USER:THE.Q SANDBOX 2015 SLIGO ROVERS F.C. SEASON

Sligo Rovers F.C.
2015 season
Chairman	Dermot Kelly
Manager	Owen Heary; Joseph N'Do & Gavin Dykes; Micky Adams
Stadium	The Showgrounds, Sligo
League of Ireland	9th
FAI Cup	Quarter-final
League of Ireland Cup (aka EA Sports Cup)	2nd round
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2015 Sligo Rovers F.C. season is the club's 73rd season competing in the League of Ireland. It's the team's tenth consecutive season in the Premier Division which they have won three times.

Squad

No.	Name	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Club Goals
Goalkeepers
	player	position	(1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 33)	Football team	year	0
Defenders
	player	position	(1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 33)	Football team	year	0
Forwards
	player	position	(1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 33)	Football team	year	0

Transfers

In

Player	Country	Position	Signed From
Richard Brush		Goalkeeper	Shamrock Rovers

Out

Player	Country	Position	Sold To
Ciaran Kelly		Goalkeeper	Retired

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Last Updated – 24 March 2014

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FAI Cup		League Cup		Setanta Cup		Europa League		President's Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Gary Rogers	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Last updated 12 March 2014

Position	Nation	Number	Name	LOI Premier Division	Setanta Cup	FAI Cup	League Cup	Europa League	Total
1		22	Eric Odhiambo	0	3	0	0	0	3

Top Assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal. Last updated 12/03/14

Position	Nation	Number	Name	LOI Premier Division	Setanta Cup	FAI Cup	League Cup	Europa League	Total
1		8	David Cawley	1	1	0	0	0	2

Disciplinary record

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name				Notes
2	DF		Keane	1

Last updated: 24 March 2014
Source: ^{[
citation needed]}
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Notes: League only

Technical staff

Manager: ~~Owen Heary~~ (to June 2015)
~~Joseph N'Do & Gavin Dykes~~ (Caretakers to September 2015)
Micky Adams
Assistant Manager:
Coach: Maurice Monaghan
Coach: Gavin Dykes

Competitions

League of Ireland

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dundalk (C)	33	23	9	1	78	23	+55	78	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round^[a]
2	Cork City	33	19	10	4	57	25	+32	67	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3	Shamrock Rovers	33	18	11	4	56	27	+29	65
4	St Patrick's Athletic	33	18	4	11	52	34	+18	58
5	Bohemians	33	15	8	10	49	42	+7	53
6	Longford Town	33	10	9	14	41	53	−12	39
7	Derry City	33	9	8	16	32	42	−10	35
8	Bray Wanderers	33	9	6	18	27	51	−24	33
9	Sligo Rovers	33	7	10	16	39	55	−16	31
10	Galway United	33	9	4	20	39	61	−22	31
11	Limerick (R)	33	7	8	18	46	73	−27	29	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
12	Drogheda United (R)	33	7	7	19	32	62	−30	28	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division

Source: League of Ireland, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Dundalk qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 FAI Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
33	7	10	16	39	55	−16	31	4	6	7	19	26	−7	3	4	9	20	29	−9

Last updated: 16 May 2016.
Source: 2015 League of Ireland

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	D	W	L	D	L	W	L
Position	7	8	8	10	10	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	11	9	10	10	10	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2016. Source: FAI.ie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) Round 1	Sligo Rovers	1-1	Cork City	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 3,082

13 March 2015 (2015-03-13) Round 2	Drogheda United	3-2	Sligo Rovers	Drogheda, County Louth
		[ (report)]		Stadium: United Park Attendance: 700 (est)

21 March 2015 (2015-03-21) Round 3	Sligo Rovers	1-1	Derry City	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 2,163

24 March 2015 (2015-03-24) Round 4	Sligo Rovers	1-2	Shamrock Rovers	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 2,230

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27) Round 5	Dundalk	3-0	Sligo Rovers	Dundalk, County Louth
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 3,021

3 April 2015 (2015-04-03) Round 6	Sligo Rovers	1-3	Bray Wanderers	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 1,723

10 April 2015 (2015-04-10) Round 7	Galway United	0-1	Sligo Rovers	Galway
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park Attendance: 1,762

17 April 2015 (2015-04-17) Round 8	Longford Town	1-1	Sligo Rovers	Longford
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Strokestown Road Attendance: 1,091

20 April 2015 (2015-04-20) Round 9	Sligo Rovers	0-0	Bohemians	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 1,327

24 April 2015 (2015-04-24) Round 10	St Patrick's Athletic	3-0	Sligo Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 1,259

2 May 2015 (2015-05-02) Round 11	Sligo Rovers	1-1	Limerick	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 1,072

8 May 2015 (2015-05-08) Round 12	Cork City	3-2	Sligo Rovers	Turners Cross, Cork
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 2,882

16 May 2015 (2015-05-16) Round 13	Sligo Rovers	2-0	Drogheda United	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 1,048

22 May 2015 (2015-05-22) Round 14	Derry City	1-1	Sligo Rovers	Derry
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 1,052

5 June 2015 (2015-06-05) Round 15	Shamrock Rovers	5-1	Sligo Rovers	Tallaght, Dublin
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 2,502

12 June 2015 (2015-06-12) Round 16	Sligo Rovers	1-2	Dundalk	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 1,734

27 June 2015 (2015-06-27) Round 17	Bray Wanderers	1-0	Sligo Rovers	Bray, County Wicklow
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: unk

4 July 2015 (2015-07-04) Round 18	Sligo Rovers	1-1	Galway United	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The SHowgrounds Attendance: 1,698

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Round 19	Sligo Rovers	3-2	Longford Town	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: unk

17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Round 20	Bohemians	1-0	Sligo Rovers	Phibsborough, Dublin
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 1,453

24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Round 21	Sligo Rovers	0-3	St Patrick's Athletic	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: unk

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Round 22	Limerick	3-2	Sligo Rovers	Garryowen, Limerick
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Markets Field Attendance: 980

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Round 23	Sligo Rovers	0-2	Cork City	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: unk

14 August 2015 (2015-08-14) Round 24	Drogheda United	0-4	Sligo Rovers	Drogheda, County Louth
		[ (report)]		Stadium: United Park Attendance: unk

17 August 2015 (2015-08-17) Round 25	Sligo Rovers	1-0	Derry City	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 1,774

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) Round 26	Sligo Rovers	1-1	Shamrock Rovers	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 2,178

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) Round 27	Dundalk	2-2	Sligo Rovers	Dundalk, County Louth
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 2,443

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) Round 28	Sligo Rovers	3-2	Bray Wanderers	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 1,532

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) Round 29	Galway United	2-1	Sligo Rovers	Galway
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park Attendance: unk

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) Round 30	Longford Town	1-1	Sligo Rovers	Longford
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Strokestown Road Attendance: unk

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) Round 31	Sligo Rovers	0-2	Bohemians	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 1,882

23 October 2015 (2015-10-23) Round 32	St Patrick's Athletic	0-2	Sligo Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 971

30 October 2015 (2015-10-30) Round 33	Sligo Rovers	2-3	Limerick	Sligo
		[ (report)]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 1,652

FAI Cup

Win Draw Loss

31 May 2015 (2015-05-31) 2nd round	Sligo Rovers	2-0	Crumlin United	Sligo
		[ Report]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: unk

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 3rd round	Cobh Wanderers	0-4	Sligo Rovers	Cobh, County Cork
		[ Report]		Stadium: St Colman's Park Attendance: 1,100 (est)

11 September 2015 (2015-09-11) Quarter-final	Dundalk	4-0	Sligo Rovers	Dundalk, County Louth
		[ Report]		Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 1,726 Referee: Tomas Connolly

EA Sports Cup

Win Draw Loss

10 March 2015 (2015-03-10) 1st round	Sligo Rovers	8-0	Mayo League	Sligo
	Nielsen 27' Armstrong 45+2', 50' Flatley for Wearen 46' Puri 56' Connolly for Ledwith 59' Cretaro 60' ( p) Flatley 64', 85', 89' Boylan 75'	Report		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: unknown Referee: Ray Matthews

6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) 2nd round	Sligo Rovers	0-2 ( a.e.t.)	Derry City	Sligo
	Ledwith for Devaney 75' Ledwith 77' McManus for Peers 83' Nielsen for Corcoran 101' Beattie 104'	(report)	38' Clucas 44' McBride 69' Barry 71' Timlin for Elding 85' Curran for Clucas 103' Sharkey 113' Timlin 113' Houston for Morrison 120+1' Sharkey	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 837 Referee: Ray Matthews

Records

Overall

	Total	Home	Away
Games played	38	20	18
Games won	10	6	4
Games drawn	10	6	4
Games lost	18	8	10
Biggest win	8-0 -v- Mayo League ( 2015 EA Sports Cup)	8-0 -v- Mayo League ( EA Sports Cup)	0-4 -v- Drogheda United ( 2015 League of Ireland) and -v- Cobh Wanderers ( 2015 FAI Cup)
Biggest loss	5-1 -v- Shamrock Rovers ( 2015 League of Ireland)	0-3 -v- St Patrick's Athletic ( 2015 League of Ireland)	5-1 -v- Shamrock Rovers ( 2015 League of Ireland)
Biggest win (League)
Biggest win (Cup)
Biggest loss (League)
Biggest loss (Cup)
Clean sheets	8	5	3
Goals scored	54	30	24
Goals conceded	61	28	33
Goal difference	-7	2	-9
Consecutive Victories	2	1	1
Unbeaten run	5
Consecutive Defeats	4
Winless Run	6
Average GF per game	1.42	1.5	1.33
Average GA per game	1.61	1.4	1.83
Yellow cards
Red cards
Most appearances		–
Most minutes played		–
Top scorer		–
Top assists		–
Points	31/99 (31.31%)	18/51 (35.29%)	13/48 (27.08%)
Winning rate	26.32%	30%	22.22%

Last updated: 18 May 2016
Source: Competitive matches

References

^ "PREMIER DIVISION 2015 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

External links

2015 Sligo Rovers

[table_note_res_CL2Q0.089687170502584-1] Dundalk qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 FAI Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

[2] "PREMIER DIVISION 2015 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

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References

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