Limerick W.F.C.

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Limerick W.F.C.
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Full nameLimerick Women's Football Club
NicknamesSuper Blues[1]
Shannonsiders[2]
Founded1973
Dissolved2020
GroundMarkets Field
Capacity5,000 (1,710 seated)
ChairmanPat O'Sullivan
ManagerDave Rooney[3]
LeagueWomen's National League
Women's Under 17 National League
20197th
Websitehttp://www.limerickfc.ie

Limerick Women's Football Club was an Irish association football club based in Limerick. It is the women's section of Limerick F.C. Their senior women's team made their debut in the Women's National League in 2018. However the club has been organising women's teams, often in conjunction with the Limerick Women's & Schoolgirls' Soccer League, since at least 1973. Limerick have been credited as the inaugural winners of both the Ladies League of Ireland and the FAI Women's Cup. Ladies team was dissolved after financial collapse of Limerick F.C. main division.[4]

History

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1970s

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Limerick F.C. organised a women's team during the 1970s. In 1973 Limerick were both founding members and the inaugural champions of an earlier incarnation of the Women's National League known as the Ladies League of Ireland or the Woman's League of Ireland. Limerick were among its twelve founder members. Like Limerick, other founder members included several teams associated with clubs in the men's League of Ireland. These included Finn Harps, Cork Celtic, Dundalk and Sligo Rovers.[5][6] Limerick finished the 1973 season as champions after going unbeaten in a fifteen match series. In a post season friendly they lost 3–1 to a touring Stade de Rheims at Markets Field.[7] Limerick have also been credited as the inaugural winners of the FAI Women's Cup. Although the RSSSF archives only list finals from 1989,[8] a match programme from a 1978 international between the Republic of Ireland and France confirmed that the FAI Women's Cup was first played for in 1975 with Limerick defeating C.S.O. (Dublin) 2–1 in the final.[9]

LWSSL

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The Limerick Women's & Schoolgirls' Soccer League was formed in 1973.[10] The LWSSL representative team with the support of Limerick F.C. enters teams in various inter-league competitions.[11][12][13][14] Between 2006 and 2011 a Limerick F.C./LWSSL team regularly entered the FAI Women's Cup.[15][16][17][18][19][20]

Women's National League

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In January 2018 it was announced that Limerick F.C. would be entering a team in the Women's National League for the 2018 season.[21][22] On 11 March 2018, with a team that included Marie Curtin and Sylvia Gee, Limerick made their debut in the WNL with a 4–0 win at Markets Field against Kilkenny United.[2][23][24]

Players

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See also: Category:Limerick W.F.C. players

2019 squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Trish Fennelly
2 DF File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Tara Mannix
3 DF File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Megan Carroll
4 DF File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Rebecca Mahon
5 DF File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Marie Curtin
6 MF File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Therese Hartley
7 DF File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Sabrina McCarthy
8 MF File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Carys Johnston
9 FW File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Sophie Hudner
10 MF File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Megan Kelleher
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Shauna Rooney
12 MF File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Rebecca Horgan
13 MF File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Samantha McCarthy
14 MF File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Claire Kelly
15 MF File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Lauren Keane
17 DF File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Alanna Morris
18 MF File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Aisling O'Connor
19 FW File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Sylvia Gee
21 GK File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Karen Connolly
— File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg EIR Sophie Gleeson

Notable players

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Republic of Ireland women's internationals

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Honours

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References

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