Celtic FC Women – Home venue up in the air like everything else

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·14. Juli 2025

Celtic FC Women – Home venue up in the air like everything else

At a time when Celtic FC Women are struggling badly to keep players on the books, theRangers Women continue to make bold moves, with the recent one coming in the last few weeks.

New Douglas Park, the latest home of Celtic FC Women. Photo Celtic FC

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Following the announcement of SWPL fixtures, theRangers announced that they would be moving all home SWPL games to Ibrox, subject to scheduling clashes.

The waters were tested last campaign, with four matches hosted at the ground, but the club hopes that a move to Ibrox will encourage more supporters of the men’s team to come out and support the women.

One of the main reasons why they decided to do this was because of the troubles of their usual stadium, Broadwood over that Cumbernauld, being outside of Glasgow. This made it very difficult for some supporters to travel to games, and of course, that’s always going to be an issue.

And as Celtic fans, I’m sure this will ring true for us as well.

Ghirls show racism the red card ahead of kick-off, Celtic v Spartans, New Douglas Park, 20 October 2024. Image Celtic FC

For the longest time, supporters have been urging the club to relocate the women’s team to Glasgow. Sadly, it doesn’t seem as though that will happen anytime soon, considering the move to New Douglas Park in Hamilton was just last season.

There has been a lot of discussion over if the move from Airdrie was the correct decision, and whether you agree or not, I think it’s time to say in collective agreement that if Celtic want to take the next step up, a move to Glasgow must be on the cards.

For all we know, this could be happening behind the scenes, as the club has not provided any information on season tickets, confirmed home stadium, among other things. A lot of fans are becoming increasingly concerned with the lack of communication, and I don’t blame them one bit.

Celtic FC Women v FC Twenty. UEFA Women’s Champions League, New Douglas Park, Hamilton on 8 October 2024. Photo AJ (The Celtic Star)

Following the conclusion of last season, there has been plenty of discussion amongst the supporters on whether New Douglas Park was the correct choice for the Ghirls or not. Some people have expressed concerns about the atmosphere, while others have noted that the facilities in Airdrie were much better than the ones in Hamilton.

I reckon it’s very safe to say that the overall thinking is that the matchday experience for the average supporter has decreased significantly, and coming off the back of a difficult season, I fear that could cause some people to put their support elsewhere.

As mentioned, it also doesn’t help that we are currently miles behind every SWPL club in terms of getting our season started. We have still failed to make a single signing, and took our time announcing departures, with Mathilde Carstens announcing that she was leaving before the club even acknowledged it.

Celtic FC Women v FC Twenty. UEFA Women’s Champions League, New Douglas Park, Hamilton on 8 October 2024. Photo AJ (The Celtic Star)

Celtic have had ten first teamers leave with not a single signing from a manager who is absent with leave, working at the Women’s Euros for Swedish television. Some of the exiting Ghirls made their feeling clear towards Elena Sadiku as they headed to the exit door.

So will Celtic FC Women end up staying put in Hamilton for the upcoming campaign, or is a move back to Airdrie more likely? Surely there should be some consideration given to playing the games at Queen’s Park little ground next to Hampden and within sight of Celtic Park?

The Celtic FC Women’s squad on the last day of the season for the game against Motherwell at Celtic Park. TEN of these players have left the club with not a single signing being made.. Photo AJ (The Celtic Star)

Hopefully, we will find out sooner rather than later where Celtic FC Women will playing next season with plenty of supporters noting that given the high decrease in the first team squad size the pits 5-a-side courts would probably suffice.

ℹ️ Squad Update We can now also confirm that Kelsey Daugherty, Celya Barclais & Abi Harrison will depart following the expiry of their contract this summer. Thank you all for your major contributions, and we wish them all the best of luck for the future 💚
– Mittwoch, 9. Juli 2025