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After Rovers returned from Cork with a point following a scoreless draw it meant that the
league title could finally be secured with a win against second place St. Pats in theShow-
grounds on Saturday. The events of that afternoon will live long in the memory of every Sligo
Rovers fan. Demand for tickets meant that extra facilities had to be provided to allow the
crowd of around 6,000 in to witness the game of the season. Raffaele Cretaro got Rovers off
to the perfect start with a spectacular solo effort followed up quickly by a typical poachers fin-
ish to put Rovers into a 2-0 after only 24 minutes and convince most in the crowd that their
dreams were about to be realised as Rovers held that lead through to half-time. However St.
Pats were to come out strongly in the second half with Christy Fagan halving the deficit before
Chris Forrester’s equalized with a deflected effort to deflate the Showgroundson the hour.

However Rovers remained undaunted and fought their way back on top and earned a penalty
with just two minutes remaining. Up stepped Mark Quigley and with his customary poise he
stroked the ball past a static Barry Murphy in goals to send the crowd into mass hysteria. The
remaining minutes eventually passed and the final whistle confirmed that Rovers were league
champions. It also meant that Rovers had gone through the first 28 games of the season with
just one defeat. However that record would not be maintained as Rovers lost in Drogheda
the following week to a late goal and again the next week on the final day against Shamrock
Rovers in the Showgrounds. That would not dampen the celebratory mood however as a
massive crowd flocked to see captain Danny Ventre lift the league trophy to the joy of all in
attendance.
SLIGO ROVERS CLUB HONOURS

League Champions: 1937, 1977; 2012;
League Runners-Up: 1939, 1951; 2011;
1st Div. Champions: 1994;
1st Div. Runners-up: 1986, 1990;
Eircom League 1st Div Champions: 2005:
F.A.I. Cup Winners: 1983, 1994, 2010, 2011, 2013;
F.A.I. Cup Runners-up: 1939, 1940, 1970,
1978, 1981, 2009;
League Cup Winners: 1998, 2010;
League Cup Runners-up: 1976, 1977, 1996;
Setanta Cup Winners: 2014
Shield Winners: 1994;
Shield Runners-up: 1940;
Junior Cup Winners: 1929;
City Cup Winners: 1937;
City Cup Runners-up: 1952;
Leinster League Winners: 1934;
Miller Shield Winners: 1932;
Intermediate Cup Winners: 1934;
Metropolitan Cup Winners: 1934;
Sun Alliance Winners: 1932;
Connacht Senior League Winners: 1981-82,1991- 92,
1993-94;
Connacht Senior Cup Winners: 1981-82;
Connacht Senior Challenge Cup Winners: 1990-91,1993-94;
Connacht League-Cup Winners: 1982-83;
Connacht Junior Cup Winners: ’30, ’78;
Eircom U-21 League Connacht/Ulster Winners: 2002;
U-19 Northern League Winners: 2012;
Connacht U-18 Cup Winners: 1984, 2003, 2004;
Connacht U-18 Youth League: 2010;
Connacht U-16 Cup Winners: 2004;
McSweeney Group Tournament Winners: 2001, 2004;
F.A.I. Youth Cup Runners-Up: 2005