The 2024 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final, marketed with the sponsored title, 2024 Sky Sports Cup Final, was the 21st final of the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup. The match was played on 24 March 2024 at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh. Rangers and Partick Thistle were the finalists; the match was televised live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports and Sky Sports Mix channels. Rangers won the trophy for the second time.
The competition had previously been held in the first half of the season (usually the final was in May under a summer calendar in the 2010s, and then in December under a winter-spring calendar in 2021–22 and 2022–23) but from this edition was scheduled over a longer period ending in March, with no final played in 2023.
Route to the final
Rangers
Rangers entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away from home in Edinburgh against Heart of Midlothian where they ran out 1–4 winners. In the Quarter-final at home Rangers dominated Boroughmuir Thistle with a 7–0 victory. In the Semi-final they defeated Celtic 2–3 at the Excelsior Stadium
+Rangers route to the finalRoundOppositionScore2RHeart of Midlothian (A)1–4QFBoroughmuir Thistle (H)7–0SFCeltic (A)2–3Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle reached the final after three successive home wins. In the 2nd round they defeated Spartans 2–0, In the Quarter Finals they faced Montrose winning 2-1 and in the Semi Final they defeated Hibernian 2-0
RoundOppositionScore2RSpartans (H)2–0QFMontrose(H)2–1SFHibernian (H)2–0Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue
Pre-match Rangers were the reigning champions of the competition, with their 2022 victory the first time they had lifted the trophy (in their first appearance at that stage). Conversely, it marked a historic moment for Partick Thistle as they made their inaugural appearance in a major final.
Match Details <onlyinclude>
GK 22 Victoria Esson DF 2 Nicola Docherty (c) DF 6 Tessel Middag DF 4 Kathryn Hill FW 7 Brogan Hay MF 19 Chelsea Cornet MF 24 Olivia McLoughlin MF 14 Mia McAulay MF 8 Rachel Rowe FW 13 Jane Ross FW 10 Rio Hardy Substitutes: MF 15 Lizzie Arnot DF 16 Eilidh Austin MF 12 Libby Bance MF 17 Sarah Ewens GK 22 Jenna Fife FW 9 Kirsty Howat DF 21 Lisa Martinez FW 26 Jodi McLearyManager: Jo Potter GK 1 Ava Easdon DF 8 Clare Docherty DF 2 Rosie Slater DF 5 Demi Falconer (c) DF 3 Emma Lawton MF 30 Lucy Sinclair MF 14 Amy Bulloch MF 12 Rachel Donaldson MF 15 Linzi Taylor FW 9 Cara Henderson FW 27 Imogen Longcake Substitutes: MF 10 Claire Adams FW 7 Kodie Hay MF 11 Rebecca McAllister DF 4 Cheryl McCulloch FW 22 Rosie McQuillan DF 21 Leah Robinson GK 26 Chloe Logan FW 16 Rachel Wright Manager: Brian Graham Player of the Match: Mia McAulay
Assistant referees: Chris Gentles Lauren Whitehead Fourth official Joel Kennedy Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of six substitutions in normal time
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