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Scottish footballer

Abi Harrison
Harrison during her spell with Hibernian in 2015
Personal information
Full name Abigail Harrison
Date of birth (1997-12-07) 7 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Celtic
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2011 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Celtic 27 (8)
2015–2019 Hibernian 88 (75)
2019–2025 Bristol City 103 (29)
2025– Celtic 1 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Scotland U15 3 (0)
2013 Scotland U16 3 (1)
2012–2013 Scotland U17 16 (1)
2014–2016 Scotland U19 22 (5)
2018– Scotland 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2025
‡ 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 Celtic and the Scotland national team. She started her career at Celtic, and has also played for Hibernian and Bristol City.

Club career

Scotland

Raised in the south of Glasgow where she attended Holyrood Secondary School, Harrison began her career with Celtic, making her debut aged 14 – the youngest player to appear in the Scottish Women's Premier League – before joining Hibernian in 2015.

Having already been in the team which won the Scottish Women's Cup in 2016, she scored the opening goal of the 2017 final as Hibernian defeated Glasgow City 3–0, and scored twice in the 2018 final, an 8–0 victory over Motherwell, although substituted through injury in the first half. Harrison also won three SWPL Cups (2016, 2017 and 2018) 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) and 2018 (25 goals).

England

Harrison signed for FA Women's Super League club Bristol City in January 2019. 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. She became available for selection again in August 2020, and was an unused substitute in the 2021 FA Women's League Cup Final (a defeat by Chelsea) in March 2021.

Scotland

On 23 January 2025, Harrison signed for Scottish Women's Premier League side Celtic for a second time, on a short contract until the end of the 2024–25 season.

International career

Born in London, Harrison was eligible for Scotland, England or Jamaica due to her heritage.

She was called up to the full Scotland squad for the first time in September 2016, and made her full international debut in a friendly match against Russia in January 2018. She has also represented Scotland at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 level.

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.

Career statistics

Club

This section needs expansion with: Scottish club statistics. You can help by adding to it. (January 2025)
As of 27 January 2025
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
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 7 3 0 3 3 26 10
2023–24 WSL 15 1 1 0 0 0 16 1
2024–25 Championship 10 1 0 0 3 1 13 2
Total 103 29 10 3 17 8 130 40

International appearances

Scotland statistics accurate as of match played 5 December 2023.
Year Scotland
Apps Goals
2018 1 0
2019 2 0
2020 —
2021 2 1
2022 9 2
2023 5 0
Total 19 3

International goals

Results list Scotland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored
1 26 November 2021 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Ukraine 1–1 2023 World Cup qualification 1
2 19 February 2022 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar  Slovakia 2–0 2022 Pinatar Cup 1
3 6 October 2022 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Austria 1–0 2023 World Cup playoffs 1

Honours

Bristol City

Notes

  1. Includes the Women's FA Cup
  2. Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup

References

  1. ^ Getting To Know: Hotshot Bristol City forward Abi Harrison talks ambition, Scotland, injuries & her hero Julie Fleeting, Jen O'Neill, She Kicks, 5 October 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2022
  2. "Abigail Harrison | Women's U15 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. "Abigail Harrison | Women's U16 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. "Abigail Harrison | Women's U17 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Abigail Harrison | Women's U19 Squad". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  6. PEPASS: together inspiring success Archived 15 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Glasgow City Council, 2017
  7. Abi Harrison at Soccerway
  8. ^ "City Women sign Harrison". Bristol City. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  9. ^ Abi Harrison: Bristol City & Scotland striker on debuting at 14 & going 'full circle', Sophie Hurcom, BBC Sport 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022
  10. Gordon, Moira (12 November 2017). "Abi Harrison happy with Hibs' treble chance". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. "Hibernian Ladies win the Scottish Cup". Hibernian F.C. 6 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  13. "Hibs hammer Glasgow City to 3-0 win Scottish Cup final". BBC Sport. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  14. Southwick, Andrew (4 November 2018). "Scottish Women's Cup final: Hibs 8-0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  15. "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.
  16. Southwick, Andrew (21 May 2017). "SWPL Cup: Hibernian cruise to victory over Celtic to retain trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  17. 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.
  18. "Abbi Grant #SBSSWPL Player of the Month". She Kicks. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  19. "A rundown of who was triumphant at the MG ALBA Scottish Women's Football Awards". Scotwomensfootball.com. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Abi Harrison: Bristol City sign Scotland international from Hibernian Ladies". BBC Sport. 24 January 2019.
  21. "WSL: ACL injuries sideline Bristol City's Abi Harrison and Brighton's Ellie Brazil". BBC Sport. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  22. "Abi Harrison: Bristol City striker 'stronger than ever' after 'terrible' ACL injury". BBC Sport. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  23. 'Full circle fairytale' as Scotland striker Harrison returns to Celtic, BBC Sport, 23 January 2025
  24. Abi Harrison returns to Celtic as Ghirls announce second January addition, Celtic FC, 23 January 2025
  25. "England have not made move for Scotland's Abi Harrison". BBC Sport. 20 December 2018.
  26. "Scotland women call up teenager Abigail Harrison against Iceland". BBC Sport. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  27. "Scotland end training camp in draw". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  28. uefa.com. "Abigail Harrison – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
  29. 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
  30. ^ Abi Harrison at the Scottish Football Association
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