Gartcairn W.F.C. is a Scottish women's football team based in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire that play in the SWPL 2.
History The team was established in March 2019. They entered the 2020 Scottish Women's League Division 1 South, On 13 March 2020 the league was indefinitely suspended due to the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak. The 2020–21 season was also abandoned. They won the 2021-22 League championship and were promoted to the Scottish Women's Premier League 2. In June 2022 the SWPL came under the auspices of the SPFL, which controls the men's senior game, and Gartcairn became one of the inaugural members of the new SWPL2 along with 7 other clubs. In season 2022-23 they finished 2nd in the division, participating in a playoff final against Hamilton Accies in a bid for back-to-back promotions. The match, played at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld and shown live on BBC Alba, ended 2–1 in favour of Hamilton.SWPL1: Hamilton come from behind against Gartcairn to secure top-flight status, BBC Sport, 4 June 2023In the 2023–24 season, Gartcairn finished 5th in SWPL 2. Graeme Hart took charge as head coach during the campaign, and in his first full season in 2024–25 the team improved to finish 4th. Following a restructuring of SWPL 2 to a ten-team division for 2025–26, Gartcairn finished the season in 6th place.
Squad As of 4 August 2026
Honours SWF Championship: 2021–22 (South section - promoted)
League history Season League Position 2019–20 Scottish Women's Football League Division 1 South Season suspended (COVID-19) 2020–21 Scottish Women's Football League Division 1 South Season abandoned (COVID-19) 2021–22 Scottish Women's Football League Division 1 South 1st (champions, promoted) 2022–23 SWPL 2 2nd (lost promotion play-off) 2023–24 SWPL 2 5th 2024–25 SWPL 2 4th 2025–26 SWPL 2 6th of 10
Backroom staff
+ Backroom Staff Name Designation Duration Grame Hart Manager 2024–present Robert McCallum Head Coach /Owner 2020–present Billy McCall Coach / Owner 2020–present Jamie Donald Coach 2026-present Tony Morris Goalkeeper Coach 2022–present Scott Hunter First Aider 2020–present Kenny Gillespie Media Manager / Owner 2020–present Eve Begg Sports Therapist 2023–present Shannon Laverty Physiotherapist 2023–present Alastair Stewart Physiotherapist 2025–present
See also Gartcairn F. A. Juniors
References
External links Soccerway