Derry City
Premier Division
The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Derry (Londonderry)
Manager: Mark Connolly
33 players
FormDWWDW
Next matchFAI Cup
Galway United FC
07:30 PM
Oct 10, 2026
Derry City
Last matchPremier Division
Derry City
1 – 0
W
Sep 19, 2026
Galway United FC
Recent formAll results
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W
H
Galway United FC
Premier Division
1 - 0
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D
A
Waterford FC
Premier Division
2 - 2
-
W
A
Shelbourne
Premier Division
0 - 1
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W
H
Dundalk
FAI Cup
4 - 2
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D
H
Shamrock Rovers
Premier Division
3 - 3
Top players · Premier DivisionMore stats
Premier Division
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  St. Patrick's Athletic |
32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 52-25 | 27 | 59 |
| 2 |  Bohemian FC |
32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 57-38 | 19 | 59 |
| 3 | Shamrock Rovers |
31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 49-31 | 18 | 59 |
| 4 | Derry City |
32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 45-42 | 3 | 41 |
| 5 | Dundalk |
33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 50-55 | -5 | 41 |
| 6 | Shelbourne |
32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 42-45 | -3 | 40 |
| 7 | Galway United FC |
32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 42-48 | -6 | 38 |
| 8 | Waterford FC |
32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 44-54 | -10 | 34 |
| 9 |  Drogheda United |
32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 38-51 | -13 | 34 |
| 10 |  Sligo Rovers |
32 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 24-54 | -30 | 23 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers |
15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 28-13 | 15 | 36 |
| 2 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 31-10 | 21 | 33 |
| 3 | Bohemian FC |
16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27-19 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Derry City |
16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27-19 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Waterford FC |
16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 22-19 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Dundalk |
17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26-27 | -1 | 21 |
| 7 | Galway United FC |
16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23-25 | -2 | 21 |
| 8 | Drogheda United |
16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18-21 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Shelbourne |
16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20-27 | -7 | 14 |
| 10 | Sligo Rovers |
16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15-26 | -11 | 14 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohemian FC |
16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 30-19 | 11 | 32 |
| 2 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21-15 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | Shelbourne |
16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 22-18 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | Shamrock Rovers |
16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21-18 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Dundalk |
16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 24-28 | -4 | 20 |
| 6 | Galway United FC |
16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19-23 | -4 | 17 |
| 7 | Drogheda United |
16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20-30 | -10 | 16 |
| 8 | Derry City |
16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18-23 | -5 | 14 |
| 9 | Waterford FC |
16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22-35 | -13 | 13 |
| 10 | Sligo Rovers |
16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9-28 | -19 | 9 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohemian FC |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15-7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9-2 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Derry City |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10-10 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Shamrock Rovers |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9-9 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Waterford FC |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7-6 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Drogheda United |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-8 | -1 | 6 |
| 7 | Galway United FC |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7-7 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Shelbourne |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-6 | -1 | 5 |
| 9 | Dundalk |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-12 | -5 | 4 |
| 10 | Sligo Rovers |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-9 | -8 | 1 |
Table over each team's last five league matches.
| # | Team | xG | xGA | xG +/- | xPts | Pts | Pos +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
54.3 | 29.7 | +24.6 | 58.6 | 59 | 0 |
| 2 | Bohemian FC |
52.0 | 33.9 | +18.2 | 56.9 | 59 | 0 |
| 3 | Shamrock Rovers |
42.9 | 32.6 | +10.3 | 50.4 | 59 | 0 |
| 4 | Shelbourne |
44.6 | 38.3 | +6.3 | 47.6 | 40 | +2 |
| 5 | Dundalk |
49.9 | 49.3 | +0.6 | 45.4 | 41 | 0 |
| 6 | Derry City |
36.6 | 37.4 | -0.8 | 43.2 | 41 | -2 |
| 7 | Galway United FC |
43.3 | 48.1 | -4.8 | 41.1 | 38 | 0 |
| 8 | Waterford FC |
44.3 | 56.7 | -12.4 | 37.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 9 | Drogheda United |
36.3 | 50.6 | -14.2 | 35.2 | 34 | 0 |
| 10 | Sligo Rovers |
31.0 | 58.7 | -27.7 | 27.3 | 23 | 0 |
Ordered by expected position. xPts is the points the chances created and conceded would typically earn.
Champions League qualificationConference League qualificationRelegation qualificationRelegation
Mark ConnollyGoalkeepers 4
| # | Player | Age | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brian Maher
GK
|
25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 |
Tom Norcott
GK
|
21 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 |
Cole Smyth
|
— | — | 0 | 0 |
| — |
Conal McDermott
|
19 | — | 0 | 0 |
Defenders 7
| # | Player | Age | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
Patrick McClean
CB
|
29 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 |
Jamie Stott
CB, LB
|
28 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |
Brandon Fleming
LB, LWB, CM, LM, CB
|
26 | 0 | 3 | |
| 22 |
Conor Barr
CB, RB
|
20 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24 |
Brooklyn Lyons-Foster
RB, CB, LB
|
25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 |
Christy Grogan
CB, RB
|
20 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 33 |
Oisin O'Brien
|
16 | — | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders 13
| # | Player | Age | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |
Adam O'Reilly
CM, CDM, CAM, RW
|
25 | 5 | 2 | |
| 10 |
Darragh Markey
RW, CM, CAM, RM, CDM Injured
|
29 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 |
Gavin Whyte
ST
|
30 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |
Ellis Chapman
CM, CDM, RW
|
25 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 |
James McClean
CDM, LM, LW, CM, LWB
|
37 | 0 | 3 | |
| 17 |
Nick Twisk
CDM, CM
|
23 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 |
Carl Winchester
CM, CDM Injured
|
33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 |
Cameron Dummigan
CB, CM, CDM
|
30 | 2 | 2 | |
| 28 |
James Olayinka
CM, CDM, LW
|
26 | 1 | 1 | |
| 31 |
Callum Downey
|
18 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 33 |
Yoann Prigent
|
17 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 35 |
Liam Kelly
|
16 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 |
Ciaran Mullan
|
19 | — | 0 | 0 |
Forwards 9
| # | Player | Age | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
Michael Duffy
LW, LM, ST, CAM
|
32 | 11 | 6 | |
| 12 |
Darragh Burns
RW, RM, CM
|
24 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 |
James Clarke
ST, CAM, LW, RW, CM
|
25 | 6 | 3 | |
| 21 |
Kévin Santos
RW, RWB, RM
|
26 | 3 | 1 | |
| 27 |
Liam Boyce
ST
|
35 | 1 | 1 | |
| 29 |
Tyler Smith
ST, CAM
|
27 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32 |
Terence Doherty
|
17 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 |
Michael McColgan
|
— | — | 0 | 0 |
| — |
Eoghan Curran
|
16 | — | 0 | 0 |
No players found.
Ratings, goals and assists are this season's league numbers from FotMob.
Upcoming
| Oct 10, 2026FAI Cup | Galway United FC |
07:30 PM | Derry City |
|
| Oct 17, 2026Premier Division | Drogheda United |
12:15 AM | Derry City |
|
| Oct 20, 2026Premier Division | Derry City |
12:30 AM | St. Patrick's Athletic |
|
| Oct 24, 2026Premier Division | Derry City |
12:15 AM | Dundalk |
|
| Oct 31, 2026Premier Division | Sligo Rovers |
01:15 AM | Derry City |
Results
| Sep 19, 2026Premier Division | Derry City |
1 - 0 | Galway United FC |
W |
| Sep 15, 2026Premier Division | Waterford FC |
2 - 2 | Derry City |
D |
| Sep 12, 2026Premier Division | Shelbourne |
0 - 1 | Derry City |
W |
| Sep 06, 2026FAI Cup | Derry City |
4 - 2 | Dundalk |
W |
| Aug 30, 2026Premier Division | Derry City |
3 - 3 | Shamrock Rovers |
D |
| Aug 22, 2026Premier Division | Bohemian FC |
5 - 3 | Derry City |
L |
| Aug 15, 2026FAI Cup |  UCD |
1 - 2 | Derry City |
W |
| Aug 08, 2026Premier Division | Derry City |
2 - 0 | Sligo Rovers |
W |
| Aug 02, 2026Premier Division | St. Patrick's Athletic |
1 - 1 | Derry City |
D |
| Jul 30, 2026Conference League Qualification | Derry City |
0 - 1 |  Rijeka |
L |
| Jul 24, 2026Conference League Qualification | Rijeka |
1 - 0 | Derry City |
L |
| Jul 19, 2026FAI Cup | Derry City |
3 - 0 |  Tolka Rovers |
W |
Team rankings · Premier Division
6.91
FotMob rating
#3 in league
1.4
Goals per match
#5 in league
1.3
Goals conceded per match
#4 in league
54.9
Average possession
#3 in league
9
Clean sheets
#4 in league
3,472
Attendance
#5 in league
36.6
Expected goals
#8 in league
-0.8
xG difference
#6 in league
4.8
Shots on target per match
#5 in league
57
Big chances
#6 in league
33
Big chances missed
#7 in league
320.1
Accurate passes per match
#5 in league
Club leaders
Top scorer
Assists
Goals + Assists
FotMob rating
- Michael Duffy7.45
- Patrick McClean7.24
Barry Cotter7.17
Minutes played
- Brandon Fleming2,535
- Adam O'Reilly2,386
- Patrick McClean2,228
Goals per 90
- Michael Duffy0.49
Dipo Akinyemi0.38- James Clarke0.30
Expected goals (xG)
- Michael Duffy8.6
- James Clarke4.9
- Adam O'Reilly3.7
Expected goals (xG) per 90
- Michael Duffy0.39
Josh Thomas0.32- James Clarke0.25
Expected goals on target (xGOT)
- Michael Duffy8.4
- James Clarke6.3
- Adam O'Reilly4.8
Shots on target per 90
- Michael Duffy1.2
- Dipo Akinyemi1.0
- Josh Thomas0.9
Shots per 90
- Michael Duffy3.7
- Dipo Akinyemi2.7
- James Clarke1.9
Accurate passes per 90
- Patrick McClean48.6
- Cameron Dummigan39.8
- James McClean38.2
Arrivals 13
| Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|
|
Nick TwiskDM · 2026-07-13
|
 AZ Alkmaar |
Free transfer |
|
Darragh BurnsRW · 2026-07-13
|
 Grimsby Town |
€170k |
|
Ellis ChapmanCM · 2026-07-05
|
Shelbourne |
€220k |
|
Christy GroganCB · 2026-07-04
|
 Stockport County |
Free transfer |
|
Barry CotterRB · 2026-02-24
|
 Barnsley |
Free transfer |
Eddie BeachGK · 2026-02-20
|
 Kilmarnock |
Loan |
|
Josh ThomasST · 2026-01-19
|
 Swansea City |
Loan |
|
James McCleanDM · 2026-01-18
|
 Wrexham |
Free transfer |
|
Patrick McCleanCB · 2026-01-16
|
Sligo Rovers |
— |
Robert SlevinCB · 2025-12-21
|
 Galway |
Free transfer |
|
Darragh MarkeyRW · 2025-12-21
|
Drogheda United |
Free transfer |
|
James OlayinkaCM · 2025-12-21
|
Waterford FC |
Free transfer |
|
James ClarkeST · 2025-12-21
|
Bohemian FC |
Free transfer |
Departures 9
| Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|
|
Barry CotterRB · 2026-09-11
|
 CSKA Sofia |
€100k |
|
Robert SlevinCB · 2026-08-04
|
 Coleraine |
Loan |
Sadou DialloDM · 2026-01-23
|
Bohemian FC |
Free transfer |
Adam FrizzellLW · 2026-01-20
|
 Linfield |
Free transfer |
Daniel MullenST · 2026-01-01
|
 Free agent |
Free transfer |
Ronan BoyceRB · 2025-12-21
|
St. Patrick's Athletic |
Free transfer |
Sam ToddCB · 2025-12-21
|
Bohemian FC |
Free transfer |
Hayden CannCB · 2025-12-21
|
Waterford FC |
Free transfer |
Arlo DohertyGK · 2025-12-13
|
Waterford FC |
Free transfer |
Contract extensions
- Brandon Fleming 2025-12-21
Honours
| Competition | Won | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
 FAI Cup |
6 | 6 |
 Irish Cup |
3 | 4 |
| Premier Division |
2 | 8 |
 Premiership |
1 | 7 |
| League Cup | 1 | 1 |
| FAI President's Cup | 1 | 0 |
| Setanta Cup | 0 | 1 |
Managers by season
| Season | Manager | W | D | L | Win % | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tiernan Lynch | 6 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 2026 | Mark Connolly | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 1.60 |
| 2025 | Tiernan Lynch | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 1.75 |
| 2024 | Ruaidhrí Higgins | 14 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 1.53 |
| 2023 | Ruaidhrí Higgins | 18 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 1.81 |
| 2022 | Ruaidhrí Higgins | 18 | 12 | 6 | 50 | 1.83 |
| 2021 | Declan Devine | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0.71 |
| 2021 | Ruaidhrí Higgins | 13 | 10 | 6 | 45 | 1.69 |
| 2020 | Declan Devine | 5 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 1.11 |
| 2019 | Declan Devine | 15 | 12 | 9 | 42 | 1.58 |
| 2018 | Kenny Shiels | 13 | 3 | 20 | 36 | 1.17 |
| 2017 | Kenny Shiels | 14 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 1.55 |
| 2016 | Kenny Shiels | 17 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 1.88 |
| 2013 | Declan Devine | 17 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 1.70 |
| 2012 | Declan Devine | 11 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 1.30 |
Last updated October 08, 2026 · Refreshes weekly · Data: FotMob