Rangers Women's Football Club is a women's football team that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League, the top division of football in Scotland.
History Paisley City Ladies, formerly Arthurlie Ladies, was founded at the start of the 1999–2000 season. As a new club they started in the third (lowest) tier. In 2001–02 they played in Division One, directly under the Premier League, and stayed there until 2008. In the 2007–08 season they suffered financial problems, and began to search for a partnership with another club.
Rangers L.F.C. was founded in 2008, as Rangers followed the example of Celtic, Hibernian and Aberdeen in developing a women's section. The formation of the team involved a partnership with Paisley City Ladies. Former Rangers youth academy coach Drew Todd was brought in to coach the team. Scotland player Jayne Sommerville was signed as the new team's first captain.The Story Of Women's Football In Scotland, Rangers FC on YouTube, 21 August 2023 They took the league place of Paisley City and many players switched too. Rangers won the league in their debut season. They also reached the final of the Scottish Women's Cup but lost 5–0 to Glasgow City; they were the first side playing in a lower division to reach the final.
Former East Stirlingshire footballer Scott Allison was appointed manager in 2010. The club reached the Cup final again but were beaten 2–1 by Hibernian.
In May 2011, Alana Marshall became the first female Rangers player to be called up by the senior Scotland team.
In February 2012, The Herald newspaper reported that the financial crisis engulfing Rangers also threatened the existence of the club's women's section. The team continued to operate under budgetary constraints, and having appointed Angie Hind as coach (who was able to add quality to the squad using her extensive network of contacts in the women's game) they ended the 2014 SWPL season with a second place finish, the club's best result up to that point.
Ahead of the 2018 season, the official name of the team was changed to 'Rangers Women' from the previous 'Rangers Ladies'. In July 2019, the club announced a significant commitment to women's football by integrating their teams more fully into its operations and providing further financial support with the aim of becoming professional. To this end, the incumbent coach Amy McDonald was installed in a new position as Women's Manager, with former player and youth trainer Grégory Vignal appointed as head coach of the senior team. A few months later the team moved their home fixtures to the Rangers Training Centre in Milngavie following improvements made to its facilities, having previously been using New Tinto Park (home of Benburb F.C.) in the Govan area of Glasgow, near to the club's Ibrox Stadium. In January 2020 Malky Thomson was appointed joint first-team coach alongside Vignal,malky Thomson said the intrigue of a new challenge attracted him to becoming Joint Head Coach of Rangers Women in June of the same year Vignal left the club Thomson was named head of the women's first team.gregory vignal will today vacate his role as Joint Head Coach of Rangers Women’s first team In 2022, an arrangement was reached to play home fixtures at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld, due to capacity and parking issues at the training venue.Rangers: SWPL1 champions to host games at Broadwood Stadium, BBC Sport, 2 August 2022 Jo Potter replaced Thomson ahead of the 2023–24 season, winning the cup double before retaining both in the 2024–25 season. Potter left Rangers in June 2025 to join Crystal Palace.
Ahead of the 2025–26 season, Rangers announced that Ibrox Stadium would become the main home venue for the women's team unless there was a fixture clash with the men's team, in which case Broadwood Stadium would still be used. On 4 August 2025, Leanne Crichton was announced as head coach, signing a 3 year deal replacing Jo Potter.
Current squad
Former players Lisa Swanson, Lesley McMaster, Natalie Lowe, Jayne Sommerville..
Coaching staff PositionStaffHead Coach Leanne CrichtonAssistant Coach Andy ThomsonAssistant Coach Craig McPhersonWomen’s and Girls Managing DirectorDonald GilliesHead of Women's and Girls Goalkeeping CoachChris FlockhartWomen Girl's Analysis & Research Lead Toby ClaytonLead Women's & Girls' Performance Coach Lorena SumserWomen's Operations Executive Gillian WoodKit ControllerHeather Renicks
Season-by-season records Rangers Women F.C. seasonsSeason League division PWDLFAPtsPosScottish Woman's CupSWPL CupChampions League2008–09Scottish Women's First Division1818008912541stFinaln/adid not qualify2009Scottish Women's Premier League114072027127thFinalSemi-finaldid not qualify20102284105253288thThird RoundQuarter-finaldid not qualify2011207585150267thQuarter-finalSemi-finaldid not qualify20122173113741249thSemi-finalQuarter-finaldid not qualify20132110385535335thQuarter-finalFirst Rounddid not qualify20142113447124432ndSemi-finalFirst Rounddid not qualify20152180133057246thThird RoundFirst Rounddid not qualify20162190123557275thSemi-finalSemi-finaldid not qualify20172162133351206thSecond RoundQuarter-finaldid not qualify20182181123346254thSemi-finalQuarter-finaldid not qualify20192111193557344thQuarter-finalSemi-finaldid not qualify20201100303xno competitionno competitiondid not qualify2020–212116057610483rdno competitionno competitiondid not qualify2021–222725209711771stFourth RoundQuarter-finaldid not qualify2022–233224621119783rdFinalWinnersRound 22023–2432264211318822ndWinnersWinnersdid not qualify2024–2532225513927713rdWinnersWinnersRound 1
European history
SeasonCompetitionRoundOppositionHomeAwayAggregate2022–23UEFA Women's Champions League Champions PathQF Round 1 Semi-final Ferencváros3–1QF Round 1 Final PAOK0–4QF Round 2 Benfica2-3f1–2 (a.e.t.)3–52024–25UEFA Women's Champions League League PathQF Round 1 Semi-final Arsenal0–6QF Round 1 Third Place Atlético Madrid0–3 f First leg.
Honours Scottish Women's Premier League: 2021–22Rangers end 14 years of Glasgow City dominance with historic SWPL title win, Rangers News, 8 May 2022 Runners-up: 2014, 2023–24 Scottish Women's First Division: 2008–09 Women's Scottish Cup: 2023–24, 2024–25 Runners-up: 2008–09, 2010, 2022–23 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup: 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 City of Glasgow Women's Cup: 2022 2023
See also Old Firm
References
External links Fixture list on Rangers website Soccerway