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Drogheda United 7–0 Sligo Rovers (23 August 2024) Longest winning run: St Patrick's Athletic (9 games) Longest unbeaten run: St Patrick's Athletic (11 games) Longest winless run: Dundalk (12 games) Longest losing run: Dundalk (5 games) Highest attendance: 10,094 Shamrock Rovers 3–1 Bohemians (24 May 2024) [1] Lowest attendance: 1,618 ...
The 2024 FAI Cup, known as the Sports Direct FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, [1] was the 104th edition of the Republic of Ireland's primary national cup competition. It featured teams from the League of Ireland Premier Division and the First Division, as well as teams from the regional leagues of the Republic of Ireland football league system.
The derby has existed since the 1960s, when Drogheda United were inducted into the League of Ireland for the first time. A rivalry was born through several factors, including the close proximity of the clubs; Dundalk's Oriel Park lies 31 km from Drogheda's Weavers Park.
The league season consisting of 36 matches (four series of nine matches) began on 17 February 2023. In Round 22 away to Drogheda United, Pat Hoban scored his 143rd and 144th goals for the club to take him past Joey Donnelly's record of 142 set in 1946. [2]
A poor start to the league programme, which saw Dundalk at the foot of the table with no wins after eight matches, resulted in O'Donnell being let go. He was replaced on an interim basis by the club's Head of Football operations, Brian Gartland, and first team coach, Liam Burns.
The 33 round League programme commenced on 7 March 2014, and they were surprisingly beaten 4–1 away to Drogheda United on the opening night. [3] But they quickly reached the top of the table and, as the season progressed, and with defending champions St Patrick's Athletic falling away, Dundalk and Cork City were left to compete for the title.
But the League Cup was surrendered in the first round, when County Louth neighbours Drogheda United defeated them on penalties. [2] Later that season, they lost the Leinster Senior Cup final. [3] The League schedule commenced on 10 September 1981, using a trial point system of 4 for an away win, 3 for a home win, 2 for an away draw, and 1 for a ...
Louth rivals Drogheda United knocked them out of the Leinster Cup in the first round. The league schedule got under way on 5 October 1975, and saw a number of formerly successful clubs, such as Waterford, Cork Celtic and Cork Hibernians, all bring in fading stars from England – Bobby Charlton , George Best , Geoff Hurst and Rodney Marsh ...