New figures from the Scottish Football Association show that the
number of women playing football has doubled in the past five years
– showing the game flourishing ahead of Scotland’s participation in
this summer’s World Cup. The figures obtained by the
SNP shows that the number of women and girls registered with the
SFA has jumped from 7,126 in 2014-15 to 14,071 in 2018-19.
Earlier this week, a huge record crowd of 18,555 turned out
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New figures from the Scottish Football Association show that
the number of women playing football has doubled in the past five
years – showing the game flourishing ahead of Scotland’s
participation in this summer’s World Cup.
The figures obtained by the SNP shows that the number of women and
girls registered with the SFA has jumped from 7,126 in 2014-15 to
14,071 in 2018-19.
Earlier this week, a huge record crowd of 18,555 turned out to
watch Scotland’s national team at Hampden – evidencing the growing
popularity of the women’s game.
Funding from the Scottish Government has allowed the squad to train
full-time from January 2019 through to the tournament next month,
giving the team the best chance of success for the finals while
strengthening the image women and girls’ football across the
country.
Commenting, SNP MSP said:
“The women’s game in Scotland is flourishing both at a professional
level and at the grassroots – with the number of girls playing for
a local football team doubling in the past five years.
“Shelley Kerr has done a fantastic job to take a Scotland team to a
World Cup, and this generation of players have breathed real
excitement into the sport.
“The country is buzzing to cheer on our national team at the
Women’s World Cup in France next month with the belief we can go
far in the tournament.
“And with more and more women and girls taking part in football,
there’s a bright future for our national team and our women’s
game.”
ENDS
Notes:
Women and girls registered with the Scottish Football
Association:
2014-15 – 7,126
2015-16 – 9,286
2016-17 – 10,416
2017-18 – 12,202
2018-19 – 14,071
