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Sion Swifts FC
Sion Swifts Ladies Football Club is a women's association football club based in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. They were founded in 2010 and Promotion and relegation, promoted into the Women's Premiership (Northern Ireland), Irish League Women’s Premiership in 2015. They won the IFA Women's Challenge Cup in 2017, beating Newry City Ladies F.C., Newry City 2–0 at Windsor Park in Belfast. Throughout its history the club has fielded a number of players from nearby County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. In June 2019 the club was subject to media attention when their goalkeeper Nicole McClure played for Jamaica women's national football team, Jamaica at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, then played in a league match for Sion Swifts the following day. The club lost a close battle with rivals Linfield Ladies F.C., Linfield for the 2019 Women's Premiership title in 2019. In August 2020 they announced the double signing of Linfield Captain (association footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strabane
Strabane ( ; ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Strabane had a population of 13,172 at the 2011 Census. It lies on the east bank of the River Foyle. It is roughly midway from Omagh, Derry and Letterkenny. The River Foyle marks the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. On the other side of the river (across Lifford Bridge) is the smaller town of Lifford, which is the county town of Donegal. The River Mourne flows through the centre of the town and meets the Finn to form the Foyle River. A large hill named Knockavoe, which marks the beginning of the Sperrin Mountains, forms the backdrop to the town. History Early history The locale was home to a group of northern Celts known as the Orighella as far back as the fourth century when the territories of Owen (later Tír Eoghain) and Connail (later Tír Chonaill - mostly modern County Donegal) were established, and Orighella were assimilated into the Cenél Conaill. With the arrival of Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
