Abi Harrison
![]() Harrison in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abigail Harrison | ||
Date of birth | 7 December 1997 | ||
Place of birth | London, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol City | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2011 | Celtic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | Celtic | 27 | (8) |
2015–2019 | Hibernian | 88 | (75) |
2019– | Bristol City | 93 | (28) |
International career‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Scotland U15[2] | 3 | (0) |
2013 | Scotland U16[3] | 3 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Scotland U17[4] | 16 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Scotland U19[5] | 22 | (5) |
2018– | Scotland | 19 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 December 2023 |
Abigail Harrison (born 7 December 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Bristol City and the Scotland national team.
Club career
[edit]Scotland
[edit]Raised in the south of Glasgow where she attended Holyrood Secondary School,[6] Harrison began her career with Celtic,[7] making her debut aged 14 – the youngest player to appear in the Scottish Women's Premier League[8][1][9] – before joining Hibernian in 2015.[10][11]
Having already been in the team which won the Scottish Women's Cup in 2016,[12] she scored the opening goal of the 2017 final as Hibernian defeated Glasgow City 3–0,[13] and scored twice in the 2018 final, an 8–0 victory over Motherwell, although substituted through injury in the first half.[14] Harrison also won three SWPL Cups (2016,[15] 2017[16] and 2018)[17] during her four-year spell with the Edinburgh club, but they finished runners-up behind Glasgow City in the league each season. She was the division's top goalscorer and Golden Boot winner in both 2017 (15 goals)[18] and 2018 (25 goals).[19]
England
[edit]Harrison signed for FA Women's Super League club Bristol City in January 2019.[8][20] In November 2019 she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which ruled her out for at least the rest of the 2019–20 FA WSL season.[21][9] She became available for selection again in August 2020,[22][1] and was an unused substitute in the 2021 FA Women's League Cup Final (a defeat by Chelsea) in March 2021.
International career
[edit]Born in London, Harrison was eligible for Scotland, England or Jamaica due to her heritage.[20][23][1]
She was called up to the full Scotland squad for the first time in September 2016,[24] and made her full international debut in a friendly match against Russia in January 2018.[25] She has also represented Scotland at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 level.[5][11][26]
On her competitive debut for Scotland, against Ukraine in November 2021 in a 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B fixture, Harrison scored a last minute equaliser with a header as the match ended 1–1.[27][9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | FA Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bristol City | 2018–19 | FA WSL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
2019–20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | ||
2020–21 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | Championship | 22 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 21 | |
2022-23 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 9 | ||
2023–24 | WSL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
Total | 93 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 117 | 39 | ||
Career total | 93 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 117 | 39 |
International appearances
[edit]- Scotland statistics accurate as of match played 11 April 2023.[28]
Year | Scotland | |
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Apps | Goals | |
2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 0 |
2020 | — | |
2021 | 2 | 1 |
2022 | 9 | 2 |
2023 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 19 | 3 |
International goals
[edit]- Results list Scotland's goal tally first.[28]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Scored |
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1 | 26 November 2021 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ![]() |
1–1 | 2023 World Cup qualification | 1 |
2 | 19 February 2022 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar | ![]() |
2–0 | 2022 Pinatar Cup | 1 |
3 | 6 October 2022 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ![]() |
1–0 | 2023 World Cup playoffs | 1 |
Honours
[edit]Bristol City
- FA Women's Championship: 2022-23
Notes
[edit]- ^ Includes the Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Getting To Know: Hotshot Bristol City forward Abi Harrison talks ambition, Scotland, injuries & her hero Julie Fleeting, Jen O'Neill, SheKicks, 5 October 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2022
- ^ "Abigail Harrison | Women's U15 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Abigail Harrison | Women's U16 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Abigail Harrison | Women's U17 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Abigail Harrison | Women's U19 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ PEPASS: together inspiring success, Glasgow City Council, 2017
- ^ Abi Harrison at Soccerway
- ^ a b "City Women sign Harrison". Bristol City. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ a b c Abi Harrison: Bristol City & Scotland striker on debuting at 14 & going 'full circle', Sophie Hurcom, BBC Sport 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022
- ^ Gordon, Moira (12 November 2017). "Abi Harrison happy with Hibs' treble chance". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Harrison captains Under 19s as Europeans campaign begins". Winning Students (University of Stirling). 11 September 2015. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Hibernian Ladies win the Scottish Cup". Hibernian F.C. 6 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Hibs hammer Glasgow City to 3-0 win Scottish Cup final". BBC Sport. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ Southwick, Andrew (4 November 2018). "Scottish Women's Cup final: Hibs 8-0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "2016 SWPL Cup Final - Hibernian 2-1 Glasgow City: Lizzie Arnot's late goal shocks the holders". Vavel. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Southwick, Andrew (21 May 2017). "SWPL Cup: Hibernian cruise to victory over Celtic to retain trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Southwick, Andrew (20 May 2018). "SWPL: Hibernian thrash Celtic 9-0 to win third Women's Premier League Cup in a row". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Abbi Grant #SBSSWPL Player of the Month". She Kicks. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "A rundown of who was triumphant at the MG ALBA Scottish Women's Football Awards". Scotwomensfootball.com. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Abi Harrison: Bristol City sign Scotland international from Hibernian Ladies". 24 January 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "WSL: ACL injuries sideline Bristol City's Abi Harrison and Brighton's Ellie Brazil". BBC Sport. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Abi Harrison: Bristol City striker 'stronger than ever' after 'terrible' ACL injury". BBC Sport. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "England have not made move for Scotland's Abi Harrison". 20 December 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Scotland women call up teenager Abigail Harrison against Iceland". BBC Sport. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Scotland end training camp in draw". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ uefa.com. "Abigail Harrison – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
- ^ Scotland 1-1 Ukraine: Scots' Women's World Cup hopes on track after late equaliser, Thomas Duncan, BBC Sport, 26 November 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022
- ^ a b Abi Harrison at the Scottish Football Association
- Living people
- 1997 births
- Hibernian W.F.C. players
- Scottish Women's Premier League players
- Scottish women's footballers
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Celtic F.C. Women players
- Scotland women's international footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Bristol City W.F.C. players
- Women's Super League players
- Black British sportswomen
- Scottish people of English descent
- Scottish people of Jamaican descent
- British people of Jamaican descent
- Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- People educated at Holyrood Secondary School
- Scotland women's youth international footballers