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Womens Premiership

2025 SPORTS DIRECT WOMEN'S PREMIERSHIP FIXTURES

The fixtures for the highly anticipated 2025 Sports Direct Women’s Premiership season are here!

13 Mar 2025

VBET Women's League Cup

RETURN OF THE VBET WOMEN'S LEAGUE CUP

The eagerly anticipated new NIFL women’s season is nearly upon us and will kick off in April with the new look VBET Women’s Leagu…

27 Feb 2025

Womens Premiership

RECORD BREAKING SEASON FOR WOMEN'S FOOTBALL

With attendances on the rise again and more viewers than ever, 2024 was the biggest ever season on record for the Sports Direct W…

18 Oct 2024

Match Report

INVINCBLE REDS FINISH SEASON WITH PERFECT RECORD

Cliftonville Ladies defeated Crusaders Strikers to win the north Belfast derby, complete their title winning season and finish th…

11 Oct 2024

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Julie Nelson

Womens Premiership

Pos		P	Gd	Pts
1	Cliftonville Ladies	0	0	0
2	Crusaders Strikers	0	0	0
3	Derry City Women	0	0	0
4	Glentoran Women	0	0	0
5	Larne Women	0	0	0

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April

Friday 11 April 2025

Crusaders Strikers
v
Lisburn Rangers

19:45 Seaview

Friday 18 April 2025

Larne Women
v
Crusaders Strikers

19:45 Inver Park

May

Friday 2 May 2025

Glentoran Women
v
Crusaders Strikers

19:45 Blanchflower Stadium

Friday 9 May 2025

Crusaders Strikers
v
Derry City Women

20:00 Seaview

Friday 16 May 2025

Linfield Women
v
Crusaders Strikers

19:45 Midgley Park

Friday 23 May 2025

Lisburn Ladies
v
Crusaders Strikers

19:45 Bluebell Stadium

June

Friday 6 June 2025

Crusaders Strikers
v
Larne Women

20:00 Seaview

Friday 13 June 2025

Crusaders Strikers
v
Linfield Women

20:00 Seaview

Friday 20 June 2025

Glentoran Women
v
Crusaders Strikers

19:45 Blanchflower Stadium

July

Friday 4 July 2025

Crusaders Strikers
v
Cliftonville Ladies

20:00 Seaview

Friday 25 July 2025

Lisburn Rangers
v
Crusaders Strikers

19:45 Crewe Park

August

Friday 1 August 2025

Crusaders Strikers
v
Linfield Women

20:00 Seaview

Friday 8 August 2025

Cliftonville Ladies
v
Crusaders Strikers

19:45 Solitude

Friday 15 August 2025

Crusaders Strikers
v
Glentoran Women

20:00 Seaview

Friday 29 August 2025

Larne Women
v
Crusaders Strikers

19:45 Inver Park

September

Friday 5 September 2025

Derry City Women
v
Crusaders Strikers

19:45 Brandywell Stadium

Friday 12 September 2025

Crusaders Strikers
v
Lisburn Ladies

20:00 Seaview

Results

NEWS

All News

Womens Premiership

2025 SPORTS DIRECT WOMEN'S PREMIERSHIP FIXTURES

The fixtures for the highly anticipated 2025 Sports Direct Women’s Premiership season are here!

13 Mar 2025

VBET Women's League Cup

RETURN OF THE VBET WOMEN'S LEAGUE CUP

The eagerly anticipated new NIFL women’s season is nearly upon us and will kick off in April with the new look VBET Women’s Leagu…

27 Feb 2025

Womens Premiership

RECORD BREAKING SEASON FOR WOMEN'S FOOTBALL

With attendances on the rise again and more viewers than ever, 2024 was the biggest ever season on record for the Sports Direct W…

18 Oct 2024

Match Report

INVINCBLE REDS FINISH SEASON WITH PERFECT RECORD

Cliftonville Ladies defeated Crusaders Strikers to win the north Belfast derby, complete their title winning season and finish th…

11 Oct 2024

VIDEOS

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Highlights: Crusaders Strikers 0-1 Cliftonville Ladies

11 Oct 2024

Highlights: Lisburn Rangers 1-2 Crusaders Strikers

04 Oct 2024

Highlights: Crusaders Strikers 7-0 Larne Women

30 Aug 2024

Current Squad

No	Name	Position	Age
	Bernadette Ferreira	MID	18
	Maureen Quinn		18
1	Abbie Smith	GK	16
3	Caitlyn Hamilton	DEF	24
4	Amy McGivern	MID	28
5	Julie Nelson	DEF	39
6	Heather Mearns	MID	39
7	Emily Reid	FOR	19
8	Danielle McDowell-Tuffey	MID	38
9	Faith Johnston	FOR	23
10	Alison McMaster	FOR	27
10	Mairead McCann	FOR	33
12	Aimee McNeill	DEF	27
13	Morganne Beggs	FOR	24
14	Leontia McVarnock	FOR	27
17	Abigail Redmond	DEF	21
18	Lisa Armour	DEF	33
19	Nicole Caldwell	MID	29
24	Cora Morgan	MID	21
26	Claire Shaw	FOR	31
30	Caitlin Carlisle	DEF	16
32	Rebecca Mann	FOR	19
33	Beth Chalmers	DEF	22
34	Erin Morrison	DEF	18
37	Sophie Pollock		17
38	Niamh Hassan		16
39	Lucy Kelly		16
43	Kayli Ann Clayton		16
44	Maddy Harvey-Clifford	GK	22
46	Sophie Hutchinson		16
49	Jessica McGuinness	FOR	17
49	Lillie Horner		16
66	Darcie McNeill	MID	17
70	Rachel McLaren	DEF	22
76	Darcy Boyle	FOR	21
88	Jessica Rea	MID	22
96	Mia Moore	FOR	18

History & Info

Crusaders Strikers have a long involvement with senior football in Northern Ireland.

Their lineage can be traced back to the early 21st century when, as Newtownabbey Strikers, they clinched the league title on numerous occasions, as well as regularly reaching the final of the Irish Cup.

Managed by former Northern Ireland international Jonny Tuffey, the Crues were founder members of the NIFL Women's Premiership in 2016, their best performance to date has been a third placed finish in both 2021 and again in 2022.

Honours

NIWFA Premiership – 2002*, 2003*, 2005*, 2009, 2010, 2012
Irish Challenge Cup – 2005*, 2011

* as Newtownabbey Strikers

Contact

strikersadmin@crusadersfc.com

Website

www.crusadersfc.com

Home colours

Red & black shirts, black shorts, black socks

Alternative colours

Black shirts, black shorts, black socks

Chairman

Sue O'Neill

Secretary

Chloe Archibald (strikersadmin@crusadersfc.com)

Media Officer

Heather Mearns (strikersacademy@crusadersfc.com)

Manager

Jonny Tuffey

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