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Harrison in 2015
Personal information
Full name Abigail Harrison
Date of birth (1997-12-07) 7 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth London, England
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club 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)
National team
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)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 March 2024.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ 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

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.

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

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 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

Scotland statistics accurate as of match played 11 April 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 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 1–1 2023 World Cup qualification 1
2 19 February 2022 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 2–0 2022 Pinatar Cup 1
3 6 October 2022 Hampden Park, Glasgow Flag of Austria.svg Austria 1–0 2023 World Cup playoffs 1

Honours

Bristol City

  • FA Women's Championship: 2022-23
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