Peamount United F.C.

Peamount United
Full name Peamount United F.C.
Nickname(s) The Peas
Founded 1983
Ground Greenogue
Chairman Bill McMahon
Manager Christy Lougheed – WNL
Maxi McCann – LSL
League Women's National League
Leinster Senior League
Dublin Women's Soccer League
Dublin and District Schoolboys League
Metropolitan Girls League[1]
Website Club home page

Peamount United Football Club (Irish: Club Sacair Mullaigh na Pise) is an Irish association football club based in Newcastle, South Dublin. The club is best known for it's senior women's team who in 2011–12 became founder members and inaugural champions of the Women's National League. They have also represented the Republic of Ireland in Europe and in 2011–12 they became the first Republic of Ireland team, including men's team, to qualify from their group for the knockout stages of a European competition. The club's senior men's team compete in the Leinster Senior League. Peamount United also field teams in the Dublin Women's Soccer League, the Dublin and District Schoolboys League and the Metropolitan Girls League.

History

2010 treble

With a squad that included Nicola Sinnott, Aine O'Gorman, Sara Lawlor, Katie Taylor and Louise Quinn, Peamount United won a treble in 2010, winning the Dublin Women's Soccer League, the DWSL Premier Cup and the FAI Women's Cup.[2] [3][4][5]

WNL era

In 2011–12 , together with Shamrock Rovers, Castlebar Celtic , Cork Women's F.C., Raheny United and Wexford Youths, Peamount United were founder members of the Women's National League.[6] Peamount United were also the inaugural league champions, finishing three points clear of second placed Raheny United. They completed a league double by also winning the WNL Cup, defeating Shamrock Rovers 1–0 in the final.[7] Stephanie Roche was the league's top goalscorer with 26 goals.[8] She also scored the winner in the WNL Cup final.[9] Roche formed a "devastating" strike partnership with Sara Lawlor who contributed 15 goals to Peamount United's league success. Lawlor was named Player of the Season at the inaugural end of season awards ceremony.[10] In 2013–14, while playing for Peamount United against Wexford Youths, Roche also scored an acclaimed goal which went viral on YouTube.[11][12] Footage of the goal was uploaded to the internet by team manager Eileen Gleeson as the matches were not televised.[13] Later that year Roche, James Rodríguez and Robin van Persie were finalists for the 2014 FIFA Puskás Award, for the best goal of the year. At the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or awards ceremony on 12 January 2015, Roche finished in second place to Rodríguez[14] with 33% of the vote.

Notable players

Republic of Ireland women's internationals

[15]

WNL Top Goalscorer

WNL Player of the Season

FIFA Puskás Award nominee

Boxer

Peamount United in Europe

2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League

After winning the 2010 FAI Women's Cup, Peamount United qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League. They finished second in their group and, as the best runners-up, they qualified for the Round of 32. They were the first Republic of Ireland team, including men's team, to qualify for the knockout stages of a European competition.[20]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Republic of Ireland GK Linda Meehan
2 Republic of Ireland DF Nicola Sinnott
3 Republic of Ireland DF Grace Murray
4 Republic of Ireland DF Sue Hackett
5 Republic of Ireland DF Susan Byrne
6 Republic of Ireland MF Emma Donohoe
7 Republic of Ireland MF Rachel Jenkins
8 Republic of Ireland MF Louise Quinn (captain)
9 Republic of Ireland MF Wendy McGlone
10 Republic of Ireland MF Ruth Comerford
11 Republic of Ireland FW Sara Lawlor
No. Position Player
12 Republic of Ireland FW Clare Kinsella
13 Republic of Ireland MF Claire Walsh
14 Republic of Ireland FW Karen Duggan
15 Republic of Ireland DF Cathriona Dunne
16 Republic of Ireland FW Stephanie Roche
17 Republic of Ireland MF Dora Gorman
18 Republic of Ireland FW Amanda Parkes
19 Republic of Ireland MF Julie-Ann Russell
20 Republic of Ireland GK Sarah Finnerty
21 Republic of Ireland GK Eilish McManus
22 Republic of Ireland MF Aoife Caulfield

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Rayo Vallecano 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
Republic of Ireland Peamount United 3 2 0 1 12 2 +10 6
Estonia Pärnu JK 3 1 0 2 4 10 –6 3
Slovenia Krka (host) 3 0 0 3 1 13 –12 0
11 August 2011
Rayo Vallecano1–0Peamount United
Natalia  90'
13 August 2011
Peamount United7–0Krka
Roche  18', 33'
Lawlor  31', 78'
Quinn  37', 52', 65'
16 August 2011
Pärnu JK1–5Peamount United
Ivanova  56'

 Jenkins  5'
Lawlor  30', 33'
Roche  80', 90+2'

Round of 32

First leg

28 September 2011
20:45
Peamount United Republic of Ireland 0 – 2 France Paris Saint-Germain
Report Coton-Pélagie  72'
Thomas  90+3'
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 2,109[21]
Referee: Ausra Kance (Lithuania)
Second leg

5 October 2011
17:00
Paris Saint-Germain France 3 – 0 Republic of Ireland Peamount United
Coton-Pélagie  49'
Debonne  66'
Dali  85' 		Report
Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris
Attendance: 1,956[22]
Referee: Karolina Radzik-Johan (Poland)

2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League

After winning the inaugural 2011–12 Women's National League, Peamount United qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 (host) 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
Republic of Ireland Peamount United 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
Israel ASA Tel Aviv University 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
Wales Cardiff Met. Ladies 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
11 August 2012
SFK 20004–0 Peamount United
Šešlija  3'
Hadžić  30'
Fetahović  32', 43'
Peamount United 5–0ASA Tel Aviv University
Russell  5'
Lawlor  41', 62', 90'
Roche  58'
Cardiff Met. Ladies0–4 Peamount United
Roche  2', 58'
O'Sullivan  9'
Lawlor  48'

Honours

Women's team

References

  1. ↑ metgirlsleague.com
  2. ↑ Feery, Niall (26 July 2010). "Aine's the ace for super Peamount". The Herald (Ireland). Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Peamount Prepare for Champions Challenge". shekicks.net. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Peamount win Premier Cup". foot.ie. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Finn, Stephen (July 26, 2010). "O'Gorman Peamount hat-trick hero". Irish Independent.
  6. ↑ "UEFA funding helps women's national football league launch in Republic of Ireland". UEFA. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Peamount are crowned Bus Eireann Women's League Cup Final Winners". wnl.fai.ie. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  8. ↑ Farrell, Niall (16 June 2012). "Roche hopes for big step toward Euros". Extratime.ie. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  9. ↑ Dowling, Paul (25 May 2012). "Keeping family loyalty at Bray; BRAY W v SHELBOURNE, 7.45". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  10. ↑ "Sara Lawlor named as National League Player of the Year". RTÉ Sport. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Today on YouTube: Stephanie Roche scores goal of the season contender for Peamount United". The Daily Telegraph. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  12. ↑ Kelly, Rory (21 October 2013). "Stephanie Roche Goal – The World Reacts – Passes 1 million views". ExtraTime.ie. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  13. ↑ "Stephanie Roche talks us through her wonder strike". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "Stephanie Roche misses out on Puskas Award but scores red carpet hit at the FIFA Ballon D'Or ceremony". evoke.ie. 12 January 2015.
  15. ↑ www.peamount.com
  16. ↑ Farrell, Niall (16 June 2012). "Roche hopes for big step toward Euros". Extratime.ie. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  17. ↑ "Sara Lawlor of Peamount United named Women's League Player of the Season". RTÉ Sport. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  18. ↑ "Sara Lawlor named as National League Player of the Year". RTÉ Sport. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  19. ↑ Heigh, Rob (8 May 2014). "Russell nets player award". Dublin Gazette Newspapers. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "Peamount fly Irish flag against PSG". UEFA. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  21. ↑ "Peamount United vs. Paris Saint-Germain - 28 September 2011". Soccerway. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  22. ↑ "Paris vs. Peamount - 5 October 2011". Soccerway. 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
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