Hearts WFC - Oriam

Hearts WFC

Oriam

Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus

1 Riccarton Mains Road

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Edinburgh

EH14 4AR

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Ground Number: 1528

Sunday 15th March 2026

Hearts WFC 3-2 Rangers WFC

SWPL 1

HEARTS WFC - A BRIEF HISTORY

The club was established in 2009, when they took over Musselburgh Windsor LFC, changing their name to Hearts LFC. That club was established in 1953 and is still going to this day, mainly for youngsters. The name was changed once again in 2018, when the club became known as Hearts WFC. Hearts Women hosted two games at Tynecastle in 2019 and clinched the SWPL 2 title with a 3–0 win against Partick Thistle on the final day of the season, gaining promotion to SWPL 1. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the SWPL 2020 season was declared null and void. The league reverted to winter football in the 2020–21 season. They've continued to be around the top of the table in the past few seasons.

MY VISIT

As with life generally, Sunday was proving to be the worst day of the hop in terms of game choice. There were two great options, Dundee v Dundee United would have been a great game to go to. I emailed the ticket office, but they informed me that you had to have a previous purchase history. At least they were responsive and apologetic when they got back to me. Not so St Mirren for their game against Rangers as they totally ignored my enquiry. That would have been my preference, as Paisley looked like a decent place to visit. As a result, we booked our coach home from Edinburgh, minded to visit Edinburgh South. It could have been a double, but the groundhop game at Covedenbeath Central meant it was impossible to do the two without the use of a car and a bit of luck with traffic. Instead, I spotted a double at Spartans Women & Hearts Women, the former a SPL ground and the latter in the top tier of the women's game in Scotland.

From our frozen and dull game at Spartans, we made our way to the leisure centre. Given the unpredictable prices and reliability of the buses, £14 or £7 each was a fair price for a taxi. There was a bit of confusion as the driver went around the back of the leisure centre, but we found each other eventually. It was a slow journey through the city, even on a quiet Sunday. Colin fell asleep in the car, but we were there well in time for kickoff. This was just as well as the stadium was well tucked away at the back of the complex with limited signposting. We eventually got there, getting a ticket online for £8.50. It was another functional ground which was uninspiring, but it did the job.

 

Hearts were 3rd in the table, but they had lost their last couple, including a 5-3 defeat at Celtic in their last game. Rangers were in 4th and were unbeaten in 11 games. Last time out, they beat Montrose 2-0. There was noticeably more quality in the play compared to the previous game. Hearts were the better side, and they took the lead on 7 minutes through Georgia Timms, who followed up following a goalkeeper parry. It was all square a minute later, Wilkinson equalising for Rangers with a low shot from the edge of the area. The game died down after that, and so I was glad to go in the warm briefly at halftime. The second half saw Hearts similarly retake the lead to the first; this time, the scorer was Hutchison. The hosts came close again a minute after that, after a shot was tipped onto the bar. The game looked to have been sealed on 65 minutes, Hutchison again, this time heading home a cross. Rangers pulled it back to 3-2 on 82 minutes, Berry poking the ball home from close range.

After the game, I had hoped to taxi it up to the White Lady Wetherspoons in Costmorphine. The Bolt would have been a very reasonable £6, but there were no drivers biting. I looked at Freenow, but they were asking £25. I am a completionist, but that was too rich for me, and I will almost certainly be back in Edinburgh one day. Instead, it was a bus back into the centre. It was a 20-minute wait for the 25, which dropped us at Haymarket. I stopped at the Wee Vault Taproom. Having enjoyed their Iron Brew Beer on more than one occasion, I fancied the turbocharged one. I got a Buckie Bomb to take away, which was Iron Brew, Buckfast and Caffeine. All for the rather high price of £8.10, but you only live once. It wasn't as if I was going to get it elsewhere. From there, it was a ten-minute walk to the Caley Picture House, the only Edinburgh centre Spoons I'd not visited. It was a wonderful building, a cinema conversion done well. £9.49 got me a haggis and cheddar panini with a bottle of Aspalls. From there, I put Colin in charge of navigation, which is perhaps why our walking time doubled. Edinburgh was a lovely, atmospheric city, even with the schizophrenic rain. Last stop of the night at the behest of Colin was the Booking Office Wetherspoons, where I enjoyed three pints and some chicken wings before what was bound to be a testing night on the Flixbus.

THE GROUND

For supporters, ORIAM was a rather uninspiring venue. One-sided and with three seated stands holding around 300, it does the job with little fanfare. There are a couple of portaloos in the cage area, but nothing else. The wider area is great for participants with plentiful facilities for all sports. Most impressive is the indoor area for football and rugby with around 600 seats and standing room behind. There is also a cafe, which is fairly priced and was busy. Parking is plentiful and lots of bus routes nearby.