| Full name | Forfar Farmington Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 by Colin Brown | ||
| Ground | Station Park, Forfar,Scotland | ||
| Chairperson | Nicola McBride | ||
| League | SWPL 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | SWPL 1, 7th of 8 (withdrew) | ||
| Website | http://www.forfarfarmington.com/ | ||
Forfar Farmington Football Club are afootball club who are based atStation Park inForfar,Angus. They were members of the top divisionScottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) from 2005 until withdrawing from the competition in 2021.
The club's senior side (listed as Forfar Farmington), played in theScottish Women's Premier League having been promoted from theScottish Women's First Division in the summer of 2005.With the exception ofGlasgow City, Forfar Farmington have secured the most successful league finishes in recent years for a Women's team operating fully independent of a provincial men's football club.
Due to problems with player recruitment, Farmington struggled to build a competitive squad for the 2021–22 season. After losing their first match of the season 10–0 againstDundee United in theLeague Cup, the club chose to withdraw from the SWPL before the start of the new season and concentrate on youth and community schemes.[1][2]
Established in January 2010 using the name 'Forfar Farmington Ladies',[3] the club's second tier side played in theScottish Women's Second Division (North) before moving toScottish Women's Football League Second Division East for season 2011 where they would secure the league title. The side contained a high number of experienced players who assisted in helping the team reach the Semi Finals of theScottish Women's Football League Cup in their first season of participation. The side was re-branded 'Forfar Farmington Reserves' for season 2012, where it will participate in theScottish Women's First Division
Farmington Ladies play in theScottish Women's Second Division (North) for 2012, having used the name Farmington Blues in the previous two seasons.
Farmington won theSWPL 2 in 2017 to return to the first tier of Scottish women's football for the 2018 season.[4]
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Forfar Farmington ladies has since been reformed and play in League 2 football, with some of its old Premier side players returning to the club to help the ladies side progress; most notably Erin Cattanach and Cheryl Kilcoyne, both of whom have played in the highest level of women’s football in Scotland.
Forfar Farmington became 2022/23 “Scottish Women’s football league cup champions” with a new, strong squad, filled with familiar and new dedicated talent. This win saw them secure a League 1 Play-off spot, in the hopes of being promoted next season.
