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Sion Swifts Ladies F.C.

Sion Swifts Ladies F.C. in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Costcutter, Strabane - geograph.org.uk - 2754235

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Sion Swifts Ladies F.C. is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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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 promoted into the Irish League Women’s Premiership in 2015. They won the IFA Women's Challenge Cup in 2017, beating 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 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 for the 2019 Women's Premiership title in 2019. In August 2020 they announced the double signing of Linfield captain Kirsty McGuinness and her sister Caitlin McGuinness.

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Coordinates
54.8228, -7.4626
Established
2010

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Where is Sion Swifts Ladies F.C.?
Sion Swifts Ladies F.C. is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
When was Sion Swifts Ladies F.C. built?
Built or established in 2010.
Who owns Sion Swifts Ladies F.C.?
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