Athlone Town duo triumph at SSE Airtricity WNL Awards

Athlone Town duo triumph at SSE Airtricity WNL Awards

Athlone Town's Emily Corbet and Tommy Hewitt took home two of the top prizes at the 2022 SSE Airtricity Women's National League Awards.

Corbet was named as the Player of the Year and Hewitt as Manager of the Year following a sensational season for the Midlanders, who finished second in the League and runners-up in the EVOKE.ie FAI Women's Cup.

There were three Athlone players included in the Team of the Year, including Corbet and her team-mates Jessica Hennessy and Muireann Devaney. Double winners Shelbourne also had three players selected in Jessica Gargan, Shauna Fox and Jessie Stapleton, while Wexford Youths had Ellen Molloy and Ciara Rossiter and there was one apiece from Bohemians (Rachael Kelly), Peamount United (Áine O'Gorman) and Sligo Rovers (Emma Doherty).

Shelbourne ace Stapleton claimed the Young Player of the Year, while Tara O'Hanlon (Peamount United) and Hannah Healy (Shelbourne) won the EA SPORTS Women'sUnder 19 and Under 17 League Player of the Year Awards respectively.

The EVOKE.ie Golden Boot for top goalscorer went to Peamount United captain Áine O'Gorman for the fifth time in her career and Shelbourne goalkeeper Amanda Budden retained the Bank of Ireland Golden Gloves awards for most clean sheets.

The Buy4Pets Online Goal of the Year went to Sligo Rovers' Aoife Brennan following an online vote that included many superb goals.

At the ceremony in the Gibson Hotel, Dublin, there were two recipients of the Services to the Women's National League in Galway Women’s FC Chairman Stephen Moran and freelance photographer Mick O'Shea.

2022 SSE AIRTRICITY WOMEN'S NATIONAL LEAGUE AWARDS

SSE AIRTRICITY PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNER
Emily Corbet (Athlone Town)

SSE AIRTRICITY YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNER
Jessie Stapleton (Shelbourne)

SSE AIRTRICITY MANAGER OF THE YEAR WINNER
Tommy Hewitt (Athlone Town)

BANK OF IRELAND GOLDEN GLOVES WINNER
Amanda Budden (Shelbourne)

EVOKE.ie GOLDEN BOOT WINNER
Aine O'Gorman (Peamount United)

BUY4PETS ONLINE GOAL OF THE YEAR
Aoife Brennan (Sligo Rovers)

SSE AIRTRICITY TEAM OF THE YEAR WINNERS
Rachael Kelly (Bohemian)
Jessica Gargan (Shelbourne)
Jessica Hennessy (Athlone Town)
Shauna Fox (Shelbourne)
Áine O'Gorman (Peamount United)
Ellen Molloy (Wexford Youths)
Muireann Devaney (Athlone Town)
Jessie Stapleton (Shelbourne)
Ciara Rossiter (Wexford Youths)
Emma Doherty (Sligo Rovers)
Emily Corbet (Athlone Town)

EA SPORTS UNDER 19 LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNER
Tara O’Hanlon (Peamount United)

EA SPORTS UNDER 17 LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNER
Hannah Healy (Shelbourne)

SERVICES TO WOMEN'S NATIONAL LEAGUE
Stephen Moran
Mick O'Shea

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