July 4th and 5th - A fourth win on the bounce means Derry City lead the chasing pack behind leaders Shamrock Rovers. Waterford were hit for seven at the Brandywell on Friday night as Tiernan Lynch's side moved to within nine points of the leaders. Liam Boyce bagged a hat-trick in that one - his mother Marlene must be very proud. Derry play twice now while Rovers are occupied in Europe - the gap could be down to just three points ahead of their visit to Tallaght in the first round of fixtures in August.

Stephen Bradley's side had to come from two down to earn a point in Sligo. Jad Hakiki fired John Russell's side into a two goal lead before Dan Cleary halved the deficit just before the break. Josh Honohan headed home the equaliser. The points ended up being shared with both sides missing chances to win it. Having not drawn all season, Bohemians have now drawn their last two. They left Richmond Park with a point after a scoreless draw. St Patricks Athletic left feeling a little hard done by after Simon Power had a goal incorrectly ruled out for offisde.

Joey O'Brien's first game in permanent charge of Shelbourne saw the champions win three-one at home to bottom side Cork City. Things went from bad to worse for the Leesiders when their captain was sent off too. Drogheda United remain in fourth place - they beat Galway United one-nil in Sullivan and Lambe Park.

In the first division, the top three all recorded victories. Dundalk won four-nil in Kerry with two injury time goals adding gloss to the scoreline in Mounthawk Park. Cobh Ramblers held on for a two-one win against bottom side Athlone. Cian Curtis scored the only goal against his former club Wexford as Bray Wanderers won one-nil at the Carlisle Grounds.

Treaty United were pegged back by Adam Brennan's late equaliser for the hosts at Belfield. Both sides remain four points clear of Wexford in the final two playoff places. The final game in the first division this weekend ended scoreless between Finn Harps and Longford Town.

A score of 66 points from the opening weekend sees Tommy Tormey take an early lead in the July monthly competition. He has a seven point cushion over Sean Judd in second place. Andy Dunne, Niall O'Donoghue and Eoghan Brophy complete the top five so far:

  


July 11th and 12th - Derry City's unbeaten run came to an end at the hands of an improving Sligo Rovers on Saturday night. Patrick McClean, a Derry native, opened the scoring for the hosts with Wilson Waweru adding a second in first half injury time. The Candystripes are now nine points behind leaders Shamrock Rovers. Bohemians moved back into second place with a three-nil win at home to Galway United. Douglas James-Taylor scored his first goal for the Phibsboro side with James Clarke adding two more. Bohs are eight points behind Rovers with a game in hand. That game in hand happens to be a trip to Derry in the next round of games. No doubt Stephen Bradley will be hoping for a draw in that one.

Cork City are eight points adrift at the bottom - they lost a Munster derby two-nil at Waterford. Sam Glenfield and Tommy Lonergan secured the bragging rights for the Blues. Things got ugly at the final whistle with Cork City fans, let's say, less than impressed with the current state of play at the Turners Cross club.

In the first division, Bray Wanderers did their best to open up the title race with a two-nil win over leaders Dundalk. Max Murphy and Danu Kinsella-Bishop scored for the Seasiders who closed the gap on the leaders to six points. A victory in Limerick would have seen Cobh Ramblers move to within a point of top spot but Treaty United beat the second placed side two-one - Mark Byrne scoring the winner inside the final five minutes in that one.

Elsewhere in the first division, UCD beat Finn Harps three-one to consolidate their playoff position. Both UCD and Treaty United are six points clear of Wexford who drew nil-all at home to Athlone Town. Saturday's game saw Longford Town climb to seventh in the table - they beat Kerry three-one at Bishopsgate.

Tommy Tormey continues to lead the July competition - with just eight games to go in a shortened month, he has a six point lead over Paul Callaghan. James Cooke and Francis Gilligan recorded good scores to climb into the top four. Full details below:

  

 

July 25th and 26th - Derry City and Bohemians shared the points (and the cuts and bruises) after an eventful night in Derry. While the so-called Ultras battled outside the ground, the game itself finished one-all. Dipo Akinyemi scored for the hosts before half-time with Ross Tierney levelling matters after the break. Neither team could find a winner after that. With all teams having now played the same number of games, Bohemians find themselves seven points behind leaders Shamrock Rovers with Derry City a point further back.

The crisis in Cork deepened as the hosts squandered a two goal lead against Sligo. John Russell's side scored three times in the final half hour to pick up an unlikely three points. Ger Nash's side are now eleven points behind their opponents. Sligo's revival might have a few teams looking over their shoulders - Galway United will be one of those - they lost four-two at home to Waterford. Two goals from the evergreen Padraig Amond saw him move onto twelve for the season. John Caulfield's side are just three clear of the relegation playoff position now.

In the first division, Dundalk came out on top by the odd goal in five against Wexford. Keith Ward's late goal proved to be the winner as the Lilywhites went six points clear. Billy O'Neill scored twice on Saturday evening as Bray Wanderers won two-one in Longford. That's five wins on the bounce in all competitions for the Wicklow side. Cobh Ramblers let a lead slip twice drawing two-all at Finn Harps. Both Cobh and Bray are now six points off the lead.

Elsewhere, Kerry finished with nine men as they lost three-nil at home to UCD. The Students have a nine point cushion inside the playoff zone after that win. Treaty United maintained their playoff push after they came from two goals down to earn a point at Athlone.

That late winner for Bray proved decisive in our monthly competition. It gave Paul Callaghan the five points to top the table for July. Tommy Tormey was leading until that point but has to settle for second place in the end. Francis Gilligan, Neil Walsh and Andy Dunne completed the top five for the month:

  

 

The Greatest League - July 2025 Leaderboard
No.
 Lst Chg
Name
Team Name
Pts
Lst
Chg
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1
 2 1 Paul Callaghan Sb4ever 122 90 32  
2
 1 -1 Tommy Tormey The Four Fs 118 96 22  
3
 4 1 Francis Gilligan I'm In Love With A Galway Sean-Nos Dancer 110 84 26  
4
 7 3 Neil Walsh The Bradley Babes 108 70 38  
5
 5 0 Andy Dunne Phoenix Park Rangers 107 80 27  
6
 27 21 Jamie Galvin FC Galvinised 100 58 42  
7
 33 26 Terry Haide McGinty Pohls Steacy 98 52 46  
8
 12 4 Carl Toner Super Doc 97 66 31  
9
 30 21 Gary Fitzpatrick Duff Beer 97 54 43  
10
 31 21 Shane McCormack Multi Year Dealer 97 54 43  
11
 3 -8 James Cooke Watt's Cooking 96 89 7  
12
 16 4 Eoghan Brophy Order Restored 95 63 32  
13
 17 4 Gerry Moore Sligobourne Reds 95 63 32  
14
 10 -4 James Keville Oh When The Saints 95 68 27  
15
 11 -4 Keith Ryan Have We Any Of Last Season's Players Left? 95 68 27  
16
 22 6 Alan O'Brien Burkey's Left Peg 92 59 33  
17
 18 1 Christopher Uzell Heaveys Heroes 92 61 31  
18
 15 -3 Daniel Dorrian Donegallad97 92 64 28  
19
 8 -11 John Brophy Carrig Not Rovers 92 69 23  
20
 9 -11 Sean Judd Mary's Green And White Army 92 69 23  
21
 39 18 Gary Donnelly Astro Devlin 90 48 42  
22
 13 -9 Derek McDonald He's In Your Head 89 66 23  
23
 14 -9 Gary Parsons TFTES 88 65 23  
24
 19 -5 Gerry Draper Everton 2-2 Win 88 61 27  
25
 44 19 Kevin McQuaide Death Pigs 88 46 42  
26
 34 8 James Connolly FC ScissorKickSisters 87 51 36  
27
 26 -1 Realtin Dunne Little Stars FC 87 59 28  
28
 23 -5 Brian Mason Warzawa Obrecze 86 59 27  
29
 37 8 David Doyle Whitechurch FC 85 48 37  
30
 6 -24 Joe Turner Mouldy In Molde 83 71 12  
31
 35 4 Darragh Kenny Watts The Story 82 49 33  
32
 40 8 Kevin Murphy Kenny's Killers 82 48 34  
33
 24 -9 Jimmy Toner COYI 81 59 22  
34
 25 -9 Niall O'Donoghue Red Flag FC 81 59 22  
35
 38 3 Eamonn Gallagher Gallys Hoops 80 48 32  
36
 32 -4 Caroline Carroll Seagulls 78 52 26  
37
 20 -17 Joshua Coulahan SPAFC1929 78 61 17  
38
 46 8 Greg Donaghy Champagne Super Rovers 76 45 31  
39
 53 14 Mark Dowling Super Hoops 76 40 36  
40
 41 1 Niall Hayden Team Name 75 48 27  
41
 28 -13 Tommy Hamill Omeath All-Stars 75 58 17  
42
 29 -13 Tony McNamee Swilly Rovers 74 58 16  
43
 52 9 Shane Coughlan Shane Lad Rovers 73 41 32  
44
 56 12 Donncha McMaolain Donnchamm 70 33 37  
45 36 -9 Gavin Doherty D12 Reds 70 49 21  
46 49 3 Niall Carroll Yellow Bellies 70 44 26  
47 51 4 Rob Gaffney Fiorentina Turner 70 43 27  
48 43 -5 Joseph Kavanagh CherryOrchardThieves 69 46 23  
49 48 -1 Craig Whelan Stephen Kenny's Army 67 44 23  
50 47 -3 Jason Maloney Time Out Hoops 67 45 22  
51 21 -30 Paul Moore The Prodigal Child 67 60 7  
52 54 2 Ross Williams Grace Almighty 67 35 32  
53 55 2 Brian Donnelly Enough Is Enough SB Out 64 34 30  
54 50 -4 Conor O'Neill DTRH FC 60 43 17  
55 45 -10 Kevin Nolan Kennys On Kenny 59 46 13  
56 57 1 Michael Treacy Mick's Men 55 33 22  
57 58 1 Brian Boyle Jacobs Football Club Tribute Act 53 25 28  
58 42 -16 Jimmy Maguire Jimmy's Jewells 48 46 2  
59 60 1 Conor King Gaillimh Aontaithe 17 10 7  
60 59 -1 Donal Dowling Dynamo Dowling 17 11 6  
61 61 0 Sean Cooke Weasel FC 11 9 2  
62 62 0 Alan Rochford Vancouver Hoops 7 4 3  
63 63 0 Darragh Hosey Jokey Hosey 7 4 3  
64 64 0 Richard Johnston Duff Beer For You, Duff Beer For Me 3 1 2