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Danske Bank NI Women’s Premiership

The new season got underway on Wednesday and the opening day leaders of the table -
which has been extended to eight teams this season - are Linfield after they defeated
newly promoted Mid Ulster Ladies 6-0.
Rebecca Bassett scored a second half hat-trick to spearhead the win, being joined on
the scoresheet by Katie Dickson, Keri Halliday and Mia Fitzsimmons.
Cliftonville got off to a good start with a 4-0 success away to Sion Swifts. All of the
goals came in the last half hour, Kirsty McGuinness giving them the lead and sister Caitlin
McGuinness also getting on the scoresheet, either side of a goal from Marissa Callaghan.
Champions Glentoran were also 4-0 winners against the other newcomers,
Lisburn Ladies. Joely Andrews and Nadene Caldwell put the Glens two ahead inside the
opening ten minutes and Casey Howe made it three on the stroke of half time, before
Caragh Hamilton rounded off the scoring during the second half.
Crusaders Strikers were the P W D L F A Pts GD
other winners on the opening day, 3-0 LINFIELD LADIES 1 1 0 0 6 0 3 6
against Derry City. Emily Wilson CLIFTONVILLE LADIES 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 4
opened the scoring for the Crues five GLENTORAN 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 4
minutes before half time and she CRUSADERS STRIKERS 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 -3 3
doubled their lead from the penalty DERRY CITY 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 -4
LISBURN LADIES
spot midway through the second half. SION SWIFTS 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 -4
Amy McGivern rounded off a good day MID ULSTER LADIES 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 -6
for her side when she scored the third
goal, seventeen minutes from time. Crusaders 3 Derry 0; Glentoran 4 Lisburn 0; Linfield 6 Mid Ulster 0;
Sion 0 Cliftonville 4.
Club Licensing appeals…
The independent Club Licensing Appeals Body met today (21 April) to consider the appeals
as a result of the First Instance Body decisions on 7 April for participation in the Genero
Adran Premier and UEFA Women’s Champions League.
The independent Appeals Body considered appeals from the following clubs:
● Cardiff City
● Pontypridd Town
● Swansea City
● The New Saints
Following the conclusion of the Appeals Body meeting, the following clubs were successful
with their respective appeals:
Cascade YC withdrew from the Adran Premier Licence process and will apply to the
Adran North/South Appeals Body on 5 May.
This concludes the UEFA & Adran Premier Licensing cycle for participation in Tier
1 and UEFA competitions for the 2022/23 season.
Adran Premier Licence and UEFA Licence for 2022-23 season:
● Aberystwyth Town
● Cardiff City
● Cardiff Met
● Swansea City
Adran Premier Licence for 2022-23 season:
● Abergavenny
● Barry Town United
● Briton Ferry Llansawel
● Pontypridd Town
● Port Talbot
● The New Saints
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