2026 Galway United W.F.C. season

Galway United
2026 season
Manager	Phil Trill
Stadium	Eamonn Deacy Park
Women's Premier Division	1st
FAI Women's Cup	1st Round
All-Island Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Emma Doherty (5); All: Ceola Bergin & Emma Doherty (5)
Biggest win	4–0 v Peamount United; 4 April 2026; (Home, All-Island Cup)

ManagerPhil Trill

StadiumEamonn Deacy Park

Women's Premier Division1st

FAI Women's Cup1st Round

The 2026 Galway United W.F.C. season will be the football club's 4th in the League of Ireland Women's Premier Division since joining the league in 2023.

#	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Previous Club	Signed	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Nicole Nix	GK	(2006-11-02) November 2, 2006 (age 19)	Wexford	2025
26	Jayne Merren	GK	(2005-01-04) January 4, 2005 (age 21)	Wexford	2025
30	Amanda McQuillan	GK	(1998-03-24) March 24, 1998 (age 28)	Shelbourne	2026
Defenders
2	Aoibheann Costello	DF	(2004-10-04) October 4, 2004 (age 21)	Galway	2023	Vice-captain
3	Lucy-Jayne Grant	DF	(2003-12-30) December 30, 2003 (age 22)	Athlone Town	2024
5	Remini Tillotson	DF	(2004-06-30) June 30, 2004 (age 21)	Michigan State	2026
6	Niamh Cotter	DF	(2006-07-15) July 15, 2006 (age 19)	Cork City	2025
15	Amy Madden	DF	(2006-05-01) May 1, 2006 (age 19)	Treaty United	2023
19	Ava Mullins	DF	(2008-01-03) January 3, 2008 (age 18)	Academy	2024
22	Eve Dossen	DF	(2005-06-11) June 11, 2005 (age 20)	Galway	2023
Midfielders
4	Isabella Beletic	MF	(1998-07-10) July 10, 1998 (age 27)	Racing Louisville	2023
7	Aislinn Meaney	MF	(1998-10-24) October 24, 1998 (age 27)	IUP Crimson Hawks	2023
8	Kate Thompson	MF	(2005-08-05) August 5, 2005 (age 20)	Galway	2023
10	Lynsey McKey	MF	(1990-03-06) March 6, 1990 (age 36)	Galway	2023	Captain
11	Aoibheann Donnelly	MF	(2002-01-02) January 2, 2002 (age 24)	Cork City	2025
13	Cara Griffin	MF	(2000-06-12) June 12, 2000 (age 25)	Treaty United	2026
14	Roma McLaughlin	MF	(1998-03-06) March 6, 1998 (age 28)	Athlone Town	2026
16	Abbie Callanan	MF	(2003-11-25) November 25, 2003 (age 22)	Galway	2023
17	Amy Tierney	MF	(2007-07-17) July 17, 2007 (age 18)	Treaty United	2026
21	Heather Loomes	MF	(2008-04-11) April 11, 2008 (age 18)	Knocknacarra	2023
27	Emily Fitzgerald	MF	(2007-05-14) May 14, 2007 (age 18)	Salthill Devon	2025
71	Niamh Farrelly	MF	(1999-04-15) April 15, 1999 (age 27)	Peamount United	2025
Forwards
9	Ceola Bergin	FW	(2006-10-16) October 16, 2006 (age 19)	Wexford	2025
18	Anna McGough	FW	(2009-10-28) October 28, 2009 (age 16)	Corrib Celtic	2025
23	Emma Doherty	FW	(2004-04-04) April 4, 2004 (age 22)	Sligo Rovers	2024

Date	Position	Name	Last club	Ref.
22 December 2025	GK	Amanda McQuillan	Shelbourne	^[1]
7 February 2026	MF	Amy Tierney	Treaty United	^[2]
7 February 2026	MF	Cara Griffin	Treaty United	^[2]
25 February 2026	DF	Remini Tillotson	Michigan State	^[3]
10 March 2026	MF	Roma McLaughlin	Athlone Town	^[4]

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
11 September 2025	GK	Abbiegayle Ronayne		^[5]
11 September 2025	MF	Emma Duffy	Sligo Rovers	^[6]
21 December 2025	MF	Jodie Griffin	Treaty United	^[7]
29 December 2025	FW	Rola Olusola	Treaty United	^[8]
5 January 2026	DF	Therese Kinnevey	Shamrock Rovers	^[9]
15 January 2026	DF	Kyah Coady	Treaty United	^[10]
7 February 2026	FW	Amanda Smith		^[2]
7 February 2026	DF	Jamie Erickson		^[2]
12 March 2026	GK	Lizzy Knight	Sutton United	^[11]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Galway United	5	5	0	0	10	2	+8	15	Qualification for UEFA Women's Champions League
2	Athlone Town	5	4	1	0	11	3	+8	13	Qualification for UEFA Women's Europa Cup
3	Shelbourne	5	3	1	1	9	6	+3	10
4	Shamrock Rovers	4	3	0	1	12	4	+8	9
5	Treaty United	5	3	0	2	6	4	+2	9

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
5	5	0	0	10	2	+8	15	2	0	0	4	2	+2	3	0	0	6	0	+6

2026 Galway United W.F.C. season

Transfers

In

Out

Club

Competitions

League of Ireland Women's Premier Division

League Table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

FAI Cup

First Round

All-Island Cup

Group stage

Friendlies

Pre-season Friendlies

Statistics

Player of the month

Galway United POTM

Appearances and goals

Disciplinary record

References

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14 March 2026 1	DLR Waves	0–1	Galway United	Belfield, Dublin 4
15:00 GMT	Cosgrove 45+2' Lawless 79' Muddiman 90+1'	Report	Bergin 67' Beletic 73' Costello 77' Doherty 81'	Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 115 Referee: Mark Patchell

21 March 2026 2	Galway United	2–1	Sligo Rovers	Terryland, County Galway
17:00 GMT	Bergin 45' (pen.) 56' (pen.)	Report	Stephens 7' McQuillan 30' McKiernan 44' Kelly 90'	Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park Attendance: 221 Referee: Chris Sheehan

28 March 2026 3	Galway United	2–1	Wexford	Terryland, County Galway
17:00 GMT	Tierney 10' Costello 53' Farrelly 73' Doherty 85'	Report	De Mange 11' 61' Smyth-Lynch 30' Rossiter 32'	Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park Attendance: 208 Referee: Ryan Maher

19 April 2026 4	Treaty United	0–2	Galway United	Limerick, County Limerick
13:45 GMT	Walsh 81'	Report	Bergin 26' 40' Doherty 57'	Stadium: Markets Field Referee: Ian O'Keefe
Note: Live on TG4

25 April 2026 5	Cork City	0–3	Galway United	Turners Cross, Cork
15:00 GMT			Donnelly 25' Doherty 35', 49', 55' Bergin 85'	Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 103 Referee: Chris Sheehan

2 May 2026 6	Galway United	v	Peamount United	Terryland, County Galway
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

16 May 2026 7	Shelbourne	v	Galway United	Drumcondra, Dublin 3
16:00 GMT				Stadium: Tolka Park

23 May 2026 8	Galway United	v	Athlone Town	Terryland, County Galway
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

20 June 2026 9	Galway United	v	Waterford	Terryland, County Galway
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

27 June 2026 10	Bohemians	v	Galway United	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dalymount Park

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W
Position	3	1	1	1	1

11 July 2026 11	Galway United	v	Shamrock Rovers	Terryland, County Galway
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

18 July 2026 12	Wexford	v	Galway United	Crossabeg, County Wexford
18:00 GMT				Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park

25 July 2026 13	Galway United	v	DLR Waves	Terryland, County Galway
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

8 August 2026 14	Sligo Rovers	v	Galway United	Sligo, County Sligo
17:00 GMT				Stadium: The Showgrounds

15 August 2026 15	Waterford	v	Galway United	Waterford, County Waterford
15:00 GMT				Stadium: RSC

29 August 2026 16	Galway United	v	Cork City	Terryland, County Galway
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

5 September 2026 17	Galway United	v	Treaty United	Terryland, County Galway
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

12 September 2026 18	Shamrock Rovers	v	Galway United	Tallaght, Dublin 24
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

19 September 2026 19	Galway United	v	Bohemians	Terryland, County Galway
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

3 October 2026 20	Athlone Town	v	Galway United	Lissywollen, Athlone
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Athlone Town Stadium

17 October 2026 21	Peamount United	v	Galway United	Newcastle, Dublin 22
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Greenogue

24 October 2026 22	Galway United	v	Shelbourne	Terryland, County Galway
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

TBC 2026 First Round	Galway United	v	TBC	TBC
TBC				Stadium: TBC

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Galway United	1	1	0	4	0	+4	3	Advance to knockout stage
2	DLR Waves	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3	Advance to knockout stage
3	Lisburn Rangers	1	0	1	0	1	−1	0
4	Peamount United	1	0	1	0	4	−4	0

4 April 2026 1	Galway United	4–0	Peamount United	Terryland, County Galway
17:00 GMT	Cotter 3' Bergin 13' (pen.) 44' Donnelly 38' Costello 69'	Report	Glackin 12' Russell 53' Doherty 70'	Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park Attendance: 151 Referee: Shane O'Donoghue

10 May 2026 2	Lisburn Rangers	v	Galway United	Glenavy, County Antrim
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Crewe Park

30 May 2026 3	Galway United	v	DLR Waves	Terryland, County Galway
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

14 February 2026	Galway United	2–0	Bohemians	Headford, County Galway
16:30 GMT	Costello 20', 40'			Stadium: Presentation Grounds Referee: Christopher Daly

21 February 2026	Treaty United	2–0	Galway United	Limerick, County Limerick
14:45 GMT	Lawlee 3' 41' Jones 35'			Stadium: Moylish Park Referee: Paudie Hayes

28 February 2026	Cork City	0–2	Galway United	Killarney, County Kerry
16:00 GMT			Beletic 5' Doherty 45'	Stadium: Killarney Athletic Referee: Thomas Sheehy