Hutchison Vale F.C. are a women's football team that play in the
Scottish Women's Premier League
The Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) is the highest level of league competition in women's football in Scotland. Its two divisions are SWPL 1 and SWPL 2. The league was formed when the Premier Division of the Scottish Women's Football Leag ...
, in
SWPL2.
They also have a development squad playing in the second division of the
SWFL.
In 2017,
Hutchison Vale Ladies merged with
Edinburgh University Ladies and were renamed ''Edinburgh University Hutchison Vale''. During the merger the team played their home games at the
Peffermill Sports Ground,
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
. However this partnership ended at the end of the 2018 season, and they reverted to the Hutchison Vale name for 2019.
The club informed the league that they would not enter a women's team to the SWPL2 for the 2020 season.
SWPL: Boroughmuir Thistle take Hutchison Vale’s place
''SheKicks.net'', 8 January 2020
History
Hutchison Vale Ladies won the Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,[Scottish Women's Cup
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**Winners : 1993, 1994
* Scottish Women's League, Division 1 (top tier)
** Winners : 1993-94
References
{{Football in Edinburgh
Women's football clubs in Scotland
Scottish Women's Premier League clubs
Football clubs in Edinburgh
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale F.C.