2019 Review: Ireland WU17

It was a year of two halves for the Republic of Ireland Women’s Under-17 side, with Colin Bell taking charge of the team at the start of the year, before James Scott took over following Bell’s resignation.

24th Dec 2019

A trip to Scotland for the 2019 Elite Round in March saw Ireland finish in second place behind eventual champions Germany. The Elite Round saw Ireland remain unbeaten against Norway and the hosts.

Following successive losses to Belgium in August friendlies, James Scott’s side had an outstanding performance in the 2020 Qualifying Round, including a 10-0 win over Albania.

Ireland go into the Elite Round as top seeds in March, with Denmark, Serbia and Austria standing in the way of a first Finals appearance since 2017.

RESULTS
February 18: Iceland 3-0 Republic of Ireland (Friendly)
February 20: Iceland 5-2 Republic of Ireland (Friendly)
March 20: Republic of Ireland 1-1 Norway (Elite Round)
March 23: Germany 2-0 Republic of Ireland (Elite Round)
March 26: Scotland 0-1 Republic of Ireland (Elite Round)
August 11: Belgium 6-2 Republic of Ireland (Friendly)
August 14: Belgium 5-1 Republic of Ireland (Friendly)
September 10: Republic of Ireland 10-0 Albania (Qualifying Round)
September 13: Republic of Ireland 6-0 Lithuania (Qualifying Round)
September 16: Greece 0-5 Republic of Ireland (Qualifying Round)

PLAYER STATS

Minutes Played
768 - Aoibheann Clancy
706 - Shauna Brennan
686 - Therese Kinnevey
630 - Della Doherty
450 - Eabha O’Mahony
405 - Emily Whelan
402 - Erin McLaughlin
381 - Muireann Devaney
360 - Courtney Maguire
357 - Kerryanne Brown
355 - Leah Hayes Coen
351 - Kate Slevin
344 - Rebecca Cooke
334 - Jessica Ziu
328 - Ellen Molloy
270 - Zara Foley
268 - Orla Prendergast
257 - Rebecca Watkins
220 - Sarah Kiernan
204 - Emily Kraft
196 - Blessing Kingsley
195 - Mia Dodd
170 - Aoife Horgan
157 - Ellie Ferguson
101 - Annie Gough
99 - Chloe McCarthy
90 - Chloe Smullen, Maeve Williams
84 - Jodie McQuillan
77 - Zoe Leonard
69 - Laura Shine
65 - Hazel Cawley
57 - Orlagh Fitzpatrick
50 - Rugile Auskalnyte, Ella Maree Rice, Emer O’Neill
45 - Emma Ring
43 - Lauren Egbuloniu
38 - Sophie Liston
34 - Olivia Gibson
32 - Kate O’Dowd
25 - Kayla Brady
24 - Aimee Crosbie Bates
14 - Jenna Slattery
2 - Taylor White Maguire

Goals Scored
7 - Erin McLaughlin
4 - Kerryanne Brown
3 - Aoibheann Clancy
2 - Blessing Kingsley, Ellen Molloy, Rebecca Watkins
1 - Rebecca Cooke, Muireann Devaney, Della Doherty, Aoife Horgan, Kate O’Dowd, Eabha O’Mahony, Laura Shine, Kate Slevin

Under 17 Womens