Scotland women's national football team

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Scotland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) -
Association Scottish Football Association
Head coach Sweden Anna Signeul
Most caps Gemma Fay (156)
Top scorer Julie Fleeting (116)
FIFA ranking 23 Decrease1[1]
Highest FIFA ranking 21[2] (March 2012)
Lowest FIFA ranking 31[2] (March 2004)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Scotland 2 – 3 England 
(Greenock, Scotland; 18 November 1972)
Biggest win
 Scotland 17 – 0 Lithuania 
(Glasgow, Scotland; 30 May 1998) [3]
Biggest defeat
 England 8 – 0 Scotland 
(Nuneaton, England; 23 June 1973)

The Scotland women's national football team represents Scotland in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 23rd in the world[1] and 14th in Europe.[2]

Contents

Honours [edit]

World Cup record [edit]

World Cup Finals
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
Sweden 1995 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United States 1999 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United States 2003 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
China 2007 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Germany 2011 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Canada 2015 To Be Determined - - - - - - -
Total 0/6 - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Performance in European Championship [edit]

  • European Competition for Women's Football:
    • 1984 : Group Stage
    • 1987 : Group Stage
    • 1989 : Group Stage
  • UEFA Women's Championship:
    • 1991 : Did not enter
    • 1993 : Did not qualify
    • 1995 : Did not qualify
    • 1997 : Did not qualify
    • 2001 : Did not qualify
    • 2005 : Did not qualify
    • 2009 : Did not qualify
    • 2013 : Did not qualify

Other Honours [edit]

  • Veenendaal Tournament[4]
    • Runners Up (1): 2000
  • Torneo Regione Molise[5]
    • Third Place (1): 2006
  • Celtic Nations Cup[6]
    • Third Place (1): 2000

Current squad [edit]

The following players were called up for the challenge match against Wales at East End Park, Dunfermline on 7 April 2013.[7]

Caps and goals updated as of 7 March 2013 after Cyprus Cup match against New Zealand. Players clubs are shown as at time of selection.

Name DOB Club Caps (goals) Debut
Goalkeepers
Gemma Fay (Captain) (1981-12-09) 9 December 1981 (age 31) Scotland Celtic 152 (0)[8] v. Czech Republic, 24 May 1998[9]
Shannon Lynn (1985-10-22) 22 October 1985 (age 27) Scotland Hibernian 8 (0)[10] v. Switzerland, 8 June 2010[10]
Defenders
Jennifer Beattie (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 (age 22) England Arsenal 62 (17)[11] v. United States, 5 March 2008[11]
Frankie Brown (1987-10-08) 8 October 1987 (age 25) Scotland Hibernian 36 (0)[12] v. Switzerland, 17 September 2008[12]
Rhonda Jones (1979-03-30) 30 March 1979 (age 34) Scotland Celtic 113 (3)[13] v. Estonia, 3 May 1998
Eilish McSorley (1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 (age 20) Scotland Glasgow City 6 (0)[14] v. Cameroon, 15 July 2012
Rachael Small (1991-12-20) 20 December 1991 (age 21) Scotland Forfar Farmington 28 (0)[15] v. Poland, 23 July 2010[15]
Midfielders
Leanne Crichton (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 25) Scotland Glasgow City 5 (0)[16] v. Belgium, 6 September 2006 [17]
Hayley Lauder (1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 (age 22) Sweden Mallbackens IF 36 (7)[18] v. Italy, 26 February 2010[18]
Kim Little (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 22) England Arsenal 77 (27)[19] v. Japan, 14 February 2007[19]
Joanne Love (1985-12-06) 6 December 1985 (age 27) Scotland Glasgow City 127 (6)[20] v. Canada, 1 March 2002
Joelle Murray (1986-11-07) 7 November 1986 (age 26) Scotland Hibernian 20 (1)[21] v. Belgium, 26 August 2007[21]
Leanne Ross (1981-07-08) 8 July 1981 (age 31) Scotland Glasgow City 86 (3)[22] v. Switzerland, 26 April 2006
Megan Sneddon (1985-09-09) 9 September 1985 (age 27) Scotland Rangers 108 (4)[23] v. United States, 8 September 2002
Emily Thomson (1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 (age 19) Scotland Celtic 2 (0)[24] v. Poland, 9 May 2012
Strikers
Suzanne Grant (1984-04-17) 17 April 1984 (age 29) Scotland Celtic 101 (13)[25] v. Northern Ireland, 29 November 2000[26]
Suzanne Malone (1984-10-04) 4 October 1984 (age 28) Scotland Glasgow City 24 (3) v. Belgium, 1 May 2003 [27]
Emma Mitchell (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 20) Germany SGS Essen 17 (3)[28] v. France, 18 May 2011[28]
Jane Ross (1989-09-18) 18 September 1989 (age 23) Sweden Vittsjö GIK 47 (13)[29] v. England, 10 March 2009[29]

Recent callups [edit]

The following players have also been called up in the past year. Players clubs are shown as at time of selection.

Name DOB Club Caps (goals) Debut Latest call-up
Goalkeepers
Khym Ramsay (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989 (age 23) Scotland Rangers 0 (0)[30] v. Norway, 30 August 2012
Defenders
Rachel Corsie (1989-08-17) 17 August 1989 (age 23) Scotland Glasgow City 48 (7)[31] v. France, 5 March 2009[31] v. Spain, 20/24 October 2012
Ifeoma Dieke (1981-02-25) 25 February 1981 (age 32) Sweden Vittsjö GIK 90 (0)[32] v. Greece, January 2004[33] v. Republic of Ireland, 21 June 2012
Nicola Docherty (1992-08-23) 23 August 1992 (age 20) Scotland Glasgow City 3 (0)[34] v. Finland, 21 September 2011[34] 2013 Cyprus Cup, March 2013
Emma Fernon (1987-03-12) 12 March 1987 (age 26) Scotland Glasgow City 40 (1)[35] v. France, 12 August 2009[35] v. Spain, 20/24 October 2012
Midfielders
Lana Clelland (1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 (age 20) Scotland Spartans 1 (0)[36] v. Cameroon, 15 July 2012 v. Iceland, 4 August 2012
Sarah Crilly (1991-10-17) 17 October 1991 (age 21) Scotland Glasgow City 1 (1)[37] v. Norway, 30 August 2012 2013 Cyprus Cup, March 2013
Suzanne Lappin (1986-10-13) 13 October 1986 (age 26) England Chelsea 5 (1)[38] v. Belgium, 26 August 2007[38] v. Iceland, 4 August 2012
Strikers
Rebecca Dempster (1991-02-10) 10 February 1991 (age 22) Scotland Aberdeen 3 (0)[39] v. France, 18 May 2011[39] v. Iceland, 4 August 2012
Lisa Evans (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 (age 21) Germany Turbine Potsdam 18 (2)[40] v. Wales, 27 October 2011 2013 Cyprus Cup, March 2013
Christie Murray (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 23) Scotland Glasgow City 21 (1)[41] v. New Zealand, 1 March 2010[41] v. Spain, 20/24 October 2012

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures [edit]

UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying [edit]

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 4


Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 France 8 8 0 0 32 2 +30 24
 Scotland 8 5 1 2 21 12 +9 16
 Wales 8 3 1 4 12 14 −2 10
 Republic of Ireland 8 3 0 5 8 11 −3 9
 Israel 8 0 0 8 1 36 −35 0
France Israel Republic of Ireland Scotland Wales
France  – 5–0 4–0 2–0 4–0
Israel  0–5 – 0–2 1–6 0–2
Republic of Ireland  1–3 2–0 – 0–1 0–1
Scotland  0–5 8–0 2–1 – 2–2
Wales  1–4 5–0 0–2 1–2 –

International tournaments and challenge matches [edit]

Archive results [edit]

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying [edit]

Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

International tournaments [edit]

2009 Cyprus Cup

2010 Cyprus Cup

2011 Cyprus Cup

Challenge matches [edit]

Coaching staff [edit]

External links [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b "FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 16-03-2012. 
  2. ^ a b c "Scotland". FIFA. Retrieved 28-05-2011. 
  3. ^ Travers, Raymond (1 June 1998). "Heaven 17 for flower of Scotland". The Scotsman. Retrieved 13-12-2011. 
  4. ^ Veenendaal Women's Tournament 2000 (Netherlands)
  5. ^ Torneo Regione Molise
  6. ^ Four Matches For Women
  7. ^ "Scotland women squad to face Wales". Scottish FA. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013. 
  8. ^ "Gemma Fay- Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  9. ^ David Hardie (02-05-2008). "Hibee Fay is hoping to save Scots". The Scotsman. Retrieved 26-08-2009. 
  10. ^ a b "Shannon Lynn- Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  11. ^ a b "Jennifer Beattie - Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  12. ^ a b "Frankie Brown- Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  13. ^ "Rhonda Jones- Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  14. ^ "Eilish McSorley - Women's A Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2 July 2012. 
  15. ^ a b "Rachael Small - Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  16. ^ "Leanne Crichton - Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2 September 2012. 
  17. ^ "Women's Football". The Pink. Retrieved 31 January 2013. 
  18. ^ a b "Hayley Lauder - Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  19. ^ a b "Kim Little- Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  20. ^ "Joanne Love - Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  21. ^ a b "Joelle Murray - Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  22. ^ "Leanne Ross- Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  23. ^ "Megan Sneddon- Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  24. ^ "Emily Thomson - Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2012-05-05. 
  25. ^ "Suzanne Grant- Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  26. ^ "Q&A: Suzanne Grant". Scotland on Sunday. 27-04-2008. Retrieved 26-08-2009. 
  27. ^ "Women's Football". The Pink. Retrieved 31 January 2013. 
  28. ^ a b "Emma Mitchell - Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2011-08-16. 
  29. ^ a b "Jane Ross- Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  30. ^ "Khym Ramsay - Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2012-05-05. 
  31. ^ a b "Rachel Corsie- Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  32. ^ "Ifeoma Dieke- Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  33. ^ "Ifeoma Dieke". Women's Pro Soccer. Retrieved 26-08-2009. [dead link]
  34. ^ a b "Nicola Docherty- Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  35. ^ a b "Emma Fernon- Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  36. ^ "Lana Clelland - Women's A Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2 July 2012. 
  37. ^ "Sarah Crilly - Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2 September 2012. 
  38. ^ a b "Suzanne Lappin - Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  39. ^ a b "Rebecca Dempster- Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2011-09-14. 
  40. ^ "Lisa Evans- Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2011-09-14. 
  41. ^ a b "Christie Murray- Women's A Squad". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  42. ^ "Anna Signeul - Scotland Women's A Squad Coach". The Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 August 2009. 
  43. ^ "Åter till Skottland" [Return to Scotland] (in Swedish). damfotboll.com. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013. 
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