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Blog 131: Are the girls allowed?

Nick Brown has enlisted the help of one of Scotland's most successful semi-pro teams - Hamilton Academics WFC. His book tells the story of the slow uptake of women's football in Scotland in comparison to the rest of the UK. And he's written this week to share the sponsorship opportunities coming up for the team.
Hannah Scott
October 8, 2025
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Blog 56: Women on the stands

Tuesday's defeat to Croatia and the subsequent end of Scotland's Euro 2020 journey has shaken the hopeful nation this week. To commemorate the historic return to the world's football stage, we are celebrating the fans whose unwavering support got the team this far. Unsurprisingly, football is the most popular sport in Scotland, so much so, that it is considered to be part of our culture itself. What you may not know is that, even though the key football demographic is diversifying, women still only take up 8% of the Scottish football audience, according to a 2017 SFSA (Scottish Football Supporters Association ) report.…
abi.k.johnston@googlemail.com
June 26, 2021