Glasgow City finish 2024 on top of SWPL as Hibs stun Rangers
Glasgow City go into the winter break with a five-point lead at the top of the South West League after beating Dundee United and Hibernian beating second-placed Rangers.
Defending champions Celtic eased past Spartans 5-0, while Montrose climbed out of the relegation zone with a 1-0 win over Queens Park.
Third-placed Hearts drew a goalless draw with Motherwell.
Hearts have played a game more and are now just two points ahead of Edinburgh rivals Hibs, who produced a devastating performance to hand Rangers their second defeat 3-0.
Katherine McGovern scored from either side of Broadwood’s half, cutting past Rangers goalkeeper Vic Essen from just inside the box and then capitalizing on a defensive error to drill the ball into the top corner. . Substitute Rosie Livingstone added three goals with six minutes remaining.
The result of this game allowed Glasgow City to extend their lead at the top of the table. Katie Lockwood and Lisa Forrest scored twice to help Glasgow City beat the bottom club 7-0. Amy Muir, Sam Van Diemen and Brenna Lovera also scored but Dundee United had no reply.
Bracelets from Emma Lawton and Saoirse Noonan, plus a goal from Kelly Clark, handed Spartans a shock defeat and handed Celtic the The team trailed Manchester City by nine points with two games remaining.
Montrose have moved out of the bottom three with a higher goal tally than Aberdeen after Morgan Hay’s own goal decided the outcome against Queen’s Park.
Aberdeen’s match against Partick Thistle was postponed due to high winds.
SWPL operations will resume on January 12.
