Women's Rangers Football Club ( English Rangers Ladies Football Club ) - Women's Scottish Football Club from Glasgow , an affiliate of Rangers Football Club. Founded in 2008.
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| Complete title | Women's Football Club "Rangers" ( English Rangers Ladies Football Club ) |
| Nicknames | The blue belles |
| Based | 2008 |
| Stadium | Petershill Park, Glasgow |
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Owner | Rangers FC Ltd |
| The president | Dave king |
| Main coach | Amy Macdonald |
| Site | www.rangers.co.uk |
| Competition | Premier League |
| 2016 | 5th |
Content
History
The club was founded in 2008 following the example of the previously created women's teams Celtic , Hibernian and Aberdeen . The club was formed in partnership with the Paisley City Ladies team that has existed since 1999 [1] [2] . The first coach of the new team was Drew Todd, and the captain - the player of the national team of Scotland, Jane Sommerville [3] .
The team took the place of "Paisley City Ledis" in the First Division, most of the players also moved to the "Rangers" [4] .
In the debut season, the team finished the championship in the first place and won the right to play in the Premier League [5] . The team also reached the Scottish Cup final, in which she lost to Glasgow City with a score of 0: 5 [6] .
In 2010, Scott Ellison was appointed head coach [7] . Under his leadership, the club for the second time reached the final of the Scottish Cup, where he lost to Hibernian (1: 2) [8] .
In May 2011, Alana Marshall became the first Rangers player to be called up to the Scotland national team. [9]
In 2014, the team achieved the best result in history, finishing second in the Premier League.
Since May 2017, the team is headed by Amy Macdonald. [10]
Composition
Achievements
League
Scottish Championship:
- Silver medalist (1): 2014
Women's League First Division:
- Winner (1): 2009
Cups
Scotland Cup:
- Finalist (2): 2009, 2010
Notes
- ↑ Gers Launch Women's Team . rangers.co.uk . (inaccessible link)
- Ang Rangers launch womens team female clash looms Neopr . dailyrecord.co.uk .
- ↑ Rangers dip their toes into women's game . timesonline.co.uk .
- ↑ Exclusive: Female Old Firm . dailyrecord.co.uk .
- ↑ Rangers Ladies & Rangers Girls (not available link) . qiumi.de . Archived November 29, 2014.
- ↑ Ladies Lose Final . rangers.co.uk . (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Spotlight on new Rangers Ladies Head Coach . scottishfa.co.uk .
- ↑ Women's Scottish Cup glory for Hibernian . bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ Scotland Call Up For Marshall . rangers.co.uk . (inaccessible link)
- ↑ New Ladies Head Coach Confirmed . rangers.co.uk .
Links
- Club section on site rangers.co.uk (English)