The official team sheet Alex Ferguson’s first game in charge at Manchester United is to be sold at auction - and it features three Irish stars.

Cork City 1 Shamrock Rovers 2

Shamrock Rovers 2 Cork City 0

Shamrock Rovers kept alive their slim title hopes with a fully deserved victory over Drogheda United in a game that saw both sides finished with 10 men.

Sligo Rovers moved five points clear at the top of the Premier Division table, with a game in hand, as they beat Shelbourne 3-1 at Tolka Park.

In a game which looks pivotal to their hopes of retaining their title, Shamrock Rovers host leaders Sligo Rovers in the Airtricity League Premier Division this evening in front of the Setanta cameras at Tallaght Stadium (8pm).

Champions Shamrock Rovers moved into third place in the Airtricity Premier Division and are now just four points behind leaders Sligo Rovers with a fully deserved victory over bottom-of-the-table UCD at the Belfield Bowl last night.

Champions Shamrock Rovers’ hopes of a third successive title took another major knock when held to a scoreless draw by battling Bray Wanderers in an entertaining encounter at Tallaght Stadium last night.

A host of missed late chances on a frustrating night for Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium leaves Ekranas holding a distinct advantage ahead of the second leg in Lithuania next week.

Shamrock Rovers 0 FK Ekranas 0

Bray Wanderers will start slight favourites when they play host to Shelbourne in the pick of tonight’s 11 FAI Ford Cup ties at the Carlisle Grounds (7.05 pm, live on RTÉ 2).

Runaway Premier Division leaders Sligo Rovers will be hoping to open up the gap on the chasing pack when they host Shelbourne at the Showgrounds (7.45pm) tonight.

Sligo Rovers 3 Shamrock Rovers 0

A 77th-minute David McDaid goal earned 10-man Derry City a share of the points against Shamrock Rovers in their absorbing Airtricity Premier Division encounter at Tallaght Stadium last night.

Gary Twigg’s first hat-trick at home helped Shamrock Rovers return to winning ways as they strolled to an emphatic 6-0 win over Dundalk in their Airtricity Premier Division encounter at Tallaght Stadium last night.

Gary Twigg celebrated his player of the month award for March by scoring a hat-trick as Shamrock Rovers bounced back from their heavy defeat at St. Patrick's Athletic last week to trounce Dundalk 6-0 on an emotional night at Tallaght Stadium.

Holders Shamrock Rovers beat Cliftonville 3-1 on penalties to advance to the semi-finals of the Setanta Sports Cup on a dramatic night at Solitude.

Ace striker Gary Twigg scored a goal in each half to give defending champions Shamrock Rovers a winning start to the new campaign, and it was more comfortable than the scoreline suggests, against an under-strength Drogheda.

STEPHEN KENNY, the new manager of Shamrock Rovers, has said that he wouldn’t have left Derry City for any other League of Ireland club.

KERRY native Billy Dennehy says he’s prepared to shun cross-channel interest to stay at Shamrock Rovers under new boss Stephen Kenny.

Shamrock Rovers 1 PAOK FC 3

Shamrock Rovers 1 PAOK 3

HAVING already secured the 2011 Airtricity League title at Belfield last Tuesday, Shamrock Rovers’ final assignment offered an opportunity for the club to celebrate their achievements on home turf against a Galway United side that few expected would offer anything but token opposition.

Shamrock Rovers 4 Galway United 0

There is a massive game taking place in both tiers of the Airtricity League tonight.

Shamrock Rovers will be crowned champions with a victory at the UCD Bowl when they take on UCD tonight, kick-off 7.05pm.

SHAMROCK ROVERS travel to Belfield tonight knowing a win against UCD will secure the 2011 Airtricity League title.

TWO GOAL Karl Sheppard was the hero as Shamrock Rovers went back to the top of the Premier Division table, the in-form striker grabbing a dramatic 89th minute winner at windswept Carlisle Grounds yesterday.

Bray Wanderers 1 Shamrock Rovers 2

Former Tottenham midfielder Rohan Ricketts was handed a start in Shamrock Rovers’ opening Europa League Group A clash with Rubin Kazan.

AN injury-time goal from John Dillon gave Sligo Rovers a vital win over nine-man Shamrock Rovers in their absorbing Premier Division encounter at Tallaght Stadium last night.

UCD 0 Shamrock Rovers 6

MICHAEL O’NEILL is adamant his Shamrock Rovers players won’t be intimidated by the cauldron of heat and hostility in the Partizan Stadium in Belgrade tonight.

SHAMROCK ROVERS joined Derry City at the top of the Airtricity League Premier Division last night, but not without a major scare at the home of basement side Galway.

Shamrock Rovers 1 FK Partizan 1

Shamrock Rovers can return to the top of the table with victory over UCD at Tallaght Stadium tonight, kick-off 8.00pm.

DERRY CITY and Shamrock Rovers both have the opportunity to move to the top of the Airtricity Premier Division when they host St Patrick’s Athletic and UCD respectively in tonight’s clashes.

Shamrock Rovers would return to the top of the table with victory over arch rivals Bohemians at Dalymount Park tonight, kick-off 7.05pm.

IT’S another big Airtricity League Premier Division derby night in the capital as Bohemians host Shamrock Rovers at Dalymount Park (kick-off 7.05pm).

SHAMROCK ROVERS’ Champions League dream might have crashed and burned in Tallaght but at least they have the consolation of being parachuted into the play-offs of the Europa League.

Shamrock Rovers 0 FC Copenhagen 2 (Copenhagen win 3-0 on aggregate)

SHAMROCK ROVERS go into tonight’s Champions League third qualifying round clash against FC Copenhagen with a massive task. They must overcome a club that made the knockout stages of the competition last year, emerging from the group stages behind Barcelona before being eliminated in the last 16 by Chelsea.

Flora Tallinn 0 Shamrock Rovers 0 (Shamrock Rovers win 1-0 on aggregate)

FC Flora 0 Shamrock Rovers 0 (Shamrock Rovers win 1-0 on agg)