Mid-Ulster Ladies F.C.
Full name | Mid-Ulster Ladies Football Club |
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Short name | Mid-Ulster Ladies |
Founded | 2000 |
Ground | Mid Ulster Sports Arena, Cookstown |
League | Women's Premier League |
Website | Club website |
Mid-Ulster Ladies Football Club is a women's association football club based in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 2000 and currently plays in the Women's Premier League[1] and at the .[2]
History[]
Mid-Ulster Ladies F.C. came about after a number of players were moving away from Cookstown to nearby Dungannon Athletic Ladies to play football despite Dungannon Athletic using Cookstown for training. Future Northern Ireland Women's Football Association chairwoman , who was playing for Dungannon Athletic in 2000 decided to found Mid-Ulster Ladies F.C. as a way for Cookstown ladies to play football locally in their hometown.[1] By 2002, they had made their way up to NIWFA Division 2.[3] Following a reorganisation of women's football in Northern Ireland, in 2004 Mid-Ulster Ladies were placed into the Mid Ulster League.[4] In 2005, they were promoted into the national League below the Women's Premier League.[5]
In 2008, Mid-Ulster Ladies were promoted into the Women's Premier League.[6] In 2013 Mid-Ulster Ladies finished in the promotion-relegation playoff place, where they would compete against NIWFA Division 2 runner-up however they managed to win and retain their Women's Premier League status before making the final of the Premier Cup, where they were defeated 2-0 by Glentoran Belfast United.[7] In 2015 they also took part in the promotion-relegation playoff against . Mid-Ulster Ladies retained their Women's Premier League place again by winning 8-3 on aggregate.[8]
References[]
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- ^ McWilliams, Nikki (24 May 2014). "Referee decides to end match 17 minutes early". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Strikers off to a flyer". News Letter. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ "Strikers slip up in league". The People. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ "Northern Ireland (Women) 2005/06". Rsssf.com. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Brave Mid Ulster Ladies lose out to champions". Mid Ulster Mail. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "NIWFA Premiership Preview". She Kicks. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mid Ulster Ladies victorious in Premier League play-off". Tyrone Times. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- Women's association football clubs in Northern Ireland
- Association football clubs established in 2000
- Association football clubs in County Tyrone
- Cookstown