Women's National League
Season2018
Dates11 March – 28 October 2018
ChampionsWexford Youths
2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions LeagueWexford Youths
Matches played84
Goals scored337 (4.01 per match)
Top goalscorerRianna Jarrett (Wexford Youths, 27 goals)[1]
Biggest home winPeamount United 10–1 Limerick (13 October 2018)
Biggest away winLimerick 1–9 Peamount United (8 July 2018); Cork City 1–9 Peamount United (28 October 2018)
Highest scoringPeamount 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]

Teams

Team Home town/suburb Stadium 2017 finish
Cork CityCorkBishopstown Stadium5th
GalwayGalwayEamonn Deacy Park6th
Kilkenny UnitedKilkennyBuckley Park7th
LimerickLimerickMarkets Fieldn/a
Peamount UnitedNewcastle, South DublinGreenogue2nd
Shelbourne LadiesSantryMorton Stadium3rd
UCD WavesDún LaoghaireJackson Park4th
Wexford YouthsCrossabegFerrycarrig Park1st

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Wexford Youths (C) 21 17 3 1 60 14 +46 54 2019–20 Champions League
2 Shelbourne Ladies 21 17 1 3 66 15 +51 52
3 Peamount United 21 14 3 4 77 22 +55 45
4 Galway 21 8 5 8 37 31 +6 29
5 Cork City 21 7 3 11 35 45 10 24
6 UCD Waves 21 5 7 9 24 35 11 22
7 Limerick 21 2 4 15 26 80 54 10
8 Kilkenny United 21 0 2 19 12 95 83 2
Source: [6]
(C) Champions

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month References
Player Club
March / April Republic of Ireland Amber Barrett Peamount United [7]
May Republic of Ireland Aislinn Meaney Galway [8]
June Republic of Ireland Rianna Jarrett Wexford Youths [9]
July Republic of Ireland Kylie Murphy Wexford Youths [10]
August Republic of Ireland Eabha O'Mahony Cork City [11]
September Republic of Ireland Niamh Farrelly Peamount United [12]

Annual awards

Award Winner Club References
Player of the Year Republic of Ireland Rianna Jarrett Wexford Youths [13]
Young Player of the Year Republic of Ireland Erica Turner UCD Waves [13]
Top Goalscorer Republic of Ireland Amber Barrett Peamount United [13]
Team of the Season[13]
Goalkeeper Republic of Ireland Erica Turner (UCD Waves)
Defence Republic of Ireland Seana Cooke (Shelbourne) Republic of Ireland Eabha O'Mahony (Cork City) Republic of Ireland Louise Corrigan (Peamount United) Republic of Ireland Lauren Dwyer (Wexford Youths)
Midfield Republic of Ireland Kylie Murphy (Wexford Youths) Republic of Ireland Niamh Farrelly (Peamount United)
Attack Republic of Ireland Aislinn Meaney (Galway) Republic of Ireland Rianna Jarrett (Wexford Youths) Republic of Ireland Amber Barrett (Peamount United) Republic of Ireland 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. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  3. uefa.com. "Member associations - Republic of Ireland - Women's football – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. 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.
  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. Retrieved 2 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. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  9. "Rianna Jarrett wins Player of the Month award". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  10. "Murphy wins July Player of the Month award". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  11. "Eabha O'Mahony claims POTM award for August". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  12. "Farrelly named September Player of the Month". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Rianna Jarrett wins 2018 Player of the Year". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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