List of Sligo Rovers F.C. seasons explained

This is a list of seasons played by Sligo Rovers Football Club in Irish and European football, from 1934 (year of entry into the League of Ireland) to the most recent completed season. The list details the club's achievements in the League of Ireland

Seasons

Season											Top goalscorer(s)
	Division	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts		Name	Goals
1934-35		3rd	18	8	4	6	44	30	20	SF	Gerry McDaid	35
1935-36		8th	22	9	3	10	48	47	21	R2	Gerry McDaid	29
1936-37		1st	22	16	2	4	68	30	34	R2	Harry Litherland	29
1937-38		6th	22	7	5	10	55	61	19	R1	Lewis Hughes	16
1938-39		2nd	22	10	7	5	50	31	27	bgcolor=silver	RU	Mattie Began	15
1939-40		3rd	22	12	4	6	60	44	28	bgcolor=silver	RU	Joe McAleer	21
1948-49		8th	18	4	5	9	31	37	13	R1	George Sergeant	16
1949-50		6th	18	7	5	6	28	30	19	SF	Sam Waters	13
1950-51		2nd	18	11	3	4	39	25	25	SF	George Gray/Stephen McDonagh/Frankie Moody	10
1951-52		4th	22	13	3	6	49	46	29	SF	Johnny Armstrong	19
1952-53		5th	22	8	7	7	42	37	23	R2	Liam Coll	16
1953-54		9th	22	8	4	10	33	37	20	R1	Stephen McDonagh	12
1954-55		9th	22	6	3	13	39	49	15	R1	Johnny Armstrong	19
1955-56		5th	22	11	2	9	47	50	24	R1	Johnny Armstrong	22
1956-57		3rd	22	11	7	4	42	29	29	R2	Johnny Armstrong	14
1957-58		11th	22	5	5	12	32	61	15	R2	Victor Meldrum	20
1958-59		10th	22	6	3	13	34	51	15	R1	Victor Meldrum	11
1959-60		10th	22	5	3	14	44	67	13	R2	Dan McCaffrey	15
1960-61		12th	22	1	4	17	35	97	6	R1	Damien Bradley	21
1961-62		12th	22	1	3	18	31	87	5	R1
1963-64		9th	22	6	7	9	30	53	17*	R1	Jimmy Burnside	8
1964-65		5th	22	10	5	7	41	29	25	R1	Jimmy Burnside	12
1965-66		5th	22	8	7	7	26	26	23	SF	Paul Dowling	9
1966-67		3rd	22	11	5	6	37	29	27	R1	Johnny Brookes	17
1967-68		11th	22	6	4	12	24	48	16	R1	Johnny Brookes	9
1968-69		8th	22	8	4	10	29	32	20	R1	Mick Hunter	12
1969-70		8th	26	11	4	11	37	41	26	bgcolor=silver	RU	Gerry Mitchell	14
1970-71		11th	26	7	7	12	36	58	21	R2
1971-72		14th	26	5	4	17	34	71	14	R1	Gerry Mitchell	13
1972-73		10th	26	8	2	16	25	51	20*	R1	Gerry Mitchell	8
1973-74		13th	26	6	2	18	28	51	14	R2	Joe Logan/Tony Fagan/Gerry Rogers	6
1974-75		14th	26	7	4	15	27	46	18	R1	Liam McCool	10
1975-76		10th	26	6	8	12	32	49	20	SF	Mick Leonard	21
1976-77		1st	26	18	3	5	48	20	39	R1	Paul McGee	17
1977-78		6th	30	13	8	9	47	31	34	bgcolor=silver	RU	Gary Hulmes	15
1978-79		10th	30	9	7	14	35	40	25	R1	Gary Hulmes	15
1979-80		8th	30	11	9	10	40	45	31	R2	Brendan Bradley	11
1980-81		11th	30	10	6	14	45	47	26	bgcolor=silver	RU	Brendan Bradley	21
		5th	30	16	5	9	55	45	62	R1	Brendan Bradley	19
		12th	26	4	9	13	27	48	21	bgcolor=gold	W	Gus Gilligan	6
1983-84		14th	26	2	4	20	20	58	8	R1	Paul McGee	6
1984-85		13th	30	7	12	11	34	47	26	R1	Harry McLoughlin	8
1985-86	First	2nd	18	11	5	2	32	13	27	R1	Harry McLoughlin	16
1986-87	Premier	9th	22	6	5	11	23	38	17	SF	Tony O'Kelly	10
1987-88		12th	33	4	5	24	30	81	13	R1	Tony O'Kelly	7
1988-89	First	10th	27	4	6	17	23	37	14	R1
1989-90		2nd	27	13	11	3	30	12	37	R2
1990-91	Premier	5th	33	13	12	8	34	22	38	R2
1991-92		9th	33	7	11	15	33	42	26	R1
		11th	32	6	14	12	16	32	26	QF	Padraig Moran	5
1993-94	First	1st	27	14	8	5	42	19	50	bgcolor=gold	W	Eddie Annand	17
1994-95	Premier	8th	33	12	7	14	43	42	43	SF	Eddie Annand	17
1995-96		3rd	33	16	7	10	45	38	55	SF
1996-97		6th	33	12	11	10	43	43	47	R2
1997-98		7th	33	10	14	9	46	49	44	QF
1998-99		9th	33	9	11	13	37	50	38	QF
1999-00		11th	33	5	10	18	31	60	25	R2	Padraig Moran	11
2000-01	First	4th	36	19	5	12	61	48	62	R2	Padraig Moran	16
2001-02		6th	32	8	9	15	35	48	33	QF	Sean Flannery	10
2002-03		6th	22	8	6	8	28	27	30	R3	Paul McTiernan	13
2003		6th	33	11	13	9	39	39	46	QF	Paul McTiernan	11
2004		7th	33	11	5	17	46	50	38	R2	Stephen O'Donnell	10
2005		1st	33	15	16	5	45	27	61	QF	Paul McTiernan	14
2006	Premier	5th	30	11	7	12	33	42	40	SF	Darren Mansaram / Paul McTiernan	8
2007		6th	33	12	5	16	34	45	41	R3	Fahrudin Kuduzović	11
2008		4th	33	12	12	9	41	28	48	R2	Romauld Boco	7
2009		6th	36	11	10	15	41	51	43	bgcolor=silver	RU	Raffaele Cretaro	21
2010		3rd	36	17	12	7	61	36	63	bgcolor=gold	W	Pádraig Amond	23
2011		2nd	36	22	7	7	73	19	73	bgcolor=gold	W	Eoin Doyle	25
2012		1st	30	17	10	3	53	23	61	R2	Danny North	17
2013		3rd	33	19	9	5	53	22	66	bgcolor=gold	W	David McMillan	13
2014		5th	33	12	7	14	44	36	43	R2	Danny North	7
2015		9th	33	7	10	16	39	55	31	QF	Raffaele Cretaro	12
2016		5th	33	13	10	10	42	35	49	R3	Raffaele Cretaro	10
2017		9th	33	8	15	10	33	44	39	R1	Kieran Sadlier	7
2018		7th	36	12	6	18	38	50	42	R1	David Cawley / Michael Drennan	6
2019		7th	36	10	12	14	38	47	42	SF	Romeo Parkes	11
2020		4th	18	8	1	9	19	23	25	SF	Ronan Coughlan	7
2021		3rd	36	16	9	11	43	32	57	R1	Johnny Kenny	11
2022		5th	36	13	10	13	47	44	49	R1	Aidan Keena	18

Key

Champions

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Runners-up

Promoted

Relegated

Key to league record:

• P = Played
• W = Games won
• D = Games drawn
• L = Games lost
• F = Goals for
• A = Goals against
• Pts = Points
• Pos = Final position

Key to divisions:

• Premier = LOI Premier Division
• First = LOI First Division

Notes

A. Prior to 1985 there was just one division. Six new teams were introduced for the 1985-86 season and the league was split into two divisions.

B. An experimental points system was operated for the 1981-82 season whereby a team was awarded four points for an away win, three points for a home win, two points for an away draw and one point for a home draw.

C. In 1982-83 three points were awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The system reverted the following season to the pre-1981-82 system, i.e. two points for a win and one point for a draw.

D. In 1992-93 the Premier Division 'split' into two sections of six after the 22nd series of games had been played on 17 January.