Sligo Rovers F.C.

Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers F.C. crest
Full nameSligo Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bit O'Red, Rovers
Founded1928 (1928)
GroundThe Showgrounds
Capacity5,500 (4,000 seated)
OwnerSupporter owned
ChairmanTommy Higgins
ManagerJohn Russell
LeagueLeague of Ireland Premier Division
2023League of Ireland Premier Division, 8th of 10
WebsiteClub website
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Sligo Rovers Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ruagairí Shligigh) is an Irish professional football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland.[1] The club is based in Sligo in the west of Ireland.

The club was founded in 1928 and have been in the League of Ireland since 1934. The club is a co-operative venture, owned by the people of Sligo. Rovers have played at The Showgrounds since their inception. In 2013, they won a third FAI Cup in four years, and also became the 2012 Premier Division Champions, winning the league with two games to spare. In total, they have won three league titles, five FAI Cups and two League Cups.

  1. ^ Sligo @ Extratime.ie Archived 14 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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