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.
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17. 14: Amy Muir - Glasgow City 🆕 (Last year: N/A)
Many would cite Muir as the league's best full-back, and her position in this list is testament to that. Already capped by the national team, the left-back is fast, athletic and strong in the tackle. Muir feels certain to be a Scotland regular in years to come. | SNS Group
18. 13: Amy Gallagher - Celtic ⬇️ (Last year: 9th)
Scored the memorable last minute goal that secured Celtic's very first SWPL title, Gallagher will be will etched into the Ghirls history books forevermore. Highly rated, she has taken a slight drop in the rankings this year, but is still viewed as one of the best players in the division. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
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19. 12: Bayley Hutchison - Hearts ⬆️ (Last year: 29th)
The SWPL top scorer for the 23/24 campaign, she bagged 28 goals for Aberdeen last year, before moving to Hearts in the summer. Hutchison has continued to score goals at a rapid rate in the capital, where she is the club's top scorer with eight goals. | SNS Group
20. 11: Laura Berry - Motherwell (on loan from Rangers) 🆕 (Last year: N/A)
The on-loan Motherwell forward has scored goals at will this season. Berry has 12 goals and four assists since re-joining the club on loan in the summer from Rangers and, at just 17-years-old, is one of the youngest names on this list. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group