Falkirk learn SWPL2 fixture list after historic promotion to second tier.

Newly-promoted Falkirk will begin life in the Scottish Power Women’s Premier League 2 (SWPL2) with a tough trip to Dundee United.

The Bairns, who sealed their spot in the second tier for the first time after a 2-1 play-off final win over East Fife in May, will head to the City of Discovery on Sunday, August 16 for the opening weekend outing.

Craig Tully’s team bounced back last term from missing out on the Barclays Scottish Women’s Championship title to earn promotion the hard way - getting the better of the SWPL2’s second-bottom finishers East Fife in Airdrie thanks to goals from Anna Murray and Caitlin McFarlane.

The maiden SWPL2 season will also the first for the squad under the Falkirk FC umbrella, having joined the football club from the Falkirk Foundation over the summer as part of a planned transition.

The Bairns first home match of the campaign will see them take on St Johnstone the following Sunday, with another home game to follow that when Livingston visit to round off August. Falkirk’s final pre-split fixture will see them host Dundee United on Sunday, February 21. Split fixtures vary with the bottom half playing six more games while the top half play ten times.

Falkirk’s competitive campaign gets underway with the Sky Sports Cup league phase in late July. The Bairns host Gartcairn on Sunday, July 26 before taking on Montrose, Livingston and Kilmarnock for a place in the knock-out stage.