THE CURTAIN came down on the 2019 West Women’s Super League season on Friday night at the League’s annual awards function in the Lake of Shadows, Buncrana.
Bonagee United midfielder Alice Diver was named as the North West Women’s Super League Player of the Year to cap off a superb 2019 for the club.
Pictures by Fergus Hegarty
Bonagee won their first ever Women’s League title in 2019 with the Dry Arch side ending the year with a perfect 100 per cent record in the League. The League medals were officially presented on Friday night with Illies Celtic taking the runners-up spot.
Diver staved off some tough competition to land the Player of the Year prize.
Diver weighed in with seven goals from midfield as Bonagee were crowned champions. Her tally included a hat-trick against Fanad United, a vital brace in an away win at Culdaff and a key strike in a 3-2 early-season home win over champions Illies.
Illies Celtic ace Paula McGrory was the top goalscorer in the NWWSL with 16 League goals and she was followed in the scoring charts by her Illies team-mate Emma Doherty and Culdaff’s Erin McLaughlin, who recently made a move to Sion Swifts.
Illies Celtic overcame Greencastle to win the Matthew Rudden Construction Cup last Thursday night. Goals from Emma Doherty, Paula McGrory and Alana Doherty gave Illies a 3-2 win as they added the Cup to their Ulster Cup and Inishowen Cup wins.
Kate McClenaghan and Eilish Havlin bagged the Greencastle goals.
The medals and trophy were presented to the respective clubs on Friday night.
Alice Diver (Bonagee United) receives the North West Women’s Super League Player of the Year award from Patricia Harkin. 
Noreen Doherty picks up the top goalscorer award, on behalf of Paula McGrory, from Patricia Harkin 
Noreen Doherty, Alison McGonagle and Emma Doherty of Illies Celtic collect the Matthew Rudden Construction Cup from Patricia Harkin. 
North West Women’s Super League champions Bonagee United at Friday’s awards function 
Paddy Keys, of Greencastle United, picks up the Matthew Rudden Construction Cup runners-up medals from Patricia Harkin
