Drogheda United: Michael Schlingermann, Joe Gorman, Alan Byrne, Robert O’Reilly, Mick Daly, Ger Pender (Jason Marks, 65), Sean Brennan, Sean Thornton, Mark Hughes (Stephen Maher, 76), Tiarnan Mulvenna (Bob McKenna, 83), Lee Duffy. Subs Not Used: Evin Farrell, Adam Whelan , Robert Bayly, Lloyd Buckley. Booked: Mulvenna (37), Thornton (41). Shamrock Rovers: Craig Hyland, Simon Madden, Conor Kenna, Dave Webster, Luke Byrne, Gary McCabe, Patrick Cregg, Brandon Miele, Ryan Brennan (Cian Kavanagh, 86), Gavin Brennan, Danny North (Mikey Drennan, 79), Subs Not Used: Barry Murphy, Maxime Blanchard, David O’Connor, Kieran Marty Waters, Gareth McCaffery. Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Donegal). League Table after second round of games Team......................P........GD.........PtsDundalk.................21........36..........54 Cork City................21........30..........48 St.Pats Ath............21........23..........43 Sham Rovers.........20....... 22..........43Bohs.......................22..........3..........37Longford................22.......-12..........23 Bray Wanderers.....21.......-17..........23 Galway Utd............22........-12..........22 Drogheda Utd........22........-12..........22 Derry City...............22........-12..........19 Sligo Rovers..........22........-18..........16Limerick.................22........-31............9
DROGHEDA UNITED: Stephen McGuinness; Colm Deasy, Luke Gallagher, Lloyd Buckley, Conor Kane; Shane Elworthy, Ryan McEvoy (Jack Bayly 67), Richie Purdy, Mark Doyle (Adam Wixted 82); Sean Brennan, Stephen Elliott (Stephen Meaney 65). Subs not used: Kevin Farragher, Sean Russell, Jamie Hollywood, Dylan Sweeney. SHAMROCK ROVERS: Tomer Chencinski; Simon Madden, Lee Grace, David Webster, Dean Carpenter; David McAllister (Cameron King 46); James Doona, Ronan Finn (Michael O’Connor 72), Ryan Connolly, Brandon Miele; Gary Shaw (Sean Boyd 72). Subs not used: Darren Clarke, Sam Bone, Luke Byrne, Kevin Horgan.
Galway United: Conor Winn, Colm Horgan, Marc Ludden, Lee Grace, Stephen Folan; Alex Byrne, Gavan Holohan, David Cawley, Kevin Devaney; Ronan Murray, Padraic Cunningham (Eoin McCormack, 70). Subs not used: James Tierney, Paul Sinnott, Vinny Faherty, Conor Melody, Gary Shanahan, Ronan Manning. Drogheda United: Stephen McGuinness, Colm Deasy, Lloyd Buckley, Luke Gallagher, Conor Kane; Jake Hyland, Chris Mulahll, Sean Russell (Sean Brennan, 65), Adam Wixted (Stephen Elliot, 57), Ryan McEvoy (Jamie Hollywood, 79); Thomas Byrne. Subs not used: Ryan Coulter, Stephen Dunne, Eoghan Dempsey, Shane Elworthy. Booked: Conor Kane. Attendance: 1,028
Thumbnail image credit: Larry McQuillan Drogheda United: Stephen McGuinness; Shane Elworthy, Luke Gallagher (c), Ciaran McGuigan, Conor Kane; Adam Wixted, Richie Purdy, Jake Hyland, Gavin Brennan; Marc Griffin (Gareth McCaffrey 73), Stephen Elliott (Sean Brennan 73). Unused Subs: Ryan Coulter (gk), Stephen Dunne, Kevin Farragher, Jamie Hollywood, Thomas Byrne. Booked: Jake Hyland (59). Galway United: Conor Winn; Colm Horgan (c), Lee Grace, Stephen Folan, Mark Ludden; Gary Shanahan (Conor Melody 68), Gavan Holohan, David Cawley, Kevin Devaney; Vinny Faherty (Padraic Cunningham 68), Ronan Murray (Jesse Devers 88). Unused Subs: Ciaran Nugent (gk), Paul Sinnott, Alex Byrne, Aaron Conway. Booked: Ronan Murray (83). Referee: Jim McKell Attendance: 700 (estimate).
Thumbnail Photo Credit: Larry McQuillan Drogheda United: Stephen McGuinness; Shane Elworthy, Luke Gallagher (c), Ciaran McGuigan, Conor Kane; Sean Thornton, Richie Purdy, Gavin Brennan; Adam Wixted (Mark Doyle 85), Stephen Elliott (Marc Griffin 73), Gareth McCaffrey (Killian Brennan 73). Unused Subs: Ryan Coulter (gk), Stephen Dunne, Kevin Farragher, Eoghan Dempsey. Booked: Gavin Brennan (28), Luke Gallagher (54), Thornton (89). Sligo Rovers: Michael Schlingermann; Tobi Adebayo-Rowling, Mick Leahy (Daniel Kearns 38 (Mikey Place 90+2)), Gary Boylan, Kyle McFadden, Regan Donelan; Craig Roddan (c), Kieran Sadlier, Liam Martin; Raffaele Cretaro, Jonah Ayunga (Matthew Stevens 82). Unused Subs: Shaun Patton (gk), Chris Kenny, Mark Hannon. Booked: Cretaro (28), Boylan (72). League Table after first round of games Team......................P........GD.........Pts Cork City...............11........23..........33 Dundalk................11..........9..........21 Bray Wanderers....11.........6..........21 Limerick................11.........5..........16 Derry City..............10.........4..........15 Sham Rovers........11....... -3..........13 Drogheda Utd.......11........-8..........13 Bohemian.............11........-9..........13 Finn Harps............11........-6..........11 Sligo Rovers.........11.........-8.........10 St.Pats Ath...........11.........-7...........9 Galway Utd...........10.........-6...........8
Galway United: Ciarán Nugent; Colm Horgan, Marc Ludden, Lee Grace, Stephen Folan; Gavan Holohan, David Cawley, Gary Shanahan (Padraic Cunningham, 18), Kevin Devaney, Ronan Murray; Vinny Faherty. Subs not used: Conor Winn, Paul Sinnott, Alex Byrne, Aaron Conway, Jesse Devers, Declan Sharkey. Booked: Colm Horgan (70), Vinny Faherty (77). Drogheda United: Stephen McGuinness; Colm Deasy, Luke Gallagher, Stephen Dunne, Ciaran McGuigan; Jake Hyland, Killian Brennan (Seán Thornton, 45), Richie Purdy, Adam Wixted (Thomas Byrne, 63); Gavin Brennan, Stephen Elliot (Gareth McCaffrey, 70). Subs not used: Dylan Sweeney, Lloyd Buckley, Conor Kane, Ryan McEvoy. Bookings: Ciaran McGuigan (67), Sean Thornton (83). Referee: Robert Hennessy Attendance: 2,113 Thumbnail Photo Credit: Larry McQuillan
Drogheda United: McGuinness, Deasy, Gallagher, Buckley (Farragher 20), Dunne, Hyland, Brennan (Thornton 54), Purdy McCaffrey, Griffin, Wixted (Ashe 90). Subs Not Used: Dunican, Doyle, McKeown, Donnelly. Wexford Youths: Doyle, McCabe, Delaney, Grace, Furlong, Keenan, Bonner, Whittle (Dempsey 86), Murphy, O’Connor, Kenny (Dunne 86). Subs Not Used: Friel, Porter, Quinlan, George, Chambers. Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork). Thumbnail Photo Credit: Larry McQuillan
First Division Playoff 1st Leg - 22nd October 2016 Cobh Ramblers: Paul Hunt, Charlie Fleming, Kevin Mulcahy, Cian Kingston, Ian Mylod; Stephen Christopher (Matthew Whelan 69), Craig Donnellan, Garry Comerford, Eoin McGreevy (Conor Ellis 69); Shane O’Connor; Rob Lehane (Anthony O’Donnell 80). Subs not used: Jonathan Creamer, Kyle McNamara, James McSweeney, Darren Murphy. Yellow Card: O’Connor (81). Red Card: None. Drogheda United: Stephen McGuinness; Colm Deasy, Kevin Farraher, Luke Gallagher, Stephen Dunne; Richie Purdy, Sean Thornton, Jake Hyland (McKeown 85), Adam Wixted; Garreth McCaffrey (Aaron Ashe 76), Marc Griffin (Derek Doyle 91) Subs not used: Patrick Dunican, Llyod Buckley, Liam Donnelly, Mark Doyle. Yellow Card: Deasy (56). Red Card: None Referee: Andrew Mullally Final Table - First Division 2016 Team......................P.......W.......D.......L........+/-.......Pts. Limerick................28......24......3.......1.......60.........75 Drogheda Utd.......28......15......7.......6.......13..........52 Cobh Ramblers.....28.....15......5........8.........7.........50 UCD.......................28......14......6....... 8.......17.........48 Waterford Utd.......28......10......3.....15.......-22.........33 Shelbourne...........28.........9......3.....16.......-4..........30 Cabinteely.............28........4.......4.....20......-35.........16 Athlone Town........28........3......5......20......-36........14
Relegated 2015 Shamrock Rovers:Barry Murphy (GK): Simon Madden, Conor Kenna, David O’Connor, Luke Byrne: Gary McCabe, Pat Cregg (Michael Drennan 66), Stephen McPhail (Ryan Brennan 83), Damien Duff (Kieran Marty Waters 80): Brandon Miele, Danny North Subs Not Used: Craig Hyland (GK), David Webster, Dylan Kavanagh, Gareth McCaffrey Booked: Cregg (63), Kenna Drogheda United: Michael Schlingermann (GK): Michael Daly, Mark Hughes, Alan Byrne, Robert O’Reilly, Jason Marks: Tiarnan Mulvenna, Sean Thornton (Keith Treacy 61), Sean Brennan (Liam Donnelly 78), Adam Whelan (Lee Duffy 71): Ger Pender Subs Not Used: Robert Kenna, Robert Bayley, Mark O’Brien, Sam McGowan Booked: Brennan (42), Byrne (53) Sent off: Thornton (90+1) Match Referee: David McKeon Attendance: 2,000 (estimate) Final League Table Team......................P.........GD.........Pts Dundalk................33..........55..........78 Cork City...............33..........32..........67 Sham Rovers........33....... ..29..........65 St.Pats Ath............33.........18..........58 Bohs......................33............7..........53 Longford...............33.........-12..........39 Derry City..............33.........-10...........35 Bray Wanderers....33.........-24..........33 Sligo Rovers.........33.........-16...........31 Galway Utd...........33.........-22..........31 Limerick................33.........-27..........29 Drogheda Utd.......33.........-30..........28