2021 League of Ireland Premier Division

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League of Ireland Premier Division
Season 2021
Champions Shamrock Rovers (19th title)
Relegated Longford Town F.C., Waterford
Champions League Shamrock Rovers
Europa Conference League St Patrick's Athletic
Sligo Rovers
Derry City
Matches played 180
Goals scored 458 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorer Georgie Kelly (21 goals)
Biggest home win Bohemians 5–0 Drogheda United
(18 June 2021), Finn Harps 5-0 Longford Town
(19 November 2021)
Biggest away win Waterford 0–7 Drogheda United
(8 May 2021)
Highest scoring Waterford 0–7 Drogheda United
(8 May 2021)
Longest winning run Shamrock Rovers (7 games)
Longest unbeaten run Shamrock Rovers (11 games)
Longest winless run Longford Town (25 games)
Longest losing run Waterford (7 games)
Longford Town (7 games)
Highest attendance 7,765 Shamrock Rovers 2-1 Drogheda United
(19 November 2021)
Lowest attendance 0
← 2020
2022 →
All statistics correct as of 20 November 2021.

The 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 37th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top Irish league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1985. Shamrock Rovers were the defending champions,[2] having won their sixth league title the previous season. Shamrock Rovers went on to retain the title.[3][4]

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports in the Republic of Ireland, the FAI met with the National League Executive Committee on 2 January 2021 and a decision was reached to move the start date for the Premier Division until at least 19 March 2021.[5]

Teams

Ten teams compete in the league – the top eight teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams are Drogheda United and Longford Town, after respective top flight absences of four and five years. They replaced Cork City (relegated after nine years in the top flight), and Shelbourne (relegated via play-off after only a year back in the top flight).[6][7]

Stadiums and locations

Locations of Premier Division teams

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park 3,640
Derry City Derry Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium 3,700
Drogheda United Drogheda Head In The Game Park 3,500
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park 4,500
Finn Harps Ballybofey Finn Park 6,000
Longford Town Longford Bishopsgate 5,097
St Patrick's Athletic Dublin (Inchicore) Richmond Park 5,340
Shamrock Rovers Dublin (Tallaght) Tallaght Stadium 8,000
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds 3,873
Waterford Waterford Regional Sports Centre 5,500

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bohemians Republic of Ireland Keith Long Republic of Ireland Keith Buckley O'Neills Des Kelly Interiors
Derry City Northern Ireland Ruaidhrí Higgins Northern Ireland Eoin Toal Adidas Diamond Corrugated
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland Tim Clancy Republic of Ireland Jake Hyland Umbro Scotch Hall Shopping Center
Dundalk Republic of Ireland Vinny Perth Republic of Ireland Brian Gartland Umbro Bet Regal
Finn Harps Republic of Ireland Ollie Horgan Republic of Ireland David Webster Joma Guild Esports
Longford Town Republic of Ireland John Martin Republic of Ireland Dean Zambra Macron Bishopsgate
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Donnell Republic of Ireland Ian Bermingham Umbro MIG Insurance Brokers
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland Stephen Bradley Republic of Ireland Ronan Finn Umbro 888sport
Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland Liam Buckley Republic of Ireland David Cawley Joma Avant Money
Waterford Canada Marc Bircham Republic of Ireland Oscar Brennan Umbro WIT Arena

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Dundalk Italy Filippo Giovagnoli Change of role 10 March 2021 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Shane Keegan 10 March 2021
Dundalk Republic of Ireland Shane Keegan Resigned 19 April 2021 9th Northern Ireland Jim Magilton (interim) 19 April 2021
Derry City Northern Ireland Declan Devine Sacked 22 April 2021 10th Northern Ireland Ruaidhrí Higgins 23 April 2021
Waterford Republic of Ireland Kevin Sheedy Resigned 5 May 2021 10th Republic of Ireland Mike Geoghegan (interim) 5 May 2021
Waterford Republic of Ireland Mike Geoghegan (interim) End of interim spell 12 May 2021 10th Canada Marc Bircham 12 May 2021
Dundalk Northern Ireland Jim Magilton (interim) End of interim spell 16 June 2021 8th Republic of Ireland Vinny Perth 16 June 2021
Longford Town Republic of Ireland Daire Doyle Sacked 2 November 2021 10th Republic of Ireland John Martin (interim) 2 November 2021
Waterford Canada Marc Bircham Sacked 23 November 2021 9th England Ian Hendon 24 November 2021

League table

Standings

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Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.

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Results

Teams will play each other four times (twice at home, twice away).

Matches 1–18

Home \ Away BOH DER DRO DUN FHA LON SHM SLI STP WAT
Bohemians — 1–2 5–0 5–1 4–0 2–2 1–0 1–3 0–1 3–0
Derry City 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–2
Drogheda United 1–1 1–2 — 0–1 1–1 4–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 1—0
Dundalk 0–1 2–1 2–1 — 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–3
Finn Harps 1—0 1–2 0–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–1
Longford Town 0–2 2—0 0–4 2–2 0–0 — 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–2
Shamrock Rovers 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 — 0–1 1—1 3–0
Sligo Rovers 4–0 0–1 1–2 1—1 1–0 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 3–0*
St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 4–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 — 1–0
Waterford 0–1 0–1 0–7 0–3 1–2 1–0 1–4 1–2 1–1 —
Source: [1], Extratime.ie

*Note Sligo Rovers were awarded a 3–0 victory by the FAI after Waterford opted out of playing the game due to COVID-19 cases in their squad.[8]

Matches 19–36

Home \ Away BOH DER DRO DUN FHA LON SHM SLI STP WAT
Bohemians — 3–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–2 1–2
Derry City 1–1 — 3–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–4 2–0 1–0 2–0
Drogheda United 3–2 1–0 — 0–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–2
Dundalk 2–1 1–2 1–2 — 1–0 2–0 1–0 4–1 1–4 1–0
Finn Harps 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 — 5–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 0–1
Longford Town 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 — 0–1 0–1 1–4 1–1
Shamrock Rovers 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 1–0 — 2–0 3–1 2–0
Sligo Rovers 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 — 2–0 1–1
St Patrick's Athletic 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–2 0–1 0–3 — 2–1
Waterford 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 4–1 4–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 —
Source: [2], Extratime.ie

Season statistics

Top scorers

Last updated after fixtures on 19 November 2021.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of Ireland Georgie Kelly Bohemians 21
2 Republic of Ireland Danny Mandroiu Shamrock Rovers 15
3 Republic of Ireland Mark Doyle Drogheda United 13
4 Republic of Ireland Patrick Hoban Dundalk 12
5 Scotland Matty Smith St Patrick's Athletic 11
Republic of Ireland Johnny Kenny Sligo Rovers
Republic of Ireland Graham Burke Shamrock Rovers
8 Republic of Ireland John Martin Waterford 10
Belgium Tunde Owolabi Finn Harps
10 Republic of Ireland Chris Lyons Drogheda United 9
Scotland Liam Burt Bohemians

Clean sheets

Last updated after fixtures on 19 November 2021.

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Northern Ireland Alan Mannus Shamrock Rovers 13
2 Republic of Ireland Ed McGinty Sligo Rovers 12
3 Czech Republic Vítězslav Jaroš St Patrick's Athletic 11
4 Northern Ireland Nathan Gartside Derry City 9
5 Republic of Ireland James Talbot Bohemians 8
6 Republic of Ireland David Odumosu Drogheda United 7
7 Republic of Ireland Mark McGinley Finn Harps 6
8 Scotland Peter Cherrie Dundalk 5
9 Republic of Ireland Brian Murphy Waterford 3
Albania Alessio Abibi Dundalk

Play-offs

First Division play-off Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

First Division play-off Final

Promotion/relegation play-off

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Ref.
Player Club
March/April Republic of Ireland Chris Forrester St Patrick's Athletic [9]
May Republic of Ireland Greg Bolger Sligo Rovers [10]
June Republic of Ireland Georgie Kelly Bohemians [11]
July Republic of Ireland Dawson Devoy Bohemians [12]
August Scotland Ali Coote Bohemians [13]
September Republic of Ireland Georgie Kelly Bohemians [14]
October Republic of Ireland Danny Mandroiu Shamrock Rovers [15]
November Republic of Ireland Colm Whelan UCD [16]

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
PFAI Player of the Year Republic of Ireland Georgie Kelly Bohemians
PFAI Young Player of the Year Republic of Ireland Dawson Devoy Bohemians
PFAI Premier Division Manager of the Year Republic of Ireland Stephen Bradley Shamrock Rovers
PFAI Team of the Year
Goalkeeper Republic of Ireland James Talbot (Bohemians)
Defenders Republic of Ireland Ronan Boyce (Derry City) Cape Verde Roberto Lopes (Shamrock Rovers) Republic of Ireland Liam Scales (Shamrock Rovers) Republic of Ireland James Brown (Drogheda United)
Midfielders Republic of Ireland Chris Forrester (St Patrick's Athletic) Republic of Ireland Dawson Devoy (Bohemians) England Will Patching (Derry City/Dundalk)
Forwards Republic of Ireland Rory Gaffney (Shamrock Rovers) Republic of Ireland Georgie Kelly (Bohemians) Scotland Liam Burt (Bohemians)

See also

References

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External links

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