Teams of the 2024 Lidl National Football Leagues revealed

THE Teams of the 2024 Lidl National Football Leagues – selected by the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s All-Star committee – have been revealed.

Champions Armagh, who won the Division 1 title for the very first time in 2024, lead the way on the top-flight selection, with seven players included.

Runners-up Kerry, who won the competition in 2023, have three players included, Mayo and Meath have two players each on the team, and there’s one player listed on the annual XV from TG4 All-Ireland Senior Champions Dublin.

The seven Armagh players honoured are Grace Ferguson, captain Clodagh McCambridge, Lauren McConville (Player of the Match in the Division 1 Final victory over Kerry), Caroline O’Hanlon, Aoife McCoy, leading scorer Aimee Mackin and Kelly Mallon.

Kerry’s efforts in reaching another final have been recognised with Team of the League Awards for Aishling O’Connell, Anna Galvin and captain Niamh Carmody.

Mayo goalkeeper Laura Brennan and team-mate Lisa Cafferky represent the green and red, while Meath duo Niamh Gallogly and Emma Duggan, as well as Dublin’s Leah Caffrey, are also acknowledged.

O’Connell and Carmody are the sole survivors from the 2023 Lidl NFL Division 1 Team of the League named again this year, while Ferguson, McCambridge, McConville, Mackin and McCoy were named on last year’s Division 2 team, when Armagh won second tier silverware.

In this year’s Division 2 selection, newly-crowned champions Kildare are the big winners, with six players included.

Five players from runners-up Tyrone, who were also promoted, make the cut, along with three from Donegal and one from Tipperary.

Kildare’s six representatives are Aoife Clifford, Lara Gilbert, Ruth Sargent, captain Grace Clifford, Neasa Dooley and Róisín Byrne, Player of the Match from the final victory over Tyrone.

Incidentally, Grace Clifford, Byrne and Dooley were named on the 2023 Division 3 Team of the League, following Kildare’s victory in the competition.

Tyrone’s quintet of players included in the 2024 Division 2 Team of the League are Jayne Lyons, Meabh Corrigan, captain Aoibhinn McHugh, Emma Jane Gervin and Maria Canavan.

Donegal trio Abigail Temple Asokuh, captain Niamh McLaughlin and Susanne White also make the cut, along with Tipperary goalkeeper, Lauren Fitzpatrick.

On the Division 3 Team of the League, Champions Clare have six players named, including captain Caoimhe Harvey, who was also Player of the Match in the final victory over Roscommon.

The Rossies follow closely behind Clare, with five players included on the Division 3 Team of the League, Down have two players included, and there’s one each from Louth and Offaly.

The Division 4 Team of the League is made up of six players from Champions Carlow, including captain Ruth Bermingham and Final Player of the Match, Clíodhna Ní Shé.

There are three players from runners-up Limerick in the selection, three from Leitrim, two from Fermanagh and one from Wicklow.

The winners will receive their awards at Croke Park on Friday May 3.

Teams of the 2024 Lidl National Football Leagues

Division 1:

Position	Name	County
Goalkeeper	Laura Brennan	Mayo
Right Corner Back	Grace Ferguson	Armagh
Full Back	Clodagh McCambridge	Armagh
Left Corner Back	Leah Caffrey	Dublin
Right Half Back	Niamh Gallogly	Meath
Centre Back	Lauren McConville	Armagh
Left Half Back	Aishling O’Connell	Kerry
Midfield	Anna Galvin	Kerry
Midfield	Caroline O’Hanlon	Armagh
Right Half Forward	Niamh Carmody	Kerry
Centre Forward	Aoife McCoy	Armagh
Left Half Forward	Emma Duggan	Meath
Right Corner Forward	Aimee Mackin	Armagh
Full Forward	Kelly Mallon	Armagh
Left Corner Forward	Lisa Cafferky	Mayo

 

Division 2:

Position	Name	County
Goalkeeper	Lauren Fitzpatrick	Tipperary
Right Corner Back	Jayne Lyons	Tyrone
Full Back	Abigail Temple Asokuh	Donegal
Left Corner Back	Aoife Clifford	Kildare
Right Half Back	Lara Gilbert	Kildare
Centre Back	Ruth Sargent	Kildare
Left Half Back	Meabh Corrigan	Tyrone
Midfield	Grace Clifford	Kildare
Midfield	Aoibhinn McHugh	Tyrone
Right Half Forward	Emma Jane Gervin	Tyrone
Centre Forward	Neasa Dooley	Kildare
Left Half Forward	Niamh McLaughlin	Donegal
Right Corner Forward	Maria Canavan	Tyrone
Full Forward	Róisín Byrne	Kildare
Left Corner Forward	Susanne White	Donegal

 

Division 3:

Name	Name	County
Goalkeeper	Helena Cummins	Roscommon
Right Corner Back	Ellen Irwin	Roscommon
Full Back	Síofra Ní Chonaill	Clare
Left Corner Back	Orla Boyle	Down
Right Half Back	Rachel Fitzmaurice	Roscommon
Centre Back	Meghan Doherty	Down
Left Half Back	Laurie Ryan	Clare
Midfield	Amy Gavin Mangan	Offaly
Midfield	Aisling Reidy	Clare
Right Half Forward	Laura Fleming	Roscommon
Centre Forward	Caoimhe Harvey	Clare
Left Half Forward	Ailish Considine	Clare
Right Corner Forward	Aisling Hanly	Roscommon
Full Forward	Kate Flood	Louth
Left Corner Forward	Fidelma Marrinan	Clare

 

Division 4:

Name	Name	County
Goalkeeper	Nicole Hanley	Carlow
Right Corner Back	Charlene Tyrrell	Leitrim
Full Back	Yvonne Lee	Limerick
Left Corner Back	Sinéad McCullagh	Carlow
Right Half Back	Ruth Bermingham	Carlow
Centre Back	Sarah McCarville	Fermanagh
Left Half Back	Niamh Forde	Carlow
Midfield	Róisín Ambrose	Limerick
Midfield	Róisín Bailey	Carlow
Right Half Forward	Sinéad McGettigan	Wicklow
Centre Forward	Deborah Murphy	Limerick
Left Half Forward	Ailbhe Clancy	Leitrim
Right Corner Forward	Leah Fox	Leitrim
Full Forward	Eimear Smyth	Fermanagh
Left Corner Forward	Clíodhna Ní Shé	Carlow