Limerick W.F.C.

1970s

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

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

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]

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.

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No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IRL Trish Fennelly 2 DF  EIR Tara Mannix 3 DF  EIR Megan Carroll 4 DF  EIR Rebecca Mahon 5 DF  EIR Marie Curtin 6 MF  EIR Therese Hartley 7 DF  EIR Sabrina McCarthy 8 MF  EIR Carys Johnston 9 FW  EIR Sophie Hudner 10 MF  EIR Megan Kelleher

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF  EIR Shauna Rooney 12 MF  EIR Rebecca Horgan 13 MF  EIR Samantha McCarthy 14 MF  EIR Claire Kelly 15 MF  EIR Lauren Keane 17 DF  EIR Alanna Morris 18 MF  EIR Aisling O'Connor 19 FW  EIR Sylvia Gee 21 GK  EIR Karen Connolly —  EIR Sophie Gleeson

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Notable players