Scottish Women's Football League Second Division
2008–2012
### 2008–2012

After the switch to the three regional divisions (North, East and West) in 2008–09, the Second Division's member clubs were:

North:
* Aberdeen University
* Buchan
* Dee Vale
* Aberdeen University
* Buchan
* Dons Ladies
* Dee Vale
* Dundee City
* Dundee University
* Forfar Farmington Lassies
* Glendale Ladies
* Kemnay
* Monifieth
* SLB Harriers
* Stonehaven Ladies 

West:
* Airdrie United (replaced Clyde LFC after two matches)
* Glasgow City Reserves
* Glasgow Ladies B
* Glasgow University
* [Hamilton Accies 'B'](/wiki/Hamilton_Academical_W.F.C. "Hamilton Academical W.F.C.")
* Linwood Rangers
* Loudon
* Maryhill
* Paisley Saints
* Team Strathclyde
* Troon
* [F.C. Kilmarnock](/wiki/Kilmarnock_FC_Women "Kilmarnock FC Women") withdrew before the season started

East:
* [Boroughmuir](/wiki/Boroughmuir_Thistle_F.C. "Boroughmuir Thistle F.C.")
* Dunfermline Athletic
* [East Fife](/wiki/East_Fife_G.W.F.C. "East Fife G.W.F.C.")
* [Hibernian B](/wiki/Hibernian_W.F.C. "Hibernian W.F.C.")
* [Motherwell](/wiki/Motherwell_F.C._Women "Motherwell F.C. Women")
* Murieston United
* Musselburgh Windsor
* [Spartans B](/wiki/Spartans_W.F.C. "Spartans W.F.C.")
* Stenhousemuir Ladies
* [St. Johnstone](/wiki/St_Johnstone_W.F.C. "St Johnstone W.F.C.")

The Scottish women's football divisions used the autumn–spring season calendar until 2008–09\. From the season 2009, they switched to a summer schedule (March–November).

The three\-division system continued with the new schedule, in the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

Owing to an influx of new clubs, for the 2012 season the Second Division East was split into two separate East and South\-East divisions. The East division was now based around Fife and Tayside while the South\-East division was centred on Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Hearts, Hibernian 1875, Falkirk FC and a Spartans Reserve team moved from the East division to the South East in 2012\. Boroughmuir Thistle, Football Club of Edinburgh, Leith Athletic, Musselburgh Windsor and Seton Ladies were new clubs.

2011 North champions Buchan Ladies were promoted to the [First Division](/wiki/Scottish_Women%27s_Football_League_First_Division "Scottish Women's Football League First Division") while Dundee City and Forfar Farmington Blues transferred to the East. New clubs were a Buchan Ladies Youth side, Turriff United and Dee Ladies, part of the Dee Boys Club set\-up.


Are there any potential drawbacks to having multiple divisions within a single league?