[4] A fourth-place finish in the Scottish Women's First Division in 2012 was enough to seal promotion to the SWPL,[2] which included a club record 17-0 victory against Raith Rovers on the last day of the season.
[1] As two reserves teams of SWPL clubs occupied the top two league positions at the end of the season it meant Buchan (3rd) and Kilwinning (4th) were promoted instead.
Ahead of their debut season in the SWPL, Kilwinning announced the high profile transfer of Scotland international Julie Fleeting in March 2013 from English champions Arsenal.
[2] After a disappointing debut season in the SWPL,[1] which saw Fleeting depart for Celtic in July,[6] Kilwinning finished bottom of the table and were relegated back to the First Division.
[1] After struggling to rebuild in time for the 2014 season the plug was pulled after the club withdrew from their opening day league fixture against Aberdeen Reserves after failing to field a team.