Rangers Women ace Rachel Rowe named as SWPL January player of the month
Rangers Women forward Rachel Rowe has been named as the Scottish Women’s Premier League Player of the Month for January.
The club announced the award on their official website (10 February) after what’s been a tremendous month for Jo Potter’s team after a recent run of results.
The 31-year-old forward enjoyed a superb month as they started the new year in style, winning all four games across three different competitions.
Rowe only joined the club last summer, becoming Potter’s third signing from Reading and the forward has made an immediate impact, especially in January.
Speaking to Rangers’ website (9 February) she said: “It feels good, I think you get credited for something but the bigger picture is that we have had a good month as a club so credit to the girls as well for this.
“I think the main thing is we’re still unbeaten, that is in all tournaments and the league obviously so it is brilliant.
“It is what you want to be doing isn’t it, is staying consistent. We have done that off the back of the Christmas break and got better and better as the month has gone on.”
Rangers Women making giant progress under Potter
It had been a superb January for the Light Blues women, where they’ve scored a whopping 27 goals including a 12-0 cup win at Inverness City and a 10-0 win over Dundee United in the League and Rowe has certainly played a huge part.
The Wales international played an influential part with the Gers progressing to the next round of the Scottish Cup to start 2024, scoring twice and providing an assist in a convincing win in the highlands.
A player-of-the-match performance was to follow for the 31-year-old as Rangers booked their place in the Sky Sports Cup final with an Old Firm victory over Celtic.
Rowe then followed that up by becoming the difference maker in the final game of the month with two goals in the 2-1 victory over Aberdeen and it is certainly a well-deserved award for Rowe in what’s been a month of tremendous progress.
And that progress is rapidly continuing into February after their 9-0 win over Dundee United and a 1-0 win over Hearts on Wednesday (7 February).
Not only are the Light Blues excelling in attack but they have proven unstoppable in defence and it is why they sit six points clear of Celtic at the top of the SWPL.
If all ends well across the Rangers teams after Philippe Clement’s massive improvement for the Men’s where he’s so far won 19 of 23 games and currently challenging Celtic for the Scottish Premiership title.
Rowe has proven a tremendous signing for Potter and any successes they taste come the end of the season, the 31-year-old forward is sure to be a key part of.
In other Rangers news, Kris Boyd and Chris Sutton got into an argument live on air after a Gers controversy during the clash with Aberdeen at Ibrox.
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