Scottish Women’s Football has unveiled its shortlists for the prestigious showcase awards next month.
Supporters nominated throughout September and now an all-women panel of judges will choose the winners of the ScottishPower SWF Awards, to be announced at a ceremony on November 30 at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
The awards celebrate success both on and off the field, from international stars such as Erin Cuthbert and Christy Grimshaw to the volunteers who sometimes juggle an enormous amount to provide opportunities for women and girls to play the game they love.
© Alex Todd/Sportpix/SIPA USAInverness Caledonian Thistle manager, physio and sometime bus driver Karen Mason has been shortlisted as Sunday Post Volunteer Of The Year, alongside Dryburgh’s John Beatt who has held many positions at all levels of the club, Ross County’s Glenda Scobbie who helped set up the girls pathway and Annan Athletic coach Gary Cother, who has devoted his time to the club after the loss of his wife.
THE 2024 SHORTLIST
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Clubs shortlisted for the ScottishPower Sustainable Club of the Year include newly crowned ScottishPower Highlands & Islands champions Ross County, Armadale Thistle, who have gone from strength to strength since linking up with the West Lothian club, Glasgow side Rossvale who have built a substantial youth pathway to their newly promoted SWPL2 side and north east club Westdyke.
The Kat Lindner Award for Outstanding Athletic and Academic Achievement, named after the former Glasgow City player who died suddenly in 2019, honours a player who has excelled both on and off the field.
The shortlist in this category includes Celtic captain and accountant Kelly Clark, Rangers midfielder Tessel Middag whose MA included research into recognition of Women’s Football in Scotland in the 1970s and Hamilton’s Josephine Giard, who combines medical research with being an ambassador for diabetes.
© Alex Todd/SportpixScottish Women’s Football CEO Aileen Campbell said: “Last year’s ScottishPower awards ceremony at Hampden was an incredible evening, marking the rapid growth and visibility of the women’s game in Scotland.
“We received more than twice as many nominations for this year’s awards, highlighting some amazing stories of success, bravery and sportswomanship, sometimes against all odds. So it’s therefore tremendously exciting to reveal the shortlists, which again showcase the best the women’s game has to offer and the women and girls who sometimes don’t even realise the power they have as role models.
“A huge thanks is due to our Principal Partner, ScottishPower, for backing the awards again, and to our media partners, the Sunday Post and MG Alba. I can’t wait to celebrate all those shortlisted at Hampden in November, but first the judging panel has a difficult job ahead.”
Sunday Post editor Dave Lord said: “We are hugely excited to once again be teaming up with Scottish Women’s Football for this terrific event. A massive well done to all the nominees. We can’t wait until November 30 – it is sure to be another night to remember at Hampden.”
Tickets available via Scottish Women’s Football on fanbase.
The nominations
Sunday Post Volunteer of the Year:
John Beatt (Dryburgh Athletic), Gary Cother (Annan Athletic), Karen Mason (Inverness Caledonian Thistle), Glenda Scobbie (Ross County)
Highlands and Islands Player of the Year:
Rebecca McMillan (Buckie Ladies), Bethany Sutherland (Sutherland Women), Daisy Fraser (Ross County), Keira Syrjanen (Ross County)
Youth Team of the Year:
Ross County u18s, Bayside YPL, Musselburgh Windsor YPL, Glasgow Girls U14s
Sportscotland Youth Player of the Year:
Sophie Ambrosini (Rossvale), Laura Berry (Motherwell/Rangers), Jessica Husband (Heart of Midlothian), Keira Syrjanen (Ross County)
Youth Coach of the Year:
Paul Murray (Bayside), Steven McLean (Jeanfield Swifts), Mick Docherty (Rossvale), Iain Maciver (Ross County)
SWFL Player of the Year:
Katie Hay (Armadale Ladies), Claire Hutton (Dunipace), Alex Davie (Dunfermline Athletic), Sarah Tait (Ayr United Development/Cambusdoon)
SWFL Coach of the Year:
Jamie Williamson (Armadale Thistle), Lauren Johnstone (Ayr United Development/Cambusdoon), Stuart Wood (Inverurie Locos), David Gaw (Kilwinning FA)
Barclays League One Player of the Year:
Rosie Alexander, Eva Ralston (both Stenhousemuir), Holly Ovens (Queen of the South), Katie White (Forfar Farmington)
Barclays Championship Player of the Year:
Megan Whiteford, Jemma McQuillan (both Rossvale), Clare Docherty (Ayr United), Brodie Rigby Wilson (East Fife)
Barclays Championship and League One Coach of the Year:
Julie McSherry (Rossvale), Jack Cameron (Stenhousemuir), Craig Potter (Ayr United)
SWPL1 Player of the Year:
Caitlin Hayes (Celtic), Kirsty Howat (Rangers), Amy Gallacher (Celtic), Bayley Hutchison (Aberdeen/Heart of Midlothian)
SWPL 2 Player of the Year:
Ellie Kane (Queen’s Park), Dionne Brown (Kilmarnock), Ellie-May Cowie (St Johnstone), Kaela McDonald-Nguah (Gartcairn)
SWPL Coach of the Year:
Eva Olid (Hearts), Jo Potter (Rangers), Elena Sadiku (Celtic), Brian Graham (Partick Thistle)
International Player of the Year:
Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea), Claire Emslie (Angel City), Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa) Christy Grimshaw (AC Milan)
ScottishPower Sustainable Club of the Year
Rossvale, Armadale Thistle, Ross County, Westdyke
Kat Lindner Award for Outstanding Athletic and Academic Achievement:
Kelly Clark (Celtic), Tessel Middag (Rangers), Josephine Giard (Hamilton)
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