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Mark McCadden

Athlone Town secure awards double after breakthrough season

Athlone Town last night secured an awards double - with Emily Corbet winning Player of the Year and Tommy Hewitt claiming Manager of the Year at the 2022 SSE Airtricity Women's National League Awards.

The Midlanders finished runners up to Shelbourne in both the league and FAI Cup.

However, it was their rise from a seventh place finish 12 months ago to title challengers this time around that saw them sweep the top honours at the Gibson Hotel.

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Three Athlone players were included in the Team of the Year, including Corbet and her team-mates Jessica Hennessy and Muireann Devaney.

Double winners Shels also had three players selected in Jess 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 SSE Airtricity Young Player of the Year, while Tara O'Hanlon (Peamount United) and Hannah Healy (Shelbourne) won the EA SPORTS Women's Under 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 award 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.

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 AFC)

SSE AIRTRICITY YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNER

Jessie Stapleton (Shelbourne FC)

SSE AIRTRICITY MANAGER OF THE YEAR WINNER

Tommy Hewitt (Athlone Town AFC)

BANK OF IRELAND GOLDEN GLOVES WINNER

Amanda Budden (Shelbourne FC)

EVOKE.ie GOLDEN BOOT WINNER

Áine O'Gorman (Peamount United FC)

BUY4PETS ONLINE GOAL OF THE YEAR

Aoife Brennan (Sligo Rovers FC)

SSE AIRTRICITY TEAM OF THE YEAR WINNERS

Rachael Kelly (Bohemian FC)

Jess Gargan (Shelbourne FC)

Jessica Hennessy (Athlone Town AFC)

Shauna Fox (Shelbourne FC)

Áine O'Gorman (Peamount United FC)

Ellen Molloy (Wexford Youths WFC)

Muireann Devaney (Athlone Town AFC)

Jessie Stapleton (Shelbourne FC)

Ciara Rossiter (Wexford Youths WFC)

Emma Doherty (Sligo Rovers FC)

Emily Corbet (Athlone Town AFC)

EA SPORTS UNDER 19 LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNER

Tara O’Hanlon (Peamount United FC)

EA SPORTS UNDER 17 LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNER

Hannah Healy (Shelbourne FC)

SERVICES TO WOMEN'S NATIONAL LEAGUE

Stephen Moran

Mick O'Shea

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