2018 Women's National League (Ireland) Explained

Competition:	Women's National League
Season:	2018
Winners:	Wexford Youths
Continentalcup1:	2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League
Dates:	11 March – 28 October 2018
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Wexford Youths
League Topscorer:	Rianna Jarrett (Wexford Youths, 27 goals)^[1]
Biggest Home Win:	Peamount United 10–1 Limerick (13 October 2018)
Biggest Away Win:	Limerick 1–9 Peamount United (8 July 2018); Cork City 1–9 Peamount United (28 October 2018)
Highest Scoring:	Peamount United 10–1 Limerick (13 October 2018)
Matches:	84
Total Goals:	337
Prevseason:	2017
Nextseason:	2019
Updated:	28 October 2018

The 2018 Women's National League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Continental Tyres Women's National League, was the eighth season of the Women's National League, the highest women's association football league in the Republic of Ireland.^[2] ^[3] Limerick W.F.C. competed for the first time.^[4] Wexford Youths were the winners.^[5]

Teams

Team	Home town/suburb	Stadium	2017 finish
			5th
			6th
			7th
			n/a
			2nd
	Santry		3rd
			4th
			1st

Format

Teams play each other three times, either twice at home and once away, or once at home and twice away. Each team plays 21 games, either 10 home and 11 away, or 11 home and 10 away.

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month		References
Month	Player	Club	References
March / April	Amber Barrett	Peamount United	^[6]
May	Aislinn Meaney	Galway	^[7]
June		Wexford Youths	^[8]
July	Kylie Murphy	Wexford Youths	^[9]
August	Eabha O'Mahony	Cork City	^[10]
September	Niamh Farrelly	Peamount United	^[11]

Annual awards

Award	Winner	Club
Player of the Year	Rianna Jarrett	Wexford Youths
Young Player of the Year	Erica Turner	UCD Waves
Top Goalscorer	Amber Barrett	Peamount United

Team of the Season^[12]
Goalkeeper	Erica Turner (UCD Waves)
Defence	Seana Cooke (Shelbourne)	Eabha O'Mahony (Cork City)	Louise Corrigan (Peamount United)	Lauren Dwyer (Wexford Youths)
Midfield	Kylie Murphy (Wexford Youths)		Niamh Farrelly (Peamount United)
Attack	Aislinn Meaney (Galway)	Rianna Jarrett (Wexford Youths)	Amber Barrett (Peamount United)	Megan Smyth-Lynch (Peamount United)

Notes and References

Web site: Top Goalscorer - Continental Tyres Womens National League. wnl.fai.ie. 2018-10-31. 2019-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20190807142455/https://wnl.fai.ie/2011-10-18-18-37-48/top-goalscorer.html. dead.
Web site: Womens National League · The42. The42. en. 2018-01-05.
Web site: Member associations - Republic of Ireland - Women's football – UEFA.com. uefa.com. UEFA.com. en. 2018-01-05.
Web site: Limerick WFC to play their first season in the Continental Tyres Women's National League - Sporting Limerick. 7 March 2018.
Web site: Report - Wexford Youths 3-0 Cork City . 21 October 2018. FAI . Wexford Youths retained their Continental Tyres Women's National League crown with a game to spare .
Web site: Barrett wins Player of the Month award for March/April. Continental Tyres Women's National League. 4 May 2018. 2 January 2019.
Web site: Galway Women's Aislinn Meaney scoops POTM award. Continental Tyres Women's National League. 10 June 2018. 2 January 2019. 3 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190103055902/http://wnl.fai.ie/news/919-galway-women-s-aislinn-meaney-scoops-potm-award.html. dead.
Web site: Rianna Jarrett wins Player of the Month award. Continental Tyres Women's National League. 18 July 2018. 2 January 2019.
Web site: Murphy wins July Player of the Month award. Continental Tyres Women's National League. 29 August 2018. 2 January 2019.
Web site: Eabha O'Mahony claims POTM award for August. Continental Tyres Women's National League. 11 October 2018. 2 January 2019.
Web site: Farrelly named September Player of the Month. Continental Tyres Women's National League. 31 October 2018. 2 January 2019.
Web site: Rianna Jarrett wins 2018 Player of the Year. Continental Tyres Women's National League. 9 November 2018. 2 January 2019.