eircom league stories: Sligo Rovers

Bray's five-star show
- January 6, 2001
Bray Wanderers 5 Sligo Rovers 0
Bray put the frighteners on the rest of the teams left in this year's FAI Cup with a comprehensive 5-0 win against Sligo Rovers at the Carlisle Ground.
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Bray aim to put record straight
- January 5, 2001
FAI Cup: Bray Wanderers v Sligo Rovers, Carlisle 19:45
Cup specialists Bray Wanderers won the trophy in 1999 and reckon they were diddled out of it last year - a claim vindicated when they were awarded £30,000 compensation from the FAI a couple of weeks ago.
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Sligo boss in the dock
- January 4, 2001
Sligo Rovers manager Tommy Cassidy has been fined £100 for falling foul of match officials in a recent game. The former Northern Ireland international has also been cautioned as to his future behaviour. full story »

Gilzean is Sligo-bound
- December 7, 2000
Striker Ian Gilzean has signed for Sligo Rovers - his third club of the season!
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Dundalk stay second - November 10, 2000
Dundalk 3 Sligo Rovers 1
Money-troubled Sligo looked to have given their division one promotion drive a massive boost when they led second-placed Dundalk for over an hour last night. full story »

Now Sligo hit financial crux - November 8, 2000
Sligo Rovers are the latest Eircom League club to run into serious financial difficulties. full story »

Sligo stay in promotion race - October 23, 2000
Sligo Rovers 2 St. Francis 1
Sligo Rovers maintained their promotion drive yesterday, when two goals in four minutes at the start of the second half gave them victory over St. Francis.
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Hallows dream turns sour - October 19, 2000
Marcus Hallows has slapped in a transfer request at St. Patrick's Athletic after a year of misery at the club.
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Harps pick up the points - September 20, 2000
Sligo Rovers 1 Finn Harps 3
Finn Harps travelled to the Showgrounds to take on Sligo Rovers and after a scoreless first half - in which 'keepers Gareth Downey and Danny O'Leary had to be on their toes - they took a stranglehold on the game with goals from Kemajl Avidu and Shane Bradley.
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Athlone move to top spot - September 6, 2000
Athlone Town's brilliant start to the new Division One season continued last night with a comprehensive 3-0 win against woeful St. Francis at Mel's Park. The win saw Athlone move to the top of the table at the expense of Dundalk.
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Cassidy wants Conor back - September 1, 2000
Sligo Rovers manager Tommy Cassidy is hoping that Conor O'Grady will return to the club after he finishes his stint in Gaelic Football.
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Mystery bug ends O'Grady's chance - August 11, 2000
Conor O'Grady's dream of playing across the water was left in tatters because of a mystery bug which struck him down.
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Conor could make it big in Scotland - July 26, 2000
Republic of Ireland u21 international Conor O'Grady is off to Scotland for a trial with Premier Division Dundee. The Sligo Rovers midfielder will have one week with Dundee to prove what he can do.
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More pre-season blues - July 26, 2000
Things have not gone that well for Irish clubs against their English counterparts in pre-season so far and last night was no different. None of the four Eircom League teams in action against English Nationwide teams managed a win.
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Cassidy rings the changes at Sligo - June 6, 2000
Sligo Rovers manager Tommy Cassidy has moved quickly to change his squad for the start of next year's campaign.
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