Scottish Women's Football League Second Division
The Scottish Women's Football League Second Division was a division in the Scottish women's football pyramid between 1999 and 2019. The third league tier from 1999 to 2015, it later became the fourth tier. Its top teams won promotion to the SWFL First Division.
The Second Division began as a single national division, but became three regional divisions in 2008–09, the North, East and West. It was further enlarged in 2012 to four divisions. From 2016 to 2019, SWFL 2 had forty clubs in four regional divisions. The champions of each division were eligible to enter play-offs for promotion to the First Division.
In 2020, Scottish Women's Football replaced the First Division with the SWF Championship, and the Second Division took the existing name of the Scottish Women's Football League. The SWFL is now a standalone 'Recreational' league with multiple regional divisions, resembling the former Second Division, but now with no regular promotion or relegation.
History
The Second Division was initially a single national competition, played as a double round-robin.Champions
National division champions – league level 3:- 1999-00: Forfar Farmington
- 2000–01: Hamilton Athletic
- 2001–02: Hawkcraig United
- 2002–03: Falkirk L.F.C.
- 2003–04: Arsenal North
- 2004–05: Inverness City
- 2005–06: Buchan
- 2006–07: Cowdenbeath
- 2007–08: Celtic Reserves
- 2008–09: 'South-West / West: Glasgow City Reserves
- 2008–09: South-East / Central Musselburgh Windsor
- 2009: South-West / West Troon
- 2009: South-East / East / Central' Airdrie United
| Season | North group | West group | East group | South East group | Ref |
| 2010 | Aberdeen City | Paisley Saints Ladies | Hibernian 2000 | – | |
| 2011 | Buchan | Kilwinning Sports Club | Forfar Farmington | – | |
| 2012 | Stonehaven | Murieston United | Dunfermline Athletic | Heart of Midlothian |
Regional division champions – league level 4:
| Season | North/East | West/South West | West/Central | South East/Central | Ref |
| 2016 | Granite City | Renfrew | Partick Thistle | Dundee United | - |
| 2017 | Deveronvale | Morton | Blackburn United | Bayside | - |
| 2018 | Montrose | Ayr United | Glasgow City B | Kelty Hearts | - |
| 2019 | Dundee West | Morton | Bishopton | Edinburgh Caledonia | - |
Seasons
1999–2008
In the season 2000–01, Hamilton Athletic finished top of the 10-team national Second Division.- Arthurlie
- Falkirk
- GC Wellpark
- Hamilton Athletic
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle
- Inverurie Utd
- Livingston
- Middlefield WSC
- Preston
- Whitehill Welfare
In 2005–06, the top teams in the division were champions Buchan Girls, Crichton, Cowdenbeath, Arsenal North 2nd LFC and Thistle LFC. Cowdenbeath won the 2006–07 championship.
2007–08 was the last season of the national SWFL Second Division. The member clubs were:
- Celtic 'B'
- Dundee City
- Dunfermline Athletic
- East Kilbride Thistle
- Hamilton Academical 'B'
- Kemnay
- F.C. Kilmarnock
- Paisley Saints
- Maryhill
- Tynecastle
2008–2012
North:
- Aberdeen University
- Buchan
- Dee Vale
- Aberdeen University
- Buchan
- Dons Ladies
- Dee Vale
- Dundee City
- Dundee University
- Forfar Farmington Lassies
- Glendale Ladies
- Kemnay
- Monifieth
- SLB Harriers
- Stonehaven Ladies
- Airdrie United
- Glasgow City Reserves
- Glasgow Ladies B
- Glasgow University
- Hamilton Accies 'B'
- Linwood Rangers
- Loudon
- Maryhill
- Paisley Saints
- Team Strathclyde
- Troon
- F.C. Kilmarnock withdrew before the season started
- Boroughmuir
- Dunfermline Athletic
- East Fife
- Hibernian B
- Motherwell
- Murieston United
- Musselburgh Windsor
- Spartans B
- Stenhousemuir Ladies
- St. Johnstone
The three-division system continued with the new schedule, in the 2010 and 2011 seasons.
Owing to an influx of new clubs, for the 2012 season the Second Division East was split into two separate East and South-East divisions. The East division was now based around Fife and Tayside while the South-East division was centred on Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Hearts, Hibernian 1875, Falkirk FC and a Spartans Reserve team moved from the East division to the South East in 2012. Boroughmuir Thistle, Football Club of Edinburgh, Leith Athletic, Musselburgh Windsor and Seton Ladies were new clubs.
2011 North champions Buchan Ladies were promoted to the First Division while Dundee City and Forfar Farmington Blues transferred to the East. New clubs were a Buchan Ladies Youth side, Turriff United and Dee Ladies, part of the Dee Boys Club set-up.
2013
Member clubs in the 2013 season:North Division
No clubs accepted promotion from the 2012 North competition, with champions Stonehaven and runners-up Dee Vale competing again in 2013.Luthermuir were transferred from the Second Division East where they played in 2012. Elgin City were formerly known as Moray Ladies.
- Aberdeen LFC Development, Aberdeen
- Aberdeen LFC Reserves
- Buchan Ladies Youth, Cruden Bay
- Dee Ladies, Aberdeen
- Dee Vale, Maryculter
- Elgin City, Elgin
- Kemnay, Kemnay
- Luthermuir
- Stonehaven, Stonehaven
- Turriff United, Turriff
East/Central Division
Raith Rovers were relegated from the 2012 First Division. Falkirk FC were transferred from the South East Division while Stenhousemuir arrived from the West Division. Tayside Ladies, a senior section of Celtic Girls, entered for the first time. Arbroath CSC and Monifieth who resigned during the 2012 season did not return.
- Dundee City, Dundee
- Dunfermline 2013, Dunfermline
- East Fife Violet, Levenmouth
- Falkirk FC, Falkirk
- Falkirk LFC Reserves
- Forfar Farmington Ladies
- Jeanfield Swifts, Perth
- Raith Rovers, Kirkcaldy
- Stenhousemuir, Stenhousemuir
- Tayside Ladies, Lochee
South East Division
- Boroughmuir Thistle
- Edinburgh Caledonia, Edinburgh
- FC Edinburgh Ladies, Edinburgh
- Hearts Development
- Hibernian Development
- Hutchison Vale Reserves
- Leith Athletic, Edinburgh
- Murieston United Reds, Livingston
- Musselburgh Windsor, Musselburgh
- Seton Ladies, Port Seton
- Spartans Reserves
West/South West Division
- Claremont, East Kilbride
- Dumfries, Dumfries
- Glasgow Girls, Glasgow
- Hamilton Caledonian, Hamilton
- Irvine Thistle, Irvine
- Kilwinning Development
- Mill United, Hamilton
- Stranraer, Stranraer
- Viewfield Rovers, Lochwinnoch
- Whitburn, Whitburn
2017
North:
- Buchan Youth
- Buckie Ladies
- Deveronvale
- Moray Ladies
- Ross County
- Stonehaven
- Turriff United
- Ayr United
- Bishopton
- Dumbarton United
- F.C. Kilmarnock 23s
- Kilwinning
- Morton
- Pollok United
- Queen of the South
- Rutherglen
- St Roch's
- Stranraer
- United Glasgow
- Westerlands B
- Airdrie
- Blackburn United
- Broxburn Athletic Colts
- Cumbernauld Colts Development
- East Kilbride Girls
- Glasgow Girls Development
- Hamilton Academical Development
- Hawick United
- Linlithgow Rose
- Motherwell Development
- Murieston United
- Stenhousemuir
- Bayside
- Dundee City
- East Fife Violet
- Edinburgh Caledonia
- Edinburgh South
- Forfar Farmington Ladies
- Hutchison Vale Development
- Letham
- Montrose
- Raith Rovers
- Seton Ladies
- Spartans Development
2019
North/East:
- Buchan Youth
- Dryburgh Athletic
- Dundee City
- Dunfermline Athletic U21s
- East Fife Development
- Forfar Farmington Women
- Granite City Ladies
- Jeanfield Swifts Women
- Moray
- Westdyke Thistle Ladies
South East/Central:
- Airdrie Ladies
- Blackburn United Development
- Borders Ladies
- Edinburgh Caledonia FC
- Falkirk
- Lothian
- Murieston United
- Musselburgh Windsor
- Stenhousemuir
- Stirling University Development
West/Central:
- Bishopton
- BSC Glasgow
- Clyde FC
- Glasgow Girls U23s
- Motherwell Development
- Pollok United
- Renton Craigandro Ladies
- St Mirren WFC
- United Glasgow
- West Park United
West/South West:
- Annan Athletic Ladies FC
- Clark Drive Ladies
- East Kilbride Thistle Ladies
- Gleniffer Thistle
- Kilwinning
- Mid Annandale Ladies
- Morton Women
- Rutherglen
- Stewarton United Ladies
- Stranraer Ladies