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Eva Ralston reckons Stenhousemuir can challenge again at the top end of the table when they make the step up to SWF Championship football next term.

The Warriors sealed the SWF League One title last weekend after a 4-0 win over Edinburgh Caledonia and they will now play in Scottish Women’s Football highest tier alongside fellow promoted sides Forfar Farmington and Falkirk.

With the Championship offering a route to SWPL football, forward Ralston says that everyone is buzzing about promotion, and that the current group believe they can go and challenge at the top again.

“We just missed out on it last season. In hindsight, it was probably for the best and I think now, looking at our team, we can go into the Championship and challenge,” she said.

Eva Ralston (Stenhousemuir) scores to make it 0-1 (Photo by Alex Todd/Sportpix/SIPA USA)

"Everyone is excited for it. It is a new challenge. We don’t want to be at the bottom of the league but we realise it is a strong level.

"I think we can go about and prove why we deserve to be there. Individually, I think we have really talented players and we can aim for the top spots.

She added: "We knew that we could do it (win League One). We managed to put together a 17-game unbeaten run and we had belief even although we had a tough start to the season with injuries and things like that.”

Ralston is also up for League One’s Players’ Player of the Year award alongside clubmate Rosie Alexander, Falkirk ace Iona Bridges and Giffnock’s Kasha Gronowska Butz.

Voting for the award concludes as this newspaper goes to press.

Eva Ralston: Stenhousemuir are already equipped to take on SWF Championship