July 4th - Shelbourne's lead at the top of the table is now three points despite a tough night in Drogheda. Damien Duff's side ended the night with nine players and a point from a one-all draw. They were ahead through through Tyreke Wilson but he was then one of two players sent off before Douglas James-Taylor equalised from the spot for the bottom side. There was better news for the leaders as second placed Derry City lost two-one at Sligo Rovers. Paul McMullan scored the opener for the Candystripes but two second half goals from Ellis Chapman gave the Bit O'Red their second home win in a week. The gap at the top is now three points but Shelbourne still have a game in hand.

Waterford consolidated third place with a one-nil win at home to St Patricks Athletic. Ben McCormack scored the winner against his former side for Keith Long's side in that one. It was the same scoreline at Tallaght Stadium where Shamrock Rovers beat Dundalk. Johnny Kenny scored the only goal in the first half there giving the Hoops a much-needed three points. The final game in the top division saw the points shared as Galway and Bohemians drew one-all. Bohs were ahead early on through Dayle Rooney's penalty but Rob Slevin's equaliser early in the second half saw the points shared.

Cathal O'Sullivan scored twice as leaders Cork City won three-one at Wexford in the first division. Their lead at the top is now fifteen points. Athlone Town are now in second place after a two-one win at third placed UCD. Dean Ebbe was on the scoresheet again in that one. Sean Patton scored the only goal in the first half in Ballybofey as Finn Harps beat Kerry. Bray Wanderers remain in fifth place despite a surprise one-nil defeat at home to Longford. Cobh Ramblers beat Treaty United one-nil in Limerick to reignite their playoff hopes - they've moved ahead of Wexford now and are sixth in the table.

With the European teams having no league games in July and a round of the FAI Cup thrown in for good measure, the July monthly competition will be a bit of a sprint. David King and Greg Donaghy are the early leaders for the month after they both scored an excellent 53 points on Thursday night. Kevin McQuaide is third after a fifty point haul. The top five is completed by Brian Mason and Daniel Dorrian - full details below:

  


July 12th - With last season's top four away on European business, there were only three games in the top division. Waterford missed out on the chance to close the gap on the top two after they slipped to defeat at Galway. Patrick Hickey scored the only goal of the game early on as the Tribesmen moved level on points with Shamrock Rovers. Sligo Rovers good form continued - despite losing Stephen Mallon to a red card before half time they still managed to win two-nil at Bohemians. The goals came Wilson Waweru and Ellis Chapman as John Russell's side also moved onto 34 points alongside Galway and Rovers.

Dundalk beat Drogheda United four-two in the Louth Derby. Two second half goals from Daryl Horgan sealed another three points for the improving Lilywhites. Douglas James-Taylor scored both goals for the visitors but crowd trouble at the end of the game stole the headlines. The two sides meet again next Friday in the FAI Cup at Weavers Park.

Cork City's lead at the top of the first division is now 15 points. Cathal O'Sullivan's strike ensured a one-nil win over fourth placed Finn Harps. The Leesiders have only conceded nine goals in twenty four games and remain well on course for an instant return to the top division after last season's relegation.

Athlone Town remain second in the table. They won the Midlands Derby cruising to a four-one win at home to Longford Town. Noah van Geenen scored twice in that one as Longford ended up with ten men after Mohamed Boudiaf's late red card.

History was made at Mounthawk Park as Ryan Kelliher scored Kerry FC's first hat-trick since entering the lead. Despite his scoring feat, the hosts had to settle for a three-all draw as Bray battled back from two-nil and three-two down. UCD's faltering form continued - they were held one-all by Treaty United at Belfield - Eanna Clancy's second half equaliser cancelling out Mark Byrne's opener. Finally, Wexford got their play-off push back on track with a three-nil win at home to Cobh Ramblers. James Keddy's side are two points outside the playoffs with a game in hand.

Three people share the lead in the July competition after Friday night's games. Carl Toner, Greg Donaghy and Shane Coughlan are all on 79 points. Eoghan Brophy's reward for top scoring this week with 46 points sees him climb to fourth place, just three points off the leaders. Neil Walsh completes the top five for the month so far:

  

 

July 26th & 27th - Drogheda United's survival chances got another boost when they beat Waterford United two-nil at Weavers Park on Friday night. A goal in each half from Franz Pierrot and Adam Foley gave them a big three points. They're only three points behind their county rivals Dundalk now. Jon Daly's side had to come from a goal down against Bohemians to earn a point. Ross Tierney opened the scoring but Daryl Horgan's goal ensured the spoils were shared. Dundalk remain four points behind Alan Reynolds' side who have two games in hand. There's another big game at the bottom next weekend when Bohemians travel up to Drogheda. Another win for Kevin Doherty's side might make things a bit more interesting towards the bottom of the table. Sligo Rovers climbed to fourth in the table after a fourth consecutive win. Wilson Waweru opened the scoring and Luke Pearce added a second in injury time to seal the win for John Russell's side.

Cork City beat Kerry two-nil to maintain their title ambitions in the first division. The goals came in the second half courtesy of Charlie Lyons and Barry Coffey either side of a red card for Kerry's Ronan Teahan. Athlone remain in second place after a two-one win at Cobh Ramblers. Leo Gaxha opened the scoring for the visitors but Mathew McKevitt levelled matters before half-time. Kyle Robinson's injury time goal then gave Athlone the win.

Bray beat Wexford in an entertaining game at the Carlisle Ground. Aaron Dobbs cancelled out Kieran Cruise's opener before an own goal and a Peter Grogan strike ensured another three points for the Seasiders. Bray remain fourth in the table and, more importantly, opened up a five point lead over their opponents in the playoff race. Treaty United kept their faint playoff hopes alive with a one-nil win over Finn Harps. Enda Curran scored the only goal in that one. Saturday night's game saw UCD pick up their first win in five. They came from behind to beat bottom side Longford two-one at Bishopsgate.

A score of 37 points this week saw Greg Donaghy win the monthly prize for July. He had an eight point margin of victory over Eoghan Brophy and Kevin McQuaide who shared second place. Brian Mason and Shane Coughlan completed the top five for the month, sharing fourth place, ten points behind the leader. Full details below:

  

 

The Greatest League - July 2024 Leaderboard
No.
 Lst Chg
Name
Team Name
Pts
Lst
Chg
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1
 2 1 Greg Donaghy Champagne Super Rovers 116 79 37


2
 4 2 Eoghan Brophy There's Always A Chance 108 76 32
3
 7 4 Kevin McQuaide The Hairy Bowsies 108 68 40
4
 8 4 Brian Mason Warsaw Hoops 106 64 42
5
 3 -2 Shane Coughlan Shane Lad Rovers 106 79 27
6
 1 -5 Carl Toner Super Doc 102 79 23
7
 5 -2 Neil Walsh The Bradley Babes 99 72 27
8
 34 26 Andy Dunne Maureen O'Hara Rovers 98 44 54
9
 6 -3 Ross Williams Grace Almighty 97 71 26
10
 21 11 Darren McDonald Lucan Hoops 94 51 43
11
 24 13 Darragh Kenny Fitzer's Green and White Army 91 49 42
12
 9 -3 David King Clane Hoops 91 64 27
13
 10 -3 Derek Clayton IGBC FC 91 64 27
14
 12 -2 Jimmy Maguire Jimmy's Jewels 91 59 32
15
 13 -2 Gary Parsons TFTES 89 57 32
16
 20 4 Paul Moore The Problem Child Done Good! 89 52 37
17
 38 21 James Keville Saints On A Train 88 44 44
18
 52 34 Joe Turner Gary Dempsey's Lonely Hearts Club Band 86 39 47
19
 19 0 Niall Carroll Yellow Bellies 86 54 32
20
 57 37 Tommy Tormey The Four Fs 86 37 49
21
 14 -7 Sean Cooke Oh Bradley Said 84 57 27
22
 18 -4 Kevin Nolan New Stadiums Please 83 54 29
23
 31 8 Gerry Moore Sligobourne 82 46 36
24
 35 11 Brian Boyle Slatterys Own 81 44 37
25
 25 0 Derek McDonald He's In Your Head 81 49 32
26
 37 11 Gerry Draper Everton10 81 44 37
27
 44 17 Jason Maloney Time Out Hoops 81 43 38
28
 42 14 Robert Gaffney Fiorentina Turner 81 44 37
29
 15 -14 Daniel Dorrian Donegallad97 78 56 22
30
 11 -19 Jason Shanahan Ashford Academical 76 64 12
31
 17 -14 Joseph Kavanagh CherryOrchardThieves 76 54 22
32
 43 11 Tommy Hamill Omeath Allstars 76 44 32
33
 27 -6 Tony McNamee Swilly Rovers 76 49 27
34
 23 -11 Alan Rochford Hooper Special 73 49 24
35
 49 14 Francis Gilligan Gorilla Glue # 4 - Let It Run All Over Me 72 41 31
36
 33 -3 Alan O'Brien ChampagneSuperRovers 71 44 27
37
 36 -1 Brian Cunningham Lucy's Hoops 71 44 27
38
 26 -12 James Cooke Aylesbury Hoops 71 49 22
39
 39 0 Joshua Coulahan SPAFC1929 71 44 27
40
 54 14 Ryan Mulvaney There's Only 1 Stephen Bradley 71 39 32
41
 51 10 Christopher Uzell Heavey's Heroes 70 39 31
42
 16 -26 Sean Judd Mary Green and White Army 70 56 14
43
 47 4 Cillian O'Reilly Dublinsgreenandwhite 69 42 27
44
 46 2 Terry Haide Leitis Pohls Steacy 69 43 26
45 22 -23 Eamonn Gallagher Gally's Hoops 68 51 17
46 59 13 Robert Lavelle Herbert's U12s 68 36 32
47 48 1 Conor Claxton Hoops Upside Your Head 67 41 26
48 29 -19 Gary Donnelly Rod de Whores 67 47 20
49 40 -9 Keith Ryan The Racing Rabbits 67 44 23
50 32 -18 Adam Byrne Champions Again Ole Ole 66 44 22
51 50 -1 Caroline Carroll Carrie's Crusaders 66 39 27
52 63 11 Conor O'Neill Conrad 66 31 35
53 56 3 Donal Dowling Broadford Rovers 66 37 29
54 61 7 Kevin Murphy Forrester's Finest 66 34 32
55 41 -14 Niall Hayden 404 Not Found 66 44 22
56 30 -26 Gary Fitzpatrick No. 5 In A Row 64 47 17
57 55 -2 John Brophy Back To Back Carrig FC 64 38 26
58 60 2 Craig Whelan Jon Daly's Men 61 34 27
59 45 -14 Shane McCormack Up The Pohls 60 43 17
60 62 2 Luke Hogan Sallins Rovers 59 33 26
61 28 -33 Daire Murphy Vancouver Hoop 58 48 10
62 64 2 Stan Tormey Tadgh Purcell's Giant Leap 52 31 21
63 65 2 Paul Gallagher Rizla Rovers 51 29 22
64 58 -6 Gavin Doherty D12 Shels 43 36 7
65 68 3 Gearoid O'Dubhghusa FIAR X 2 43 16 27
66 53 -13 Philip Rankin Steve's Stars 41 39 2
67 66 -1 Trevor Rankin Super Hoops 31 29 2
68 67 -1 Bill Gleeson Gary Parson's Affiliate Link 28 26 2
69 69 0 Richard Johnston Daffodil Divers 12 10 2
70 70 0 Conor King Adama Hugandkiss 10 6 4
71 73 2 Brian Dalton Mature Saints 8 5 3
72 71 -1 Dylan Weldon Shamrock Rovers B 8 6 2
73 80 7 Graham Merrigan Ballybrack Rovers 8 4 4
74 72 -2 Kyle Dixon DDRH 8 6 2
75 85 10 Rory Gilsenan Plastic Pitch Predators 8 4 4
76 74 -2 Alan Leahy Alan's Allstars 6 4 2
77 75 -2 Cian Cooke Mr Sheen FC 6 4 2
78 90 12 David Doyle AFC Whitechurch 6 2 4
79 77 -2 David O'Malley The Ramdeuters 6 4 2
80 78 -2 Eamonn McConville Nosferahoop 6 4 2
81 79 -2 Ger Coppinger Cleveland Hoops 6 4 2
82 89 7 James Connolly SRFC Four'midable 6 3 3
83 81 -2 James Larmon Larmon's Eleven 6 4 2
84 82 -2 Kevin McGlone Milltown Magic 6 4 2
85 83 -2 Luke Gallagher Dundalk's Europa League Money 6 4 2
86 91 5 Pat Mitchell Champagne Football 6 2 4
87 86 -1 Stephen Caffrey Killy Hoops 6 4 2
88 87 -1 Stephen O'Gorman FC Yukichan 6 4 2
89 88 -1 Vincent Sweeney SouthStandTadg 6 4 2
90 76 -14 Danielle McGarry The Drive For Five 5 4 1
91 84 -7 Paul Murphy Oh Bradley Said 5 4 1