Largest girls' & women's football club in Scotland. A club at the heart of the community. U8 teams to SWPL
@thistlelive
π£
#PurplePathway
π£ Partnership
@euwafc
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Paul Chambers. A club volunteer & Player Welfare Officer who contributed so much also
@Royal_High_Sch
and for
@bowelcanceruk
.
Our thoughts & love are with
@newpaulasa
family & many friends.
A life well lived & a fight courageously fought.
The University of Edinburgh and Boroughmuir Thistle FC are now aligned in an exciting new long-term partnership designed to make Edinburgh the number one international footballing destination for female student players.
Full Press Release:
#UofEBTFC
Huge congratulations to the players, coaches, volunteers and parents as
@BTFC07
u15 whites win an enthralling SHAAP National Performance League Cup Final 5-4 against a very talented
@CelticFCWomen
side.
#purplepathway
#aspire
We are delighted to confirm the loan signing of
@ScotlandNT
youth International goalkeeper
@lisarodgers202
.
Many thanks to everyone at
@heartswomenfc
for their help & trust in us progressing Lisa's development.
Lisa joins our 1st team squad for Sunday's match.
Welcome to
@BTFC07
!
Everyone at the club would like to wish
@AddieHandley11
the best of luck for the next stage of her
#football
journey!
#SWPL1
Addie has been with the club since she was 7yrs old. We wish her a great chapter with her new club
@HibernianWomen
We are delighted to confirm the appointment of Andy Enwood as first team Head Coach.
Andy comes with a proven record of success & will build on the progress already achieved, utilising the unique pathways & partnerships in place.
Welcome to
@BTFC07
Andy.
#aspire
#purplepathway
We are extremely sad to hear of the passing of legendary super fan Bill Duncan who has cheered us on through our journey up 3 divisions back to the
@SWPL
. Our thoughts and love are with
@Sammyd_1991
, Sophie and family.
π§€β½οΈWe are delighted to announce our new Head of Goalkeeping - Lorna Esson! Lorna comes to the club with a broad range of experience in the male & female game and also has her UEFA GK A Licence β½οΈπ§€π£
Aspiring goalies can reach Lorna at goalkeeping
@boroughmuirfc
.com.
The club is excited to announce the appointment of
@Mike_Ross7
Β as
Performance Pathway Manager.
Mike holds a UEFA A license and a BA Honours degree in Sport Development.
We are excited to join
@SWPL
& that the professionalism & dedication of
@shepherd_suzy
, her coaching team & players have been rewarded.
It is also an accolade for all the
@BTFC07
volunteers & coaches who help make the
#purplepathway
possible.
#aspire
.
@ScotWFootball
have been advised by Hutchison Vale that they will not enter a senior side for the 2020 season.
@BTFC07
will enter
#SBSSWPL
2 after two teams were approached about the position.
Full statement β‘
Edinburgh Cup Winners ππβ½οΈ
A great day out for our U12 Jags who won an exciting final via penalties to lift the
@TheEdinburghCup
Congrats Girls!
FT
@BTFC07
3-2
@MontroseFCW
A Courtney McAvoy hat trick sees Thistle home.
Congratulations to players and coaches and a special thanks again to our wonderful ball girls.
#aspire
#purplepathway
Congratulations to
@HannahDavie4
on her selection for
@ScotlandNT
WU19 who travel to face Wales in a friendly double header in the middle of this month. Well done Hannah!
Thanks to all who attended tonight.
A fantastic night where everyone played their part showing they are as wonderful off the field as they are on it.
#purplepathway
#aspire
Prior to today's
@SWPL
match v
@dundeeunitedWFC
, we would respectfully invite all supporters to join both teams in a minutes silence, as we remember our sadly departed friend Paul Chambers.
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Paul Chambers. A club volunteer & Player Welfare Officer who contributed so much also
@Royal_High_Sch
and for
@bowelcanceruk
.
Our thoughts & love are with
@newpaulasa
family & many friends.
A life well lived & a fight courageously fought.
Everyone at
@BTFC07
would like to wish our U19 NP player Anna Lewis the best of luck as she leaves on a scholarship to attend
@Lawrence
Technological University in Michigan next week.
Anna has been with the club for 9 years. Huge cheers Anna!
#purplepathway
#aspire
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Last, but by no means least...
Congratulations to
@Teganbrowning25
on her selection for the forthcoming Women's U-19 Training Camp. An
@SWPL
player in her own right, with a Player of the Month nomination this season to back it up. Well Done Tegan!
Promotion!
Our Scotland U16 International
@HannahDavie4
is joining the 1st team
@swpl
full time!
She started with the club at 7yrs, an amazing player & incredible young women
After captaining U19NPL team Hannah is ready for the challenges of the premier league
#purplepathway
What a beautiful pair of boots!
Our GK Coach
@MarkGrant19
celebrating & supporting 1st team player
@Teganbrowning25
A wonderful gesture from Mark that honours & reflects on the years he worked with Tegan at
@sport_GHS
and with
@sisfa_football
Danke Mark!
The club are delighted to welcome Goalkeeper
@ferg2112
from
@afcw_ladies
. By no means a stranger to Scotland having enjoyed a spell with Spartans in years past.
#BTFCSWPL
Congratulations to
@HannahDavie4
on her selection for the forthcoming Women's U-19 Training Camp. Hannah stepped up to
@SWPL
football this season without breaking a stride. Well Done Hannah!
Congratulations to
@CiaraDuff3
on her selection for the forthcoming Women's U-19 Training Camp. Training as a
@SWPL
Goalkeeper, Ciara continues to push up the
#PurplePathway
. Well Done Ciara!
The club are delighted to confirm that
@mia66148238
has become the latest
#PurplePathway
Graduate, and joins the
#BTFCSWPL
squad on a permanent basis.
Well done Mia!!
The club are this evening delighted to announce the signing of
@clarewillamson
, formerly of City neighbours Hearts and Hibernian. Welcome to the club Clare!
The club are delighted to confirm the signing of 18 year old defensive midfielder
@erin_stewart14
from Motherwell as part of the
#UoEBTFC
Performance Partnership w/
@EUWAFC
A 1st Year MA PE Student, Erin is added to the
#BTFCSWPL
squad to face Kilmarnock on Sunday.
The club are delighted to welcome
@_BethSutherland
on board for 2020/21. Has previous
@SWPL
experience with EUHV and returns from a spell coaching in South Carolina.
#BTFCSWPL
Fantastic performance by our U19 National Performance team in winning 3-2 against Celtic at Meggetland today. Great spirit and resilience shown by our talented young team to recover from going two down early on. Well done girls! πππ
#aspire
#PurplePathway
#BTFCU19NPL
ABBA Once sung, "the Winner Takes it all", but omitted the 2nd line "But a Draw will do Glasgow".
Three points and a ninth game unbeaten is needed for
#BTFCSWPL
to gain promotion to
@SWPL
1 as we visit
@GlasgowGWFC
on Sunday.
SWPL Game of the Day Surely?
Our first team adding their congratulations tonight to team manager
@shepherd_suzy
on passing her UEFA A Licence! The whole squad are very proud of your achievement!
#aspire
#rolemodel
Here she is again! Huge congratulations to
@MacaraElise
for making the final
@ScotlandNT
WU17 Squad who will travel to Albania for Euro Phase 2 Fixtures in March.
Massive congratulations to former Boroughmuir Thistle player, Emma Watson, on her first call up to the Scotland National squad. We were very lucky to have her here for 5 years and this was always her dream! Well done Emma! Hard work pays off. πππ
#Aspire
#PurplePathway
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@PedroMLosa
has named his Scotland squad for next month's friendly matches against Australia in London, and Costa Rica at Hampden Park.
β‘οΈ Read more here:
β‘οΈ Buy Scotland v Costa Rica tickets here:
#SWNT
π£ National Academy Programme π£
Best of luck to our U18 NAP player, Gigi, as she heads off to Hungary with Scotland U17βs today. Enjoy every minute!
@GigiBradford07
#Aspire
#PurplePathway
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Another proud tweet... We are delighted to confirm that Elvie McLean will play SWPL2 football this year, graduating from
#BTFCNPL19s
. Congratulations Elvie π
Two More International Travellers πΊπΈ
All at Boroughmuir would like to wish
@ZWiggall
& Louise Anderson the very best of luck as they depart stateside to continue their football at NIACC Iowa and
@UISWSoccer
respectively.
Have a great time girls! β½οΈπ
Our best wishes and love to
@shaannontoddyx
who undergoes knee surgery today following an Injury picked up against Glasgow Women previously.
We are with you all the way ππͺ
The Club can this evening confirm the registration release of
@Teganbrowning25
.
We naturally wish Tegan the very best in her future endeavours with
@heartswomenfc
.
Huge congrats to all the players and coaches. Every player plays or has played for Boroughmuir Thistle. Special mention to our U18 NAP player, Gigi, for scoring twice including a late winner!
#PurplePathway
#Aspire
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π£ National Academy Programme π£
βοΈ1st team debutβοΈ
Congratulations to Ollie Forsyth for making her
@SWPL
debut on Wednesday. Ollie is the most recent NAP player to play
@SWPL
football after improving weekly with u18s.Fantastic to see opportunities for players π
#purplepathway
ππ
The club are delighted to welcome defender
@ruthgorman08
to the club. Most recently playing in America having seen service previously with Bonnyrigg Rose and Hearts.
#aspire
#btfcswpl
Everyone at the club would like to wish U19NPL Striker Charlotte Maconachie
@Charlot18282025
the best of luck on her football scholarship to 2018 NAIA National Champion, William Carey University in Mississippi!
Safe travels, we are sure youβll do great things! π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ ΏπΊπΈβ½οΈπ
Big congratulations to
@Teganbrowning25
on her SWF Youth Player of the Year Nomination.
If there was a twitter commentator of the year award she would win hands down..
Well done Tegan! Pic:
@cdsportsmedia
FT
@BTFC07
0-5
@CelticFCWomen
Tremendous effort from the Thistle players who were a credit to the club today.
Thanks to our
#purplepathway
support who turned up in their hundreds today.
Good luck to
@CelticFCWomen
in the next round.
And also tonight at Peffermill a wonderful 10 year award for first team player Alix Wilkinson, all the way from u17s through SWFL division 2 to the
@SWPL
and a 5 year award for NPL League Cup winner Poppy!
#purplepathway
#aspire
Congratulations to Elvie McLean on her selection for the forthcoming Women's U-19 Training Camp. Elvie also stepped up to
@SWPL
football this season; making a telling contribution before Lockdown 2.
#MoreToCome
. Well Done Elvie!
Monday morning challenge from 1st team player
@kimgoodchild
Work with a sibling or time to get an adult involved! Have fun! We would love to see your efforts. Have a great Monday!
In November we normally pack 400 in to celebrate the year past.
This year we still mark those who have reached significant club milestones.
Celebrating 5 years with
@BTFC07
tonight are the wonderful: Anna, Mia, Molly and Charley.
Its been a pleasure.
#purplepathway
The club are delighted to confirm the signing of
@AnnaMurray90
from Partick Thistle, after featuring as a trialist against her former club last Sunday.
π Wishing our U14 Purples the best of luck as they take on Musselburgh Windsor tomorrow in the League Cup Final
We encourage you to go along and support the team!
β° 12:30
ποΈ Ainslie Park
ποΈ Β£5 / Β£2 Concessions / Kids free
Good luck, girls! π£
MG ALBA SWF Awards: We are so proud to see
@Sammyd_1991
nominated for this yearβs
@ScotWFootball
SWPL2 Player of the Year. Very deserved recognition for a fantastic season!
π£ National Academy Programme π£
We are delighted to announce a few excellent new additions to our U18 National Academy Programme squad with Kirsten, Sophie and Zoe signing on.
Welcome to the club!
#Aspire
#PurplePathway
#U18NAPBTFC
β½οΈ
π£ Weβre very proud to see former Thistle player Emma Watson get a fantastic move to Manchester United π«
Does anyone spy a BTFC kit in the announcement tweet π
Go well, Emma!
#PurplePathway
π£οΈ "I was so happy! Nervous at the same time because it's a big jump, but once I got on the pitch all the nerves went away & I really enjoyed the game."
Hear from Ava Chalmers upon making her senior debut against St Johnstone this afternoon!
#BTFC
#PurplePathway
Full Time in Aberdern saw the hosts eventually triumph 4-2, with with thistle Goals coming from
@MhariSmith10
and
@fionag19
. Thanks to everyone for their support this season. π
The new Meadowbank will have something for everyone! A top of the range multi-purpose gym, high-tech cycle studio, 3 Games Halls, 2 Fitness Studios, indoor and outdoor athletics plus much more! Check the website for more details before opening on 19 July.
π£ National Academy Programme π£
We are delighted to announce a few excellent new additions to the u16 NAP squad. βοΈ π
Edyn joins us from Dundee United. Ava and Emily both join from Falkirk. Jessica also joins us from Spartans.
Welcome to the club!
#Aspire
#PurplePathway
The club are delighted to confirm the signing of
@_courtneymcavoy
, most recently with Partick Thistle. Read her thoughts on being back in Purple on our Facebook Page:
Better late than never, we are delighted to welcome
@eilidhbegg
on a season long loan from
@HeartsWomenFC
. Welcome to the club Eilidh, we are delighted to have you with us!
Final shout out to our U19 National Performance squad 21/22 at the seasonβs end. A really talented group who provided so many players in support of our SWPL team. Plus a highly respectable top 6 finish in the best youth league in Scotland. Well done girls! π
#PurplePathway
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A highly successful day for our U12 Jags at the very well run
@HFCGirlsAcademy
festival in Penicuik.
Some fantastic football on display, plenty of fun and zero goals conceded! β½οΈππ½
Big shout out to our U19 performance team who travelled up to Aberdeen with only 10 fully fit players due to illness and 4 1st team call-ups. A super human effort saw them leading with 20 mins to go before two late goals gave the dons the win. Their efforts deserve a tweet! ππ