September 5th to 7th - With the internationals taking place, there was just one game in the top division. Harry Wood's sixth goal of the season, a late penalty, was enough to see Shelbourne past Galway on Sunday night. The win moved Shelbourne back into the top four. With a game in hand on both Bohemians and Derry City, Joey O'Brien's side will be hoping for a strong finish to the league season to return to the Conference League qualifiers next summer.

In the first division, the top two were both held to draws. The game between Wexford and Dundalk finished scoreless. However, second placed Cobh Ramblers couldn't take advantage - they were held to a one-all draw in Kerry. The gap between first and second remains at six points with just six games to go. Cobh host Dundalk on the final day of the season - that could be an interesting evening if they manage to narrow the gap between now and then.

Elsewhere, Bray Wanderers guaranteed themselves a playoff spot. They beat Athlone Town three-one to give themselves at least third place in the table. UCD still remain on course for an extended season despite defeat in Limerick. Nikodem Kozlowski's 96th minute goal saw Treaty United beat the Students and go three points clear of Finn Harps in the last playoff spot. Finn Harps lead until the last five minutes in Longford but had to settle for a point when Emmanuel James equalised late on for the hosts.

Three ten-pointers sees Alan O'Brien lead the September monthly competition with a score of 40 points so far. He's twelve points clear of Gary Donnelly in second place. Two points further back are James Connolly and myself sharing third place. Full details below:

  


September 12th - Just one game took place in the Premier Division with the rest occupied by the FAI Cup quarter finals. Derry City and Bohemians swapped places in the table after the visitors came out on top by the odd goal in seven at Dalymount. Tiernan Lynch's side moved back into second place in the table - Bohs came back twice from behind to level matters up but Dipo Akinyemi's goal with fifteen minutes to go proved decisive. Derry held on despite a second yellow card for Ronan Boyce.

There were comfortable wins for the top two in the First Division. Leaders Dundalk maintained their six point lead with a three-one win at home to Bray Wanderers. Cobh Ramblers kept the title race alive with a three-nil win at home to Treaty United. UCD's two-one win at home to Longford Town pretty much cemented their playoff place.

After winning August's monthly competition, Derek McDonald now leads the September competition with 55 points so far. Alan O'Brien is second with Jimmy Maguire a couple of points further back in third. A pair of Gary's - Donnelly and Fitzpatrick, complete the top five for the month so far. Full details below:

September 19th and 20th - Shamrock Rovers' march towards another title hit a bit of a speedbump in Cork. The Hoops looked to be heading for another three points with Danny Grant's goal until Darragh Crowley fired home an equaliser for the hosts in injury time. Stephen Bradley's side had to settle for a point but find themselves seven points clear of Bohemians with two games in hand. Bohemians were the only team to win in the Premier Division - goals from Niall Morahan and Archie Meekison either side of Padraig Amond's equaliser saw them regain second place ahead of next Friday's meeting in Tallaght.

The other three games in the division finished one-all. Derry were ahead at home to Shelbourne but Mipo Odubeko's second half goal earned a point for the champions defunct. St Patricks Athletic were held at home by Galway United while Drogheda and Sligo Rovers couldn't be separated either. Shelbourne, Pats and Drogheda are all level on 43 points in the battle for fourth spot with the Tolka Park side having a game in hand.

In the first division there were surprising defeats for the top two. Dundalk remain six points clear despite a three-two defeat at Longford. It was the same scoreline at Ferrycarrig Park where Wexford beat Cobh Ramblers to keep their playoff hopes alive. Another three-two scoreline went in favour of Treaty United who beat Athlone Town courtesy of Lee Devitt's last minute penalty. UCD's playoff place is now mathematically connfirmed after beating Kerry two-one in Belfield.

Gary Fitzpatrick is the new leader in the September competition. A score of 52 points helps him to a two point lead over Jimmy Maguire in second place. There's a gap of eleven points then back to Niall Hayden in third with Andy Dunne and Gary Parsons completing the top five - full details below:

  

 

September 22nd to 27th - Shamrock Rovers have all but confirmed a fifth title in six seasons after two victories this week. A two-one win in Waterford on Monday night was followed by a win by the same score against old rivals Bohemians on Friday night. A second half winner from Danny Mandroiu saw Stephen Bradley's side pick up the win which leaves them pretty much uncatchable at the top of the table. A defeat in Drogheda for Derry would have confirmed the title but Danny Mullen's equaliser earned a point which leaves Tiernan Lynch's side twelve points behind the leaders with four games to play and an inferior goal difference of seventeen goals to make up too...

The battle for the European places will probably give the most entertainment over the last few weeks of the season. Derry and Bohs remain in second and third place. Drogheda are fourth with St Patricks Athletic and Shelbourne currently sharing fifth place. Shels have a match in hand, in Tallaght, which could leave them just a point off the top three. Pats did their chances no favours at all, losing one-nil in Sligo on Saturday night. This could go down to the final day of the season when Drogheda face Bohemians and Shelbourne host St Patricks Athletic...

At the bottom, Cork City's defeat in Galway leaves them eleven points adrift of their opponents and Waterford with just four games to go. It would take another mathematical miracle for Ger Nash's team to get out of this one. Again, the final day's fixtures list has placed Waterford at home to Galway - that could be a survival playoff with the winners preserving top division status with the losers facing the playoffs. Waterford will have a new manager in charge for that one with John Coleman collecting his P45 after defeat against Shelbourne.

Things are slightly clearer in the First Division. A three-two win at home to UCD leaves Dundalk six points clear with three games to go. Cobh Ramblers remain in second place after a four-one win at home to Finn Harps. Bray and UCD are odds on to face each other in one of the playoff semi-finals. Wexford's win in Athlone on Friday night leaves them just a point behind Treaty United in the battle for the last playoff place. They play on the final night in Wexford as the fixtures computer has thrown up another beauty.

A score of 92 points from the Monday and weekend games from Gary Fitzpatrick (including no less than 7 ten-pointers) saw him canter to a twenty eight point victory in September. Alan O'Brien was best of the rest with Andy Dunne and Shane McCormack sharing third place for the month:

  

 

The Greatest League - September 2025 Leaderboard
No.
 Lst Chg
Name
Team Name
Pts
Lst
Chg
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1
 1 0 Gary Fitzpatrick Duff Beer 192 100 92  
2
 9 7 Alan O'Brien Burkey's Left Peg 164 80 84  
3
 4 1 Andy Dunne Phoenix Park Rangers 154 86 68  
4
 12 8 Shane McCormack Multi Year Dealer 154 80 74  
5
 18 13 Joe Turner Mouldy In Molde 150 73 77  
6
 23 17 Niall O'Donoghue Red Flag FC 150 72 78  
7
 5 -2 Gary Parsons TFTES 148 85 63  
8
 3 -5 Niall Hayden Team Name 147 87 60  
9
 7 -2 Gary Donnelly Astro Devlin 146 82 64  
10
 10 0 Darragh Kenny Watts The Story 144 80 64  
11
 6 -5 Eamonn Gallagher Gallys Hoops 144 82 62  
12
 19 7 Joshua Coulahan SPAFC1929 143 73 70  
13
 14 1 Tommy Hamill Omeath All-Stars 140 77 63  
14
 20 6 David Doyle Whitechurch FC 137 72 65  
15
 13 -2 Eoghan Brophy Order Restored 135 77 58  
16
 36 20 Niall Carroll Yellow Bellies 134 65 69  
17
 41 24 Mark Dowling Super Hoops 133 60 73  
18
 17 -1 Kevin Nolan Kennys On Kenny 132 74 58  
19
 11 -8 John Brophy Carrig Not Rovers 130 80 50  
20
 33 13 Kevin Murphy Kenny's Killers 129 67 62  
21
 15 -6 Christopher Uzell Heaveys Heroes 126 75 51  
22
 25 3 Francis Gilligan I'm In Love With A Galway Sean-Nos Dancer 125 70 55  
23
 27 4 Gerry Moore Sligobourne Reds 125 69 56  
24
 32 8 Keith Ryan Have We Any Of Last Season's Players Left? 125 67 58  
25
 24 -1 Craig Whelan Stephen Kenny's Army 123 70 53  
26
 2 -24 Jimmy Maguire Jimmy's Jewells 123 98 25  
27
 40 13 Joseph Kavanagh CherryOrchardThieves 122 60 62  
28
 34 6 Rob Gaffney Fiorentina Turner 122 67 55  
29
 51 22 Tommy Tormey The Four Fs 122 45 77  
30
 21 -9 Jason Maloney Time Out Hoops 120 72 48  
31
 35 4 Carl Toner Super Doc 118 65 53  
32
 8 -24 Ross Williams Grace Almighty 118 81 37  
33
 37 4 Gerry Draper Everton 2-2 Win 114 63 51  
34
 42 8 Paul Moore The Prodigal Child 113 58 55  
35
 30 -5 Tony McNamee Swilly Rovers 112 68 44  
36
 39 3 Greg Donaghy Champagne Super Rovers 110 60 50  
37
 38 1 Michael Treacy Mick's Men 110 62 48  
38
 29 -9 Paul Callaghan Sb4ever 110 68 42  
39
 28 -11 Kevin McQuaide Death Pigs 109 68 41  
40
 26 -14 Gavin Doherty D12 Reds 107 69 38  
41
 43 2 Terry Haide McGinty Pohls Steacy 106 58 48  
42
 45 3 Brian Mason Warzawa Obrecze 105 56 49  
43
 48 5 Caroline Carroll Seagulls 101 48 53  
44
 44 0 Derek McDonald He's In Your Head 100 57 43  
45 54 9 Neil Walsh The Bradley Babes 100 35 65  
46 47 1 Brian Donnelly Enough Is Enough SB Out 99 54 45  
47 53 6 Realtin Dunne Little Stars FC 98 40 58  
48 49 1 Shane Coughlan Shane Lad Rovers 93 48 45  
49 46 -3 Sean Judd Mary's Green And White Army 90 55 35  
50 22 -28 Jimmy Toner COYI 87 72 15  
51 50 -1 Daniel Dorrian Donegallad97 85 45 40  
52 31 -21 Donncha McMaolain Donnchamm 85 67 18  
53 16 -37 James Connolly FC ScissorKickSisters 80 75 5  
54 52 -2 Brian Boyle Jacobs Football Club Tribute Act 43 40 3  
55 55 0 Conor King Gaillimh Aontaithe 14 11 3  
56 61 5 Alan Rochford Vancouver Hoops 12 5 7  
57 56 -1 Conor O'Neill DTRH FC 10 7 3  
58 62 4 Darragh Hosey Jokey Hosey 10 5 5  
59 58 -1 James Keville Oh When The Saints 10 7 3  
60 59 -1 Jamie Galvin FC Galvinised 10 7 3  
61 63 2 Donal Dowling Dynamo Dowling 8 5 3  
62 57 -5 James Cooke Watt's Cooking 8 7 1  
63 64 1 Richard Johnston Duff Beer For You, Duff Beer For Me 8 3 5  
64 60 -4 Sean Cooke Weasel FC 8 7 1