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Our postponed fixture against Celtic in SWPL1, which was due to be played on Sunday 19 September, has been rearranged to Wednesday 29 September.

The game will be played behind closed doors at the Penny Cars Stadium in Airdrie.

Kick off is 8pm.

Motherwell suffered a late defeat to Partick Thistle in SWPL1 on Sunday.

Jade Greenshields would fire the hosts in front after 10 minutes, before Lori Gardner levelled minutes later with a well-placed header.

Kaela McDonald-Nguah would then put Motherwell ahead from close range, but Cara McBrearty would pull the hosts level in the second half.

Then, with the match seemingly destined for a draw, Freya MacDonald netted her side a late winner.

The hosts would take the lead early into the first half. Claire Adams’ loose pass was intercepted deep into her own half, and after a quick interchange of play, Greenshields fired her strike past Khym Ramsay into the bottom right corner.

However, Motherwell would find the equaliser minutes later. Kodie Hay’s floated cross found Gardner unmarked at the back post, and the winger’s well-placed header beat the keeper from close range.

The visitors would then take the lead midway through the first half. Leanne Crichton’s long throw was spilled by McGregor, and McDonald-Nguah rifled her strike into the top corner from a few yards out.

Thistle would pull the sides level again minutes into the second half. London Pollard skilfully danced her way past several Motherwell challenges, before playing through teammate McBrearty, who calmly tapped into the empty Motherwell net.

The women of steel toiled in the second half in search of a winner and came close in the latter stages of the game.

Hay’s whipped in cross whistled across the face of goal, and agonisingly missed Adams in the box, who would’ve only required the slightest touch to restore Motherwell’s advantage.

However, Thistle would find the winner in the dying stages of the game. Rosie Slater’s long ball found MacDonald unmarked in the box, and the midfielder’s powerful effort sailed past Ramsay into the top right corner to secure all three points for the hosts.

Forward Abby Callaghan has left Motherwell, with her contract being cancelled by mutual consent.

The 20-year-old joined the women of steel in the summer of 2019 from Stirling University and went on to enjoy two full seasons in the claret and amber.

The club would like to thank Abby for her efforts and wish her well for the future.

Motherwell have player sponsorship availability for our women’s team in the 2021/22 season.

This is an opportunity for businesses and supporters to support a first-team player for the season, where you will receive a range of benefits depending on the package you choose.

We have three sponsorship packages available.

Gold Sponsorship

This top tier package costs £599 to sponsor your chosen player for the season and has a range of benefits including:

• Signed match worn shirt and boots of chosen player
• Acknowledgment on the Motherwell Football Club website
• Complimentary tickets to all home matches this season
• Invitation for two people to attend a match of your choice at Fir Park this season
• A 10% discount on full hospitality places at Motherwell Football Club
• Meet and Greet with your chosen player
• Social Media acknowledgment and coverage on your chosen players’ social media channels

Silver Sponsorship

Our Silver Sponsorship package costs £299 for the season and includes:

• Signed match worn shirt of chosen player
• Acknowledgment on the Motherwell Football Club website
• Complimentary tickets to all home matches this season
• A 10% discount on full hospitality places at Motherwell Football Club
• Meet and Greet with your chosen player
• Social Media acknowledgment and coverage on your chosen players’ social media channels

Bronze Sponsorship

• Our final sponsorship package available to you costs £199 and includes:
• Signed match worn shirt of chosen player
• Acknowledgment on the Motherwell Football Club website
• Meet and Greet with your chosen player
• Social Media acknowledgment and coverage on your chosen players’ social media channels

For more information or to sponsor your favourite player, please email commercial@motherwellfc.co.uk.

Motherwell face newly-promoted Partick Thistle on Sunday at Petershill Football Centre.

The Glasgow side finished in third place in the SWPL2 last season and missed out on promotion.

However, due to Forfar Farmington’s withdrawal from the SWPL1 at the start of the season, Thistle were moved up into the top flight.

Kick off is 1pm.

Fixture change

Celtic were due to be our opponents on Sunday 19 September in SWPL1.

Due to international call ups within the Celtic camp, the fixture has been postponed and will be played at a later date, and the fixture with Thistle from 26 September has been brought forward.

A further update will be provided in due course on our rearranged fixture against Celtic.

Tale of the Tape

Motherwell are unbeaten in their previous two meetings with Thistle.

The sides last met in 2020 in the SWPL Cup, where the women of steel ran out comfortable 6-1 winners.

Prior to that, their last encounter was in 2019 in the SWF Scottish Cup, where the game was taken to extra time and The ’Well progressed after winning 2-0.

Form Guide

Both Partick Thistle and Motherwell are looking for their first points of the SWPL1 campaign.

Thistle played their opening league match on Sunday against promoted side Aberdeen, where they fell to a 2-0 defeat.

The Jags finished second in their SWPL Cup group and qualified for the next round, where they will face champions Glasgow City.

Motherwell will be looking to get off the mark in the new campaign after a tricky start against Glasgow City and Hibernian, where they lost 6-0 and 4-0 respectively.

Motherwell suffered defeat to Hibernian in their SWPL1 home opener on Sunday.

Rachael Boyle would open the scoring for the visitors with a well-placed free kick, before Kirsty Morrison rifled home a second from close range.

Carla Boyce added a third early into the second half, before substitute Eilidh Adams netted a fourth late on to secure all three points for the Edinburgh side.

Motherwell battled hard in the second half in search of a consolation but were unable to break through a resolute Hibs defence.

The visitors would come close to the opener in the opening phases of play. Katie Rice’s floated cross fell kindly to Boyce at the back post, but the winger’s low driven effort was deflected inches wide of the target.

Hibs would take the lead midway through the first half. Boyle’s perfectly weighted free-kick curled superbly past Khym Ramsay into the top-right corner, leaving the Motherwell shot-stopper with no chance.

They would then double their advantage on the stroke of half-time. Motherwell were unable to clear their lines from Rice’s cross, and Morrison was there to fire home the rebound from close range to put the visitors in control of the tie.

The Hibees would add a third early into the second half. A well-worked counter-attack caught Motherwell out at the back, and Boyce raced through on goal before comfortably placing her strike under Ramsay into the bottom left corner.

The fourth came in the latter stages of the game. A quick interchange of play left substitute Eilidh Adams unchallenged at the edge of the box, and the forward’s powerful effort sailed past Ramsay into the top-left corner.

Motherwell have signed Courtney Whyte from Queen’s Park.

The 23-year-old centre half signs with the claret and amber, after turning out for the Spiders at the start of this season.

The defender has ample amount of international experience at youth level and will come in and fight for a place in the starting 11.

“I’ve worked with Courtney on many different levels, both at club and national level,” manager Paul Brownlie said.

“Courtney will add experience and quality to this team. She has played with Glasgow City and Celtic so she understands the demands.

“Courtney will be very flexible within the team and can play in several positions. I am delighted to get her on board.”

Whyte will wear the number 30 shirt this season for the women of steel.

Olivia Potter has been included in the Scotland Under 17s squad for their next UEFA Women’s Under 17 Championship qualifiers.

The Motherwell midfielder is in the selection for three games being held in the Netherlands.

The national team face the Dutch first on 29 September at 7pm, before taking on the Czech Republic on 2 October at 1pm.

The camp is rounded off with a game against Slovenia on 5 October at 7pm, as the team look to progress to the Elite Round stage.

Motherwell have added 18-year-old centre half Paige McAllister to the squad.

The young defender initially comes in on loan from Celtic, with her move becoming permanent when her contract expires at the end of the year.

As well as featuring with Celtic, Paige wason loan with SWPL1 side Hearts last season, gaining valuable experience in the top flight.

She has represented Scotland at various youth levels and has scored for the national team against Northern Ireland back in 2019.

“We wanted to add more quality to our back four,” head coach Paul Brownlie said.

“Paige was someone we wanted to bring in when we first arrived at the club, so to get it done now is great.

“Paige will bring many good attributes to the team. She’s still young in her journey but she’ll add quality to the squad.”

McAllister will wear the number 66 shirt this season.

“I am looking forward to working with Paul, all the staff and the players,” she added.

“I can’t wait to get started as everyone has made me feel really welcome.”

Motherwell play Hibernian in their first home match of the new SWPL1 campaign on Sunday at Alliance Park.

Kick off is 4pm.

Come and Watch

Fans are welcome at Alliance Park.

Adult entry to the stadium will cost £5. Children will get in for free. All spectators will be housed in our covered seating area.

Tale of the Tape

Motherwell have lost out by a one-goal margin in each of the last two meetings with Hibernian.

The Edinburgh side are unbeaten against the women of steel, winning the last nine encounters ranging back to 2017.

Form Guide

Motherwell suffered a 6-0 defeat in the opening weekend of the SWPL1 at the hands of reigning champions Glasgow City.

Hibernian opened their season with three points and a 3-0 win against Spartans at the Tony Macaroni Arena.

The Hibees qualified for the next round of the SWPL Cup after they finished top of their group, scoring 24 goals in three games and conceding just two goals in the process.