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Football league season
Women's National League
Season2019
Dates9 March 2019 – 10 November 2019
ChampionsPeamount United
Matches played84
Goals scored399 (4.75 per match)
Top goalscorerRianna Jarrett (26)
Biggest home winPeamount United 9–0 Kilkenny United (22 June 2019)
Biggest away winKilkenny United 2–12 Peamount United (22 September 2019)
Highest scoringKilkenny United 2–12 Peamount United (22 September 2019)
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The 2019 Women's National League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Só Hotels Women's National League, was the ninth season of the Women's National League, the highest women's association football league in the Republic of Ireland. It began on 9 March 2019 and concluded on 10 November 2019. Wexford Youths were the defending champions, but Peamount United won to secure their first League title since the inaugural 2011–12 season.

Teams

2019 Women's National League (Ireland) is located in IrelandCork CityCork CityGalwayGalwayKilkenny UnitedKilkenny UnitedPeamount UnitedPeamount UnitedShelbourneShelbourneDLR WavesDLR WavesWexford YouthsWexford YouthsLimerickLimerick
Team Home town/suburb Stadium 2018 finish
Cork City Cork Bishopstown Stadium 5th
Galway Galway Eamonn Deacy Park 4th
Kilkenny United Kilkenny Buckley Park 8th
Limerick Limerick Markets Field 7th
Peamount United Newcastle, South Dublin Greenogue 3rd
Shelbourne Drumcondra, Dublin Tolka Park 2nd
DLR Waves Dún Laoghaire Jackson Park 6th (UCD Waves)
Wexford Youths Crossabeg Ferrycarrig Park 1st

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Cork City Republic of Ireland Frank Kelleher Republic of Ireland Katie McCarthy Adidas Clonakilty Food Company
DLR Waves Republic of Ireland Graham Kavanagh Jako Eversheds Sutherland
Galway Republic of Ireland Billy Clery Republic of Ireland Keara Cormican Uhlsport Lough Rea Hotel and Spa
Kilkenny United Republic of Ireland James Dermody Republic of Ireland Bronagh Kane Errea
Limerick Republic of Ireland Dave Rooney Umbro
Peamount United Republic of Ireland James O'Callaghan Republic of Ireland Áine O'Gorman O'Neills Texaco Newcastle Service Station
Shelbourne England Dave Bell Republic of Ireland Pearl Slattery Umbro Dublin City University
Wexford Youths England Tom Elmes Republic of Ireland Kylie Murphy Bodibro Energia

Format

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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Peamount United 21 18 2 1 93 13 +80 56 2020–21 Champions League
2 Shelbourne 21 17 3 1 83 16 +67 54
3 Wexford Youths 21 13 3 5 70 22 +48 42
4 Galway 21 11 4 6 56 37 +19 37
5 Cork City 21 7 3 11 39 55 −16 24
6 DLR Waves 21 5 1 15 18 64 −46 16
7 Limerick 21 4 0 17 26 84 −58 12
8 Kilkenny United 21 0 2 19 14 108 −94 2
Source: Extratime.com

Results

Matches 1–14

Teams played each other twice (once at home, once away).

Home \ Away COR GAL PEA KIL LIM SHE DLR WEX
Cork City — 3–5 0–3 7–1 3–0 2–7 3–4 0–3
Galway 4–1 — 1–2 3–2 3–0 0–3 3–0 2–6
Peamount United 2–1 3–2 — 9–0 7–0 2–0 5–0 2–1
Kilkenny United 0–3 0–3 0–7 — 0–1 1–10 0–1 1–4
Limerick 0–1 3–6 0–4 4–1 — 0–5 3–2 1–6
Shelbourne 5–0 1–1 1–1 8–1 5–0 — 5–0 0–0
DLR Waves 0–3 1–2 0–7 2–0 1–0 0–4 — 0–3
Wexford Youths 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 7–0 1–2 3–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2019. Source: Extratime.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Matches 15–21

Teams played each other once.

Home \ Away COR GAL PEA KIL LIM SHE DLR WEX
Cork City — 2–2 — — — 0–4 — 1–1
Galway — — 1–1 5–0 — — 2–1 —
Peamount United 8–1 — — — — 1–2 — 2–1
Kilkenny United 1–1 — 2–12 — 1–7 1–11 — —
Limerick 2–3 1–6 0–7 — — — — 1–11
Shelbourne — 3–2 — — 4–2 — 1–0 2–1
DLR Waves 1–3 — 0–8 1–1 2–1 — — —
Wexford Youths — 2–2 — 7–1 — — 7–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2019. Source: Extratime.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of Ireland Rianna Jarrett Wexford Youths 26
2 Republic of Ireland Áine O'Gorman Peamount United 20
3 Republic of Ireland Megan Smyth-Lynch Peamount United 19
4 Republic of Ireland Eleanor Ryan Doyle Peamount United 18
5 Republic of Ireland Amber Barrett Peamount United 16

Last updated: 10 November 2019.
Source: Extratime.com

Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player of the Month References
Player Club
March Republic of Ireland Alex Kavanagh Shelbourne
April Republic of Ireland Katie McCarthy Cork City
May Republic of Ireland Jamie Finn Shelbourne
June Republic of Ireland Eleanor Ryan-Doyle Peamount United

Apparently no awards were made from July to October.

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
WNL Player of the Year Republic of Ireland Rianna Jarrett Wexford Youths
Young Player of the Year Republic of Ireland Emily Whelan Shelbourne
Services to the Women's National League Republic of Ireland Eamon Naughton
WNL Team of the Year
Goalkeeper Republic of Ireland Naoisha McAloon (Peamount United)
Defenders Republic of Ireland Sadhbh Doyle (Galway) Republic of Ireland Claire Walsh (Peamount United) Republic of Ireland Jamie Finn (Shelbourne) Republic of Ireland Lauren Dwyer (Wexford Youths)
Midfielders Republic of Ireland Eleanor Ryan Doyle (Peamount United) Republic of Ireland Megan Smyth-Lynch (Peamount United) Republic of Ireland Alex Kavanagh (Shelbourne) Republic of Ireland Kylie Murphy (Wexford Youths)
Forwards Republic of Ireland Emily Whelan (Shelbourne) Republic of Ireland Rianna Jarrett (Wexford Youths)

References

  1. "Expressions of interest invited for Women's National League - Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  2. Hooper, Dave (24 July 2018). "Quantity effecting quality for women's soccer league - Shannonside". Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Champions Peamount United lead way on Team of the Year". RTÉ Sport. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. "2018 Season". Archived from the original on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  5. "Alex Kavanagh named Só Hotels WNL Player of the Month". FAI Women’s National League. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  6. "Katie McCarthy named Só Hotels WNL April Player of the Month". FAI Women’s National League. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  7. "Finn named May Player of the Month". FAI Women’s National League. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  8. "Eleanor Ryan Doyle named Player of the Month for June". FAI Women’s National League. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  9. Farrell, Sinead (17 November 2019). "Ireland star striker Jarrett caps off impressive season with Player of the Year award". The42.ie. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

External links

League of Ireland Women's Premier Division
2024 clubs
Former clubs
Defunct clubs
Seasons
See also
2019 in Republic of Ireland football
Leagues
Cup competitions
National teams
Club seasons
See also2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (hosted by Republic of Ireland)
2018–19 in European women's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues
Domestic cups
League cups
UEFA competitions
International competitions
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