Greatest League - March 2026


March 6th and 7th - The Bohemians juggernaut (emissions free of course...) rumbled on with a one-nil win in Waterford. The only goal of the game came through Sam Todd who scored his first goal for the club. That's four wins from five for the league leaders whose only points dropped so far were in the opener at the Aviva. St Patricks Athletic picked up two wins this week - they followed up Monday's late win over Galway with a three-two win at Shelbourne. Similar to the game towards the end of the 2024 season, it looked like Stephen Kenny's side had coughed up the points when Shels came from two down to level. However, Max Mata picked the ideal time for his first goal for the Saints, heading home an injury time winner. The Saints are second in the table, three points off the lead.

Shamrock Rovers bounced back from last week's derby defeat with a vital one-nil win over Derry City in Tallaght. Derry offered little throughout with their new keeper, Eddie Beach, keeping them level with some fine saves. However, Dylan Watts came off the bench to score a late penalty after Adam Brennan had been taken down in the box. A good result for Stephen Bradley in his 445th game in charge, passing the previous record held by Paddy Coad.

Friday night's other game in the top division saw the points shared between Galway United and Dundalk. John Caulfield's side recovered from Gbemi Arubi's opener to lead two-one but Bobby Burns earned the Lilywhites a point - their fourth draw in five games so far... Sligo Rovers picked up their first win of the season on Saturday night - goals from Will Fitzgerald and Alex Nolan saw them beat Drogheda United two-one to move off the bottom of the table.

In the first division, Cork City dropped points for the first time this season. Sean Maguire's fourth league goal of the season had them ahead in the Leeside Derby but Rhys Gourdie's second half penalty earned a point for Cobh Ramblers. Athlone Town and Bray Wanderers are just three points off the lead. They met at the Carlisle Grounds where the hosts recovered from a one-nil deficit to win two-one.

Friday night's other games in the first division ended in draws. Treaty United scored their first goals of the season in a two-all draw at home to Kerry. Cian Curtis scored twice for the Limerick side in that one, including a last minute penalty. It also finished all square in Ballybofey where Finn Harps and Wexford shared the points after a one-all draw. There was another draw on Saturday night where the game between Longford Town and UCD finished scoreless. The point was enough to see the Students climb to second in the table, ahead of Bray Wanderers and Athlone on goal difference.

An excellent score of 54 points from the week's games sees Jason Maloney lead the March competition. He has a one point lead over Joshua Coulahan with Donncha MacMaolain a point further back in third place - full details below:

  


March 13th - Friday night ended with the Dublin sides occupying the top four places in the Premier Division. On the basis of what we've seen so far this season, it would be difficult to see any other outcome at the end of the season. Bohemians left it very late to beat Galway United - former Galwegian, Pat Hickey, headed home an injury time winner to maintain the Gypsies three point lead at the top of the table. It's four wins on the spin for St Patrick's Athletic who came from a goal down to beat Drogheda United four-one. Tomas Oluwa opened the scoring for the visitors but goals from Edmondson, Keena, Leavy and Palmer gave Stephen Kenny's side the three points. Mark Doyle's missed penalty against his former side at one-all proved crucial in that one.

A good week on the road for Shamrock Rovers saw them pick up four points and maintain third place. They came from two down to earn a point at Shelbourne on Monday night and then won two-nil at Sligo on Friday night. The Showgrounds hasn't been a happy hunting ground for Stephen Bradley's side in recent times but goals from Matt Healy and Danny Grant gave the Hoops all three points despite a red card for Pico Lopes in the second half. Shelbourne are fourth in the table - they won two-one in Derry to turn the pressure up a notch on Tiernan Lynch. Despite a number of high profile signings, his side are already nine points behind the leaders despite having played five of their six games at home.

The final game in the top division on Friday night saw Dundalk pick up their first win of the season - Eoin Kenny notched a double as Waterford were beaten five-nil in Oriel Park. The Lilywhites win was marred by a serious injury to Conor Kearns though. Waterford are bottom of the table with just two points from six games so far.

Cork City remain three points clear at the top of the first division. They needed a late winner from Charlie Lyons to get past a stubborn Longford Town who looked like they might leave Turners Cross with a points after Sean Maguire's opener was cancelled out by Stefan Ugbesia. Athlone Town beat Cobh Ramblers two-nil to stay in second place. They're level on points with Bray Wanderers who came out on top in the N11 Derby - goals from Ben McCormack and Richard Ferizaj gave Paul Heffernan's side another win.

Elsewhere, the other two games in the division finished in draws. Finn Harps came from two down to deny Treaty United a first win of the season. Wexford needed a Mikey Rowe equaliser to earn a point at home to Kerry.

It's a second week at the top of the March leaderboard for Jason Maloney who now has 111 points. He has a six point lead over Robert Gaffney in second place with Cillian O'Reilly five points further back in third. The top five for the month so far is completed by Joshua Coulahan and Alan O'Brien - full details below:

  


Greatest League 2026 - March Leaderboard
No.
 Lst Chg
Name
Team Name
Pts
Lst
Chg
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1
 1 0 Jason Maloney Time Out Hoops 111 54 57

2
 9 7 Robert Gaffney Fiorentina Turner 105 43 62
3
 4 1 Cillian O'Reilly 4IARTWICE 100 48 52
4
 2 -2 Joshua Coulahan SuperSaints98 97 53 44
5
 5 0 Alan O'Brien BurkeysLeftPeg 93 46 47
6
 32 26 Richard Johnston Dusty Roads Rides Again 88 31 57
7
 3 -4 Donncha MacMaolain Donncham 86 52 34
8
 11 3 Mark Dowling Super Hoops 83 41 42
9
 23 14 Kev Hardiman Komodo Reds 81 32 49
10
 34 24 Andy Dunne AC Cinema VARidiso 80 28 52
11
 7 -4 Craig Whelan Saints 80 43 37
12
 8 -4 Eamonn Gallagher Gally's Hoops 80 43 37
13
 40 27 Git Uzell Heaveys Heroes 80 27 53
14
 37 23 Keith Ryan Ah Sure Sign Whoever 80 28 52
15
 43 28 Michael Treacy Mike's Likes 80 26 54
16
 54 38 Niall Carroll Yellow Bellies 80 21 59
17
 55 38 Sean McDonald Macker1895 80 21 59
18
 15 -3 Caroline Carroll Rainbow Rapids 79 37 42
19
 10 -9 Niall O'Donoghue Red Flag FC 79 42 37
20
 17 -3 Alan Leahy Saint Seen Nothing Yet 78 36 42
21
 31 10 Realtin Dunne Little Stars FC 78 31 47
22
 33 11 Tommy Hamill Omeath All-Stars 78 31 47
23
 29 6 Joseph Kavanagh CherryOrchardThieves 75 31 44
24
 30 6 Kevin Nolan Saints and Sinners 75 31 44
25
 14 -11 Tony McNamee Swilly Rovers 75 38 37
26
 16 -10 Joe Turner Where's The Cue Ball Going? 74 37 37
27
 24 -3 Brian Mason Warsawa Obrecze 73 31 42
28
 18 -10 Darragh Kenny No Devo No Party 73 36 37
29
 27 -2 Gerry Draper Evertonwin2-2 73 31 42
30
 13 -17 Joseph Leppla Confused.com 73 38 35
31
 44 13 Noel O'Brien Larrys 73 26 47
32
 56 24 Shane McCormack Multi Year Dealers 73 21 52
33
 26 -7 Francis Gilligan The Sixth Extinction Is Being Televised 71 31 40
34
 41 7 Paul Moore Not A Problem, Child 71 27 44
35
 52 17 Daniel Dorrian Donegallad97 70 21 49
36
 35 -1 Greg Donaghy Rover Raiders 70 28 42
37
 45 8 Sean Judd Mary Green and White Army 70 23 47
38
 25 -13 Conor Foley Bearyexpress 68 31 37
39
 53 14 Gary Parsons TFTES? 68 21 47
40
 36 -4 Jimmy Maguire Jimmy's Jewels 68 28 40
41
 6 -35 Stephen Jones Hoop Dreams 68 46 22
42
 21 -21 Chris Keohan Nancy's Christys 65 33 32
43
 50 7 Carl Toner Super Doc 63 21 42
44
 51 7 Cormac Dennigan Luke Wade Me Up Before You Go-Go FC 63 21 42
45
 20 -25 Ste Clarke Grant Me The Grace Of Bradley 63 36 27
46
 49 3 Brian Donnelly Double Champs Do What They Want 61 22 39
47
 19 -28 Luke Hogan Hogie's Heroes 61 36 25
48
 62 14 Eoghan Brophy The Orchard Reds 60 13 47
49
 38 -11 Neil Walsh The Bradley Babes 60 28 32
50
 39 -11 Ross Williams Grant My Picks 60 28 32
51
 22 -29 Gary Donnelly Devo He's Gone 59 32 27
52
 12 -40 Gerry Moore Sligobourne 58 38 20
53
 42 -11 John Brophy Can't Lose To Eoghan Again FC 58 26 32
54
 28 -26 Johnny Waldron Hope Springs Eternal 58 31 27
55
 63 8 Kevin McQuaide Doran't Stop Believing 58 11 47
56
 57 1 Stephen Kelly Skinny Jack Byrne 58 21 37
57
 47 -10 Terry Haide THL 2026 58 23 35
58
 58 0 Connor Edwards Finn It To Win It 55 18 37
59
 60 1 Kevin Murphy Kenny's Killers 55 16 39
60
 48 -12 Tommy Tormey TThird TTier 55 23 32
61
 59 -2 David Doyle The Furry Bog XI 53 16 37
62
 61 -1 Niall Hayden Team Name 53 16 37
63
 46 -17 Shane Coughlan Shane Lad Rovers 40 23 17
64
 64 0 Derek McDonald Champagne Super Shelbourne 33 6 27