#mceachran

The Scottish women’s football player of the month is 15-year-old schoolgirl Chelsea McEachran.

The midfielder picked up the February-March award after being a stand-out for Central Girls in the Premier League 2.

More than a third of just under 1000 voters picked McEachran ahead of Motherwell’s Suzanne Mulvey, Nina Fitzsimmons of Hamilton Academical and Hibernian forward Katey Turner.

“To have won this award is a huge honour,” said McEachran.

Scotland scored late to beat Poland in World Cup qualifier[1]

“As a player you beat yourself up a lot and you don’t know if you’re doing well enough. So for others to show recognition is good.”

Central Girls play in the second tier of Scottish women’s football, where they have enjoyed a 3-1 win away to St Johnstone, with only narrow defeats to the top two of Kilmarnock and Motherwell.

However, McEachran says she is not fazed by playing at such a high level.

“This is a very competitive league and we knew we’d have to battle for every point,” she said.

“It’s pushed me a lot and I feel it’s made me a better player. The women are a lot stronger than if I was playing against players my age.

“Because Central Girls are such a young team we just want to stay in the league we are now at least for another year, and then hopefully push on.”

References

^ Scotland scored late to beat Poland in World Cup qualifier (www.bbc.co.uk)

BBC Sport – Scottish

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