The evolving face of ladies football through the camera lens

A decade of ladies football in Northern Ireland captured


Shane McCullough, directs Kelly Bailie at Cherryvale, 2000


Belfast Amazons (Sara Booth) v. Belfast United (Sonia Toner), Irish Cup Final 1999








Enniskillen Ladies, 2000

Northern Ireland, Sept., 2000 (included): Rhoda Cassidy (Amazons), Sara Booth (Amazons), Leanne Jamieson (Predators), Maggie Tolan (BU), Lucy Fegan ((Amazons), Elaine Roden (Newtwonabbey), Rosie Clarke (Amazons), Lorraine Wright (Newtownabbey), Cathy Ferran (Dungannon); front: Lindsay McCormick (Amazons), Wendy Bailie (Amazons), Sharon Campbell (BU), Mairead McLaughlin (Dungannon), Cathy Wilson (Predatots) and Lynn Baird (Amazons).

NORTH BELFAST 1999-2000 - NEWINGTON F.C.


NORTH BELFAST 1999-2000 - RATHCOOLE GIRLS/LADIES F.C


BALLYMENA ALL STARS F.C



Louise Hislop, Predators, won the title in 2000, to make it 3 in a row,


Champions September 2000 The Predators, with Sandie Shaw, manager


The NIWFA League tables, August 2001



The Cherryvale 2000 - and the teams enjoyed an exciting year of competitive football



Newtownabbey Strikers, 2001 who would rise to be a major force in future years



The Predators took on Canadians Athletes in Action at Cherryvale



Belfast United, emerged from the shadow of triple champions the Predators to dominate the millennium years



An Enniskillen side, who had their fair share of traveling in the old First Division (2001)



Newcastles' pictureque Donard Park setting, home of Tollymore Ladies



Belfast Amazons - a casualty of the 'noughties', in their last season



N.I. international Helen McKenna (Gilmore Gals, now NAS) playing against The Isle of Man in the Millennium Cup, 2000



BELFAST BANKS - featured through the early years of the Millennium
.

Belfast United at Donegal Celtic Ladies in 2001


A successful Antrim Ladies won the Second Division in 2001


1999 Div 2 North Down Star, double winners, found the first division too much, and folded at the start of 2002


The millennium marked the birth of Newtownards club Ards Raiders (pictured in 2001).


Dungannon Athletic, in Division One at the start of 2001



Monkstown Ladies, another team to fold during an ever changing time in the NIWFA



Alanna Livingstone, opened 2001 with a goal for The Predators which beat BU at home


The 2000 Millennium Youth
Games Squads








Golden Cow Youth Games 2001





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