2019 Scottish Women's Premier League 2
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| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Heart of Midlothian |
| Promoted | Heart of Midlothian |
| Matches played | 84 |
| Goals scored | 398 (4.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dionne Brown Lisa Swanson (15 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Hamilton Academical 19–0 Hutchison Vale (20 October 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Hutchison Vale 0–17 Hamilton Academical (19 May 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Hamilton Academical 19–0 Hutchison Vale (20 October 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches: Hamilton Academical |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 matches: Heart of Midlothian |
| Longest winless run | 21 matches: Hutchison Vale |
| Longest losing run | 21 matches: Hutchison Vale |
← 2018 2020 →
All statistics correct as of 18 November 2019. | |
The 2019 Scottish Women's Premier League 2 was the fourth season of the SWPL 2 as the second-highest division of women's football in Scotland, below SWPL 1 and above SWFL 1.
Dundee United and Partick Thistle joined SWPL 2 as the promoted clubs from the Scottish Women's Football League First Division, replacing Aberdeen and Central Girls. Fixtures for the 2019 SWPL 2 season were announced on 21 December 2018.[2]
Heart of Midlothian became champions of SWPL 2 and won promotion to the top flight.[3] No teams were relegated as the league was expanded from eight teams to ten. 2019 was the last full season played on a summer calendar in Scottish women's football.
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | 2018 position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee United | Dundee | GA Engineering Arena | 1,000 | 1st in SWFL 1 North |
| F.C. Kilmarnock | Kilmarnock | Rugby Park | 17,889 | 2nd |
| Glasgow Girls | Glasgow | Petershill Park | 1,000 | 6th |
| Hamilton Academical | Hamilton | New Douglas Park | 6,018 | 8th in SWPL 1 |
| Heart of Midlothian | Edinburgh | Oriam | 1,000 | 3rd |
| Hutchison Vale | Edinburgh | Saughton Enclosure | 1,000 | 5th |
| Partick Thistle | Glasgow | Petershill Park | 1,000 | 1st in SWFL 1 South |
| St Johnstone | Perth | McDiarmid Park | 10,696 | 4th |
Source: Scottish Women's Premier League Archived 2021-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
Personnel
| Team | Head coach |
|---|---|
| Dundee United |  Gavin Beith |
| F.C. Kilmarnock | Stewart Hall |
| Glasgow Girls | John Doyle |
| Hamilton Academical | Gary Doctor |
| Heart of Midlothian | Andy Enwood |
| Hutchison Vale | Scott Patterson |
| Partick Thistle | James McCafferty |
| St Johnstone | Jason McCrindle |
Source: Scottish Women's Premier League Archived 2021-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian (C) | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 14 | +56 | 47 | Promotion to SWPL 1 |
| 2 | Hamilton Academical | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 19 | +65 | 41 | |
| 3 | Dundee United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 34 | |
| 4 | F.C. Kilmarnock | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 33 | |
| 5 | Partick Thistle | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 30 | |
| 6 | Glasgow Girls | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 28 | |
| 7 | St Johnstone | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 22 | |
| 8 | Hutchison Vale | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 220 | −211 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Positions by round
| Champions; Promotion to 2020 SWPL 1 |
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.