Mystic Meg

Though Cliftonville Ladies sit out tonight’s opening round of Danske Bank Women’s Premiership fixtures, anticipation is building as the new season approaches.

In the NI Football League video below, Reds defender Megan Weatherall outlines the team’s ambitions for the 2019 campaign – which gets underway when Comber Rec visit Solitude next Wednesday, April 24.

Thereafter, Martin Douglas’ side will then host Derry City Solitude before their first away game of the season takes them to Sion Swifts on May 8.

A trip to Linfield follows seven days later ahead of the term’s first North Belfast Derby against Crusaders Strikers at Seaview on May 22.

A home date with Glentoran Women on the 29th completes the first round of Premiership fixtures, with the Reds – who sit things out on matchday one to accommodate the uneven number of teams in the division – handed another fortnight’s break until resuming their schedule away to Comber Rec on June 19.

The full set of Danske Bank Women’s Premiership fixtures are available here.