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Sligo Rovers

Premier DivisionSligo, Ireland

Sligo Rovers are 10th in the Premier Division with 23 points from 33 matches. Next: Sligo Rovers v Dundalk.

10th · 23 pts FormLLLLL Updated 09:17 Ireland time

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Next match

Premier Division

Sligo Rovers 19:45Saturday 17 October

Dundalk

Matchday 34 · The Showgrounds, Sligo · Ireland time

In 4 days

After that

Shamrock Rovers v Sligo RoversPremier DivisionFri 23 Oct · 20:00
Sligo Rovers v Derry CityPremier DivisionFri 30 Oct · 19:45

LShelbourne 5-1 Sligo RoversFri 9 Oct · Premier Division

Sligo Rovers in 2026

Sligo Rovers are 10th in the Premier Division with 23 points from 33 matches. Next: Sligo Rovers v Dundalk. That is a relegation place. Drogheda are 11 points above them.

Their record: 5 wins, 8 draws and 20 defeats, 25 goals scored and 59 conceded. Form in all competitions: L L L L L. Sligo Rovers have gone 15 league matches without a win.

After that: Shamrock Rovers v Sligo Rovers; Sligo Rovers v Derry City.

Cian Kavanagh is their top scorer in the league with 6 goals. Darren Purse is the head coach. Honours: FAI Cup 5 titles.

Key facts

League: Premier Division
Position: 10th, 23 points
Record: W5 D8 L20
Goals: 25 scored, 59 conceded

Facts and streaks

Written from the match data, refreshed after every game

No win
Sligo Rovers have gone 15 league matches without a win.
Biggest win
Their biggest league win this season: 2-0 v Waterford.

Fixtures and results

All competitions · Ireland time

Updated 09:17 Ireland time

Results

Fri 9 OctPD at ShelbournePremier Division · Matchday 33 1-5L
Sat 19 SeptPD v St. PatricksPremier Division · Matchday 32 0-1L
Mon 14 SeptPD v GalwayPremier Division · Matchday 30 1-3L
Fri 11 SeptPD at DroghedaPremier Division · Matchday 31 0-2L
Fri 4 SeptFai Cup at WaterfordFai Cup 0-3L
Fri 28 AugPD at BohemiansPremier Division · Matchday 29 0-3L
Fri 21 AugPD v WaterfordPremier Division · Matchday 28 0-0D
Sat 15 AugFai Cup v KerryFai Cup 4-0W
Fri 7 AugPD at Derry CityPremier Division · Matchday 27 0-2L
Fri 31 JulPD at DundalkPremier Division · Matchday 26 1-1D
Sat 25 JulPD v DroghedaPremier Division · Matchday 25 2-2D
Sat 18 JulFai Cup at JanesboroFai Cup 4-0W
Sat 11 JulPD at GalwayPremier Division · Matchday 24 2-3L
Fri 3 JulPD v Shamrock RoversPremier Division · Matchday 23 1-2L
Sat 27 JunPD v ShelbournePremier Division · Matchday 22 2-2D
Fri 19 JunPD at St. PatricksPremier Division · Matchday 21 0-2L
Fri 12 JunPD at WaterfordPremier Division · Matchday 20 0-4L
Fri 29 MayPD v BohemiansPremier Division · Matchday 19 1-3L
Fri 22 MayPD at Shamrock RoversPremier Division · Matchday 18 2-1W
Sat 16 MayPD v GalwayPremier Division · Matchday 17 1-4L
Fri 8 MayPD at ShelbournePremier Division · Matchday 16 0-0D
Mon 4 MayPD v St. PatricksPremier Division · Matchday 15 1-1D
Fri 1 MayPD at DroghedaPremier Division · Matchday 14 0-1L
Sat 25 AprPD v DundalkPremier Division · Matchday 13 2-0W
Sat 18 AprPD v WaterfordPremier Division · Matchday 12 2-0W
Fri 10 AprPD at BohemiansPremier Division · Matchday 11 2-1W
Mon 6 AprPD v Derry CityPremier Division · Matchday 10 0-0D
Fri 3 AprPD at St. PatricksPremier Division · Matchday 9 1-4L
Sat 21 MarPD v ShelbournePremier Division · Matchday 8 0-1L
Mon 16 MarPD at DundalkPremier Division · Matchday 7 0-1L
Fri 13 MarPD v Shamrock RoversPremier Division · Matchday 6 0-2L
Sat 7 MarPD v DroghedaPremier Division · Matchday 5 2-1W
Fri 27 FebPD at GalwayPremier Division · Matchday 4 0-1L
Fri 20 FebPD at WaterfordPremier Division · Matchday 3 0-0D
Sat 14 FebPD v BohemiansPremier Division · Matchday 2 0-4L
Fri 6 FebPD at Derry CityPremier Division · Matchday 1 1-2L

Next matches

Sat 17 OctPD v DundalkPremier Division · Matchday 34 19:45
Fri 23 OctPD at Shamrock RoversPremier Division · Matchday 35 20:00
Fri 30 OctPD v Derry CityPremier Division · Matchday 36 19:45

Kick-off times in Ireland time.All Sligo Rovers fixtures in your calendar

Premier Division table

After 33 matches

Updated 09:17 Ireland time

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
6	Dundalk	33	10	11	12	-5	41
7	Galway	32	9	11	12	-6	38
8	Waterford	32	7	13	12	-10	34
9	Drogheda	33	8	10	15	-15	34
10	Sligo Rovers	33	5	8	20	-34	23

Premier Division (Relegation) (9)Relegation (10)

5 places around Sligo RoversFull Premier Division table

Position

League position after each matchday

1510

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MatchdayNow: 10th

Strength rating

Elo rating from every result we hold

1,433-15 in 4 weeks10th of 10 in the Premier Division

Last 10 weeks, from 1,477 to 1,433. Just above: Dundalk 1,545 · Galway 1,536 · Drogheda 1,519.

Season stats

Premier Division, after 33 matches

League matches	Home	Away	Total
Played	16	17	33
Won	3	2	5
Drawn	5	3	8
Lost	8	12	20
Scored	15	10	25
Conceded	26	33	59
Clean sheets	4	2	6
Failed to score	6	10	16
Points per match	0.88	0.53	0.70

Goals scored2510th in the league

Goals conceded5910th best defence

Clean sheets6in 33 matches

Points per match0.70home 0.88, away 0.53

Squad

Premier Division matches this season, most minutes first

33 players

Player	Apps	Starts	Min	Goals	Assists	Cards	CS	Rating
Gareth McElroy	31	28	2,615	1	0	5	–	7.0
Sam Sargeant	28	28	2,546	0	0	2	6	7.1
William Fitzgerald	23	23	2,063	4	3	3	–	7.0
Oliver Denham	27	22	2,005	0	0	4	–	6.9
Jeannot Esua	22	22	1,924	1	1	5	–	6.8
Cian Kavanagh	27	21	1,903	6	2	2	–	6.9
Carl McHugh	26	23	1,840	1	1	8	–	7.0
James McManus	23	21	1,781	0	1	3	–	6.9
Archie Meekison	24	18	1,583	2	2	2	–	6.6
Sean McHale	16	16	1,428	1	0	1	–	6.9
Daire Patton	21	15	1,354	1	0	1	–	6.7
Seb Quirk	17	15	1,343	0	0	5	–	6.7
Alex Nolan	21	14	1,293	2	1	2	–	6.5
Sean Stewart	19	14	1,264	0	1	1	–	6.7
Ryan O'Kane	16	12	1,063	1	1	1	–	6.6
Mai Traore	15	6	703	1	0	1	–	6.4
Jack Shorrock	8	8	615	0	1	0	–	6.7
Luke Young	6	6	530	0	0	1	–	7.1
Shane Blaney	10	4	448	0	0	1	–	6.8
Luke Pearce	9	6	398	0	1	2	–	6.7
Kaiyne Woolery	6	3	291	1	0	2	–	6.5
Liam Hughes	3	3	273	0	0	0	–	6.6
Ciaron Harkin	10	1	255	0	0	4	–	6.6
Kyle McDonagh	11	1	251	0	0	0	–	6.4
Jad Hakiki	6	2	231	1	0	0	–	6.5
Aidan Gabbidon	3	3	225	0	0	1	–	6.5
Trey George	5	2	197	0	0	0	–	6.4
Jamie McGonigle	4	1	192	0	2	0	–	6.5
Ruben Gillespie	3	2	137	0	0	0	–	6.2
Seamus Maughan	1	1	90	0	0	0	–	6.3
Kevin Zefi	4	0	76	0	0	0	–	6.8
Guilherme Rego Priosti	3	0	30	0	0	0	–	6.5
Callum Lynch	2	0	25	0	0	0	–	6.3

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Head coach

Darren Purse

Transfers

The last 12 months, newest first

In · 18 players

Date	Player	From	Fee
13 Aug	Luke Young	Cheltenham	Free
13 Aug	Kaiyne Woolery	Tranmere	Free
30 Jul	Trey George	Cardiff	Loan
28 Jul	Jack Shorrock	Port Vale	Loan
6 Jul	Jamie McGonigle	Coleraine	Loan
1 Jul	Jamie O'Donnell	Derry City	Free
28 May	Kevin Zefi	AS Roma U20	Free
22 Feb	James McManus	Bohemians	Loan
19 Jan	Shane Blaney	Livingston	Loan
12 Jan	Guilherme Priosti	Ballinamallard	Loan return
1 Jan	Carl McHugh	Goa	Free
1 Jan	Liam Hughes	Haka	Free
1 Jan	Jeannot Esua	Galway	Free
1 Jan	Archie Meekison	Bohemians	Free
1 Jan	Ryan O'Kane	Shelbourne	–
1 Jan	Alex Nolan	Cork City	Free
31 Dec	Connor Malley	Shamrock Rovers	Loan return
30 Dec	David Jonathan	Ballinamallard	Loan return

Out · 16 players

Date	Player	To	Fee
5 Sep	Jamie McGonigle	Coleraine	Loan return
29 Jul	Ciaron Harkin	Finn Harps	Loan
28 Jul	Will Fitzgerald	Shamrock Rovers	€75k
30 Jun	Shane Blaney	Livingston	Loan return
6 Mar	Ronan Manning	Treaty United	Free
29 Jan	Owen Elding	Hibernian	€400k
16 Jan	Patrick McClean	Derry City	€100k
1 Jan	Connor Malley	Shamrock Rovers	Free
1 Jan	John Mahon	Waterford	Free
1 Jan	Matty Wolfe	Galway	Free
1 Jan	Wilson Waweru	Cobh Ramblers	Free
1 Jan	Edwin Agbaje	Drogheda	Free
1 Jan	Conor Walsh	Shelbourne	–
1 Dec	Callum Lynch	Newry City	–
30 Nov	Ryan O'Kane	Shelbourne	Loan return
30 Nov	James McManus	Bohemians	Loan return

Fees as reported.

Club and ground

Where Sligo Rovers play, and the nearest clubs in the league

The Showgrounds

Town: Sligo
Capacity: 6,100

The Showgrounds

Tallaght Stadium

Next away trip177 kmTallaght Stadium, Fri 23 Oct

Longest trip so far243 kmWaterford Regional Sports Centre, Fri 12 Jun

Straight-line distance · grounds © OpenStreetMap contributors · map Natural Earth

Local derbies

Galway116 km away
This seasonLLLL1-3, 2-3, 1-4, 0-1
Dundalk138 km away
This seasonDWL1-1, 2-0, 0-1
Next: Sligo Rovers v Dundalk, Sat 17 Oct
Drogheda152 km away
This seasonLDLW0-2, 2-2, 0-1, 2-1

Head-to-head

Against the next opponents

Premier Division, Sat 17 Oct, 19:45 Ireland time, Sligo Rovers at home

Sligo Rovers 4 · Draws 2 · Dundalk 28 meetings

31 Jul 2026Premier DivisionDundalk1-1Sligo RoversD
25 Apr 2026Premier DivisionSligo Rovers2-0DundalkW
16 Mar 2026Premier DivisionDundalk1-0Sligo RoversL
18 Jul 2025FAICupDundalk0-2Sligo RoversW
21 Sep 2024Premier DivisionSligo Rovers2-1DundalkW
13 Jun 2024Premier DivisionDundalk1-0Sligo RoversL

Meetings in our data since 2024. Results from Sligo Rovers's side.

Honours

Trophies by competition

9 trophies

5FAI Cup1983, 1994, 2010, 2011, 2013
3Premier Division1937, 1977, 2012
1First Division2005

Source: GoalServe. Years are when the final or season ended.

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Sligo Roversv

Dundalk

Sat 17 Oct · 19:45 · The Showgrounds

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LShelbourne 5-1 Sligo Rovers
LSligo Rovers 0-1 St. Patricks
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When do Sligo Rovers play next?

Sligo Rovers v Dundalk, Saturday 17 October at 18:45 UTC.

Where are Sligo Rovers in the Premier Division table?

Sligo Rovers are 10th in the Premier Division with 23 points after 33 matches.

What was Sligo Rovers's last result?

Sligo Rovers 1-5 at Shelbourne, 9 October 2026.

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Who is Sligo Rovers's top scorer?

Cian Kavanagh, with 6 goals in 27 league matches this season.

Who is the Sligo Rovers manager?

Darren Purse is the head coach.

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