Castlebar Celtic W.F.C. Explained

Clubname:Castlebar Celtic W.F.C.
Fullname:Castlebar Celtic
Women's Football Club
Capacity:1,500
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Castlebar Celtic W.F.C. (Irish: Cumann Peile Caisleán an Bharraigh Ceiltigh) is an Irish association football club based in Castlebar, County Mayo. The club is the women's section of Castlebar Celtic and has entered teams in the Women's National League,[1] the Mayo Women's Football League and the FAI Women's Cup.

History

Women's National League

In 2011–12, together with Peamount United, Cork Women's F.C., Raheny United, Shamrock Rovers and Wexford Youths, Castlebar Celtic became founder members of the Women's National League.[2] [3] On 18 November 2012 Castlebar Celtic's manager, Jeremy Dee, died in a car crash while travelling to a league match against Shamrock Rovers. Dee was described as "the real driving force behind our women's team" by club secretary Michael O'Dwyer. He was also a leading advocate of women's association football in both County Mayo and Ireland.[4] [5] [6] [7] While playing in the league, Celtic reached three cup finals. In 2013 they played in WNL Cup final, but lost 6–3 to Peamount United.[8] Later in the same year they reached the FAI Women's Cup final but lost 3–2 after extra-time to Raheny United.[9] In 2014 they were WNL Cup finalists again but were beaten 3–0 by Wexford Youths.[10]

Withdrawal from leagues

Castlebar Celtic had planned to enter a team in the 2015 Mayo Women's Football League season but withdrew due to a lack of players.[11] During the 2015–16 Women's National League season they struggled. In October 2015 Castlebar Celtic failed to field a team for a WNL Shield game against Shelbourne Ladies.[12] [13] During the course of the regular season Celtic had suffered two heavy defeats. On 10 October 2015 they lost 9–1 at home to Shelbourne Ladies.[14] Then on 2 January 2016 they lost 17–1 to Wexford Youths.[15] On 20 February 2016 they suffered a third heavy loss after losing 12–1 to Shelbourne Ladies in the WNL Cup[16] Before the season was finished they also withdrew from the Women's National League, again because they were unable to field a team.[17] [18]

Notable former players

Republic of Ireland women's internationals

See also: Republic of Ireland women's national football team.

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bus Eireann Women's National League 2011/2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020034727/http://wnl.fai.ie/2011-10-18-18-37-48/league-table/2011--2012.html. 2013-10-20.
  2. Web site: UEFA funding helps women's national football league launch in Republic of Ireland. UEFA. 20 October 2011. 20 October 2011.
  3. News: FAI announce new Women's League . https://archive.today/20120909093102/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/0803/fai_women.html . dead . 2012-09-09 . RTÉ Sport . 2011-08-03 . 2011-08-06 . RTÉ News .
  4. Web site: Castlebar Celtic women's manager Jeremy Dee has died in a car crash. www.rte.ie. 16 April 2016. 18 November 2012.
  5. Web site: Mayo soccer in mourning after tragic death of Jeremy Dee. www.mayonews.ie. 16 April 2016. 22 November 2012.
  6. Web site: Castlebar Celtic withdraw from WNL . wnl.fai.ie. 16 April 2016. 31 March 2016.
  7. Web site: Castlebar Celtic withdraw from Continental Tyres WNL. www.fai.ie. 16 April 2016. 31 March 2016.
  8. Web site: Peamount retain League Cup title. She Kicks. 20 May 2013. 20 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140518190623/http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/7674. 2014-05-18. dead.
  9. Web site: Fallon. John. Raheny triumph in Women's FAI Cup final report. The Irish Times. 24 January 2016. 4 November 2013.
  10. News: Wexford win first trophy. 3 January 2016. She Kicks. 19 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126164623/http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/9972. 2016-01-26. dead.
  11. Web site: Mayo }} league season gets ready for kickoff]. www.con-telegraph.ie. 14 March 2016. 22 March 2015.
  12. News: Shield Round-Up - Series 3. wnl.fai.ie. 4 June 2016. 4 October 2015.
  13. News: WNL 2015/16 - A season of highs and lows. www.extratime.com. 6 June 2016. 31 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160808202253/http://www.extratime.com/newsdesk/articles/16743/wnl-201516---a-season-of-highs-and-lows/. 2016-08-08. dead.
  14. Web site: Castlebar Celtic 1–9 Shelbourne Ladies. www.wnl.ie. 7 June 2016. 10 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170819185917/http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28298/1/. 19 August 2017. dead.
  15. Web site: Wexford Youths 17–1 Castlebar Celtic. www.wnl.ie. 7 June 2016. 2 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170819145904/http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28207/1/. 19 August 2017. dead.
  16. Web site: Castlebar Celtic W 2015-2016. www.wnl.ie. 2 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160714110822/http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100210/2023/99999/. 14 July 2016. dead.
  17. Web site: Castlebar Celtic withdraw from WNL . wnl.fai.ie. 16 April 2016. 31 March 2016.
  18. Web site: Castlebar Celtic withdraw from Continental Tyres WNL. www.fai.ie. 16 April 2016. 31 March 2016.

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