Here are 53 of the best images from this season’s League of Ireland*
*Warning: May include someone with an uncanny resemblance to John Terry.
Shamrock Rovers supporters
Shamrock Rovers supporters
Billy Dennehy of Rovers and Mark Quigley of Sligo clash
Sligo Rovers captain Danny Ventre lifts the Airtricity League Premier Division trophy
Sligo manager Ian Baraclough celebrates with fans
A fan watches Drogheda United play Sligo Rovers from an unusual vantage point
Drogheda United and Sligo Rovers fans celebrate with each other at the end of the game
Rovers' Gary Twigg celebrates scoring the first goal of the game in his last home game for the club.
Rovers' mascot Hooperman with a message for Gary Twigg
Gary Twigg is substituted during his last home appearance.
Sligo's Raffaele Cretaro scores his side's second goal.
Sligo's Danny Ventre celebrates after winning the league.
Cork City's Kevin Murray celebrates scoring a goal with Gavin Kavanagh.
Limerick's Pat Purcell lifts the First Division trophy.
Darren Quigley fails to stop the penalty from Gary McCabe.
Stephen O'Donnell, Colin Hawkins and Ronan Finn of Rovers protest to referee Neil Doyle after he awarded St.Pat's a penalty.
The St. Pat's team.
A stray dog makes his way onto the pitch during Limerick's game with Wexford Youths.
General view of fans watching a game.
St. Pats' James Chambers celebrates after scoring.
St. Pats' Manager Liam Buckley
Oscar Jansson
Evan McMillan
A fan congratulates Drogheda United's Paul Crowley after John Sullivan's late winning goal
Marco Tardelli at the Shamrock Rovers vs Sligo Rovers game.
Derry City fans enjoy a match
Rovers manager Stephen Kenny reacts to a missed chance late in the game
General view of a linesman
Mascots hold a banner before the game
Gardai clash with Rovers supporters
John Mountney
The UCD Stadium announcer looks on during the game
A Rovers fan
Shamrock Rovers supporters
The Sligo team take to the pitch.
The linesman follows the game as the sun sets over Richmond Park.
James McClean
Michael D. Higgins at the Bohemians vs Derry game
A young onlooker gets a view of the Drogheda United vs Sligo Rovers game for free.
The RTE commentary team of Eoin Hand and Adrian Eames watching Sligo v St Pat's
General view of the Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City game.
General view of a sideline official during the Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City game.
General view of a linesman.
Mark Quigley
A young supporter covers his face as a flare is set off in the Rovers' supporter's end
Cork City fans display a banner before their game with Bohemians.
St. Patrick's Athletic fans
St. Pats' players warm up before the game
Sligo's Alan Keane protests to Referee Derek Tomney
General view of the television box at the UCD Bowl
Philip Hughes celebrates scoring a goal
John Terry makes an appearance during Sligo's title celebrations.
General view of a linesman patroling the sideline during the game
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the reason Shams fans get bad press is because a small minority of them ruin it for everybody else. At the showgeounds on Friday there were people there with their families to enjoy a very special moment in Sligo Rovers history and to be fair not one that happens to often and the so called “fans” ruined it with their behaviour so sad for all LOI fans
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@Gary Mason, there’s a huge difference between a bit of atmosphere and some idiots throwing fireworks at stewards, at players and onto the pitch during the match, which is what happened on Friday night. I’ve been going to the Showgrounds for most of my life, have gone to loads of matches in both Carlisle & Newcastle in the UK, and last Friday night first time I felt genuinely worried that someone was going to get seriously injured on the pitch by supporters acting the way they did-before the match kicked off, there was at least one Sligo Rovers fan on his way to hospital to get glass removed from his eye because of *some* of the Shams supporters. Pretty much every club has some troublemakers, but there’s a huge difference between creating an atmosphere at a match and causing serious injury to someone. (Although in their defence, they did at one point throw a firework onto their own banner and nearly set that alight too….)
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This MUST Stop next season. Calling Shamrock, ‘Rovers’ gives the impression that De Rov-ers i.e. Sligo Rovers, are involved with fighting the Garda and burning, fireworks and generally interrupting games. Whether it be against Bohs, Rov-ers or any team in the league. On behalf of the real Rov-ers i.e. Sligo Rovers, please differentiate between the league champions and the other crowd intent on causing trouble. To ‘the Shams’ fans who came to cheer their team, see you next season, to the bowsies, stay away from the beloved Shogies
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Nobody refers to Sligo as “Rovers”, except for Sligo fans of course.
When a League of Ireland fan references “Rovers”, they’re talking about Shamrock Rovers, not Sligo. That’s the way it’s always been and that won’t change. Sligo fans can say Shams in every sentence they want, it doesn’t matter.
Also, Sligo Rovers fans constantly referring to Shamrock Rovers as “Shams” (even club officials, embarrassing) is honestly one of the most cringeworthy things I’ve ever heard/read, it’s almost as odd as them calling Galway fans “crusties”, most of the dopes saying it are in Galway for College because you have to leave Sligo unless you’re content with doing a colourbook course in ITSligo.
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Vinny, Vinny, Vinny,We don’t call our team ‘Rovers’ we say…De Rov-ers! and as for the moniker ‘Shams’ it refers to Shamrock Rovers pretending, that the L.O.I. shines from their ass holes, with the help of the powers that be that is. We in the North West like to call our team De Rov-ers with a hyphen, to distinguish one set of football supporters i.e. De Rov-ers from the so called ‘Fans’ that follow Shams. Your real supporters are salt of the earth, which is why I, along with many others, sat in protest in the midfield of Glenmalure Park, Miltown, fadó, fadó, in solidarity with them. Did you hear and see the applause for Twigs? that my friend is what REAL fans do. You wouldn’t be expected to know this, but hitch your mules to our wagon train next season and experience how De Diehards, Forza Rov-ers and ancillary fans enjoy a game. Bring the family, Grannies, Granddads, Women and Children, they’ll be very safe and enjoy the football. Derry City for the cup!!!
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Hard to believe somebody can conjure up 53 images of league of Ireland football.
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if they bothered to look they’d find more and better pictures, instead we have ‘general view of a linesman’ more than once
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Hi Gary,
While compiling the piece, I looked through all the LOI-related pics available on INPHO, which were taken over the course of the season, and the 53 you see above were the best/most striking, in my view.
I also really like those linesman pics, and particularly the way the sky looks in them, which is why I used more than one of them. I’m sorry if they weren’t to your taste.
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