Heart of Midlothian Women Football Club, commonly known as Hearts Women, is a Scottish women's association football club affiliated with the Edinburgh-based professional men's club, Heart of Midlothian. They are members of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL), the highest level women's football league in Scotland, and currently compete in its top tier, SWPL 1.

Hearts Women FC

Founded	2009
Ground	Oriam, Edinburgh
Manager	Eva Olid
League	SWPL 1
2021–22	SWPL 1, 8th of 10
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

In 2009 Hearts took over Musselburgh Windsor Ladies Football Club, changing their name to Hearts Ladies F.C.[1] The name was changed once again in 2018, when the club became known as Hearts Women F.C.

At the December 2018 AGM, Hearts owner Ann Budge announced a "six-figure investment year on year" into Hearts Women, alongside an expansion to their academy in order to integrate the women's team further into the club.[2] Hearts intended to "invest significantly in women and girls' football in 2019 and beyond". This included the recruitment of Kevin Murphy as First Team Manager, who previously oversaw all football operations within Manchester City Women's Academy Department.[3][4] Hearts Women hosted two games at Tynecastle in 2019[5] and clinched the SWPL 2 title with a 3–0 win against Partick Thistle on the final day of the season, gaining promotion to SWPL 1.[6]

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the SWPL 2020 season was declared null and void.[7] The league reverted to winter football in the 2020–21 season.[7] On 14 July 2020, Kevin Murphy stepped down as First Team Manager to join Rangers as First Team Assistant Coach and Girls Academy Manager, being replaced by previous Hearts Men's first team coach Andy Kirk in August 2020.[8][9]

In June 2021, Kirk left the club to join Highland League side Brechin City as first team manager.[10] In July, Eva Olid was announced as the new first team manager.[11]

Ground

Hearts Women play their home games at The Oriam, Riccarton.[12]

Players

Current squad

As of 5 December 2022[13]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SCO Charlotte Parker-Smith 2 DF  SCO Jenna Penman 3 DF  ENG Ocean Rolandsen 4 DF  SCO Emma Brownlie 5 DF  SCO Georgia Hunter (captain) 6 MF  IRL Ciara Grant 7 MF  SCO Monica Forsyth 8 MF  SCO Mariel Kaney (captain) 9 FW  ENG Georgia Timms 10 MF  SCO Jenny Smith 11 FW  SCO Aimee Anderson 12 MF  SCO Erin Rennie

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  SCO Holly Aitchison 15 MF  SCO Rebecca McAllister 17 MF  SCO Addie Handley 18 DF  JAM Vyan Sampson 19 GK  SCO Lisa Rodgers 20 FW  NZL Katie Rood 21 FW  WAL Gwen Davies 22 MF  SCO Eilidh Davies 23 MF  SCO Claragh Connor 24 DF  SCO Dion Young 25 DF  SCO Shona Cowan 27 MF  SCO Cailin Michie

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  SCO Eilidh Begg (on loan at Boroughmuir Thistle)

Coaching Staff

As of 20 July 2021[14]

References

External links

• Heart of Midlothian W.F.C. on Facebook
• Soccerway profile