Alonso to kick off Celtic career with Glasgow Women in the SWPL Cup

New manager Fran Alonso will begin his reign at Celtic with the visit of Glasgow Women in the first group game of the new look SWPL Cup.

 Alonso will kick off his career in Scotland at K-Park on Sunday, February 9 against SWPL2 side Glasgow Women in the first of three Group A games as the first competition of the season gets underway.

 The Celts will then travel to McDiarmid Park to face SWPL2’s St Johnstone the following week, having beaten them 2-0 last season in the Scottish Cup, before rounding off the group stage with a trip to fellow seeded club Spartans on March 1.

 SWPL Cup Group A fixtures:

9 February – Celtic v Glasgow Women

16 February – St Johnstone v Celtic

1 March – Spartans v Celtic

 Further details tbc.