{"id":2237,"date":"2021-06-07T00:49:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T00:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imadscotlandgroup.com\/media\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2021-06-09T01:48:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T01:48:31","slug":"glasgow-city-secure-14th-successive-swpl-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imadscotlandgroup.com\/media\/glasgow-city-secure-14th-successive-swpl-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow City secure 14th successive SWPL title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Glasgow City have won The Scottish Womens Premier League for the 14th consecutive season after a close run season with Celtic and Rangers respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BBC SCOTLAND REPORT:<\/strong> &#8220;Glasgow City won their 14th successive league title by beating Rangers to finish three points clear of Celtic.<\/p>\n<p>City needed only a point to finish top of SWPL1 and goals by Hayley Lauder and Niamh Farrelly sealed a 2-0 win.<\/p>\n<p>Celtic, who claim the second Champions League slot, were without seven players following a positive Covid-19 test but beat Motherwell 8-0.<\/p>\n<p>Kate Nicolson, Sara Ewens, Anna Filbey twice, Chloe Craig, London Pollard, Kelly Clark and Lisa Robertson scored.<\/p>\n<p>Rangers were hoping a win combined with a slip-up by Celtic would hand them second place, but they finish five points off Celtic and eight behind Glasgow City.<\/p>\n<p>City have long been the dominant force in Scottish women&#8217;s football but heavy investment by both Celtic and Rangers had led some to suggest their position was under threat this season.<\/p>\n<p>However, they have seen off their professional rivals to clinch yet another title and qualify for the Champions League again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FULL BBC SCOTLAND REPORT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/57376911\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/57376911<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- responsive1 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-slot=\"3379014842\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8934562929349122\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Video Embed Via You Tube<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bynJq2_KVgU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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SportsNewsScotland &#x1f3f4;&#xe0067;&#xe0062;&#xe0073;&#xe0063;&#xe0074;&#xe007f; (@SportScoToday) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportScoToday\/status\/1401667209953374215?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- responsive1 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-slot=\"3379014842\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8934562929349122\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>ASSOCIATED LINKS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenspremierleague.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Scottish Women&#8217;s Premier League<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scotwomensfootball.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scottish Womens Football<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Glasgow City FC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowcityfc.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.glasgowcityfc.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glasgow City have won The Scottish Womens Premier League for the 14th consecutive season after a close run season with Celtic and Rangers respectively. BBC SCOTLAND REPORT: &#8220;Glasgow City won their 14th successive league title by beating Rangers to finish three points clear of Celtic. City needed only a point to finish top of SWPL1 and goals by Hayley Lauder and Niamh Farrelly sealed a 2-0 win. Celtic, who claim the second Champions League slot, were without seven players following a positive Covid-19 test but beat Motherwell 8-0. 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