# 2016 Scottish Women's Football League First Division

The 2016 Scottish Women's Football League First Division, commonly known as SWFL 1, is the first season of the Scottish Women's Football League First Division, the third tier of women's football in Scotland since its reconstruction at the end of the 2015 season.
From this season the SWFL was split into two regional divisions of 12 teams each, North and South. The change was made to increase competitiveness in the league.

## SWFL 1 North
### Teams

| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity |
| Aberdeen Reserves | Aberdeen | Balgownie Playing Fields | 1,000 |
| Central Girls | Grangemouth | Inchyra Park | 1,000 |
| Dee Ladies | Portlethen | Nicol Park | 1,000 |
| Dee Vale | Aberdeen | Corbie Hall and Field Maryculter | 1,000 |
| Dundee City | Dundee | Downfield Park | 1,000 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | Cowdenbeath | Humbug Park | 1,000 |
| East Fife | Leven | King George V Park | 1,000 |
| Falkirk W.F.C. | Falkirk | | |
| Falkirk Ladies | Denny | Westfield Park | 1,000 |
| Forfar Farmington Development | Forfar | | |
| Stonehaven | Stonehaven | | |
| Tayside Ladies | Dundee | St Pauls Academy | 1,000 |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | East Fife (C) | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 17 | +99 | 66 | 2017 SWPL 2 |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 90 | 41 | +49 | 49 | |
| 3 | Central Girls | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 53 | +15 | 41 | |
| 4 | Aberdeen Reserves | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 78 | 42 | +36 | 38 | |
| 5 | Forfar Farmington Development | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 36 | |
| 6 | Dee Ladies | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 35 | |
| 7 | Falkirk W.F.C. | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 33 | |
| 8 | Dee Vale | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 48 | 91 | −43 | 21 | |
| 9 | Tayside Ladies | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 71 | −26 | 20 | |
| 10 | Falkirk Ladies | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 87 | −43 | 20 | |
| 11 | Stonehaven (R) | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 53 | 99 | −46 | 12 | 2017 SWFL 2 |
| 12 | Dundee City (R) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 43 | 103 | −60 | 11 | 2017 SWFL 2 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ABE | CEN | DEL | DEV | DUN | DNF | EFI | FFC | FAL | FOR | STO | TAY |
| Aberdeen Development | | 1–1 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 7–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 8–0 |
| Central Girls | 1–0 | | 0–3 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 4–4 |
| Dee Ladies | 8–3 | 2–4 | | 3–1 | 7–1 | 3–6 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Dee Vale | 0–5 | 5–5 | 4–1 | | 5–5 | 1–10 | 0–7 | 3–6 | 3–0 | 2–7 | 5–3 | 0–7 |
| Dundee City | 0–12 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–4 | | 4–1 | 2–7 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 9–2 | | 2–6 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| East Fife | 7–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 8–2 | 9–0 | 4–2 | | 2–0 | 8–1 | 6–0 | 9–1 | 3–0 |
| Falkirk W.F.C. | 2–2 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–5 | 0–4 | | 4–0 | 2–3 | 7–0 | 2–1 |
| Falkirk Ladies | 1–5 | 2–7 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | | 3–5 | 2–1 | 4–3 |
| Forfar Farmington Development | 3–9 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 6–2 | | 4–2 | 2–2 |
| Stonehaven | 1–2 | 3–6 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 5–8 | 7–1 | 1–9 | | 0–5 |
| Tayside Ladies | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–6 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 0–7 | 1–6 | 0–3 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 2–8 | |

## SWFL 1 South
### Teams

| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity |
| Boroughmuir Thistle | Edinburgh | Meggetland Sport Complex | 1,000 |
| Celtic Academy | Lennoxtown | Lennoxtown Training Centre | 1,000 |
| Claremont | | | |
| Cumbernauld Colts | Cumbernauld | Ravenswood Playing Fields | 1,000 |
| Glasgow City Development | Glasgow | | |
| Heart of Midlothian U23s | Edinburgh | | |
| Hibernian Development | Edinburgh | Meggetland Sport Complex | 1,000 |
| FC Kilmarnock | Hurlford | Blair Park | 1,500 |
| Motherwell | Wishaw | Wishaw Sports Centre | 1,000 |
| Rangers Development | Glasgow | | |
| Spartans Reserves | Edinburgh | | |
| Westerlands | Glasgow | | |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Motherwell (C) | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 103 | 25 | +78 | 49 | 2017 SWPL 2 |
| 2 | Hibernian Development | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 75 | 21 | +54 | 44 | |
| 3 | Celtic Academy | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 42 | |
| 4 | Rangers Development | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 38 | |
| 5 | FC Kilmarnock | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 36 | |
| 6 | Glasgow City Development | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 35 | |
| 7 | Cumbernauld Colts | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 32 | |
| 8 | Westerlands | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 18 | |
| 9 | Boroughmuir Thistle | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 12 | |
| 10 | Heart of Midlothian U23s | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 128 | −106 | 7 | |
| 11 | Spartans Reserves (R) | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 97 | −78 | 6 | 2017 SWFL 2 |
| 12 | Claremont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BOR | CEL | CUM | GLA | HOM | HIB | KIL | MOT | RAN | SPA | WES |
| Boroughmuir Thistle | | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–6 | | 1–4 | 5–1 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 0–2 |
| Celtic Academy | 4–1 | | | 5–0 | 8–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Claremont | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cumbernauld Colts | 5–0 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 8–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 11–1 | 3–1 |
| Glasgow City Development | 4–4 | | 2–2 | | 8–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–8 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 |
| Heart of Midlothian U23s | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–8 | 1–3 | | 0–13 | 3–10 | 0–13 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–6 |
| Hibernian Development | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 5–1 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 5–0 | 3–1 |
| FC Kilmarnock | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–7 | | | 1–1 | 7–0 | 3–2 |
| Motherwell | 4–3 | 6–2 | 8–2 | 1–2 | 9–0 | 1–2 | 7–1 | | 6–3 | 12–0 | 3–1 |
| Rangers Development | 6–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | | 9–0 | 5–1 |
| Spartans Reserves | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–10 | 1–5 | | 0–2 |
| Westerlands | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–5 | | 7–0 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–6 | 3–1 | |