Sligo Rovers 3 Drogheda United 0

Anthony Elding said he couldn’t have written the script better as his dream ending to the season saw him win the FAI Ford Cup for Sligo Rovers.

Drogheda United 2 Sligo Rovers 3

Sligo Rovers 3 Shamrock Rovers 0

Sligo Rovers will meet Drogheda United in the final of the FAI Ford Cup after respective victories over Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk in two incident packed semi-finals.

Molde 2 Sligo Rovers 0 (Molde win 3-0 on Agg)

Sligo Rovers 0 Molde 1

Sligo Rovers 1 St Patrick’s Athletic 1

Rory Patterson scored a second half hat-trick as holders Derry City won 4-0 at non-league Blarney United to cruise safely into the third round of the FAI Ford Cup.

Sligo Rovers 0 Dundalk 1

AIRTRICITY PREMIER DIVISION:

Cork City overcame last Friday’s horror show at home to Bray Wanderers to record an impressive 4-0 win and book their place in the third round of the EA Sports Cup at Wexford Youths last night.

Chris Lyons dumped his home town club out of the EA Sports cup with a double at Dalymount Park as Bohemians beat Bray Wanderers 4-2 in extra-time to make the quarter-finals.

AIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

Sligo Rovers 1 Drogheda Utd 0 (Drogheda Utd win 2-1 on agg)

Anthony Elding scored his ninth goal of the season as Sligo Rovers equalled the Premier Division record of eight straight wins in beating Cork City 2-0 in a generally dour contest at the Showgrounds.

Anthony Elding rediscovered his goal touch, hitting a brace, to make it a magnificent seven straight league wins for Sligo Rovers as they beat second-bottom Shelbourne 2-0 at the Showgrounds.

Central defender Jeff Henderson scored a late winner as Sligo Rovers came from behind to beat Limerick 2-1 at the Showgrounds to maintain their 100% start to the season.

Dundalk 1 Sligo Rovers 3

Anthony Elding maintained his goalscoring touch with a double as champions Sligo Rovers beat Bray Wanderers 3-0 before a crowd of 2,684 at the Showgrounds.

New signing Anthony Elding made it two goals in as many games to get champions Sligo Rovers off to the perfect start in defence of their title as they beat FAI Cup holders Derry City 1-0 at the Brandywell as the Airtricity League season kicked off in earnest.

Birmingham 3 Rochdale 2

Liverpool 2 Crewe 1

Leeds have pleaded guilty to a Football Association charge of using an unlicensed agent.

Northampton boss Colin Calderwood expects the Football Association to investigate a touchline row which led to Stevenage Borough goalkeeping coach Lionel Perez being sent off during yesterday’s FA Cup tie at Broadhall Way.