Shelbourne Ladies F.C.
| Full name | Shelbourne Ladies Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) |
Shels Red Pandas |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Ground | Morton Stadium Tolka Park AUL Complex |
| Chairman | Robert Hennessy |
| Manager | Mark Leavy |
| League |
Women's National League Dublin Women's Soccer League Metropolitan Girls League North Dublin Schoolboys/Girls League |
| Website | Club home page |
Shelbourne Ladies Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Northside, Dublin. It is the women's section of Shelbourne F.C.. Their senior women's team currently plays in the Women's National League. They have also fielded teams in the Dublin Women's Soccer League, the Metropolitan Girls League and the North Dublin Schoolboys/Girls League.
In 1995 Shelbourne F.C. took over the women's football club Welsox F.C.. Welsox played in both the Civil Service League and the Dublin Women's Soccer League and had won the FAI Women's Cup in both 1992 and 1994. They were also DWSL runners-up in 1995. After coming under the Shelbourne umbrella, they also finished as FAI Women's Cup runners-up in 1997 and 1999 and were DWSL runners-up in 1998, 1999 and 2000. Future Republic of Ireland women's national football team manager Susan Ronan played for both Welsox and Shelbourne during this era. Following its integration into Shelbourne, the club was administered mainly, though not exclusively, by women on a voluntary basis while it received financial and logistical support from the men's club. However, in 2002, following a change in management and coaching staff, the original Shelbourne Ladies team disbanded and a core group of players moved to Templeogue United to merge with an existing girls' team.
After a five-year period of inactivity, Shelbourne Ladies F.C. was revived in 2007 by Mick Neville, then serving as a director of coaching at Shelbourne F.C., and coach Keith O'Neill. The club initially fielded schoolgirl teams in the North Dublin Schoolboys/girls League before also joining the Metropolitan Girls League and the Dublin Women's Soccer League.
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