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Sligo Rovers F.C.
2016 season
Chairman	Martin Heraghty
Manager	Dave Robertson
Stadium	The Showgrounds, Sligo
League of Ireland	2016 League of Ireland
FAI Cup	2016 FAI Cup
League of Ireland Cup ; (aka EA Sports Cup)	2016 League of Ireland Cup
	← 2015

The 2016 Sligo Rovers F.C. season is the club's 74th season competing in the League of Ireland. It's the team's eleventh consecutive season in the Premier Division which they have won three times.

Squad

No.	Name	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Club Apps.	Club Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Micheál Schlingermann	GK	(1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 33)	Drogheda United	2015		0
16	Ciaran Nugent	GK	(1991-10-27) 27 October 1991 (age 33)	Harrisburg City Islanders	2016	1	0
Defenders
2	Tobi Adebayo-Rowling	DF	(1996-11-06) 6 November 1996 (age 28)	Peterborough United	2016
3	Regan Donelon	DF	(1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 28)	Sligo Rovers Under-19 squad	2014
4	Michael Leahy	DF	(1989-04-30) 30 April 1989 (age 35)	UCD	2016
5	Tim Clancy	DF	(1984-06-08) 8 June 1984 (age 40)	Shamrock Rovers	2015
14	Gary Boylan	DF	(1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 28)	Sligo Rovers Under-19 squad	2015	45	1
44	Gavin Peers	DF	(1985-11-10) 10 November 1985 (age 39)	Mansfield Town	2006	331	25
Midfielders
8	Craig Roddan	MF	(1993-04-22) 22 April 1993 (age 31)	Witton Albion	2016
11	Kieran Sadlier	MF	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30)	Peterborough United	2016
12	Jordan Richards	MF	(1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 (age 27)	Notts County	2016
17	Jimmy Keohane	MF	(1991-01-22) 22 January 1991 (age 33)	Peterborough United	2016	15	2
18	John Russell	MF	(1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 39)	St Patrick's Athletic	2013	135	16
20	Gary Armstrong	MF	(1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 (age 28)	Sligo Rovers Under-19 Squad	2014	22	5
24	Mikey Place	MF	(1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 26)	Sligo Rovers Under-19 Squad	2015	1	0
27	Liam Martin	MF	(1994-01-23) 23 January 1994 (age 30)	Ballinamallard United	2016	37	4
Forwards
7	Chris Lyons	FW	(1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31)	Bray Wanderers	2016
9	Phil Roberts	FW	(1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 30)	Dundee	2016
10	Raffaele Cretaro	FW	(1981-10-15) 15 October 1981 (age 43)	Bohemians	2011	454	73
28	Jaanai Gordon	FW	(1995-12-07) 7 December 1995 (age 28)	West Ham United	on loan	11	1

Transfers

In

Player	Position	Signed From	Signed Date
Micheál Schlingermann	GK	Drogheda United	30 Nov 2015
Tim Clancy	DF	Shamrock Rovers	31 Dec 2015
Jimmy Keohane	MF	Woking	07 Jan 2016
Kieran Sadlier	MF	Peterborough United	10 Jan 2016
Chris Lyons	FW	Bray Wanderers	01 Jan 2016
Liam Martin	MF	Ballinamallard United	15 Jan 2016
Ciaran Nugent	GK	Harrisburg City Islanders	26 Jan 2016
Jaanai Gordon	FW	West Ham United (on loan)	27 Jan 2016
Jordan Richards	MF	Notts County	28 Jan 2016
Michael Leahy	DF	UCD	01 Feb 2016
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling	DF	Peterborough United	01 Feb 2016
Craig Roddan	MF	Witton Albion	13 Feb 2016
Phil Roberts	FW	Dundee United	21 Feb 2016

Out

Jason Hughes		MF	Limerick	31 Oct 2015
Player	Country	Position	Sold To	Sold Date
Dinny Corcoran		FW	St Patrick's Athletic	30 Nov 2015
David Cawley		MF	St Patrick's Athletic	30 Nov 2015
Danny Ledwith		DF	Wexford Youths	8 Dec 2015
Richard Brush		GK	Finn Harps	31 Dec 2015
Liam Flatley		MF	Finn Harps	31 Dec 2015
Robert Lehane		FW	Cobh Ramblers	3 Jan 2016
Kevin Devaney		MF	Galway United	17 Jan 2016
Ruairí Keating		FW	Galway United	17 Jan 2016
Jake Dykes		DF	Ballinamallard United	22 Jan 2016
Sander Puri		MF	Karviná	31 Jan 2016
Keith Ward		MF	Derry City	24 Feb 2016
Ryan Coulter		GK	Athlone Town	31 Mar 2016

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Last Updated – 26 May 2016

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FAI Cup		League Cup		Setanta Cup		Europa League		President's Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
0	GK	player	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Last updated 26 May 2016

Position	Nation	Number	Name	LOI Premier Division	Setanta Cup	FAI Cup	League Cup	Europa League	Total
0		0	player	0	0	0	0	0	0

Top Assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal. Last updated 26 May 2016

Position	Nation	Number	Name	LOI Premier Division	Setanta Cup	FAI Cup	League Cup	Europa League	Total
0		0	player	0	0	0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name				Notes
0	DF		player	0

Last updated: 26 May 2016
Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Notes: League only

Technical staff

Manager: Dave Robertson
Assistant Manager: Declan McIntyre
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Sean Flannery
Physio: Tommy Scanlon
Kit Manager: Colin Feehily
Equipment Manager: Maurice Monaghan

Competitions

League of Ireland

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dundalk (C)	33	25	2	6	73	28	+45	77	Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2	Cork City	33	21	7	5	65	23	+42	70	Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round^[a]
3	Derry City	33	17	11	5	48	29	+19	62
4	Shamrock Rovers	33	16	7	10	46	34	+12	55
5	Sligo Rovers	33	13	10	10	42	35	+7	49
6	Bray Wanderers	33	13	7	13	39	40	−1	46
7	St Patrick's Athletic	33	13	6	14	45	41	+4	45
8	Bohemians	33	12	5	16	30	37	−7	41
9	Galway United	33	10	8	15	44	54	−10	38
10	Finn Harps	33	8	8	17	23	49	−26	32
11	Wexford Youths (R)	33	6	5	22	31	70	−39	23	Qualification for relegation play-offs
12	Longford Town (R)	33	2	8	23	25	71	−46	14	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Cork City qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 FAI Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 26 May 2016.
Source: 2016 League of Ireland

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2016. Source: [ FAI.ie]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 1		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 2		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 3		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 4		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 5		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 6		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 7		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 8		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 9		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 10		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 11		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 12		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 13		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 14		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 15		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 16		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 17		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 18		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 19		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 20		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 21		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 22		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 23		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 24		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 25		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 26		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 27		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 28		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 29		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 30		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 31		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 32		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) Round 33		v		Town
		[ (report)]		Stadium: Stadium

FAI Cup

Win Draw Loss

21 May 2016 (2016-05-21) 2nd round	Sligo Rovers	3-0	Cabinteely	Sligo
		[ Report]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: unk

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) 3rd round		v
		[ Report]

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01)		v
		[ Report]

EA Sports Cup

Win Draw Loss

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) 1st round		v
		[ Report]

1 January 2016 (2016-01-01)		v
		[ (report)]

Records

Overall

	Total	Home	Away
Games played
Games won
Games drawn
Games lost
Biggest win
Biggest loss
Biggest win (League)
Biggest win (Cup)
Biggest loss (League)
Biggest loss (Cup)
Clean sheets
Goals scored
Goals conceded
Goal difference
Consecutive Victories
Unbeaten run
Consecutive Defeats
Winless Run
Average GF per game	1.42	1.5	1.33
Average GA per game	1.61	1.4	1.83
Yellow cards
Red cards
Most appearances		–
Most minutes played		–
Top scorer		–
Top assists		–
Points	1/99 (1.01%)	1/51 (1.96%)	1/48 (2.08%)
Winning rate	2.63%	30%	22.22%

Last updated: 26 May 2016
Source: Competitive matches

References

^ "PREMIER DIVISION 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

External links

2016 Sligo Rovers

[table_note_res_EL1Q0.6703964544788-1] Cork City qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 FAI Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

[2] "PREMIER DIVISION 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

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