The fourth edition in its history, we are excited to announce our annual list of the top 30 players in the Scottish Women’s Premier League for 2024.
Celtic’s Caitlin Hayes was the winner of last year’s award, and she doubled up by playing a pivotal role in the Ghirls maiden title win May. Her win meant Glasgow City’s Hayley Lauder - winner in 2021 and 2022 - saw her winning streak come to an end. But can Hayes go on a streak of her own by winning the award in back-to-back years?
With Scottish women’s football now boasting more professional players and teams than ever before, we began to ask a panel of current SWPL players, coaches, players, ex-players and SWPL experts for their list of the top 10 best players in the league over the last year.
Each judge was given the following rules for voting:
- Only one person per SWPL club can vote.
- Your votes can not include a player from your own club, to ensure choices are not guided by club or professional loyalties.
- The players you choose must be currently playing in the SWPL.
- Your vote must remain anonymous.
- Choose your top 10 players in the SWPL.
From here, we used the metric that each player is awarded points for their ranking (ie: position one = 10 points, position two = 9 points, position three = 8 points etc.) we then add together the points from each vote to give us the definitive of the year’s best players in the SWPL.
Here is our annual list of the top 30 players in the Scottish Women's top tier for the year 2024 from 30-1.
25. 6. Lisa Evans - Glasgow City 🆕 (Last year: N/A)
One of Scottish football's most decorated women's footballers, Evans returned to the club where it all began this summer after 12 years away. A title winner with Bayern Munich and Arsenal, she will be looking to claim her fifth SWPL title in May with Glasgow City. | SNS Group
26. 5. Emma Lawton - Celtic 🆕 (Last year: N/A)
The young Scottish full-back has seen a remarkable rise in the last year. One of Partick Thistle's standout performers as they finished in the top six of the SWPL and made their very first cup final, Lawton moved to Celtic in the summer and has become one of the first names on Elena Sadiku's team sheet. A senior Scotland call-up surely beckons. | SNS Group
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27. 4. Emily Whelan - Glasgow City 🆕 (Last year: N/A)
A title winner in her 22/23 debut season with Glasgow City, the Irish attacker has been in outstanding form over the last year after switching to a wide-forward role. Whelan has eight goals and four assists already this season, and is her side's most valuable player at present. | SNS Group
28. 3. Katie Wilkinson - Rangers 🆕 (Last year: N/A)
Joined Rangers in the summer as the record scorer in the English Women's Championship, and has shown similar ability in the SWPL. Already on an astonishing 21 goals for the season, she has scored numerous hat-tricks and provided a further six assists for Jo Potter's free-scoring team. | SNS Group