July 7th - Shamrock Rovers will start their European campaign with a four point lead at the top of the table. They dropped points for the third time this season against their bogey side Drogheda United. The game in Weavers Park finished nil-all. That draw turned out to be an ok result when news of Cork City's late equaliser in Richmond Park came through. St Patricks Athletic looked to be closing the gap at the top to just two points through Jake Mulraney's opener but Ruairi Keating struck three minutes into injury time to earn the Leesiders a point.

Of the teams heading into Europe next week, Derry City were the only ones to taste victory. They needed a 95th minute penalty from Will Patching to overcome Sligo Rovers by two goals to one. Jamie McGonigle had opened the scoring for the hosts only for former player Dan Lafferty to equalise. Ben Doherty saw his penalty saved before a second spot kick was dispatched by Patching very late on. Bohemians came out on top by the odd goal in five against Dundalk at Dalymount Park. Dundalk lead two-one going into the last ten minutes but goals from John O'Sullivan and Jonathan Afolabi gave the hosts all three points. If Bohs win their two games in hand then they'll be just three points off the lead.

The final game in the Premier Division on Friday night saw Shelbourne score four goals with out reply against the hapless UCD. Goals from Jack Moylan, JJ Lunney, Sean Boyd and JR Wilson saw Damien Duff's side record a comfortable win.

The top three in the first division all drew. The big game of the night saw the points shared between Cobh Ramblers and Galway United. Cobh were ahead inside three minutes through Pierce Phillips but the leaders earned a point through David Hurley's penalty. Waterford missed their chance to close the gap at the top when they drew two-all at home with Longford. They were ahead twice but couldn't hold on despite Ronan Coughlan's 28th goal of the season.

Athlone's play off push continued with an excellent four-one win in Wexford. All the goals came in the first half in that one. Bray remain in the final play off spot after a nil-all draw at Finn Harps. The Wicklow side are three points clear of Treaty United who won three-two in the Kingdom, defeating Kerry.

Shane McCormack is the early leader for July. He's picked up 47 points so far and has a five point lead over our overall leader Brian Boyle. He's followed by four people who share third spot, five points back - Andy Dunne, Jake Murphy, Joseph Kavanagh and Stan Tormey:

  

July 14th and 15th - The big game in the Premier Division saw the points shared as Shelbourne and Bohemians drew one-all in Tolka Park. Jack Moylan scored just before the hour mark to give Damien Duff's side the lead but Jonathan Afolabi equalised in the final ten minutes. That's the fourth game in a row that the Bohs striker has scored.

UCD remain fourteen points adrift at the bottom of the table. They lost three-one at home to Drogheda United. Kevin Doherty's side moved five points clear of the relegation play off spot with that win as Cork City lost three-nil at Sligo Rovers on Saturday night. Max Mata scored in that one to move level with Chris Forrester at the top of the scoring charts with eleven goals for the season.

The game between Treaty United and Waterford was rained off. That allowed Galway United to go sixteen points clear at the top of the first division. David Hurley headed home a late winner at Athlone for the runaway leaders.

Wexford recorded their first ever win at the Carlisle Grounds. They scored three without reply against a Bray side who finished with nine men. Wexford's win saw them close the gap on the Wicklow side to two points as they battle for the final play off spot.

The game of the weekend was in Donegal where Finn Harps beat Cobh Ramblers by four goals to three. The final game of the weekend saw Longford beat Kerry by two goals to one.

Shane McCormack leads the July competition for a second week. He has a three point lead over Daniel Dorrian in second place. Third place is shared by Jake Murphy and Joseph Kavanagh - they're just five points off the lead. Fifth place is shared by Brian Cunningham and Trevor Rankin - full details below:

  

July 28th and 29th - The three games played in the Premier Division on Friday night saw all teams reach the 25 games played mark. With eleven games to go, the top four are separated by just five points. Two goals from Jonathan Afolabi saw Bohemians beat UCD two-nil at Dalymount to move to within five points of the lead. It's all to play for at the top as we head towards the final quarter of the season.

At the bottom, Cork City fell six points adrift of safety when they lost two-nil at home to Shelbourne. A goal in each half, one from Harry Wood and one from Sean Boyd saw Damien Duff's side consolidate sixth place, four points off the top four. Drogheda came from two goals down to earn a point at home to Sligo Rovers. Adam Foley and Dayle Rooney scored the goals as Kevin Doherty's side earned a point.

Galway United increased their lead in the first division to a massive eighteen points. They had a comfortable three-nil win at home to Bray Wanderers - Stephen Walsh scored two and David Hurley added another, his fifteenth league goal of the season. Waterford needed a 93rd minute equaliser from Cameron Cresswell to earn a point away to Athlone.

Cobh Ramblers continue towards a play off spot. A one-nil win in Longford on Saturday night saw them establish a nine point cushion from Bray in sixth place. Wexford beat Treaty United one-nil on Friday night to move into the last playoff spot - Thomas Oluwa's second goal since joining earned the three points for the South East side. Finn Harps scored an injury time winner at Kerry to move to within three points of the playoffs - their poor goal difference means it's effectively a four point gap.

A timely 36 point score this weekend saw Daniel Dorrian win the July monthly competition. He had ten points to spare in the end over three people who shared second place - Brian Cunningham, Kevin Nolan and Trevor Rankin - full details below:

  

The Greatest League - July 2023 Leaderboard
No.
 Lst Chg
Name
Team Name
Pts
Lst
Chg
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1
 2 1 Daniel Dorrian Donegallad97 105 69 36


2
 5 3 Brian Cunningham Dermot Keely Cannae Count 95 64 31
3
 16 13 Kevin Nolan Team Gilzean 95 54 41
4
 6 2 Trevor Rankin I'm Not Finn-ished 95 64 31
5
 7 2 Brian Boyle Komodo Reds 93 62 31
6
 33 27 John Brophy Never Going To Beat Eoghan 93 42 51
7
 4 -3 Joseph Kavanagh Cherry Orchard Thieves 93 67 26
8
 1 -7 Shane McCormack Forty Four In A Row 93 72 21
9
 8 -1 Tony McNamee Swilly Rovers 93 62 31
10
 36 26 Francis Gilligan Yes, I Think To Myself 90 39 51
11
 12 1 David Doyle Dublin Is Green and Whitechurch 88 57 31
12
 19 7 Keith Ryan He's Gone, Yup Ian Ryan 88 52 36
13
 13 0 Stan Tormey Inter Stan 88 57 31
14
 10 -4 Conor Claxton Everyone Hates A Bohs Hipster 85 57 28
15
 9 -6 James Connolly FC Igghh 85 60 25
16
 26 10 Darragh Kenny Four In A Row 83 47 36
17
 18 1 James Keville Inchicore Draw 83 52 31
18
 23 5 Eoghan Brophy Little Ol Shels 80 49 31
19
 14 -5 Gary Fitzpatrick Devolution 80 55 25
20
 3 -17 Jake Murphy 4 In A Row 78 67 11
21
 28 7 Niall Carroll Yellow Bellies 78 47 31
22
 30 8 Shane Coughlan Shane Lad Rovers 1.0 78 47 31
23
 15 -8 Gary Parsons TFTES 76 55 21
24
 11 -13 Darragh Moriarty Moriparty FC 75 57 18
25
 24 -1 Gerry Draper Everton10 75 49 26
26
 17 -9 Andy Dunne Phoenix Park Rangers 73 52 21
27
 37 10 Daniel Murphy 4 In A Row 73 37 36
28
 27 -1 Fiachra O'Brolachain Borough Hoops 73 47 26
29
 20 -9 Neil Walsh Bradley's Babes 73 52 21
30
 29 -1 Rob Gaffney Fiorentina Turner 73 47 26
31
 22 -9 Derek McDonald The Auld Reds 70 49 21
32
 25 -7 Paul Moore JD Sports A Wig 70 49 21
33
 21 -12 Gerry Moore Sligobourne Reds 66 51 15
34
 32 -2 Joe Turner McLaughlin's Aces 63 42 21
35
 31 -4 Caroline Carroll Seagulls 60 44 16
36
 35 -1 Christopher Uzell Heavey's Heroes 60 39 21
37
 39 2 Tommy Tormey The Four Fs 58 37 21
38
 34 -4 Kevin McQuaide The Longford Langers 56 40 16
39
 41 2 Tommy Hamill Omeath All-Stars 53 32 21
40
 40 0 Craig Whelan Saints 1929 52 32 20
41
 38 -3 Gavin Doherty D12 Shels 48 37 11
42
 43 1 Danielle McGarry Shamrock Rovers 42 17 25
43
 44 1 Gary Donnelly One Bray Or Another 25 5 20
44
 42 -2 Gary McGurk Goose Green Mafia 25 24 1
45 49 4 Philip Rankin Stevo's Stars 6 4 2
46 50 4 Richard Johnston Turnip Heads 6 4 2
47 46 -1 Conor King Yurt City 5 4 1
48 47 -1 Gearoid McIntyre 3 Little Martletts 5 4 1
49 48 -1 Michael De Verdier Pelletstown Rovers FC 5 4 1
50 51 1 Sean McLean Watts Happening 5 4 1
51 45 -6 Senan Slattery Clooney-Quin On Top 5 5 0
52 54 2 Shane Langan Asbohs 5 2 3
53 52 -1 Gary Keating Say It With Flores 3 2 1
54 53 -1 Jack Duffy Bohs Massive 3 2 1