List of Sligo Rovers F.C. seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Sligo Rovers Football Club in Irish and European football, from 1934 (year of entry into the League of Ireland) to the most recent completed season. The list details the club's achievements in the League of Ireland

Seasons edit

Season League of Ireland FAI Cup Top goalscorer(s)
Division[A] Pos P W D L F A Pts Name Goals
1934-35 3rd 18 8 4 6 44 30 20 SF Gerry McDaid 35
1935-36 8th 22 9 3 10 48 47 21 R2 Gerry McDaid 29
1936-37 1st 22 16 2 4 68 30 34 R2 Harry Litherland 29
1937-38 6th 22 7 5 10 55 61 19 R1 Lewis Hughes 16
1938-39 2nd 22 10 7 5 50 31 27 RU Mattie Began 15
1939-40 3rd 22 12 4 6 60 44 28 RU Joe McAleer 21
1948-49 8th 18 4 5 9 31 37 13 R1 George Sergeant 16
1949-50 6th 18 7 5 6 28 30 19 SF Sam Waters 13
1950-51 2nd 18 11 3 4 39 25 25 SF George Gray/Stephen McDonagh/Frankie Moody 10
1951-52 4th 22 13 3 6 49 46 29 SF Johnny Armstrong 19
1952-53 5th 22 8 7 7 42 37 23 R2 Liam Coll 16
1953-54 9th 22 8 4 10 33 37 20 R1 Stephen McDonagh 12
1954-55 9th 22 6 3 13 39 49 15 R1 Johnny Armstrong 19
1955-56 5th 22 11 2 9 47 50 24 R1 Johnny Armstrong 22
1956-57 3rd 22 11 7 4 42 29 29 R2 Johnny Armstrong 14
1957-58 11th 22 5 5 12 32 61 15 R2 Victor Meldrum 20
1958-59 10th 22 6 3 13 34 51 15 R1 Victor Meldrum 11
1959-60 10th 22 5 3 14 44 67 13 R2 Dan McCaffrey 15
1960-61 12th 22 1 4 17 35 97 6 R1 Damien Bradley 21
1961-62 12th 22 1 3 18 31 87 5 R1
1963-64 9th 22 6 7 9 30 53 17* R1 Jimmy Burnside 8
1964-65 5th 22 10 5 7 41 29 25 R1 Jimmy Burnside 12
1965-66 5th 22 8 7 7 26 26 23 SF Paul Dowling 9
1966-67 3rd 22 11 5 6 37 29 27 R1 Johnny Brookes 17
1967-68 11th 22 6 4 12 24 48 16 R1 Johnny Brookes 9
1968-69 8th 22 8 4 10 29 32 20 R1 Mick Hunter 12
1969-70 8th 26 11 4 11 37 41 26 RU Gerry Mitchell 14
1970-71 11th 26 7 7 12 36 58 21 R2
1971-72 14th 26 5 4 17 34 71 14 R1 Gerry Mitchell 13
1972-73 10th 26 8 2 16 25 51 20* R1 Gerry Mitchell 8
1973-74 13th 26 6 2 18 28 51 14 R2 Joe Logan/Tony Fagan/Gerry Rogers 6
1974-75 14th 26 7 4 15 27 46 18 R1 Liam McCool 10
1975-76 10th 26 6 8 12 32 49 20 SF Mick Leonard 21
1976-77 1st 26 18 3 5 48 20 39 R1 Paul McGee 17
1977-78 6th 30 13 8 9 47 31 34 RU Gary Hulmes 15
1978-79 10th 30 9 7 14 35 40 25 R1 Gary Hulmes 15
1979-80 8th 30 11 9 10 40 45 31 R2 Brendan Bradley 11
1980-81 11th 30 10 6 14 45 47 26 RU Brendan Bradley 21
1981-82 [B] 5th 30 16 5 9 55 45 62 R1 Brendan Bradley 19
1982-83 [C] 12th 26 4 9 13 27 48 21 W Gus Gilligan 6
1983-84 14th 26 2 4 20 20 58 8 R1 Paul McGee 6
1984-85 13th 30 7 12 11 34 47 26 R1 Harry McLoughlin 8
1985-86 First 2nd 18 11 5 2 32 13 27 R1 Harry McLoughlin 16
1986-87 Premier 9th 22 6 5 11 23 38 17 SF Tony O'Kelly 10
1987-88 12th 33 4 5 24 30 81 13 R1 Tony O'Kelly 7
1988-89 First 10th 27 4 6 17 23 37 14 R1
1989-90 2nd 27 13 11 3 30 12 37 R2
1990-91 Premier 5th 33 13 12 8 34 22 38 R2
1991-92 9th 33 7 11 15 33 42 26 R1
1992-93 [D] 11th 32 6 14 12 16 32 26 QF Padraig Moran 5
1993-94 First 1st 27 14 8 5 42 19 50 W Eddie Annand 17
1994-95 Premier 8th 33 12 7 14 43 42 43 SF Eddie Annand 17
1995-96 3rd 33 16 7 10 45 38 55 SF
1996-97 6th 33 12 11 10 43 43 47 R2
1997-98 7th 33 10 14 9 46 49 44 QF
1998-99 9th 33 9 11 13 37 50 38 QF
1999-00 11th 33 5 10 18 31 60 25 R2 Padraig Moran 11
2000-01 First 4th 36 19 5 12 61 48 62 R2 Padraig Moran 16
2001-02 6th 32 8 9 15 35 48 33 QF Sean Flannery 10
2002-03 6th 22 8 6 8 28 27 30 R3 Paul McTiernan 13
2003 6th 33 11 13 9 39 39 46 QF Paul McTiernan 11
2004 7th 33 11 5 17 46 50 38 R2 Stephen O'Donnell 10
2005 1st 33 15 16 5 45 27 61 QF Paul McTiernan 14
2006 Premier 5th 30 11 7 12 33 42 40 SF Darren Mansaram / Paul McTiernan 8
2007 6th 33 12 5 16 34 45 41 R3 Fahrudin Kuduzović 11
2008 4th 33 12 12 9 41 28 48 R2 Romauld Boco 7
2009 6th 36 11 10 15 41 51 43 RU Raffaele Cretaro 21
2010 3rd 36 17 12 7 61 36 63 W Pádraig Amond 23
2011 2nd 36 22 7 7 73 19 73 W Eoin Doyle 25
2012 1st 30 17 10 3 53 23 61 R2 Danny North 17
2013 3rd 33 19 9 5 53 22 66 W David McMillan 13
2014 5th 33 12 7 14 44 36 43 R2 Danny North 7
2015 9th 33 7 10 16 39 55 31 QF Raffaele Cretaro 12
2016 5th 33 13 10 10 42 35 49 R3 Raffaele Cretaro 10
2017 9th 33 8 15 10 33 44 39 R1 Kieran Sadlier 7
2018 7th 36 12 6 18 38 50 42 R1 David Cawley / Michael Drennan 6
2019 7th 36 10 12 14 38 47 42 SF Romeo Parkes 11
2020 4th 18 8 1 9 19 23 25 SF Ronan Coughlan 7
2021 3rd 36 16 9 11 43 32 57 R1 Johnny Kenny 11
2022 5th 36 13 10 13 47 44 49 R1 Aidan Keena 18

Key edit

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Notes edit

A. ^ Prior to 1985 there was just one division. Six new teams were introduced for the 1985-86 season and the league was split into two divisions.

B. ^ An experimental points system was operated for the 1981-82 season whereby a team was awarded four points for an away win, three points for a home win, two points for an away draw and one point for a home draw.

C. a b In 1982-83 three points were awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The system reverted the following season to the pre-1981-82 system, i.e. two points for a win and one point for a draw.

D. ^ In 1992-93 the Premier Division 'split' into two sections of six after the 22nd series of games had been played on 17 January.