[2] Sue Lopez recorded in her Women on the Ball book (1997) that the club was formed in 1961 at the Lord Provost's request, to raise money for the Freedom from Hunger campaign.

Played under the auspices of the English Women's Football Association, the competition admitted Scottish and Welsh teams in its early years.

[4] In the same year, Stewarton Thistle won the inaugural edition of the Scottish Women's Cup, winning 4-2 over Aberdeen Prima Donnas in the final.

[7] The early part of the 2000s saw manager Jim Chapman assemble a strong squad with several Scotland women's national football team players.

[11] The team's only win of the season, 2–0 against Falkirk, was changed to a 3–0 defeat when it emerged one of Kilmarnock's players was six weeks short of her 15th birthday and ineligible for senior football.

[16] Former head coach Jim Chapman would also make a return for a second spell in charge ahead of the team's move into the newly formed Scottish Women's Premier League.