Brady and Gourley win SWPL Player of the Month awards for October

Kelly Brady and Isla Gourley have been named the Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL) Player of the Month winners for October 2026.

The tenth month of the year was one to remember for Brady thanks to her goalscoring exploits, with the former Crystal Palace forward netting in every game she featured in throughout October.

Starting up north, Brady opened her account for the period by pouncing on a loose ball inside the box to strike against Montrose at Station Park.

Back on home turf, a goal and an assist when City played host to Motherwell followed, the forward on hand to convert Ruby Seaby’s ball across the face of the goal. Brady turned provider just 13 minutes later, setting up Seaby for her side’s third of the afternoon.

Although the month ended with defeat at the hands of Rangers, Brady got her customary goal on the half hour, smashing home to capitalise on Shu Ohba’s spill back into the box.

In the SPWPL2, all the plaudits sit with Isla Gourley of Gartcairn.

The 16-year-old forward grabbed a first half hat-trick in their 3-0 win over St Johnstone, opening the scoring inside the first minute, before bundling over from close range for her second.

Sealing the match ball, the Hibernian loanee latched onto the end of Sarah-Jane Arr’s inch perfect pass to send a first time finish low and beyond Charlotte Gates for her treble.

The other nominees for the October 2026 SWPL Player of the Month award, were: Mariana Speckmaier (Hearts), Katie Wilkinson (Rangers), Kayla Jardine (Hearts) and in SWPL 2: Vivienne Strain (Livingston), Adian Ibrahim (Boroughmuir Thistle), Ellie Kane (Queen’s Park).