Wexford FC Women vs Athlone Town

What to Expect

Wexford FC Women host Athlone Town in a Women’s Premier Division fixture at Ferrycarrig Park on Saturday 8 August, with a 18:00 kick off. The Wexford women’s side has one of the strongest track records in Irish women’s football, having won multiple Women’s National League titles and FAI Women’s Cups over the years, first as the standalone Wexford Youths Women’s team and, since June 2023, as a fully amalgamated part of the wider Wexford FC club structure. As of the start of August, the team sat seventh in the Women’s Premier Division table on 17 points from 12 games, so home fixtures like this one matter for climbing back up the table.

Ferrycarrig Park is shared by both the men’s and women’s sides, a purpose built ground about 7km from Wexford town that opened in 2005 and holds roughly 2,500 spectators. There is a single covered stand with 609 seats, plus standing areas around the rest of the pitch, and the Football Association of Ireland has owned the facility since 2020. The club’s youth pathway feeds directly into this squad, which is part of why Wexford has punched above its weight in women’s football relative to the county’s size. Athlone Town themselves have been competitive in the Women’s Premier Division in recent seasons, so this is a fixture worth attending for anyone who wants to see committed, high standard football at a fraction of the cost and crowd of a men’s Premier Division game elsewhere.

Good to Know

• Date and time: Saturday 8 August 2026, kick off 18:00
• Venue: Ferrycarrig Park, Crossabeg, Co. Wexford
• Admission: ticket price varies, check wexfordfc.ie for details
• Free car parking at the ground
• Part of the regular Saturday evening home schedule for the Women’s Premier Division side

Getting There

Ferrycarrig Park is reached via local roads off the N11 close to Wexford town, with no direct motorway exit, so following signage from the town is the easiest approach. A car or taxi from Wexford town centre takes about 15 minutes.