Madison Gibson is Women's Player of the Month winner

The voting for the SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division Player of the Month Award for September 2024 was pretty straightforward with Madison Gibson selected as the clear winner.

The Athlone Town forward has been in superb form and scored a contender for Goal of the Season in the recent 3-3 draw with Shamrock Rovers to bring her overall tally up to six League goals.

With two games left to play in the season, Athlone remain in pole position in the title race and Gibson has played a major role in that. Whether she has played out wide or further forward, the American has been hugely influential in their attacking play with her direct running, precise passing and clinical finishing.

Gibson has taken on a leadership role this term and has delivered when it has mattered most in big games, especially since the Midlanders lost the attacking trio of Casey Howe, Chloe Singleton and Kerryanne Brown. It is Gibson who has stepped up for Ciaran Kilduff’s side.

With two big League games – and the Sports Direct Women’s FAI Cup final – still to come, Gibson will be hoping that this monthly award is added to with some more accolades over the coming weeks.

Gibson becomes just the third Athlone player to win this award following on from Laurie Ryan (April 2022) and Casey Howe (April 2024). She fended off competition from club-mate Brenda Tabe and Shelbourne’s Kate Mooney to win the prize.

2024 SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division Player of the Month winners:

March: Julie-Ann Russell (Galway United)

April: Casey Howe (Athlone Town)

May: Ellen Dolan (Peamount United)

June: Ceola Bergin (Wexford)

July/August: Pearl Slattery (Shelbourne)

September: Madison Gibson (Athlone Town)