Botanic 3rds sealed the Division 10 title last Saturday despite a 1-0 loss to their close rivals Mullingar on the final day.
The Glasnevin team notched up a whopping 57 goals over the season which afforded them the vital goal difference to clinch the title on the last day of the season after they finished level on points with an identical record with the Westmeath team.
The game itself was decided by a well taken penalty flick after a foot on the goal line. It was a hard fought match in torrential rain at times but the team, captained by Kathy Daly, and coached by Gillian McAuliffe & Maeve Madigan, brought home the league title for the club by the final whistle.
It’s the first time in eight years Botanic has won a league title and, after a 16-game unbeaten run and a very tight-at-the-top league the whole way, it was well deserved.
For Mullingar, meanwhile, their second place finish secured a fifth successive promotion showing their rising status.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | Goals | Diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | • | North Kildare III | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 63:2 | 61 | 48 |
| 2 | • | Avoca III | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 55:10 | 45 | 43 |
| 3 | • | YMCA II | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 67:13 | 54 | 39 |
| 4 | • | Genesis V | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32:22 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | • | Hermes V | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 35:26 | 9 | 25 |
| 6 | • | Loreto VI | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22:40 | -18 | 21 |
| 7 | • | Trinity College IV | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 28:38 | -10 | 19 |
| 8 | • | Malahide Fingal III | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14:36 | -22 | 14 |
| 9 | • | TRL IV | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 24:74 | -50 | 13 |
| 10 | • | Guinness II | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 3:82 | -79 | 2 |
1 - 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | • | Pembroke | 18 | 43 |
| 2 | • | Monkstown | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | • | TRR | 18 | 35 |
| 4 | • | UCD | 18 | 34 |
| 5 | • | Corinthian | 18 | 29 |
| 6 | • | Railway Union | 18 | 28 |
| 7 | • | YMCA | 18 | 24 |
| 8 | • | Glenanne | 18 | 14 |
| 9 | • | Fingal | 18 | 13 |
| 10 | • | Avoca | 18 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | • | UCD | 18 | 43 |
| 2 | • | Loreto | 18 | 42 |
| 3 | • | Railway Union | 18 | 40 |
| 4 | • | Hermes | 18 | 36 |
| 5 | • | Old Alex | 18 | 34 |
| 6 | • | Pembroke | 18 | 16 |
| 7 | ↑ | Glenanne | 18 | 14 |
| 8 | ↓ | Corinthian | 18 | 11 |
| 9 | • | North Kildare | 18 | 11 |
| 10 | • | Trinity College | 18 | 7 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | • | Rathgar | 15 | 37 |
| 2 | • | Clontarf | 15 | 24 |
| 3 | • | Suttonians | 15 | 22 |
| 4 | • | Dublin University | 15 | 19 |
| 5 | • | Kilkenny | 15 | 15 |
| 6 | • | Weston | 15 | 10 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | • | Loreto II | 18 | 44 |
| 2 | • | Pembroke II | 18 | 41 |
| 3 | • | Genesis | 18 | 32 |
| 4 | • | Old Alex II | 18 | 30 |
| 5 | • | Three Rock | 18 | 27 |
| 6 | • | Hermes II | 18 | 25 |
| 7 | • | Railway Union II | 18 | 19 |
| 8 | • | Trinity II | 18 | 13 |
| 9 | • | Bray | 18 | 10 |
| 10 | • | Newbridge | 18 | 7 |
April 7, 2011 12:44 pm
grit or astro?? says
Congrats to Botanic and Mullingar on their promotion. I have heard that Mullingar will be playing on astro next year instead of on grit. Can anyone confirm this? And does that mean the mens teams will also be playing on astro in the future??