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Galway United
Full nameGalway United Football Club
Short nameUnited
Founded2023
GroundEamonn Deacy Park
Capacity5,001 (3,300 seats)
ChairmanJonathan Corbett
ManagerPhil Trill
LeagueLeague of Ireland Women's Premier Division
Websitehttp://www.galwayunitedfc.ie/

Galway United Football Club (Women) is the women's section of the League of Ireland association football club Galway United, based in the city of Galway. The team currently complete in the League of Ireland Women's Premier Division. The club is the successor club to Galway W.F.C., with Galway United launching teams at senior, u-19 and u-17 level[1] after Galway W.F.C announced its withdrawal from the Women's National League at the end of 2022. [2]

History

Galway teams had competed in national competitions for a number of years, and Galway W.F.C. joined the Women's National League for the 2013-2014 season. [3] At the end of 2022, the club announced they had "reluctantly decided not to apply for inclusion in next season's SSE Airtricity Women's National League", due to additional costs. [4] Chair Stephan Moran included in the statement the hope that "that other individuals or entities [would] take up the mantle to continue the tradition of senior and underage women's football in Galway in 2023". [4] On September 13th 2022, Galway United announced that they were disappointed with the news of Galway W.F.C.'s demise, and would begin a "process of dialogue with all interested stakeholders" to explore options to ensure Galway was represented in women's football and senior and underage levels. [5] On October 5th, the club announced they would be launching women's teams for the first time, entering a senior team in the Women's National League in 2023 and underage teams at u-17 and u-19 level. [1]

Former Galway W.F.C. assistant manager Phil Trill was confirmed as Galway United's first-ever senior women's team manager on December 3rd, saying "I’m delighted to have this opportunity. To be the first ever manager to take a women’s team into Galway United is very exciting"[6]. Lynsey McKey was confirmed as club captain, with Jenna Slattery and Therese Kinnevey as vice-captains, ahead of the start of the season. [7] Galway United played their first official game at home at Eamon Deacy Park on March 4th, losing narrowly to Wexford Youths. [8] The club tasted success in their debut season, defeating Cliftonville 1-0 to win the Avenir Sports All-Island Cup at The Showgrounds, with Gemma McGuinness scoring the winning goal. [9]

Grounds

Galway United's principal home ground is Eamonn Deacy Park, previously known as Terryland Park.

Personnel

[10]

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Abbiegayle Ronayne
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Aoibheann Costello
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Annie Gough
4 MF United States USA Isabella Beletic
5 DF Canada CAN Jamie Erickson
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jenna Slattery
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Nicole McNamara
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kate Thompson
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Anna Fahey
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lynsey McKey (captain)
11 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Gemma McGuinness
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jodie Griffen
13 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Rola Olusola
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Therese Kinnevey
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Amy Madden
16 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Abbie Callanan
18 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Roisin Jacob
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Aoife Thompson
20 GK United States USA Jessica Berlin
21 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Siobhan Doolan
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Eve Dossen
24 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Eabha O'Riordan
25 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Aislinn Meaney
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ailbhe Whyte
27 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Eleanor Hernon
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Hannah Glynn

Technical staff

Position Name
Manager Phill Trill
Assistant Manager/ Goalkeeping Development Adrian Cronan
Lead Technical Coach Gabriel Darcy
Technical Coach Theresa Keane
Under-19 Manager Ann Regan
Under-19 Coach Brian Laffey
Under-19 Coach Neil O'Leary
Under-19 Goalkeeping Coach Ethan Fahy
Under-19 Analyst Jarlath Hennelly
Under-19 Analyst Lorraine Corcoran
Under-19 Athletic Development Chris Galvin
Under-17 Manager Erin Lynch
Under-17 Coach Gary Fitzgerald
Under-17 Coach Christopher McHale-Roe
Under-17 Goalkeeping Coach Patrick Martyn

Management

Position Staff
Chairman Jonathan Corbett
Secretary John Flannery
Media Officer Jonathan Higgins
Graphic Designer Morgan O'Brien
Content Creation Paul Mladjenovic

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Year Kit manufacturer Main Sponsor
2023 O'Neills Comer Property Management

Managerial history

Dates Name
2023– Republic of Ireland Phil Trill

Honours

  • Avenir Sports All-Island Cup
    • Winners: 2023: 1

[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Higgens, Jonathan (5 October 2022), "GALWAY UNITED CLUB STATEMENT – WOMEN'S FOOTBALL UPDATE", galwayunitedfc.ie, retrieved 6 August 2023
  2. ^ Duffy, Emma (11 September 2022). "Galway WFC 'reluctantly decide' not to apply for 2023 WNL inclusion". The42.ie. TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ^ Kelly, Keith (13 June 2013). "Galway women come together to form new National League side". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b O'Connor, Sean (11 September 2022). "Galway WFC withdraw from Women's National League". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ Higgens, Jonathan (13 September 2022), "GALWAY UNITED CLUB STATEMENT – WOMEN'S FOOTBALL", galwayunitedfc.ie, retrieved 6 August 2023
  6. ^ Murray, Joseph (3 December 2022), "Phil Trill Appointed as Senior Women's Manager", galwayunitedfc.ie, retrieved 6 August 2023
  7. ^ Higgens, Jonathan (28 February 2023), "Lynsey McKey Confirmed As First Ever Senior Women's Club Captain", galwayunitedfc.ie, retrieved 6 August 2023
  8. ^ "Match Report". galwayunitedfc.ie. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Galway United win first edition of Avenir Sports All-Island Cup". rte.ie. RTE. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  10. ^ "First Team Women", galwayunitedfc.ie, retrieved 6 August 2023
  11. ^ Donnelly, Dave (23 July 2023). "Avenir All-Island Cup Final Report: Cliftonville 0 - 1 Galway United". extratime.ie. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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