February 18th - Despite storm Eunice's best efforts, the opening day of the league produced some amount of drama. In the Premier Division, champions Shamrock Rovers opened with a three-nil win at home to UCD. The Students had their moments early on but once Sean Hoare headed home for the Hoops the result was never in doubt. Danny Mandroiu opened his account before half time with the second and Graham Burke came off the bench to add a third late on. St Patricks Athletic won by the same scoreline at newly-promoted Shelbourne. Tolka Park was full but the Damien Duff era got off to a bad start as goals from Darragh Burns, Mark Doyle and Jason McClelland got the cup holders off to a winning start. The points were shared at Oriel Park between Dundalk and Derry City. Dundalk were ahead twice with goals from Steven Bradley (no, not that one) and Mark Connolly. However, the Candystripes hit back with equalisers from Joe Thomson and Jamie McGonigle. The other games in the Premier Division - Finn Harps versus Drogheda and Sligo Rovers versus Bohemians fell victim to the weather. The three games in the first division produced no less than 19 goals. Cork hit Bray for six in the Carlisle Grounds. Dylan McGlade came back to haunt his old side in that one, bagging a hat-trick. Waterford gave notice of a quick return to the Premier Division with a five-two win in Athlone. Treaty United's second season of league football started with a five-one win in Wexford. Enda Curran scored twice for the Limerick side in that one. The first leaderboard of the season sees three people share the lead - last season's runner-up, Connor Edwards, looks determined to go one better this season and shares the lead with two newcomers - Liam Regan-Guimares and Stephen Horan. You can see the standings after week one below: |
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February 25th to 28th - A double round of fixtures in the Premier Division ended with Shamrock Rovers leading the way on Monday night. The champions lost two-one in Derry on Friday night with Josh McGonigle scoring an injury time winner for the Candystripes. Rovers bounced back on Monday night though. Jack Byrne made one and scored one in a three-one win over Drogheda in Tallaght Stadium. Dundalk are second in the table - they drew two-all at Bohemians on Friday night, twice coming from behind to earn a point. They followed that up with straightforward three-nil win at home to Finn Harps on Monday night - Steven Bradley continued his early season scoring streak, netting three goals in those two games. Bohemians second home game of the weekend saw them gain revenge for their FAI Cup defeat in November - they beat St Patricks Athletic one-nil at Dalymount - Stephen Mallon scored the winner for Keith Long's side. That made it two defeats in a row for the cup holders - they were surprisingly beaten two-one at home by Sligo Rovers on Friday night. Liam Buckley's side then went to Derry on Monday night and earned another point in a nil-all draw. At the wrong end of the table, UCD are still without a goal but two-nil all draws at home to Finn Harps and Shelbourne leave them eighth in the table. Drogheda are bottom - they also lost on Friday night, two-nil at home to Shelbourne, a result which gave Damien Duff his first win as manager. Waterford lead the way in the first division. Ian Morris' side made it two wins from two with a one-nil win at home to Bray Wanderers. Galway's first game of the season saw John Caulfield's side pick up a one-nil win at his old employer, Cork City. Wexford returned to form with a three-two win at Cobh Ramblers - Dinny Corcoran scored twice in that one, earning four bonus points for his followers. The game between Treaty United and Athlone was called off due to the bad weather. A score of 56 points, by far the highest this week, was enough for Neil Walsh to win the February competition. He had six points to spare over Gearoid McIntyre in second place. Trevor Rankin finished third with newcomer Ian Kearns finishing fourth. The top five for February was completed by Paul Moore. Full details below: |
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The Greatest League - February 2022 Leaderboard |
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No. |
Lst | Chg | Name |
Team Name |
Pts |
Lst |
Chg |
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1 |
21 |
20 |
Neil Walsh |
Kimmage Rovers |
78 |
22 |
56 |
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2 |
12 |
10 |
Gearoid McIntyre |
Nobber Boys |
72 |
25 |
47 |
|
3 |
4 |
1 |
Trevor Rankin |
Trev's Tossers |
69 |
32 |
37 |
|
4 |
8 |
4 |
Ian Kearns |
Whisper FC |
68 |
27 |
41 |
|
5 |
13 |
8 |
Paul Moore |
Niall Quinn's Disco Pants |
68 |
24 |
44 |
|
6 |
5 |
-1 |
Gavin Doherty |
D12 Shels |
64 |
30 |
34 |
|
7 |
20 |
13 |
Kevin McQuaide |
Ian Beale's Bin Removal |
64 |
22 |
42 |
|
8 |
3 |
-5 |
Stephen Horan |
Welcome To Heaven FC |
64 |
37 |
27 |
|
9 |
1 |
-8 |
Connor Edwards |
Ollie's At The Wheel |
59 |
37 |
22 |
|
10 |
18 |
8 |
Justin Moran |
The Superstars |
59 |
22 |
37 |
|
11 |
10 |
-1 |
David Power |
Supersaint on Tour |
57 |
25 |
32 |
|
12 |
2 |
-10 |
Liam Regan-Guimaraes |
Friday I'm In LOIve |
57 |
37 |
20 |
|
13 |
28 |
15 |
Andy Dunne |
BBK United |
56 |
17 |
39 |
|
14 |
14 |
0 |
Anto Proctor |
Hoopsontopoftheleague |
56 |
22 |
34 |
|
15 |
7 |
-8 |
David Doyle |
Specialolympiakos |
56 |
27 |
29 |
|
16 |
35 |
19 |
Derek McDonald |
Save Tolka Park |
56 |
15 |
41 |
|
17 |
37 |
20 |
James Connolly |
Il Duce |
56 |
12 |
44 |
|
18 |
22 |
4 |
Niall Carroll |
Mick's Yellowbellies |
55 |
22 |
33 |
|
19 |
6 |
-13 |
Caroline Carroll |
Seagulls |
54 |
27 |
27 |
|
20 |
16 |
-4 |
Gerry Draper |
Everton 10 |
54 |
22 |
32 |
|
21 |
11 |
-10 |
Gary Keating |
Brohemians |
52 |
25 |
27 |
|
22 |
31 |
9 |
Henry Smith |
SuperHoops |
52 |
17 |
35 |
|
23 |
30 |
7 |
Gary Fitzpatrick |
B.R.A.Y. Oway Oway Oway |
49 |
17 |
32 |
|
24 |
15 |
-9 |
Darragh Kenny |
The Good Guys |
47 |
22 |
25 |
|
25 |
17 |
-8 |
Joe Turner |
Milltown 1982 |
47 |
22 |
25 |
|
26 |
19 |
-7 |
Kenny Barrett |
Indy Hoops |
47 |
22 |
25 |
|
27 |
24 |
-3 |
Gary Donnelly |
Cabrayteely Wanderers |
45 |
20 |
25 |
|
28 |
32 |
4 |
Jake Murphy |
SRFC #1 |
44 |
17 |
27 |
|
29 |
34 |
5 |
Keith Ryan |
WeAreStillBrayWanderers |
44 |
17 |
27 |
|
30 |
36 |
6 |
Graham Young |
JoDivision |
43 |
15 |
28 |
|
31 |
39 |
8 |
Tommy Tormey |
The Four Fs |
43 |
12 |
31 |
|
32 |
9 |
-23 |
Jay Thomas |
Tallafornia Dreamin' |
42 |
27 |
15 |
|
33 |
33 |
0 |
John Brophy |
Really Have To Beat Eoghan This Year AFC |
42 |
17 |
25 |
|
34 |
25 |
-9 |
Joseph Kavanagh |
Cherry Orchard Thieves |
42 |
20 |
22 |
|
35 |
26 |
-9 |
Richard Johnston |
"I Don't Get It" |
42 |
20 |
22 |
|
36 |
41 |
5 |
Gerry Moore |
Moore, Moore, Moore |
41 |
10 |
31 |
|
37 |
23 |
-14 |
Tommy Hamill |
Omeath Allstars |
39 |
22 |
17 |
|
38 |
27 |
-11 |
Alex Molloy |
Junkiesfc |
37 |
17 |
20 |
|
39 |
42 |
3 |
Conor Foley |
Internan |
37 |
5 |
32 |
|
40 |
43 |
3 |
Fiachra O'Brolachain |
Trailerpark Rovers |
37 |
5 |
32 |
|
41 |
40 |
-1 |
Zach Merriman |
Shamrock Rovers |
36 |
12 |
24 |
|
42 |
29 |
-13 |
Eoghan Brophy |
Still Doing Better Than John United |
34 |
17 |
17 |
|
43 |
44 |
1 |
Francis Gilligan |
Ni Neart Go Cur Le Cheile |
29 |
2 |
27 |
|
44 |
38 |
-6 |
Karl Seale |
Liberty Hoops |
17 |
12 |
5 |
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