hearts LFC Second Division South East Second Division West Frances Fern Airdrie United June Premier League First Division Second Division North Second Division East Helen Lyon Spartans WFC 'B' Second Division South East Second Division West Julie McSherry Airdrie United August Premier League Nicola Goudie FC Kilmarnock First Division Second Division North Second Division East Second Division South East Second Division West September Premier League First Division Ainsley Douglas Celtic Reserves Second Division North Second Division East Second Division South East Second Division West Caitlyn Gallacher Glasgow Girls FC 2012 April Premier League Jade Gallon Falkirk LFC First Division Marie McGuinness, Queens Park LFC Second Division North Kim Guthrie Aberdeen FCL Second Division East Laura-Anne Johnston Dundee City LFC Second Division South East Megan McKeever Leith Athletic Second Division West Pamela Liddell, Hamilton Academical WFC Reserves May Premier League Natalie Ross Celtic First Division Lesley Blair Airdrie United Cosmos Second Division North Rachel Sherriffs Dee Vale Second Division East Laura-Anne Johnston Dundee City LFC Second Division South East Karen McConnel Hibernian LFC 1875 Second Division West Gemma Alexander Hamilton Academical WFC Reserves June Premier League Sam McManus, FC Kilmarnock FC Kilmarnock First Division Clare Docherty Troon Second Division North Becca Centre Aberdeen FCL Development Second Division East Samantha Wylie East Fife LFC Second Division South East no awards given Second Division West August Premier League Caitlin McGuire FC Kilmarnock First Division Helen Macleod Kilwinning LFC Development Second Division North Chelsey Lownie Stonehaven Second Division East Sarah Gall Jeanfield Swfits Second Division South East Claire Ditchburn Musselburgh Windsor Second Division West Nicola Hardie Murieston 2013 March Premier League Hayley Cunningham Rangers First Division Jade Lindsay Queens Park Second Division North Lorna Young Elgin City Girls FC Second Division East Chantelle McKay Tayside LFC Second Division South East Corrie Hogg Hearts LFC Second Division West no award given April Premier League Leigh Skelton Falkirk LFC First Division Sam McManus Glasgow Girls Second Division North Chelsey Lownie Luthermuir WFC Second Division East Pauline Harley Raith Rovers Second Division South East Sarah Murdoch Seton Ladies Second Division West Megan Mcinnes Kilwinning LFC Development May Premier League Rebecca Flaherty Buchan First Decision Rebecca Young Cumbernauld Colts Second Division North Jamie Shearer Kemnay Second Division East Stacey McFadyen Tayside LFC Second Division South East Natasha Robbins Leith Athletic Second Division West Nikki Agnew Stranraer Ladies FC June Premier League Nicola Davidson Forfar Farmington First Division Rebecca Young Cumbernauld Colts Second Division North Samantha Murison Luthermuir WFC Second Division East Leanne Barrie East Fife Second Division South East Laura Van Krieken Hutchison Vale Second Division West Karen Brodie Whitburn GFC August Premier League Emma Lyons Falkirk LFC First Division Elizabeth Anderson East Fife LFC Second Division North Rhianna Law Aberdeen LFC Second Division East Morgan Steedman Dunferlmine Athletic LFC Second Division South East Natasha Robins Leith Athletic Second Division West Nikki Evans Stranraer Ladies FC September Premier League Laura Murray Hibernian LFC First Division Trudy Hamilton East Fife LFC Second Division North Judith Davidson Dee Vale LFC Second Division East Nicole McPhee Falkirk LFC Second Division South East Emma Lawler Leith Athletic Second Division West Abby Brennan Whitburn GFC
See also
List of sports awards honoring women
References