Kilwinning Sports Club L.F.C. were a Scottish women's football club affiliated to Kilwinning Sports Club based in

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. They were founded in 2009, but were dissolved in 2014. The club spent one season in the

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after securing back-to-back promotions in

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and

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.Kilwinning: Fleeting could be difference
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History

The club spent 2010 and 2011 in the Scottish Women's Second Division West,2010 SWFL Second Division West
SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015.2011 SWFL Second Division West
SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015. winning the league title in 2011. A fourth-place finish in the Scottish Women's First Division in 2012 was enough to seal promotion to the SWPL, which included a club record 17-0 victory against Raith Rovers on the last day of the season. As two reserves teams of SWPL clubs occupied the top two league positions at the end of the season it meant Buchan (3rd) and Kilwinning (4th) were promoted instead. Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to the top division if their parent club already compete in the top division. Ahead of their debut season in the SWPL, Kilwinning announced the high profile transfer of

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international

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in March 2013 from English champions

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.Julie Fleeting joins Kilwinning
She Kicks Magazine. 02-03-2013. Retrieved 02-03-2013. Kilwinning were Fleeting's hometown club. After a disappointing debut season in the SWPL, which saw Fleeting depart for

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in July,Robison hits out at Inverdale
The Scotsman. 24-07-2013. Retrieved 24-07-2013. Kilwinning finished bottom of the table and were relegated back to the First Division. Kilwinning had fielded a second team in the Scottish Women's Second Division West for the 2013 season. Relegation ultimately led to a mass exodus of players. Kilwinning also struggled to find a permanent replacement for Craig Hamilton who quit as manager following relegation. After struggling to rebuild in time for the

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season the plug was pulled after the club withdrew from their opening day league fixture against

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Reserves after failing to field a team. Kilwinning did confirm that the Kilwinning Sports Club Girls Football Academy set up would continue.

Achievements

* Scottish Women's Second Division West Winners (1): 2011 * Scottish Women's First Division Promotion (1): 2012

Awards

* SWF Fair Play Award (1): 2011Awards Night Success
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Second Division Player of the Year (1): Samantha McManus (2011) *PSL First Division Player of the Month (1): Helen MacLeod (August 2012)PSL Player of the Month Awards
SFA / SWF. Retrieved 09-03-2015.

Competition Record

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://kilwinningsportsclub.co.uk/ Kilwinning Sports Club
KSC Girls Football Academy
KSC Girls. Women's football clubs in Scotland 2009 establishments in Scotland 2014 disestablishments in Scotland Association football clubs established in 2009 Association football clubs disestablished in 2014 Kilwinning Football in North Ayrshire