eircom league stories: St. Francis

Ryan the hero as Dundalk go four clear
- February 26, 2001
Dundalk went four points clear at the top of the Eircom League first division yesterday after a 1-1 draw with St. Francis. Sure, it could have been better - but it could have been worse too, as Dundalk had to play half the game with ten men!
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Riordan joins Longford
- January 31, 2001
St. Pat's unsettled midfielder Paul Byrne has quit the club at his own request. Byrne hasn't featured in the team since the FAI Cup win over Wayside Celtic at the beginning of January and has been frozen out for the last four games.
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Myler back to spark Athlone
- January 19, 2001
Athlone Town v St. Francis
It's the news the rest of the first division feared to hear - Andy Myler is back!
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Waterford drop another two home points
- January 17, 2001
Waterford 1 St. Francis 1
Waterford United's chances of winning promotion straight back to the Eircom Premier Division took another knock last night as they failed to see off St. Francis at the RSC.
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Cup Blues as Saints see red
- January 11, 2001
St. Francis 0 Waterford United 2
Waterford United had a surprisingly easy passage through to a third-round FAI Cup with UCD after a bad-tempered replay with St. Francis at Hyland Park, Baldonnel, yesterday.
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Spoilsport Biggles messes up cup replay!
- January 10, 2001
St. Francis v Waterford United, FAI Cup replay, 13:30
Dash it all, Biggles! What's going on? Seems the Air Corps chappies out in Baldonnel are afraid the floodlights at Hyland Park will cause a prang!
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Francis hold out for draw
- January 6, 2001
Waterford 1 St Francis 1
St. Francis earned another crack at Waterford United after somehow holding out for a draw at the RSC. Waterford were on top for most of the game but they failed to kill off their Dublin opponents which could prove costly.
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Dundalk hit Saints for seven
- December 15, 2000
Dundalk 7 St. Francis 0
Bottom-of-the-league St. Francis heard they were a couple of goals down, somehwere between Dundalk railway station and Oriel Park! Well, not quite - but they WERE 3-0 in arrears after just 13 minutes of his one-sided division one encounter.
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Dundalk's nine-point plan
- December 14, 2000
Dundalk v St. Francis 19:45
All Dundalk boss Martin Murray wants for Christmas is nine points - starting with three tonight against lowly St. Francis at Oriel Park.
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Saints rescue point - November 1, 2000
David Kelly came to St. Francis' rescue last night, when he salvaged a point after Waterford had taken the lead in the Eircom division one clash at Baldonnel.
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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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Jimmy loses Harte - October 12, 2000
St. Francis manager Jimmy Harte has stepped down from his position after the club's disastrous start to their division one campaign.
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Francis shock Limerick - September 28, 2000
Limerick 1 St. Francis 4
Limerick fans turned up at Hogan Park last night to see their team add another three points to their league tally in what looked a nailed-down home win - but nobody told St. Francis that and the Dublin club surprised everybody with an emphatic victory.
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League Cup provides relief for Pats - September 21, 2000
St. Patrick's Athletic 3 St. Francis 1
The League Cup also brought a rare and welcome win for premier division strugglers St. Pats at Richmond Park, with first division St. Francis proving themselves no match in the battle of the Saints.
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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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Wins for Dundalk, Limerick, Monaghan - August 17, 2000
Dundalk got their Eircom division one season up and running last night with a 2-0 win over St Francis at Oriel Park.
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