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Football club
Aberdeen F.C. Women
Full nameAberdeen Football Club Women
FoundedJanuary 2011; 13 years ago (2011-01)
29 November 2018; 6 years ago (2018-11-29), as part of Aberdeen F.C.
GroundBalmoral Stadium, Cove Bay, Aberdeen
ManagerScott Booth
LeagueSWPL 1
2023–24SWPL 1, 8th of 12
Websitehttp://www.aberdeenfcladies.com/
Home colours Away colours

Aberdeen Football Club Women, formerly known as Aberdeen Ladies, is a Scottish women's football club affiliated with Aberdeen Football Club that competes in Scottish Women's Premier League 1, the top tier of women's football in Scotland, after winning their second consecutive promotion in 2021.

History

Aberdeen F.C. Ladies was formed in January 2011, with the merger of Aberdeen City, Aberdeen University, East End Girls F.C. and Aberdeen Ladies & Girls F.C.

On 12 November 2017, after a 4–2 defeat to Stirling University, Aberdeen were relegated from the SWPL 1, the first tier of the Scottish Women's Premier League. When Stefan Laird left the club, Derek Gordon took over as interim head coach. In 2018, the team, who was left with only four players over the age of 20, finished seventh in the league and was once again relegated.

On 29 November 2018, Aberdeen F.C. launched Aberdeen F.C. Women; the club formalised its relationship with Aberdeen Ladies F.C., who will continue to operate teams from U7s to U19 National Performance League, and invited the senior team to Pittodrie Stadium to sign their official registration forms with the club and begin the process of integration with the club. They won the 2019 SWFL Division 1 – North, being immediately promoted back to the Scottish Women's Premier League 2.

Stadium

For their return to the top flight, Aberdeen are playing their home matches in 2021–22 at the Balmoral Stadium in the Cove Bay area of Aberdeen, home of Cove Rangers. They had previously played at Cormack Park, the Aberdeen F.C. training ground near Kingswells.

Current squad

As of 10 August 2024.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Megan Sidey
2 DF Scotland SCO Lois Edwards
3 DF Scotland SCO Niamh Noble
4 MF Scotland SCO Natasha Bruce
5 DF Scotland SCO Nicola Jamieson
6 FW England ENG Laura Holden
7 FW Scotland SCO Phoebe Murray
8 FW Scotland SCO Chloe Gover
9 MF Scotland SCO Hannah Stewart
10 FW Scotland SCO Darcie Miller
11 FW Scotland SCO Keira MacPherson
12 FW Scotland SCO Johan Fraser
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Scotland SCO Francesca Ogilvie
14 MG England ENG Holly McEvoy
15 DF Scotland SCO Maddie Finnie
16 MF Scotland SCO Hannah Innes
17 DF Scotland SCO Gracie Robertson
18 MF Scotland SCO Eva Thomson
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Emily Kraft
20 GK Scotland SCO Annalisa McCann
21 DF Scotland SCO Miriam Maclean
22 MF Scotland SCO Antonia Adams
23 MF Scotland SCO Aimee Black
25 MF Scotland SCO Grace Elder

Honours

References

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