Sophie Black has returned to ML1 after penning a season-long loan deal. 

The midfielder returns to the women of steel for the second consecutive season after earning 20-appearances in claret and amber in the previous campaign.

The Scottish youth international made the switch to Lanarkshire in search of regular first-team action after rising through the ranks at the Ibrox side, and established her place at the core of the Motherwell midfield. Black netted twice in the SWPL, once in a 6-1 victory over Dundee United, and a 6-0 win over Aberdeen and Balmoral Stadium.

Black made her Rangers debut at only 16-years-old and has continued to impress throughout the clubs youth academy.

The combative midfielder will add an alternative dynamic to Motherwell’s central options and will provide a valuable and productive competition for places.