Photo Special from Celtic FC Women’s opening day win at Hearts | OneFootball

The SWPL1 returned yesterday afternoon and Celtic FC Women opened the season with a fine 2-1 victory away to Hearts…

Morgan Cross scores for Celtic FC Women. Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

“What a good result for Celtic and the first time in a while I thought we genuinely looked good. A bit tired towards the end of the second half but nothing major. Also a brilliant performance for Rodgers in net,” Jessica Elliott told me earlier today having watched the match for The Celtic Star.

Natalie Ross, Celtic FC Women, Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Celtic FC Women wrestle coming back off a terrible second half of the last campaign which resulted in a clear-out of the squad in the summer with ten players leaving the club and to date four coming in including two arrivals just before the campaign got underway in..

Celtic FC Women line-up versus Hearts on 17 August 2025 on the opening day of the new SWPL1 season. Celtic won 2-1. Photo AJ (The Celtic Star).

Here are the two Celtic goals on the Celtic TV Unique Angle…

Celtic Women FC Supporters club summarised the first half which finished with Celtic two goals ahead as follows.

The Celtic FC Women Head Coach Elena Saduku was pleased with both the performance and also the result “This is only the start. We need to keep building, developing and just become better and stronger together,” she told Celtic TV after the match.

And with Hearts Women pulling a goal back with a 90th minute penalty, Natalie Ross goal turned out to be the winner. Here’s the Celtic warrior talking after the match.

And Morgan Cross scored the first goal of the season for Celtic FC Women – and what s strike it was! Here’s Morgan speaking to Celtic TV…

A quick round-up of the scores on the opening day of the season in the SWPL1 and you can watch highlights of the games on Sportscene this evening on BBC Scotland channel.

Glasgow City 3-0 Motherwell

Heart of Midlothian 1-2 Celtic FC Women

Montrose 1-6 theRangers

Hamilton Accies 1-2 Partick Thistle

Hibernian 5-1 Aberdeen

And finally here’s The Celtic Star’s photo gallery from the first day of the SWPL1 season. Hope you enjoy!

Hail Hail the Celts are here…Celtic FC Women line-up versus Hearts on 17 August 2025 on the opening day of the new SWPL1 season. Celtic won 2-1. Photo AJ (The Celtic Star).

Elena Sadiku, Celtic FC Women head coach, Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Claire Walsh, Celtic FC Women, Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

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Elena Sadiku, Celtic FC Women Head Coach, Celtic FC Women, Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Emma Westin – Celtic FC Women, Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Emma Westin – Celtic FC Women, Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Natalie Ross, Celtic FC Women, Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Natalie Ross, Celtic FC Women, Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Natalie Ross, Celtic FC Women, Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Ross, Sadiku and Westin, Celtic FC Women, Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Elena Sadiku, Celtic FC Women Head Coach, Celtic FC Women, Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Elena Sadiku, Celtic FC Women Head Coach, Celtic FC Women, Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

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Lisa Robertson, Celtic FC Women. Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Maria McAneny, Celtic FC Women. Celtic FC Women. Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Maria McAneny, Celtic FC Women. Celtic FC Women. Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Sienna McGoldrick, Celtic FC Women. Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Maria McAneny, Celtic FC Women. Celtic FC Women. Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

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Amy Gallacher, Celtic FC Women. Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Amy Gallacher, Celtic FC Women. Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Emma Lawton, Celtic FC Women. Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Emma Lawton, Celtic FC Women. Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Amy Gallacher, Celtic FC Women. Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

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Morgan Cross scores for Celtic FC Women. Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Morgan Cross scores for Celtic FC Women. Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Morgan Cross scores for Celtic FC Women. Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Morgan Cross scores for Celtic FC Women. Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Morgan Cross scores for Celtic FC Women. Hearts 1-2 Celtic FC Women, 17 August 2025. Photo AJ The Celtic Star

Celtic FC Women goalkepper Lisa Rodgers in the Celtic line-up versus Hearts on 17 August 2025 on the opening day of the new SWPL1 season. Celtic won 2-1. Photo AJ (The Celtic Star).

Next up for Celtic FC Women is a home match at New Douglas Park, Hamilton against Hamilton Accies on Sunday 24 August with a 2pm kick-off.  COYGIG!

PS – Goal of the weekend was in the SWPL2 as former Celt Skye Stout scored this spectacular free-kick to round of a memorable week. Wee star in the making. Well done Skye!

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