Sligo Rovers F.C.

Sligo Rovers
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Full nameSligo Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bit O'Red, Rovers
Founded1928; 96 years ago (1928)
GroundThe Showgrounds
Capacity5,500 (4,000 seated)
OwnerSupporter owned
ChairmanTommy Higgins
ManagerJohn Russell
LeagueLeague of Ireland Premier Division
2024League of Ireland Premier Division, 6th of 10
Websitehttps://www.sligorovers.com/
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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