Sean Thornton retires from football

- July 19, 2017

Drogheda United midfielder Sean Thornton has today confirmed his retirement from professional football with immediate effect. The 34-year-old returned home to his local club in 2015 where he made 73 appearances for Drogheda, scoring 14 goals. Sean began his career across the water with Tranmere Rovers where he would make 11 appearances

A Valuable three points for Horgan’s men at United Park

- July 8, 2017

Ollie Horgan’s Finn Harps side picked up their sixth win of the campaign just north of the capital. An explosive start saw Sean Houston break down the left before delivering a low cross, subsequently dealt with but only as far as the edge of the box, with Harps rewarded with a

Killian Brennan & Marc Griffin leave Drogheda United

- June 26, 2017June 26, 2017

Drogheda United's relegation fears seem to have increased over the weekend with the announcement that two of their more experienced and pivotal players Marc Griffin & Killian Brennan have left the club. Both players stated that they asked to leave and were not released. The pair failed to nail down a consistent

Bohemians and Drogheda play out stalemate

- June 3, 2017

Darryl Geraghty With just six points separating the bottom half of the league, another massive three points were up for grabs at a gloriously sunny Dalymount Park this evening. The first chance of a very even game came in the 20th minute when Shane Supple got down well to save from

Drogheda United to host Mick McCarthy’s Ipswich Town

- May 8, 2017

Drogheda United are excited to announce that the club will be hosting Ipswich Town in a mid-season friendly. The game against the Championship side will take place on Saturday, the 8th of July with a 2pm kick-off at United Park. Ipswich, managed by former Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy, finished their

Wixted wizardry hands Drogheda the points in Ballybofey

- April 24, 2017

Connor McGinty Having just made it in time for the game I had high hopes for the fixture after witnessing Limerick’s demolition of Drogheda last Saturday in the Markets Field. Two early goals saw a poor Drogheda side unable to answer Limerick’s class on the night. Making my journey home to Castlebar I

Limerick beat the Drogs and move into 4th

- April 15, 2017

Harry Coyne Limerick moved up to 4th in the league with a convincing 3-0 victory over Drogheda in the Marketsfield. Limerick started the better side and after just 3 minutes took the lead. A Lee-J Lynch corner found the head of Rodrigo Tosi who flicked into the Drogheda net for his

Kenny speaks highly of Mahon’s values ahead of the Louth Derby

- March 31, 2017March 31, 2017

Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny believes that Drogheda United boss Pete Mahon’s longevity in the game is something that young manager’s and coaches should take note of. Speaking to dundalkfc.com ahead of tonigts night’s Louth derby Kenny spoke of the values that Mahon has instilled in his teams throughout his career. “Pete Mahon’s

2017 League of Ireland Premier Division predictions

- February 21, 2017February 21, 2017

With the 2017 season nearly upon us, we at LeagueofIreland.ie wanted to give our season predictions for the Premier& First Divisions this season. This article will feature the Premier Division predictions and as you can see below we feel that the title will head to Leeside this season. The re-signing of Sean

Former Ireland International Stephen Elliott signs for Drogheda United

- January 20, 2017

Former Ireland International Stephen Elliott has signed up with Drogheda United for the 2017 season. The 33 year old former Sunderland & Man City player joins the Drogs after training with the squad for the last few weeks. Elliott played for Shelbourne last season before leaving the club through mutual consent. Pete