Sligo Rovers

Sligo Rovers Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ruagairi Shligigh) is an Irish professional football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland.

The club was founded in 1928 and have been in the League of Ireland since 1934. The club is a co-operative venture, owned by the people of Sligo. Rovers have played at The Showgrounds since their inception. In 2013, they won a third FAI Cup in four years, and also became the 2012 Premier Division Champions, winning the league with two games to spare. In total they have won three league titles, five FAI Cups and two League Cups.

History

Beginnings

Sligo Rovers Football Club was formed on 17 September 1928 as a result of an amalgamation of two junior sides, Sligo Town and Sligo Blues. Their first game was a 9–1 victory against Ballyshannon in Donegal on 23 September 1928 in the qualifying round of the Connacht Cup. The club, elected to the League of Ireland in 1934, hails from Sligo and play their home matches at the Showgrounds and have done ever since their inception. The home colours are red with white sleeve uppers, with white shorts and socks while the away colours are black with yellow sides, black shorts and yellow socks. The third alternative kit is navy with red sleeve uppers, navy shorts and navy socks with a red upper part.

1928–1940: Early success

The club started well by winning the FAI Junior Cup in their first season, beating Grangegorman in the final at the Showgrounds 3–0. The following season also brought silverware in the shape of the Connacht Junior Cup with Rovers beating Galway in the final 1–0 after a replay. At the beginning of the 1931–32 season the club successfully applied to join the Dublin-based Sunday Alliance League and won their first game at this level by beating Windy Arbour 4–2 at the Showgrounds and went on to win the league, finishing four points ahead of Westland Sligo. After this success the club moved up another level the follo

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Republic Of Ireland. Premier Division. League Table. Season 2025
Pos	Team	Home	Away	Total	GD	Goals
P	W	D	L	GS	GC	Pts	P	W	D	L	GS	GC	Pts	P	W	D	L	GS	GC	Pts
1	Drogheda United	4	2	1	1	7	3	7	5	3	2	0	6	2	11	9	5	3	1	13	5	18	8	1.4
2	ST. Patricks Athletic	5	3	2	0	9	3	11	4	2	0	2	5	4	6	9	5	2	2	14	7	17	7	1.6
3	Shamrock Rovers	4	3	1	0	7	1	10	5	2	1	2	5	5	7	9	5	2	2	12	6	17	6	1.3
4	Shelbourne	5	2	2	1	6	4	8	4	2	2	0	4	2	8	9	4	4	1	10	6	16	4	1.1
5	Galway United FC	4	2	1	1	4	3	7	5	2	3	0	8	5	9	9	4	4	1	12	8	16	4	1.3
6	Derry City	5	2	1	2	6	7	7	4	1	1	2	2	5	4	9	3	2	4	8	12	11	-4	0.9
7	Bohemians	4	2	0	2	5	5	6	5	1	0	4	4	7	3	9	3	0	6	9	12	9	-3	1
8	Waterford FC	4	1	0	3	3	7	3	5	2	0	3	5	8	6	9	3	0	6	8	15	9	-7	0.9
9	Cork City	5	1	3	1	6	7	6	4	0	1	3	4	9	1	9	1	4	4	10	16	7	-6	1.1
10	Sligo Rovers	5	1	0	4	6	9	3	4	0	1	3	6	12	1	9	1	1	7	12	21	4	-9	1.3

Republic Of Ireland. Premier Division. League Table. Season 2025

Pos

Team

Home

Away

Total

Goals

Pts

Drogheda United

1.4

ST. Patricks Athletic

1.6

Shamrock Rovers

1.3

Shelbourne

1.1

Galway United FC

1.3

Derry City

-4

0.9

Bohemians

-3

Waterford FC

-7

0.9

Cork City

-6

1.1

Sligo Rovers

-9

1.3

team squad

goalkeepers

Ed Mcginty

Luke Mcnicholas

Richard Brush

defenders

Lewis Banks

Colm Horgan

Danny Kane

Robbie Mccourt

Séamas Keogh

Shane Blaney

Regan Donelon

John Mahon

Top Scorers. Season 2025
Player	15 Feb	21 Feb	28 Feb	03 Mar	07 Mar	15 Mar	28 Mar	04 Apr	12 Apr	All SeasonGoals/Assists
Owen Elding	1/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/0	0/0	0/0	1/0	1/0	4/0
Cian Kavanagh	0/0	0/0	2/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/0	0/0	2/1
William Fitzgerald	0/1	0/0	0/2	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/3
Ronan Manning	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/2	0/0	0/2
Reece Hutchinson	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/1	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/1
Jad Hakiki	1/1	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/1
Francely Lomboto	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/0	0/0	1/0
Matty Wolfe	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/0	0/0	0/0	1/0
Harvey Lintott	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/1
John Mahon	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/0
Barry Baggley	0/0	0/0	1/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/0

Top Scorers. Season 2025

Player

15 Feb

21 Feb

28 Feb

03 Mar

07 Mar

15 Mar

28 Mar

04 Apr

12 Apr

All SeasonGoals/Assists

Owen Elding

1/0

0/0

1/0

0/0

1/0

4/0

Cian Kavanagh

0/0

2/0

0/0

0/1

0/0

2/1

William Fitzgerald

0/1

0/0

0/2

0/0

0/3

Ronan Manning

0/0

0/2

0/0

0/2

Reece Hutchinson

0/0

1/1

0/0

1/1

Jad Hakiki

1/1

0/0

1/1

Francely Lomboto

0/0

1/0

0/0

1/0

Matty Wolfe

0/0

1/0

0/0

1/0

Harvey Lintott

0/0

0/1

0/0

0/1

John Mahon

0/0

1/0

0/0

1/0

Barry Baggley

0/0

1/0

0/0

1/0

Bad Boys. Season 2025
Player	15 Feb	21 Feb	28 Feb	03 Mar	07 Mar	15 Mar	28 Mar	04 Apr	12 Apr	All SeasonRed/Yellow	Matches	Avg
John Mahon	0/1	-	0/1	-	0/1	0/1	0/1	-	0/1	0/6	6	0.0/1.0
Jad Hakiki	0/1	-	0/1	0/1	-	0/1	0/1	-	-	0/5	5	0.0/1.0
Connor Malley	0/1	-	-	-	-	0/1	-	-	0/1	0/3	3	0.0/1.0
Conor Reynolds	-	-	-	-	1/0	-	-	0/1	0/1	1/2	3	0.3/0.7
Matty Wolfe	-	-	-	-	0/1	-	-	0/1	0/1	0/3	3	0.0/1.0
Owen Elding	-	-	-	0/1	-	-	0/1	-	0/1	0/3	3	0.0/1.0
Cian Kavanagh	-	-	-	0/1	-	-	1/0	-	-	1/1	2	0.5/0.5
Jake Doyle-Hayes	-	-	-	0/1	-	0/1	-	-	-	0/2	2	0.0/1.0
Harvey Lintott	-	-	0/1	-	0/1	-	-	-	-	0/2	2	0.0/1.0
Ronan Manning	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0/1	0/1	1	0.0/1.0
Francely Lomboto	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0/1	-	0/1	1	0.0/1.0
Kyle McDonagh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0/1	-	0/1	1	0.0/1.0
Conor Walsh	-	-	-	-	0/1	-	-	-	-	0/1	1	0.0/1.0
Reece Hutchinson	-	-	-	0/1	-	-	-	-	-	0/1	1	0.0/1.0
Oliver Denham	0/1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0/1	1	0.0/1.0

Bad Boys. Season 2025

Player

15 Feb

21 Feb

28 Feb

03 Mar

07 Mar

15 Mar

28 Mar

04 Apr

12 Apr

All SeasonRed/Yellow

Matches

Avg

John Mahon

0/1

0/6

0.0/1.0

Jad Hakiki

0/1

0/5

0.0/1.0

Connor Malley

0/1

0/3

0.0/1.0

Conor Reynolds

1/0

0/1

1/2

0.3/0.7

Matty Wolfe

0/1

0/3

0.0/1.0

Owen Elding

0/1

0/3

0.0/1.0

Cian Kavanagh

0/1

1/0

1/1

0.5/0.5

Jake Doyle-Hayes

0/1

0/2

0.0/1.0

Harvey Lintott

0/1

0/2

0.0/1.0

Ronan Manning

0/1

0.0/1.0

Francely Lomboto

0/1

0.0/1.0

Kyle McDonagh

0/1

0.0/1.0

Conor Walsh

0/1

0.0/1.0

Reece Hutchinson

0/1

0.0/1.0

Oliver Denham

0/1

0.0/1.0

15 July 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Sligo Rovers will be expected to keep the pressure on the top three of the League of Ireland Premier when they welcome bottom-of-the-table University College Dublin to The Showgrounds on Sunday. 6 July 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Dundalk will look to move closer to the summit of the League of Ireland Premier Division on Friday, when they travel to take on Drogheda United. 6 July 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Two teams fighting in the bottom half of the League of Ireland Premier Division will square off on Friday, as Shelbourne entertain Finn Harps. 30 June 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Two teams battling in mid-table in the League of Ireland Premier Division will do battle on Saturday, as Sligo Rovers entertain Shelbourne. 29 June 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Derry City will look to ramp up their pursuit of a place in the top two of the League of Ireland Premier Division table on Friday, when they travel to take on Bohemians. 24 June 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Drogheda vs. Sligo (Friday, 7.45pm) Sligo Rovers will be looking to end their five-game winless run away from home when they visit the United Park to face Drogheda United on Friday. 22 June 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Two sides fighting at opposite ends of the League of Ireland Premier Division will square off on Friday, as University College Dublin welcome Derry City to the UCD Bowl. 22 June 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Sligo Rovers will be looking to end their five-game winless run away from home when they visit the United Park to face Drogheda United on Friday. 16 June 2022 sportsmole.co.uk European-chasing Sligo Rovers will take on Finn Harps this weekend in a match that could prove vital at both ends of the table. 25 May 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Derry City will be bidding to recover from three straight defeats when they continue their League of Ireland Premier Division campaign at home to Finn Harps in the North-West Derby on Friday night. 25 May 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Sligo Rovers will hope to strengthen their hold of fifth position in the League Of Ireland Premier Division standings when they face bottom-of-the-table side University College Dublin on Friday evening. 25 May 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Drogheda United will be bidding to make it three league victories in a row when they continue their domestic campaign away to Bohemians on Friday night.

Sligo Rovers

History

Beginnings

1928–1940: Early success

Republic Of Ireland. Premier Division. League Table. Season 2025

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Top Scorers. Season 2025

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