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Bayly strike seals Fingal's promotion to the top flight
Sporting Fingal survived a late scare to reach their holy grail of promotion with a 4-2 aggregate win over Bray Wanderers.
Twigg collects PFAI accolade
SHAMROCK Rovers ace Gary Twigg has been rewarded for a stunning season that yielded 24 league goals when he was voted by his fellow professionals as the PFAI Ford League of Ireland Player of the Year.
Williams wants out of 'pub league'
SPORTING Fingal winger Shaun Williams has confessed that it would be heartbreaking for his team if they were to be condemned to another season in the First Division -- which he has compared to a "pub league" in relation to the League of Ireland's top flight.
Derry could return to LOI under new ownership
FAI Chief Executive John Delaney yesterday expressed confidence that Derry City will return to the League of Ireland next year as a First Division team after meetings between the Association and local interested parties resulted in plans for a switch in the ownership of the club.
Williams the Sporting hero as Fingal progress to play-offs
LIAM BUCKLEY'S Sporting Fingal progressed to the promotion play-off after a hard-fought victory over 10-man Shelbourne at Tolka Park.
Derry chairman resigns
Pat McDaid last night resigned as chairman of Derry City, along with three other board members, saying it was "an important step to ensure Derry City return to the League of Ireland."
No way back for Derry and FAI
ANY lingering hope of reconciliation between the current administration of Derry City Football Club and the FAI disappeared last night. The battle lines couldn't be any clearer.
Talks hope for Derry City
There were hopes that talks could save the future of Derry City Football Club after it was expelled from the League of Ireland for allegedly offering secondary contracts to players.
Guy keeps Saints 'safe' as relegation chaos looms
THE last game of the season is generally when the outstanding issues are decided in a normally functioning league. Which, sadly, rules out the League of Ireland.
Derry City thrown out of League of Ireland
Derry City were last night sensationally thrown out of the League of Ireland by the FAI.
Inside League of Ireland
- Clubs should regret lack of Euro vision
- Peers, Blinkhorn help clinical Sligo secure top-flight status
- Delaney swoops in bittersweet end to Candystripes' season
- Byrne strike fails to spark champions into life
- Derry face drop over 'incorrect' accounts
- Dundalk crisis boils over as players refuse to train
- Long and Kuduzovic on target to keep Cork in control of Euro destiny
- Saint Fabio returns to haunt his old club as Drogs sink even further
- Derry give Hutton perfect home send-off to cement dreaded relegation for Wanderers
- Back-to-back glory for Bohs
- Greene strikes fatal blow to Rovers' title hopes
- Dundalk lining up Kenny move
- Foster tips Bohs but Hoops not giving up
- Foster's future in doubt
- Coyle urges Derry move
- Magic of the cup?
- Coyle calls on Derry to make big switch
- Sheer 'hell' for Gormley as Fingal crush Bray
- Madden's quick-fire brace keeps Bohs in pole
- Premier Division title rivals in action tonight
- Fenlon praise for Cronin as Bohs head into the West
Eircom League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohemians | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 77 |
| 2 | Shamrock Rovers | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 73 |
| 3 | Cork City | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 60 |
| 4 | Derry City | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 59 |
| 5 | Dundalk | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 44 |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 43 |
| 7 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 43 |
| 8 | Galway United | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 42 |
| 9 | Drogheda United | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 32 |
| 10 | Bray Wanderers | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 28 |
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