2018 Women's National League (Ireland)

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Women's National League
Season2018
Dates11 March – 28 October 2018
Champions Wexford Youths
2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League Wexford Youths
Matches played84
Goals scored337 (4.01 per match)
Top goalscorer Rianna Jarrett (Wexford Youths, 27 goals) [1]
Biggest home win Peamount United 10–1 Limerick (13 October 2018)
Biggest away win Limerick 1–9 Peamount United (8 July 2018); Cork City 1–9 Peamount United (28 October 2018)
Highest scoring Peamount United 10–1 Limerick (13 October 2018)
2017
2019
All statistics correct as of 28 October 2018.

The 2018 Women's National League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Continental Tyres Women's National League, was the eighth season of the Women's National League, the highest women's association football league in the Republic of Ireland. [2] [3] Limerick W.F.C. competed for the first time. [4] Wexford Youths were the winners. [5]

Contents

Teams

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TeamHome town/suburbStadium2017 finish
Cork City Cork Bishopstown Stadium 5th
Galway Galway Eamonn Deacy Park 6th
Kilkenny United Kilkenny Buckley Park 7th
Limerick Limerick Markets Field n/a
Peamount United Newcastle, County Dublin Greenogue 2nd
Shelbourne Ladies Santry Morton Stadium 3rd
UCD Waves Dún Laoghaire Jackson Park 4th
Wexford Youths Crossabeg Ferrycarrig Park 1st

Format

Teams play each other three times, either twice at home and once away, or once at home and twice away. Each team plays 21 games, either 10 home and 11 away, or 11 home and 10 away.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Wexford Youths (C)2117316014+4654 2019–20 Champions League
2 Shelbourne Ladies 2117136615+5152
3 Peamount United 2114347722+5545
4 Galway 218583731+629
5 Cork City 21731135451024
6 UCD Waves 2157924351122
7 Limerick 21241526805410
8 Kilkenny United 2102191295832
Source: [6]
(C) Champions

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthPlayer of the MonthReferences
PlayerClub
March / April Flag of Ireland.svg Amber Barrett Peamount United [7]
May Flag of Ireland.svg Aislinn Meaney Galway [8]
June Flag of Ireland.svg Rianna Jarrett Wexford Youths [9]
July Flag of Ireland.svg Kylie Murphy Wexford Youths [10]
August Flag of Ireland.svg Éabha O'Mahony Cork City [11]
September Flag of Ireland.svg Niamh Farrelly Peamount United [12]

Annual awards

AwardWinnerClubReferences
Player of the Year Flag of Ireland.svg Rianna Jarrett Wexford Youths [13]
Young Player of the Year Flag of Ireland.svg Erica TurnerUCD Waves [13]
Top Goalscorer Flag of Ireland.svg Amber Barrett Peamount United [13]
Team of the Season [13]
Goalkeeper Flag of Ireland.svg Erica Turner (UCD Waves)
Defence Flag of Ireland.svg Seana Cooke (Shelbourne) Flag of Ireland.svg Éabha O'Mahony (Cork City) Flag of Ireland.svg Louise Corrigan (Peamount United) Flag of Ireland.svg Lauren Dwyer (Wexford Youths)
Midfield Flag of Ireland.svg Kylie Murphy (Wexford Youths) Flag of Ireland.svg Niamh Farrelly (Peamount United)
Attack Flag of Ireland.svg Aislinn Meaney (Galway) Flag of Ireland.svg Rianna Jarrett (Wexford Youths) Flag of Ireland.svg Amber Barrett (Peamount United) Flag of Ireland.svg Megan Smyth-Lynch (Peamount United)

References

  1. "Top Goalscorer - Continental Tyres Womens National League". wnl.fai.ie. Archived from the original on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  2. "Womens National League · The42". The42. Archived from the original on 2019-10-27. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  3. uefa.com. "Member associations - Republic of Ireland - Women's football – UEFA.com". UEFA . Archived from the original on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  4. "Limerick WFC to play their first season in the Continental Tyres Women's National League - Sporting Limerick". 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. "Report - Wexford Youths 3-0 Cork City". FAI. 21 October 2018. Wexford Youths retained their Continental Tyres Women's National League crown with a game to spare
  6. "Women's National League 2018 Season". Women's National League . Archived from the original on 2019-08-07.
  7. "Barrett wins Player of the Month award for March/April". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019.
  8. "Galway Women's Aislinn Meaney scoops POTM award". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 10 June 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019.
  9. "Rianna Jarrett wins Player of the Month award". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019.
  10. "Murphy wins July Player of the Month award". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019.
  11. "Eabha O'Mahony claims POTM award for August". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 11 October 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019.
  12. "Farrelly named September Player of the Month". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 31 October 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Rianna Jarrett wins 2018 Player of the Year". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018.