August 2nd to 5th - The much anticipated top of the table clash between Shelbourne and Derry City ended scoreless on Monday night. Shelbourne would have been happy enough with a point before kick off. Derry would have settled for one too when Sam Todd was sent off for two yellow cards in the first half. The gap at the top remains three points in favour of Damien Duff's side who have a game in hand.

Shamrock Rovers hopes of European competition next season were boosted by their second two-one win of the season in Waterford. Graham Burke came off the bench to score the winner with just five minutes to go. That win saw Rovers regain third spot in the table from the hosts with two games in hand.

Galway United are one of four sides on 37 points - two Stephen Walsh goals gave them victory over Dundalk in Oriel Park. Sligo Rovers are also on 37 points - they left Richmond Park feeling very aggrieved after losing by the odd goal in five. Brandon Kavanagh scored the winner for St Patricks Athletic in the eighth minute of five minutes injury time from the penalty spot - to say the award of the spot kick by Rob Hennessy was dubious would be a bit of an understatement.

Charlie Lyons rescued Cork City from what would have been just their second defeat of the season - he scored in the ninth minute of injury time in a one-all draw at Treaty United. The Limerick side had been ahead from early in the second half through Mark Byrne's goal. The Leesiders remain fifteen points clear of Athlone Town who came from three-one down to earn a point at home to Kerry.

Bray Wanderers were one of only two winners in division one on Friday night - they picked up a two-one at Finn Harps to retain their six point cushion in the playoff race. Cobh Ramblers stayed in touch with a one-nil win at home to the bottom side Longford Town. Wexford picked up a useful point on the road at UCD - that game also finishing one-all. Wexford's game in hand at home to Athlone Town might prove decisive in their play off ambitions.

The first leaderboard of the August monthly competition sees David King lead the way on 48 points - he picked up points in eight of the ten games played this weekend. Andy Dunne is two points behind on second place with Carl Toner in third place. John Brophy, on 40 points, is in fourth place - full details below:

  


August 9th to 12th - Shelbourne slipped to their fourth defeat of the season after losing in Sligo on Saturday night. Sligo's winner came in the second half from Wilson Waweru after Evan Caffrey had cancelled out Will Fitzgerald's opener. The Bit'o'Red are now joint fourth in the table after their recent excellent run. The loss wasn't too damaging for Damien Duff's side as Derry had dropped points the night before. They were held to a one-all draw by Dundalk in the Brandywell and needed a Danny Mullen equaliser for a point after John Mountney had opened the scoring.

Bohemians' wretched recent run continued with a three-two loss at home to Waterford. They were two up before old manager Keith Long's side mounted a comeback culminating in Samuel Glenfield's winner. The home side even missed a penalty in injury time which would have saved a point. Any optimism Shamrock Rovers had about mounting a comeback in the title race was snuffed out on Sunday night. They missed the chance to close the gap on the top two after a one-all draw at home to Drogheda United. Darragh Burns gave the Hoops the lead but the bottom side earned a much-needed point from Douglas James-Taylor's late equaliser. Sunday's other game saw St Patricks Athletic leave Galway with a point after a one-all draw.

Friday night's game between the top two ended in a scoreless draw as Cork City and Athlone Town couldn't muster a goal between them. UCD closed the gap on Athlone to a point following a one-nil win at Bray Wanderers. It was a great weekend for Wexford - they followed up a two-nil win at home to Finn Harps with a three-two win at Athlone on Monday night from two goals down. James Keddy's side are now fifth in the table in the final play off place.

The other two games in the first division saw away wins. Cobh Ramblers won two-nil in Kerry on Friday night. Enda Curran scored a hat-trick on Saturday night in Treaty United's four-one win at lowly Longford.

We have joint leaders in the August monthly competition after the weekend's games - David King and Jason Shanahan share the lead on 73 points. Ahead of the final weekend, Andy Dunne is just two points behind. The top five for August so far is completed by Carl Toner and Conor O'Neill - full details below:

  

 

August 23rd to 25th - Shelbourne lost their place at the top of the table for the first time since March. They dropped points for the fourth consecutive game drawing one-all with Bohemians. Danny Grant opened the scoring for the D7 side but Ali Coote equalised a couple of minutes later. Both goals came in the first half, neither team able to find a winning goal. Derry City took advantage (for a change!) winning one-nil in Waterford. Ben Doherty scored the only goal but was given a big helping hand by the home keeper who caught his cross then carried the ball over the line. Derry now lead on goal difference but Shelbourne still have that all-important game in hand.

The battle for third spot continues - Sligo couldn't capitalise on Waterford's loss - they shipped seven in a remarkable defeat at Drogheda United. Kevin Doherty's side moved ahead of Dundalk whose game against St Patricks Athletic was postponed. Sligo remain in fourth place despite having a minus six goal difference! Galway United left Tallaght for the second time this season with a point after a one-all draw. They were ahead through Patrick Hickey's goal on 74 minutes but the returning Danny Mandroiu rescued a point for Stephen Bradley's side.

In the first division, the Leeside Derby by settled by Ruairi Keating's dramatic injury time winner for Cork City in Cobh. Three more wins will confirm Cork's return to the Premier Division as champions. UCD remain in second place - Mikey Raggett scored the only goal as Finn Harps were beaten one-nil in Belfield. Bray Wanderers picked up a huge win in their playoff quest winning one-nil at Athlone Town. Likewise, Wexford's winning run continued with a three-one win at Treaty United in their FAI Cup quarter final rehearsal. The division one weekend concluded with an entertaining two-all draw between Longford Town and Kerry.

The timely use of a joker scoreline saw Jason Shanahan open up a five point lead at the top of the August leaderboard. A remarkable haul of 51 points sees Brian Cunningham climb to second place. Greg Donaghy is also in contention in third place. Carl Toner and Andy Dunne complete the top five for August with just eight games left in the monthly competition.

  

 

August 30th and 31st - Derry City's reign at the top of the table lasted for exactly one week. That old failing of inconsistency came back to haunt Ruaidhri Higgins' side as they lost one-nil at Galway. Patrick Hickey scored the only goal of the game in the final quarter of an hour as the Tribesmen consolidated fourth spot. Shelbourne returned to the top, opening up a three point lead, with a one-nil away to Dundalk. The only goal at Oriel Park came from Aiden O'Brien who opened his account for his new side early on.

Sligo Rovers held on to third spot on Saturday night. They beat fellow European hopefuls Waterford two-nil at the Showgrounds. The goals came in each half, one from Wilson Waweru with the second from Simon Power towards the end.

Cork City are just one win away from the first division title. Sean Maguire's injury time winner against bottom side Longford Town means a win at UCD on Friday night will see the Leesiders make an immediate return to the top division. The Students won by a goal to nil down in Kerry. They have a thirteen point cushion in the play off race and will almost certainly feature in the post season games.

Wexford's second win of the month over Athlone gave them a six point gap to Finn Harps in the final play off place. Athlone remain in third place despite the defeat. Bray Wanderers scored five without reply at home to Treaty United - Kieran Cruise scored a hat-trick for the Seasiders in that one. The final game in the first division saw Finn Harps beat Cobh Ramblers two-nil in Ballybofey to leapforg their opponents.

An excellent score of 43 points from the final games of the month saw Andy Dunne win the prize for August. He had just five points to spare from Gerry Draper in second place. Brian Cunningham and Derek Clayton shared third place with Greg Donaghy finishing fifth. Full details below:

  

 

The Greatest League - August 2024 Leaderboard
No.
 Lst Chg
Name
Team Name
Pts
Lst
Chg
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1
 5 4 Andy Dunne Maureen O'Hara Rovers 127 84 43


2
 11 9 Gerry Draper Everton10 122 79 43
3
 2 -1 Brian Cunningham Lucy's Hoops 117 94 23
4
 16 12 Derek Clayton IGBC FC 117 74 43
5
 3 -2 Greg Donaghy Champagne Super Rovers 115 92 23
6
 4 -2 Carl Toner Super Doc 113 88 25
7
 20 13 Gary Donnelly Rod de Whores 112 70 42
8
 25 17 Kevin McQuaide The Hairy Bowsies 110 65 45
9
 18 9 Kevin Murphy Forrester's Finest 110 72 38
10
 8 -2 Gavin Doherty D12 Shels 109 81 28
11
 22 11 Jason Maloney Time Out Hoops 108 68 40
12
 6 -6 Neil Walsh The Bradley Babes 108 83 25
13
 7 -6 Ross Williams Grace Almighty 108 83 25
14
 21 7 Darragh Kenny Fitzer's Green and White Army 107 69 38
15
 17 2 John Brophy Back To Back Carrig FC 107 72 35
16
 19 3 Robert Lavelle Herbert's U12s 105 72 33
17
 12 -5 Tony McNamee Swilly Rovers 105 77 28
18
 9 -9 Christopher Uzell Heavey's Heroes 104 79 25
19
 1 -18 Jason Shanahan Ashford Academical 102 99 3
20
 14 -6 Keith Ryan The Racing Rabbits 101 76 25
21
 10 -11 David King Clane Hoops 97 79 18
22
 28 6 Kevin Nolan New Stadiums Please 97 64 33
23
 23 0 Adam Byrne Champions Again Ole Ole 95 67 28
24
 24 0 Joseph Kavanagh CherryOrchardThieves 95 67 28
25
 30 5 Sean Judd Mary Green and White Army 92 59 33
26
 13 -13 Conor O'Neill Conrad 91 76 15
27
 32 5 Brian Boyle Slatterys Own 90 57 33
28
 47 19 Eamonn Gallagher Gally's Hoops 90 47 43
29
 27 -2 Craig Whelan Jon Daly's Men 87 64 23
30
 50 20 Francis Gilligan Gorilla Glue # 4 - Let It Run All Over Me 85 45 40
31
 36 5 Gerry Moore Sligobourne 85 55 30
32
 33 1 James Cooke Aylesbury Hoops 85 57 28
33
 42 9 Niall Hayden 404 Not Found 85 52 33
34
 26 -8 Tommy Tormey The Four Fs 85 65 20
35
 44 9 Alan Rochford Hooper Special 84 51 33
36
 37 1 Joe Turner Gary Dempsey's Lonely Hearts Club Band 82 54 28
37
 35 -2 Shane McCormack Up The Pohls 82 57 25
38
 48 10 Eoghan Brophy There's Always A Chance 80 47 33
39
 51 12 Gary Parsons TFTES 80 45 35
40
 49 9 Niall Carroll Yellow Bellies 80 47 33
41
 45 4 Daniel Dorrian Donegallad97 79 51 28
42
 39 -3 Paul Moore The Problem Child Done Good! 78 53 25
43
 31 -12 Terry Haide Leitis Pohls Steacy 78 58 20
44
 57 13 Robert Gaffney Fiorentina Turner 77 39 38
45 46 1 Caroline Carroll Carrie's Crusaders 75 47 28
46 40 -6 Derek McDonald He's In Your Head 75 52 23
47 15 -32 Paul Gallagher Rizla Rovers 75 75 0
48 59 11 Sean Cooke Oh Bradley Said 73 38 35
49 53 4 Brian Mason Warsaw Hoops 72 44 28
50 38 -12 Shane Coughlan Shane Lad Rovers 72 54 18
51 60 9 Ryan Mulvaney There's Only 1 Stephen Bradley 70 32 38
52 43 -9 Tommy Hamill Omeath Allstars 70 52 18
53 56 3 James Keville Saints On A Train 67 39 28
54 34 -20 Luke Hogan Sallins Rovers 67 57 10
55 29 -26 Jimmy Maguire Jimmy's Jewels 65 62 3
56 54 -2 Joshua Coulahan SPAFC1929 65 42 23
57 58 1 Conor Claxton Hoops Upside Your Head 63 38 25
58 52 -6 Alan O'Brien ChampagneSuperRovers 62 44 18
59 55 -4 Donal Dowling Broadford Rovers 60 40 20
60 41 -19 Gearoid O'Dubhghusa FIAR X 2 55 52 3
61 61 0 Gary Fitzpatrick No. 5 In A Row 53 28 25
62 62 0 Danielle McGarry The Drive For Five 11 11 0
63 63 0 Paul Murphy Oh Bradley Said 11 11 0
64 68 4 James Connolly SRFC Four'midable 10 5 5
65 64 -1 Richard Johnston Daffodil Divers 9 9 0
66 67 1 Rory Gilsenan Plastic Pitch Predators 9 6 3
67 82 15 Brian Dalton Mature Saints 8 3 5
68 65 -3 Darren McDonald Lucan Hoops 8 8 0
69 70 1 Alan Leahy Alan's Allstars 7 4 3
70 71 1 Bill Gleeson Gary Parson's Affiliate Link 7 4 3
71 72 1 Conor King Adama Hugandkiss 7 4 3
72 66 -6 David Doyle AFC Whitechurch 7 7 0
73 73 0 David O'Malley The Ramdeuters 7 4 3
74 74 0 Dylan Weldon Shamrock Rovers B 7 4 3
75 75 0 Eamonn McConville Nosferahoop 7 4 3
76 76 0 Ger Coppinger Cleveland Hoops 7 4 3
77 77 0 Graham Merrigan Ballybrack Rovers 7 4 3
78 78 0 Kevin McGlone Milltown Magic 7 4 3
79 79 0 Stephen Caffrey Killy Hoops 7 4 3
80 80 0 Trevor Rankin Super Hoops 7 4 3
81 81 0 Vincent Sweeney SouthStandTadg 7 4 3
82 85 3 Cian Cooke Mr Sheen FC 5 2 3
83 86 3 James Larmon Larmon's Eleven 5 2 3
84 87 3 Kyle Dixon DDRH 5 2 3
85 88 3 Luke Gallagher Dundalk's Europa League Money 5 2 3
86 69 -17 Pat Mitchell Champagne Football 5 5 0
87 89 2 Philip Rankin Steve's Stars 5 2 3
88 90 2 Stephen O'Gorman FC Yukichan 5 2 3
89 83 -6 Cillian O'Reilly Dublinsgreenandwhite 3 3 0
90 84 -6 Stan Tormey Tadgh Purcell's Giant Leap 3 3 0
91 91 0 Daire Murphy Vancouver Hoop 1 1 0