2014–15 Women's National League (Ireland)

The 2014–15 Women's National League was the fourth season of the Women's National League. On 20 August 2014, at the Aviva Stadium, Continental Tyres were unveiled as the new sponsor of both the Women's National League and FAI Women's Cup.[1] Before the season started there were two name changes following takeovers and/or mergers. Cork Women's F.C. were taken over by FORAS/Cork City F.C. and as a result were renamed Cork City W.F.C.[2] It was also announced that DLR Waves and UCD's senior women's team would join forces and become known as UCD Waves.[3] Shamrock Rovers withdrew from the league, leaving seven teams to play each other.[4]

Women's National League
Season2014–15
ChampionsWexford Youths
UEFA Women's Champions LeagueWexford Youths
Top goalscorerAine O'Gorman (UCD Waves)
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Wexford Youths won the league title, finishing two points clear of second placed UCD Waves.[5][6] UCD Waves also finished as runners-up in the 2014 FAI Women's Cup, losing 2–1 after extra time in the final to Raheny United. Raheny then went on to complete a cup double when they also won the 2015 WNL Cup. It is first time Raheny United had won the latter cup. In the final they defeated Peamount United 3–2 after extra time with a last minute Katie McCabe goal.[7][8] McCabe, who had also scored in the FAI Women's Cup final, missed out on the opportunity to finish the season as the league top goalscorer after Raheny's final league opponents, Cork City, forfeited the game as they were unable to field a team.[9] Aine O'Gorman finished the season as both top league goalscorer and the WNL Player of the Season.[10]

Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wexford Youths (C) 18 14 1 3 43 15 +28 43 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League
2 UCD Waves 18 13 2 3 69 19 +50 41
3 Raheny United 18 11 4 3 55 24 +31 37
4 Peamount United 18 6 5 7 34 38 −4 23
5 Castlebar Celtic 18 5 3 10 30 41 −11 18
6 Galway W.F.C. 18 3 5 10 27 38 −11 14
7 Cork City 18 0 2 16 14 83 −69 2
Source: [11]
(C) Champions

WNL Awards
Senior Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Irish Daily Mail Golden Boot
Service to Women's Football Award
  • Pauline O'Shaughnessy (WFAI)
Team of the Season
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Mary Rose Kelly Wexford Youths
2 2DF Nicola Sinnott Wexford Youths
3 2DF Ciara Rossiter Wexford Youths
4 2DF Keara Cormican Galway W.F.C.
5 2DF Niamh Walsh Raheny United
6 3MF Karen Duggan UCD Waves
7 3MF Kylie Murphy Wexford Youths
8 3MF Áine O'Gorman UCD Waves
9 4FW Claire O'Riordan Wexford Youths
10 4FW Carol Breen Wexford Youths
11 4FW Katie McCabe Raheny United

Source:[12][10]

References
  1. "Women's Soccer Secures Continental Backing". Sport for Business. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. "Cork Women's FC to re-launch". Supporters Direct. 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. "About UCD Waves FC". ucdwaves.ie. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. "Fixtures 2014-15 announced". wnl.fai.ie. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  5. "Wexford claim WNL title". wnl.fai.ie. 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  6. Hooper, Dave (30 April 2015). "UCD Waves guarantee second spot". Football Association of Ireland. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  7. "Killeen grabs extra-time winner as Raheny win Cup". rte.ie. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  8. "Extra-time triumph for Raheny United in women's league cup final". www.irishtimes.com. 26 April 2015.
  9. Clarke, Aaron (5 May 2015). "WNL 2014/15 season - As it happened". extratime.ie. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  10. McGuire, Mary. "A Big Occasion For UCD Waves And Wexford Youths As Women's National League Award Recipients Announced". Her.ie. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  11. 2014–15 Women's National League, Rsssf
  12. "O'Gorman and Rossiter win WNL Awards". www.fai.ie. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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