Six more through in FAI Cup
Cobh, Derry, Limerick, St Pat's, Sligo and Longford advance but Bluebell and Athlone must replay
Cobh, Derry, Limerick, St Pat's, Sligo and Longford advance but Bluebell and Athlone must replay
Roddy Collins has been named as the new manager of Airtricity First Division side Athlone Town.
It is understood that Athlone Town has received an anonymous donation of €500,000 to wipe out all remaining debts on the club's stadium at Lissywollen.
Shamrock Rovers eased into the next round of the FAI Ford Cup with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Athlone Town at Tallaght Stadium.
Former Northern Ireland international Keith Gillespie made his first Airtricity League appearance when he came on as a sub for Longford Town in their 2-0 victory over Athlone Town on Saturday.
Athlone Town concluded their season with their first away victory since May by beating Sporting Fingal at Morton Stadium.
UCD bounced straight back up to the Premier Division as they were crowned First Division champions in some style with a 5-0 demolition of Athlone Town at Lisseywoollen.
Shelbourne's title chances suffered a severe setback when they could only manage a scoreless draw to Athlone Town at Tolka Park.
'League of Ireland players will remember the facilities at Athlone Town, where the room was so tiny that when sitting down you had to be very careful some protruding object didn't poke your eye out.'
Mervue Utd finally ended their barren run of ten games without win with victory over Athlone Town in Terryland Park.
Sporting Fingal cruised into the quarter-finals of the FAI Ford Cup with a convincing victory over Athlone Town at Morton Stadium.
There were three games in the League of Ireland First Division on Friday. Sporting Fingal and Monaghan United both claimed three points while UCD and Athlone Town played out a score draw.
Monaghan and Athlone shared the spoils in this goalless, but not uneventful, game at a sodden Kingspan Century Park.
Finn Harps stretched their unbeaten league run to six games, but they had to settle for just a point in a game at Finn Park that was a great advertisement for the First Division.
Wexford Youths beat Athlone Town at Ferrycarrig Park thanks to a Jimmy Keohane goal in the 65th minute.
Author Tadhg Carey talks about his book 'When We Were Kings', which looks back on Athlone Town's only FAI Cup success in 1924 and the start of the Free State League.
Waterford United proved too strong for 10-man Athlone Town on Friday night, though they gifted them a consolation right at the death.
Kildare County's FAI cup dream is over after they were beaten 2-1 at home by a strong Athlone Town outfit.
Sporting Fingal closed in on the top three when they battled past Athlone Town at Morton Stadium, courtesy of two late goals
Athlone Town took the scalp of rivals Longford for the second time in four days with a comprehensive 3-0 victory in this EA Sports Cup First Round clash.