Newly-crowned league champions face familiar rivals Shelbourne again in cup final
Athlone Town one step away from completing historic double‘Proper men’ Shelbourne cling onto top spot against Waterford
What makes their success this year all the more impressive is that they lost key players along the way, among them last season’s top scorer Dana Scheriff, Northern Ireland international Casey Howe, who left for Nottingham Forest during the summer, and Chloe Singleton and Kerryanne Brown, who both picked up season-ending injuries at crucial stages of the campaign.
But aside from stalwarts like captain Laurie Ryan, Kellie Brennan and Kayleigh Shine, their imports have made a major impact, not least Americans Madie Gibson and Jessi Rossman, as well as Cameroon striker Brenda Ebika Tabe. Shelbourne, though, aren’t short of their own stars, Kate Mooney banging in the goals since she returned to Ireland in July after spells in England and Scotland, while Canadian Christie Gray has had another fine season on the wing.
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