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Drogheda United: 2–1: Dundalk : Drogheda: 13:00: Pierrot 55' Barr 74 ' Cann 90' Report: Jamie Gullan 79' George Shelvey 90 ' Stadium: Weavers Park Attendance: 2,339
4,500 (Drogheda United 2–1 Dundalk, FAI Cup, 18 January 1996, United Park) Most yellow cards in a single match 10 (Drogheda United 0–0 Dundalk, Premier Division, 16 August 2012, United Park) Most red cards in a single match 3 (Drogheda United 4–1 Dundalk, Premier Division, 7 March 2014, United Park) Most red cards (player) 3 (Eric Foley)
Drogheda United Shamrock Rovers St Patrick's Athletic: Matches played: 180: Goals scored: 408 (2.27 per match) Top goalscorer: Patrick Hoban Pádraig Amond 14 goals each: Biggest home win: Drogheda United 7–0 Sligo Rovers (23 August 2024) Biggest away win: Dundalk 0–5 Sligo Rovers (4 March 2024) Highest scoring: Drogheda United 7–0 Sligo ...
The 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, [1] is the 41st season of the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top Irish league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1985.
Founded in 1919 the original Drogheda United were a non-league club for all of their early years of existence but on Saturday 22 June 1963 another Drogheda Club – Drogheda F.C. (founded in 1962) were elected to the League of Ireland when the league was expanded to include twelve teams rather than ten. In their first season there they finished ...
They reached the semi-final of the FAI Cup and were defeated 1–0 away to 'Louth Derby' rivals, Drogheda United, in a tempestuous game - referee Anthony Buttimer sent off two Dundalk players inside half an hour, and Drogheda took the lead from the penalty spot after the second red card. But the nine men of Dundalk prevented Drogheda scoring again.
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]
The derby had not been played in many years due to the clubs being in different divisions. Many of Dundalk's most successful periods have corresponded with Drogheda being at the lower end of the league table or in the First Division, while Drogheda's most successful period (between 2004 and 2008) occurred while Dundalk were in the lower tier ...