# 2019 Women's National League (Ireland)

The 2019 Women's National League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Só Hotels Women's National League, was the ninth season of the Women's National League, the highest women's association football league in the Republic of Ireland. It began on 9 March 2019 and concluded on 10 November 2019. Wexford Youths were the defending champions, but Peamount United won to secure their first League title since the inaugural 2011–12 season.

## Teams

| Team | Home town/suburb | Stadium | 2018 finish |
| Cork City | Cork | Bishopstown Stadium | 5th |
| Galway | Galway | Eamonn Deacy Park | 4th |
| Kilkenny United | Kilkenny | Buckley Park | 8th |
| Limerick | Limerick | Markets Field | 7th |
| Peamount United | Newcastle, South Dublin | Greenogue | 3rd |
| Shelbourne | Drumcondra, Dublin | Tolka Park | 2nd |
| DLR Waves | Dún Laoghaire | Jackson Park | 6th (UCD Waves) |
| Wexford Youths | Crossabeg | Ferrycarrig Park | 1st |

### Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Cork City | Frank Kelleher | Katie McCarthy | Adidas | Clonakilty Food Company |
| DLR Waves | Graham Kavanagh | | Jako | Eversheds Sutherland |
| Galway | Billy Clery | Keara Cormican | Uhlsport | Lough Rea Hotel and Spa |
| Kilkenny United | James Dermody | Bronagh Kane | Errea | |
| Limerick | Dave Rooney | | Umbro | |
| Peamount United | James O'Callaghan | Áine O'Gorman | O'Neills | Texaco Newcastle Service Station |
| Shelbourne | Dave Bell | Pearl Slattery | Umbro | Dublin City University |
| Wexford Youths | Tom Elmes | Kylie Murphy | Bodibro | Energia |

## Format

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

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Peamount United | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 13 | +80 | 56 | 2020–21 Champions League |
| 2 | Shelbourne | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 83 | 16 | +67 | 54 | |
| 3 | Wexford Youths | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 22 | +48 | 42 | |
| 4 | Galway | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 37 | |
| 5 | Cork City | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 24 | |
| 6 | DLR Waves | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 64 | −46 | 16 | |
| 7 | Limerick | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 84 | −58 | 12 | |
| 8 | Kilkenny United | 21 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 108 | −94 | 2 | |

## Results
### Matches 1–14

Teams played each other twice (once at home, once away).
| Home \ Away | COR | GAL | PEA | KIL | LIM | SHE | DLR | WEX |
| Cork City | — | 3–5 | 0–3 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 2–7 | 3–4 | 0–3 |
| Galway | 4–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–6 |
| Peamount United | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 9–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 |
| Kilkenny United | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–7 | — | 0–1 | 1–10 | 0–1 | 1–4 |
| Limerick | 0–1 | 3–6 | 0–4 | 4–1 | — | 0–5 | 3–2 | 1–6 |
| Shelbourne | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 5–0 | — | 5–0 | 0–0 |
| DLR Waves | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–7 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | — | 0–3 |
| Wexford Youths | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — |

### Matches 15–21

Teams played each other once.
| Home \ Away | COR | GAL | PEA | KIL | LIM | SHE | DLR | WEX |
| Cork City | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | 0–4 | — | 1–1 |
| Galway | — | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | — | — | 2–1 | — |
| Peamount United | 8–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | 2–1 |
| Kilkenny United | 1–1 | — | 2–12 | — | 1–7 | 1–11 | — | — |
| Limerick | 2–3 | 1–6 | 0–7 | — | — | — | — | 1–11 |
| Shelbourne | — | 3–2 | — | — | 4–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| DLR Waves | 1–3 | — | 0–8 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — |
| Wexford Youths | — | 2–2 | — | 7–1 | — | — | 7–2 | — |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Rianna Jarrett | Wexford Youths | 26 |
| 2 | Áine O'Gorman | Peamount United | 20 |
| 3 | Megan Smyth-Lynch | Peamount United | 19 |
| 4 | Eleanor Ryan Doyle | Peamount United | 18 |
| 5 | Amber Barrett | Peamount United | 16 |
Last updated: 10 November 2019. Source: Extratime.com

## Awards
### Player of the Month

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | References |
| Month | Player | Club | References |
| March | Alex Kavanagh | Shelbourne | |
| April | Katie McCarthy | Cork City | |
| May | Jamie Finn | Shelbourne | |
| June | Eleanor Ryan-Doyle | Peamount United | |
Apparently no awards were made from July to October.

### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| WNL Player of the Year | Rianna Jarrett | Wexford Youths |
| Young Player of the Year | Emily Whelan | Shelbourne |
| Services to the Women's National League | Eamon Naughton | |
WNL Team of the Year :
| Goalkeeper | Naoisha McAloon (Peamount United) | Naoisha McAloon (Peamount United) | Naoisha McAloon (Peamount United) | Naoisha McAloon (Peamount United) | Naoisha McAloon (Peamount United) | Naoisha McAloon (Peamount United) | Naoisha McAloon (Peamount United) | Naoisha McAloon (Peamount United) | Naoisha McAloon (Peamount United) | Naoisha McAloon (Peamount United) | Naoisha McAloon (Peamount United) | Naoisha McAloon (Peamount United) |
| Defenders | Sadhbh Doyle (Galway) | Sadhbh Doyle (Galway) | Sadhbh Doyle (Galway) | Claire Walsh (Peamount United) | Claire Walsh (Peamount United) | Claire Walsh (Peamount United) | Jamie Finn (Shelbourne) | Jamie Finn (Shelbourne) | Jamie Finn (Shelbourne) | Lauren Dwyer (Wexford Youths) | Lauren Dwyer (Wexford Youths) | Lauren Dwyer (Wexford Youths) |
| Midfielders | Eleanor Ryan Doyle (Peamount United) | Eleanor Ryan Doyle (Peamount United) | Eleanor Ryan Doyle (Peamount United) | Megan Smyth-Lynch (Peamount United) | Megan Smyth-Lynch (Peamount United) | Megan Smyth-Lynch (Peamount United) | Alex Kavanagh (Shelbourne) | Alex Kavanagh (Shelbourne) | Alex Kavanagh (Shelbourne) | Kylie Murphy (Wexford Youths) | Kylie Murphy (Wexford Youths) | Kylie Murphy (Wexford Youths) |
| Forwards | Emily Whelan (Shelbourne) | Emily Whelan (Shelbourne) | Emily Whelan (Shelbourne) | Emily Whelan (Shelbourne) | Emily Whelan (Shelbourne) | Rianna Jarrett (Wexford Youths) | Rianna Jarrett (Wexford Youths) | Rianna Jarrett (Wexford Youths) | Rianna Jarrett (Wexford Youths) | Rianna Jarrett (Wexford Youths) |