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Mid-Ulster Ladies Football Club is a women's association football club based in
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. The club was founded in 2000 and currently plays in the
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and at the Mid Ulster Sports Arena.


History

Mid-Ulster Ladies F.C. came about after a number of players were moving away from Cookstown to nearby Dungannon Athletic Ladies to play football despite Dungannon Athletic using Cookstown for training. Future
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chairwoman Elaine Junk, who was playing for Dungannon Athletic in 2000 decided to found Mid-Ulster Ladies F.C. as a way for Cookstown ladies to play football locally in their hometown. By 2002, they had made their way up to NIWFA Division 2. Following a reorganisation of women's football in Northern Ireland, in 2004 Mid-Ulster Ladies were placed into the Mid Ulster League. In 2005, they were promoted into the national League below the Women's Premier League. In 2008, Mid-Ulster Ladies were promoted into the Women's Premier League. In 2013 Mid-Ulster Ladies finished in the promotion-relegation playoff place, where they would compete against NIWFA Division 2 runner-up
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however they managed to win and retain their Women's Premier League status before making the final of the Premier Cup, where they were defeated 2-0 by Glentoran Belfast United. In 2015 they also took part in the promotion-relegation playoff against Lisburn Distillery Ladies. Mid-Ulster Ladies retained their Women's Premier League place again by winning 8-3 on aggregate.


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