Wexford Youths W.F.C.

Wexford Youths W.F.C.
Full name Wexford Youths
Women's Football Club
Ground Ferrycarrig Park
Ground Capacity 2,500 (609 temp seats)
Manager Gary Hunt
League Women's National League
Website Club home page

Wexford Youths Women's Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Crossabeg, County Wexford. It is the women's section of Wexford Youths F.C.. Their senior team plays in the Women's National League. In recent seasons Wexford Youths have emerged as one of the league's strongest teams. They were champions in 2014–15 and in 2015–16 they won a treble, winning the FAI Women's Cup and the WNL Shield before going on to retain the league title. They also qualified for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons of the UEFA Women's Champions League.

History

Women's National League

In 2011–12 Wexford Youths, together with Peamount United, Castlebar Celtic, Cork Women's F.C., Raheny United and Shamrock Rovers, became founder members of the Women's National League. [1] Youths finished third in both 2012–13 and 2013–14. In 2013–14 they also won their first trophy, the WNL Cup, after defeating Castlebar Celtic 3–0 in the final at Ferrycarrig Park. [2][3] In 2014–15 Youths won their first Women's National League title after finishing two points clear of second placed UCD Waves.[4][5] The 2015–16 season saw Youths win a treble. They started the season by winning the FAI Women's Cup for the first time. In the final at the Aviva Stadium they defeated Shelbourne Ladies 4–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw. [6] Shelbourne Ladies would be Youths main challengers throughout the season. The two sides met again in the WNL Shield final, played at Ferrycarrig Park, on 30 March 2016. Wexford Youths again emerged as winners with Edel Kennedy scoring in the 1–0 win. [7] In the league itself, the two teams finished level on points before Wexford Youths retained the title after a play-off. Youths travelled to Galway W.F.C. on Sunday, 8 May knowing a victory would secure them the league title. However Youths dropped their first league points away from home and could only manage a 1–1 draw. Youths had a second chance to clinch the title when they played Shelbourne Ladies at Tolka Park on Wednesday, 11 May. However Shelbourne Ladies won 3–1 and as result finished level on points with Youths. This meant the title would be decided by a play-off for the first time. The play-off took place on Sunday, 22 May at Tallaght Stadium. It proved third time lucky for Wexford Youths as they finally secured the title with a 2–1 win. [8][9] Shortly after guiding Youths to their second title, head coach Will Doyle announced he was resigning. [10]

In June 2016, Gary Hunt was named as the new senior women's team manager, having been a coach under Will Doyle for the previous two years.

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
Republic of Ireland GK Mary Rose Kelly
Republic of Ireland GK Aoife Prendergast
Republic of Ireland GK Sophie Lenehan
Republic of Ireland GK Tamara Furlong
Republic of Ireland DF Ruth Fahy
Republic of Ireland DF Nicola Sinnott
Republic of Ireland DF Ciara Rossiter
Republic of Ireland DF Chelsee Snell
Republic of Ireland DF Rachel Hutchinson
Republic of Ireland DF Leanne Tumelty
Republic of Ireland DF Edel Kennedy
Republic of Ireland DF Jess Gleeson
Republic of Ireland MF Rebekah Cassin
No. Position Player
Republic of Ireland MF Kylie Murphy
Republic of Ireland MF Emma Hansberry
Republic of Ireland MF Linda Douglas
Republic of Ireland MF Amy Walsh
Republic of Ireland MF Aisling Frawley
Republic of Ireland MF Sinead Gaynor
Republic of Ireland MF Orlaith Conlon
Republic of Ireland MF Shauna Wall
Republic of Ireland MF Orla Casey
Republic of Ireland FW Aoibhinn Webb
Republic of Ireland FW Maria Delahunty
Republic of Ireland FW Claire O'Riordan
Republic of Ireland FW Rianna Jarrett

Wexford Youths in Europe

2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League

After winning the 2014–15 Women's National League title, Wexford Youths qualified for UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time. They played in Group 7 and finished second after winning two out of three games.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Poland Medyk Konin (H) 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Advanced to knockout phase
2 Republic of Ireland Wexford Youths 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 6
3 Lithuania Gintra Universitetas 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4 Wales Cardiff Met. 3 0 0 3 2 15 −13 0
Source: UEFA
(H) Host.

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11)
15:30
Gintra Universitetas Lithuania 0–1 Republic of Ireland Wexford Youths
Report Gleeson  67'
Kleczew Stadium, Kleczew
Attendance: 300
Referee: Eleni Lampadariou (Greece)

13 August 2015 (2015-08-13)
18:00
Wexford Youths Republic of Ireland 0–6 Poland Medyk Konin
Report Daleszczyk  5', 82'
Sikora  18'
Balcerzak  67', 84'
Tarczyńska  86'
Stadion im. Złotej Jedenastki, Konin
Attendance: 380
Referee: Ana Minić (Serbia)

16 August 2015 (2015-08-16)
17:00
Cardiff Met. Wales 1–5 Republic of Ireland Wexford Youths
Allen  60' Report Breen  3', 6', 42', 80'
Cassin  30'
Kleczew Stadium, Kleczew
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League

After winning the 2015–16 Women's National League title, Wexford Youths qualified for UEFA Women's Champions League for a second time. Wexford Youths have been announced as hosts of one of the group stage tournaments with games due to be played at both Ferrycarrig Park and the Waterford Regional Sports Centre. [11]

Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAZ GIN WEX CRI
1 Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Knockout phase — — 3–1 3–0
2 Lithuania Gintra Universitetas 3 2 0 1 15 4 +11 6 0–3 — — 13–0
3 Republic of Ireland Wexford Youths (H) 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1 — 1–2 — —
4 Moldova ARF Criuleni 3 0 1 2 0 16 −16 1 — — 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
(H) Host.

Notable former players

Republic of Ireland women's internationals

Honours

Source: [12][13][8][6][14]

References

  1. ↑ "FAI announce new Women's League". www.rte.ie. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Wexford win first trophy". She Kicks. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Wexford Youths 3–0 Castlebar Celtic". extratime.ie. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Wexford claim WNL title". wnl.fai.ie. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Hooper, Dave (30 April 2015). "UCD Waves guarantee second spot". wnl.fai.ie. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Wexford win first ever FAI Women's Cup final on penalties". www.irishtimes.com. 8 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Wexford edge Shels in WNL Shield Final". wnl.fai.ie. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  8. 1 2 "WNL 2015/16 - A season of highs and lows". www.extratime.com. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "WNL Play-Off Report: Shelbourne Ladies 1–2 Wexford Youths Women". www.extratime.ie. 22 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Doyle bows out of Youths after back to back WNL titles". www.extratime.ie. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Wexford to host UEFA Women's Champions League group". www.fai.ie. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "Wexford win first trophy". She Kicks. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Wexford claim WNL title". wnl.fai.ie. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Five-star Shelbourne turn on the style to win FAI Women's Cup". www.independent.ie. 6 November 2016.
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