Dunipace secure top six place in Barclays SWF League One | OneFootball

Dunipace line-up before the game. (Photo by Ger Harley/Sportpix/Sipa USA)

Ahead of the Barclays Scottish Women’s Championship and League One split, Dunipace claimed a top-six spot in the latter.

East Fife are in pole position for automatic promotion to SWPL 2, after a 2-1 victory over Falkirk put the Methil side 14 points clear at the top of the Barclays Scottish Women’s Championship with only 15 still to play for.

Only a single point separates the next four sides in the race for second, with Stirling University on 42 points and Falkirk, Glasgow Women and Renfrew all on 41. Inverness Caledonian Thistle make up the top six, only two points behind.

The top of the Barclays Scottish Women’s League is also competitive, with leaders Bonnyrigg Rose and second-placed Armadale Thistle only separated by a point, and both recording 4-1 victories over Kilwinning and Queen of the South respectively. Inverurie Locomotive Works in third beat basement side Dundee West 13-0, while a Claire Hutton hat-trick helped Dunipace confirm their top six status with a 4-0 win over second-bottom Giffnock Soccer Centre. Airdrie held St Mirren to a draw at home.

Claire Hutton (Dunipace) heads for the box early in the game. (Photo by Ger Harley/Sportpix/Sipa USA)

While the side finishing bottom of League One will be relegated to their local SWFL division, the side finishing second bottom will enter a play-off against the winners of SWFL South. That league saw a top-of-the-table clash this week, with leaders Cambusdoon moving eight points clear with a 4-3 victory over Giffnock’s development side. The SWFL North also saw a big game, with Elgin City beating title rivals Ross County 5-4 in a nine-goal thriller to go three points clear at the top.

The ScottishPower Highlands and Islands league kicked off its 2025 season, with Buckie running out 8-0 winners at Clachnacuddin, Caithness beating Sutherland 4-2 and Orkney winning 2-1 against visiting Nairn St Ninian.

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