2007 FAI Women's Cup final

2007 FAI Women's Cup final 2007 FAI Women's Cup Galway Ladies League 1 Raheny United 0 14 October 2007 Dalymount Park Dublin Hilda McDermott 2006 2008 The 2007 FAI Women's Cup final, known as the 2007 FAI Umbro Women's Senior Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2007 FAI Women's Cup, the national association women's football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on Sunday 14 October 2007 at Dalymount Park in Dublin, between a Galway Ladies League representative team and Raheny United. The Galway side won the game 1–0 thanks to a Niamh Fahey penalty.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/1014/ladiesfaicup.html Galway League 1–0 Raheny United RTÉ 18 May 2026 14 October 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081204063137/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/1014/ladiesfaicup.html 4 December 2008 http://archive.advertiser.ie/pages/view.php?ref=102036&k=&search=%21collection1954&offset=50&order_by=resourcetype&sort=DESC&archive=0 United win a must to avoid relegation tussle 18 October 2007 archive.advertiser.ie 18 May 2026 Galway won the cup first time in their history, with the success in this competition helping lead to the later formation of Galway WFC in 2013.https://www.finalwhistle.ie/soccer/team/galway-wfc/ Galway WFC finalwhistle.ie 18 May 2026 Background Both sides came in to the match with it being their first ever final. The year before in 2006, the final was another case of a league representative side defeating a Dublin team 1–0, with Mayo Ladies League defeating UCD in Richmond Park.http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=706%3Amayo-ladies-make-glorious-history&Itemid=51 Mayo ladies make glorious history www.mayonews.ie 18 May 2026 5 December 2006 14 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160314012848/http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=706%3Amayo-ladies-make-glorious-history&Itemid=51 dead Match Details 14 October 2007 Galway Ladies League 1–0 https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/1014/223803-ladiesfaicup/ Raheny United Fahey 75 p Dalymount Park, Dublin Hilda McDermott GK IRL Melissa CasserlyDF IRL Theresa FahyDF IRL Emer FlatleyDF IRL Annette ClarkeDF IRL Niamh FaheyMF IRL Grainne Barrett 84 MF IRL Michelle GlynnMF IRL Méabh De BúrcaMF IRL Susie Cunningham (c) 68FW IRL Kara MullinsFW IRL Julie-Ann RussellSubstitutes:MF IRL Aoife Burke 84MF IRL Heather Duffy 68Manager:IRL Stephen Lally GK IRL Niamh Reid BurkeDF IRL Wendy StienenDF IRL Christina ByrneDF IRL Megan NugentDF IRL Sharon BoyleMF IRL Lyndsey Hennelly MF IRL Rachel GrahamMF IRL Kerrie Ryan 63FW IRL Olivia O'TooleFW IRL Noelle MurrayFW IRL Rebecca CreaghSubstitutes:MF IRL Amy Curley 63 Aftermath Many of the players featured in the Galway Ladies League team that won the cup in 2007, went on to feature for Salthill Devon in their longing effort in the 2010 FAI Women's Cup final.https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/28308/impressive-salthill-devon-ladies-advance-to-final Impressive Salthill Devon ladies advance to final 8 July 2010 advertiser.ie 18 May 2026From the smallest acorns grow the strongest trees http://connachttribune.ie/from-the-smallest-acorns-grow-the-strongest-trees/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160811041531/http://connachttribune.ie/from-the-smallest-acorns-grow-the-strongest-trees/ dead 11 August 2016 18 May 2026 connachttribune.ie References External links Category:FAI Women's Cup finals Category:2000s in Dublin (city) Category:Association football in Dublin (city) Category:Galway W.F.C. Category:Raheny United F.C.