The 2013–14 Women's National League was the third season of the Women's National League. This was the final season the league was sponsored by

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. In June 2013 the

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announced Galway W.F.C. as an

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for the upcoming season. Raheny United won their second WNL title and also win the 2013

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. Meanwhile, Wexford Youths won their first trophy, the 2014 WNL Cup, with a 3–0 over Castlebar Celtic. Julie-Ann Russell of Peamount United was named 2013–14 Player of the Season. The WNL received international publicity in October 2013 when

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scored an acclaimed goal for Peamount United against Wexford Youths which became popular on

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. Footage of the goal was uploaded to the internet by team manager

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as the matches were not televised. Later that year Roche,

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and

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were finalists for the 2014

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, for the best goal of the year. At the

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awards ceremony on 12 January 2015, Roche finished in second place to Rodríguez with 33% of the vote.

Final table

WNL Awards

;Senior Player of the Year * Julie-Ann Russell ( Peamount United) ;Young Player of the Year *

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( Raheny United) ;Top Goalscorer Award *

( Peamount United) ;Hall of Fame Award *

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(

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) ;Team of the Season

References

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