The 2017 Women's National League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Continental Tyres Women's National League, was the seventh season of the Women's National League, the highest women's association football league in the Republic of Ireland. It was the second league season to run over an entire calendar year.
Wexford Youths won the season and their third National League title.[1] Amber Barrett from Peamount United won her second top scorer award with 16 goals.[2]
Teams
| Team | Home town/suburb | Stadium | 2016 finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cork City W.F.C. | Cork | Bishopstown Stadium | 6th |
| Galway W.F.C. | Galway | Eamonn Deacy Park | 5th |
| Kilkenny United W.F.C. | Kilkenny | Buckley Park | 7th |
| Peamount United | Newcastle, South Dublin | Greenogue | 3rd |
| Shelbourne Ladies | Santry | Morton Stadium | 1st |
| UCD Waves | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown | Jackson Park | 2nd |
| Wexford Youths | Crossabeg | Ferrycarrig Park | 4th |
Format
Teams play each other three times, either twice at home and once away, or once at home and twice away. Each team plays 18 games, 9 home and 9 away.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wexford Youths (C) | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 40 | 2018–19 Champions League |
| 2 | Peamount United | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 38 | |
| 3 | Shelbourne Ladies | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 31 | |
| 4 | UCD Waves | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 27 | |
| 5 | Cork City | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 22 | |
| 6 | Galway W.F.C. | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 18 | |
| 7 | Kilkenny United | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 88 | −80 | 3 |
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Player of the Month | References | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | ||
| March | Eleanor Ryan-Doyle | Peamount | [3] |
| April | Kylie Murphy | Wexford | [3] |
| May | Ciara McNamara | Cork | [3] |
| June | Lucy McCartan | Peamount | [4] |
| August | Pearl Slattery | Shelbourne | [5] |
| October | Heather Payne | Peamount | [6] |
Annual awards
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| WNL Player of the Year | Amber Barrett | Peamount United |
| Young Player of the Year | Saoirse Noonan | Cork City |
| WNL Team of the Year | ||||||||||||
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| Goalkeeper |  Amanda Budden (Cork City)
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| Defenders | Claire Walsh (UCD Waves)
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Niamh Prior (Shelbourne)
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Chloe Moloney (Peamount United)
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Ciara McNamara (Cork City)
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| Midfielders | Karen Duggan (UCD Waves)
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Kylie Murphy (Wexford Youths)
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Eleanor Ryan-Doyle (Peamount United)
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| Forwards | Amber Barrett (Peamount United)
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Claire O'Riordan (Wexford Youths)
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Clare Shine (Cork City)
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References
- ^ "Wexford Youths claim Women's National League title". rte.ie. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Donegal's Amber Barrett named player of the year". 8 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Continental Tyres WNL: Players of the Month honoured". Football Association of Ireland. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ @LoiWomen (27 July 2017). "🏆 Congratulations to @PeamountUtd ace Lucy McCartan on claiming Continental Tyres #WNL Player of the Month for June 👏👏👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Grimes, Gerard (6 October 2017). "Shelbourne Ladies Captain Pearl Slattery named WNL Player of the Month for August". Extratime.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Peamount United winger Payne picks up October POTM award". Women's National League (Ireland). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (8 November 2017). "Peamount and Cork City players claim major honours after 2017 league awards". The42.ie. TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
External links
- wnl.fai.ie Archived 2017-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Season at soccerway.com
