12 teams were originally invited to contest the championship, with Queen's Park and Vale of Clyde, winners and runners-up respectively in the 2006–07 SWFL First Division, taking the places of relegated Lochee United and Hutchison Vale.
However, Newburgh withdrew and folded in September 2007 (their two matches were declared void), leaving the division with 11 teams to play out the campaign.
This was the first season played by Celtic in women's football, with the club having taken over existing SWPL members Arsenal North in June 2007.
[5] Glasgow City became mathematically certain of the championship with a narrow 2–1 victory over their Edinburgh rivals on the penultimate matchday, the winning goal scored by Ruesha Littlejohn;[6] it was their second title (their first coming in 2004–05) and was the starting point of what became a run of 14 consecutive SWPL championships.
[5] With Newburgh's place already vacated for the following season, the only team to be relegated conventionally was Vale of Clyde, who only gained one point from their 20 fixtures.