2022–23 Celtic F.C. Women season

Celtic F.C.
2022–23 season
Manager	Fran Alonso
Stadium	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
SWPL 1	2nd
Scottish Cup	Winners
SWPL Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Amy Gallacher; (17 goals); All: ; Amy Gallacher; (20 goals)

The 2022–23 season was Celtic Women's 16th season of competitive football.

Pre-season and friendlies

Celtic held a pre-season training camp in Puerto de Mogán in Gran Canaria before returning to play in the inaugural women's Glasgow Cup.^[1]

24 July 2022 Glasgow Cup final	Celtic	1-2	Rangers	Airdrie
	Larisey 41'	Report	Kerr 31' Clark 54' (o.g.)	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

Scottish Women's Premier League

In a close three-team title decider on the final day of the season, Celtic were denied their first league title due to a 92nd-minute winner for Glasgow City against the other team in the battle for the league, Rangers.^[2]^[3] Celtic also played in front of a record crowd for a domestic match of 9553 when the defeated Glasgow City 3-1 at Celtic Park.^[4]

7 August 2022	Celtic	9–0	Hibernian	Airdrie
	Jacynta 1', 41', 43' Notley 13' (o.g.) Larisey 26', 36', 72' Gallacher 85', 88'	Report	Hunter 86'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

14 August 2022	Partick Thistle	0-2	Celtic	Glasgow
		Report	Ashworth-Clifford 23' Craig 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Petershill Park

21 August 2022	Celtic	4-0	Spartans	Airdrie
	Otto 23' Craig 34' (pen.) Larisey 46', 87' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

28 August 2022	Motherwell	0-8	Celtic	East Kilbride
		Report	Hayes 27', 45' Larisey 29', 36' Craig 61' Jacynta 72', 88' Ashworth-Clifford 89'	Stadium: K-Park Training Academy

18 September 2022	Celtic	6-0	Hamilton Academical	Airdrie
	Jacynta 2', 47' Larisey 17' Shen Mengyu 26' Craig 28' Fergusson 68'	Report		Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

25 September 2022	Aberdeen	0-3	Celtic	Cove Bay, Aberdeen
		Report	Larisey 29' Jacynta 75' Ashworth-Clifford 76'	Stadium: Balmoral Stadium

16 October 2022	Celtic	7-0	Glasgow Women	Airdrie
	Ashworth-Clifford 38', 43' Otto 46' Hayes 58' Jacynta 67' Larisey 79'	Report		Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

19 October 2022	Dundee United	0-4	Celtic	Dundee
		Report	Jacynta 5' Larisey 7' Hayes 69' Bowie 81'	Stadium: Gussie Park

30 October 2022	Glasgow City	2-1	Celtic	Glasgow
	Davidson 51' (pen.) Lauder 90'	Report	Shen Mengyu 76'	Stadium: Petershill Park

20 November 2022	Celtic	3-0	Hearts	Airdrie
	Gallacher 16', 84' Fergusson 43'	Report		Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

26 November 2022	Rangers	0-0	Celtic	Cumbernauld
		Report		Stadium: Broadwood Stadium

4 December 2022	Celtic	7-0	Dundee United	Airdrie
	Larisey 3' Shen Mengyu 20', 57', 90' Gallacher 24' McAneny 73' Burchill 81'	Report		Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

15 January 2023	Glasgow Women	0-8	Celtic	Glasgow
		Report	Ross 26' Gallacher 40', 45+1', 45+4', 51' Hayes 60' Jacynta 71' McAneny 85'	Stadium: New Tinto Park

18 January 2023	Celtic	0-0	Motherwell	Airdrie
		Report		Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

22 January 2023	Celtic	8-0	Partick Thistle	Airdrie
	Ross 14' Gallacher 16', 36' Shen Mengyu 50' Craig 65', 76' (pen.) Jacynta 72' Clark 81'	Report		Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

29 January 2023	Hearts	1-2	Celtic	Edinburgh
	Smith 50'	Report	Jacynta 29' Shen Mengyu 31'	Stadium: Oriam

5 February 2023	Celtic	3-0	Aberdeen	Airdrie
	Craig 45+1' O'Riordan 63' Ross 71'	Report		Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

8 February 2023	Spartans	0-3	Celtic	Edinburgh
		Report	Jacynta 49' Fergusson 64' Marshall 65' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ainslie Park

24 February 2023	Celtic	3-0	Rangers	Airdrie
	Hayes 14', 49' Gallacher 46'	Report		Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

1 March 2023	Hamilton Academical	0-7	Celtic	Hamilton
		Report	Flint 15', 58' (pen.) Ross 23' Shen Mengyu 42', 60' Nicolson 74' (o.g.) Chance 78'	Stadium: New Douglas Park

5 March 2023	Celtic	0-1	Glasgow City	Airdrie
		Report	Priscila Chinchilla 65'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

12 March 2023	Hibernian	0-2	Celtic	Edinburgh
		Report	Gallacher 9' Hayes 35'	Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium

27 March 2023	Rangers	1-1	Celtic	Cumbernauld
	Hay 36'	Report	Hayes 90+9'	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium

2 April 2023	Celtic	2-0	Partick Thistle	Airdrie
	Gallacher 38' Slater 71' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

16 April 2023	Glasgow City	2-4	Celtic	Glasgow
	Priscila Chinchilla 52' Lauder 68'	Report	Ross 16' Flint 32', 63' Hayes 56'	Stadium: Petershill Park

19 April 2023	Hearts	0-6	Celtic	Edinburgh
		Report	Jacynta 10' Craig 25' Flint 33' Gallacher 72', 74' Loferski 90+3'	Stadium: Oriam

30 April 2023	Celtic	3-0	Hibernian	Airdrie
	Gallacher 19' Craig 40' Flint 46'	Report		Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

4 May 2023	Celtic	0-1	Rangers	Airdrie
		Report	Howat 66'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

7 May 2023	Partick Thistle	1-2	Celtic	Glasgow
	Henderson 57'	Report	Hayes 30', 90+5'	Stadium: Petershill Park

11 May 2023	Celtic	3-1	Glasgow City	Glasgow
	Flint 60' O'Riordan 76' Loferski 83'	Report	Lauren Davidson 20'	Stadium: Celtic Park

14 May 2023	Hibernian	1-2	Celtic	Edinburgh
	Mustafa 90+5'	Report	Loferski 16' O'Riordan 34'	Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium

21 May 2023	Celtic	2-0	Hearts	Glasgow
	Hayes 43' Flint 68'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park

Scottish Women's Cup

On 6 December, Celtic were drawn to face Falkirk in the fourth round of the 2022-23 Scottish Women’s Cup, On 9 January 2023, Celtic were drawn to face Boroughmuir Thistle in the fifth round. On 13 February, Celtic were drawn to face Heart of Midlothian in the quarter-finals. On 19 March, Celtic were drawn to face Glasgow City in the semi-finals. Celtic faced Rangers in the final on 28 May.

8 January 2023 4th Round	Falkirk	0-9	Celtic	Falkirk
14:00		Report	Ross 5' Gallacher 22', 38', 89' O'Riordan 25', 32' Menglu 56' Hayes 68' McAneny 82'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium

12 February 2023 5th round	Boroughmuir Thistle	0-5	Celtic	Edinburgh
12:00		Report	Bowie 1' Craig 18', 64' McAneny 32' Fergusson 86'	Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium

19 March 2023 Quarter-final	Hearts	1-5	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00	Forsyth 15'	Report	Kerner 54' O'Riordan 57' Menglu 78' Craig 86' Flint 90+1'	Stadium: Oriam

23 April 2023 Semi-final	Glasgow City	0-1	Celtic	Glasgow
12:30		Report	Flint 90+1'	Stadium: Hampden Park

28 May 2023 Final	Celtic	2-0	Rangers	Glasgow
13:30	Flint 64' O'Riordan 67'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park

Scottish Women's Premier League Cup

On 20 September 2022, Celtic were drawn to face Partick Thistle in the Second round of the 2022-23 SWPL Cup, On 4 October 2022, Celtic were drawn to face Boroughmuir Thistle in the fifth round. On 13 February, Celtic were drawn to face Spartans in the quarter-finals.

2 October 2022 Second round	Partick Thistle	0-2	Celtic	Glasgow
12:45		Report	Ashworth-Clifford 14' Jacynta 26'	Stadium: Petershill Park

23 October 2022 Quarter-final	Celtic	1-1 (2-4 p)	Spartans	Airdrie
14:00	Larisey 12'	Report	Mason 90+2'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
	Penalties
	Robertson Clark Craig Bowie		Clelland Birse McQuillan McCafferty

Player Statistics

Appearances and Goals

List of player appearances, substitute appearances in brackets, goals for each competition including totals^[5]

**Celtic FC Women – 2022–23 Player Statistics by Competition**
Player	Position	SWPL 1		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Total Apps	Total Goals
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chloe Logan	GK	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rachael Johnstone	GK	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Pamela Tajonar	GK	30	0	5	0	2	0	37	0
Taylor Otto	DF	17(9)	2	3(2)	0	1(1)	0	21(12)	4
Claire O'Riordan	DF	22(6)	3	4(1)	4	2	0	28(7)	7
Chloe Craig	DF	15(7)	9	2(3)	3	2	0	19(10)	12
Kelly Clark	DF	26(3)	1	4(1)	0	2	0	32(4)	1
Caitlin Hayes	DF	28(2)	13	5	1	1(1)	0	34(3)	14
Hana Kerner	DF	9(2)	0	2(1)	1	0	0	11(3)	1
Tegan Bowie	MF	7(19)	1	1(2)	1	0(2)	0	8(23)	2
Shen Mengyu	MF	22(6)	5	2(1)	0	0(1)	0	24(8)	5
Lisa Robertson	MF	21(1)	0	3(1)	0	2	0	26(2)	0
Natalie Ross	MF	17(10)	6	3(1)	1	2	0	22(11)	7
Shen Menglu	MF	18(9)	4	3(2)	2	1(1)	0	22(12)	6
Olivia Chance	MF	15(4)	1	2	0	1(1)	0	18(5)	1
Jacynta	MF	25(5)	15	4	0	2	1	31(5)	16
Clare Goldie	MF	1(6)	0	0(2)	0	0	0	1(8)	0
Maria McAneny	MF	5(13)	2	0(2)	2	0	0	7(15)	4
Lucy Ashworth-Clifford	MF	11	5	0	0	2	1	13	6
Lucy Barclay	MF	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0
Leigha Dobbins	MF	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0
Amy Gallacher	FW	23(4)	17	5	3	1	0	29(4)	20
Clarissa Larisey	FW	11(1)	12	0	0	1(1)	1	12(2)	13
Natasha Flint	FW	12(2)	8	3(1)	3	0	0	15(3)	11
Tiree Burchill	FW	4(7)	1	0	0	0	0	4(7)	1
Olivia Fergusson	FW	5(21)	3	2(3)	1	0(2)	0	7(26)	4
Kit Loferski	FW	5(5)	3	0(2)	0	0	0	5(7)	3

Team statistics

League Tables

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Glasgow City	22	20	2	0	94	7	+87	62	Qualification for the Top six
2	Celtic	22	18	2	2	90	4	+86	56
3	Rangers	22	17	4	1	89	5	+84	55
4	Heart of Midlothian	22	12	4	6	33	19	+14	40
5	Hibernian	22	9	5	8	45	34	+11	32
6	Partick Thistle	22	9	4	9	37	50	−13	31
7	Motherwell	22	8	6	8	28	39	−11	30	Qualification for the Bottom six
8	Spartans	22	7	5	10	19	38	−19	26
9	Dundee United	22	5	2	15	21	61	−40	17
10	Aberdeen	22	4	3	15	20	56	−36	15
11	Hamilton Academical	22	4	1	17	20	74	−54	13
12	Glasgow Women	22	0	0	22	6	115	−109	0

Source: ^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Top six

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Glasgow City (C)	32	27	2	3	112	18	+94	83	Qualification for the Champions League first round
2	Celtic	32	26	3	3	115	11	+104	81	Qualification for the Champions League first round
3	Rangers	32	24	6	2	111	9	+102	78
4	Heart of Midlothian	32	14	7	11	39	42	−3	49
5	Hibernian	32	11	6	15	54	51	+3	39
6	Partick Thistle	32	9	5	18	42	73	−31	32

Source: ^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

References

^ FC, Celtic (28 June 2022). "Celtic FC Women return to Gran Canaria for pre-season training camp". Celtic FC. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
^ "'The car's changing direction' - how City's SWPL title drama unfolded". BBC Sport. 21 May 2023.
^ "'Devastated' Celtic have title snatched away". BBC Sport. 21 May 2023.
^ "Celtic 3-1 Glasgow City: Hosts win in front of record crowd to close in on SWPL leaders". BBC Sport. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
^ "Squad - Celtic - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
^ "Summary – SWPL1". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
^ "Summary – SWPL1". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

[1] FC, Celtic (28 June 2022). "Celtic FC Women return to Gran Canaria for pre-season training camp". Celtic FC. Retrieved 1 June 2025.

[2] "'The car's changing direction' - how City's SWPL title drama unfolded". BBC Sport. 21 May 2023.

[3] "'Devastated' Celtic have title snatched away". BBC Sport. 21 May 2023.

[4] "Celtic 3-1 Glasgow City: Hosts win in front of record crowd to close in on SWPL leaders". BBC Sport. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2025.

[5] "Squad - Celtic - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 August 2025.

[soccerway-6] "Summary – SWPL1". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

[top_six-7] "Summary – SWPL1". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

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