The 2023 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season started on 4 February when Shamrock Rovers defeated University College Dublin in the Leinster Senior Cup. Shamrock Rovers were knocked–out of the UEFA Champions League on 18 July in the first qualifying round, knocked–out of the FAI Cup on 23 July in the first round, and knocked–out of the UEFA Europa Conference League on 3 August in the second qualifying round. Shamrock Rovers had won the previous three Premier Division championships coming into the 2023 season (2020, 2021, and 2022).
Competitions Premier Division Premier Division review February Shamrock Rovers first league match happened on 18 February against Sligo Rovers The match took place at The Showgrounds in Sligo in front of 4,248 supporters. The match finished in a 1–1 draw. Graham Burke scored for Shamrock Rovers and Lukas Browning-Lagerfeldt for Sligo Rovers. Roberto Lopes was sent–off during the match. Shamrock Rovers next match was against Drogheda United at Weavers Park in Drogheda in front of 2,182 supporters. The match finished in a 1–1 draw. Graham Burke scored for Shamrock Rovers and Ryan Brennan scored for Drogheda United. Lee Grace and Daniel Cleary were sent–off during the match.
March Shamrock Rovers faced Derry City on 3 March at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 7,626 supporters. Derry City won the match 2–1. Johnny Kenny scored for Shamrock Rovers and Ben Doherty and Jamie McGonigle scored for Derry City. Shamrock Rovers faced Cork City on 6 March at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 4,028 supporters. The match finished in a 4–4 draw. Rory Gaffney, Lee Grace, Simon Power, and Seán Hoare scored for Shamrock Rovers. Cork City got two goals from Darragh Crowley and got a goal each from Ruairí Keating and Kevin Čustović. Shamrock Rovers faced Shelbourne on 10 March at Tolka Park in Drumcondra, a suburb or Dublin in front of 4,378 supporters. The match finished in a 0–0 draw. Shamrock Rovers faced St Patrick's Athletic on 17 March at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 7,674 supporters. The match finished in a 2–2 draw. Richie Towell and Jack Byrne scored for Shamrock Rovers. Eoin Doyle and Jake Mulraney scored for St Patrick's Athletic. Shamrock Rovers faced Dundalk on 31 March at Oriel Park in Dundalk in front of 3,761. Shamrock Rovers won 4–0 with goals from Rory Gaffney, Lee Grace, Johnny Kenny, and Graham Burke. This was Shamrock Rovers first win of the season.
April Shamrock Rovers took on Bohemians on 7 April at Dalymount Park in Dublin in front of 4,290 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 2–0 with goals from Neil Farrugia and Rory Gaffney. Shamrock Rovers faced University College Dublin on 10 April at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 4,012 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 3–0 with two goals from Graham Burke and a goal from Jack Byrne. Shamrock Rovers faced Shelbourne on 14 April at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 6,835 supporters. The match finished in a 2–2 draw. Graham Burke and Roberto Lopes scored for Shamrock Rovers. Shelbourne got goals from an own goal from Graham Burke and a goal from Matty Smith. Shamrock Rovers faced St. Patrick's Athletic on 21 April at Richmond Park in Dublin in front of 5,,011 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 2–0 with goals from Johnny Kenny and Trevor Clarke. Shamrock Rovers faced Sligo Rovers on 28 April at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 5,512 supporters.
May Shamrock Rovers started May with a match against Derry City. The match took place on 1 May at Brandywell Stadium in Derry, Northern Ireland in front of 3,700 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 2–0 with goals from Richie Towell and Jack Byrne. Goalkeeper Alan Mannus, who went off injured, was replaced by Leon Pöhls. On 5 May, Shamrock Rovers were at home to Bohemians in front of 7,864 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 2–0 with goals from Trevor Clarke and Rory Gaffney. On 12 May, Shamrock Rovers faced University College Dublin at the UCD Bowl in Dublin in front of 1,673 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 3–0 with goals from Trevor Clarke and Aaron Greene and an own goal from Adam Wells. On 19 May, Shamrock Rovers faced St. Patrick's Athletic at home at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 6,212 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won the match 3–2. Shamrock Rovers got a goal from Lee Grace and two goals from Richie Towell, including one from a penalty kick. Shamrock Rovers lost their next two matches. They had been on a 13–match undefeated streak. The two losses came against Drogheda United in Dublin, who won 3–2, and Cork City, who won 1–0. Richie Towell, Johnny Kenny, and Seán Hoare were all sent–off during the match against Cork City.
June On 2 June, Shamrock Rovers faced Dundalk at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 5,602 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 2–0 with two goals from Aaron Greene. Ronan Finn was sent–off during the match. On 5 June, Shamrock Rovers face Sligo Rovers at The Showgrounds in Sligo in front of 2,587 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 3–0 with two goals from Rory Gaffney and a goal from Aaron Greene. On 9 June, Shamrock Rovers faced University College Dublin at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 5,782 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 4–0 with an own goal from Harvey O'Brien and goals from Jack Byrne, Graham Burke, and Kieran Cruise. On 26 June, Shamrock Rovers faced Bohemians at Dalymount Park in Dublin in front of 4,370 supporters. The match finished in a 2–2 draw. Neil Farrugia and Markus Poom scored for Shamrock Rovers and Jonathan Afolabi and James Clarke scored for Bohemians. Shamrock Rovers faced Derry City on 26 June at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 5,824 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 1–0 with a goal from Rory Gaffney. Shamrock Rovers finished June with a 2–0 loss to Dundalk. Louie Annesley and Patrick Hoban scored for Dundalk.
July Shamrock Rovers had only one league match in July. The match was against Drogheda United on 7 July at Weavers Park in Drogheda in front of 2,284 supporters. The match finished in a 0–0 draw. The rest of July included matches in the FAI Cup, UEFA Champions League, and UEFA Europa Conference League.
August Shamrock Rovers league campaign continued in August when they faced Cork City at Tallaght Stadium on 6 August in front of 3,419 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won the match 2–1. Graham Burke and Liam Burt scored for Shamrock Rovers and Barry Coffey scored for Cork City. On 11 August, Shamrock Rovers faced Shelbourne at Tolka Park in Drumcondra in front of 4,250 supporters. The match finished in a 1–1 draw. Markus Poom scored for Shamrock Rovers and Gavin Molloy scored for Shelbourne.After the match, Aaron Greene was restrained by teammates after comments were directed at him by a supporter. Shamrock Rovers finished August with a 1–0 win against Dundalk. The match took place on 25 August at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 6,021 supporters.
September Shamrock Rovers started September with a 3–0 win against Bohemians. The match took place on 1 September at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 7,816 supporters. Lee Grace, Ronan Finn, and Neil Farrugia scored for Shamrock Rovers. On 15 September, Shamrock Rovers faced Derry City at Brandywell Stadium in Derry in front of 3,435 supporters. Shamrock Rovers got their goal from Graham Burke from a penalty kick and Cameron McJannett scored for Derry City. On 22 September, Shamrock Rovers faced University College Dublin at UCD Bowl in Dublin in front of 1,615 supporters. The match finished in a 0–0 draw. The draw meant Shamrock Rovers extended their lead over Derry City at the top of the table and University College Dublin confirmed their relegation to the 2024 LOI First Division. Shamrock Rovers finished September with a 1–0 win against Shelbourne. The match took place on 29 September at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 7,879 supporters. Graham Burke scored the only goal of the match then was sent–off after receiving a second yellow card "moments after putting his side ahead". The three previous matches against Shelbourne in 2023 had been draws.
October and November Shamrock Rovers started October with a match against Drogheda United on 22 October. The match took place at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin. Shamrock Rovers won the match 5–0 with goals from Trevor Clarke, Richie Towell, Neil Farrugia, and Markus Poom. Shamrock Rovers played St. Patrick's Athletic on 27 October, came away with a 2–0 win, which was enough to clinch them their 4th Premier Division title in a row. Goals from Aaron Greene and Graham Burke won it on the night. Shamrock Rovers finished October with a 0–0 draw against Cork City. On 3 November, Shamrock Rovers finished the 2023 season with a 4–2 win against Sligo Rovers in front of 8,021 supporters. Shamrock Rovers got two goals from Dylan Watts and a goal each from Graham Burke and Aaron Greene. Kailin Barlow and Fabrice Hartmann scored for Sligo Rovers.
Premier Division results DateOpponentVenueResultsShamrock RovergoalscorersAttendance19 FebruarySligo RoversThe Showgrounds1–1Burke4,24824 FebruaryDrogheda UnitedWeavers Park1–1Burke2,1823 MarchDerry CityTallaght Stadium1–2Kenny7,6266 MarchCork CityTallaght Stadium4–4Gaffney, Grace, Power, Hoare4,02810 MarchShelbourneTolka Park0–0—4,37117 MarchSt Patrick's AthleticTallaght Stadium2–2Towell, Byrne7,67431 MarchDundalkOriel Park4–0Gaffney, Grace, Kenny, Burke3,7617 AprilBohemiansDalymount Park2–0Farrugia, Gaffney4,29010 AprilUniversity College DublinTallaght Stadium3–0Burke (2), Byrne4,01214 AprilShelbourneTallaght Stadium2–2Burke, Lopes6,83521 AprilSt. Patrick's AthleticRichmond Park2–0Clarke, Kenny5,01128 AprilSligo RoversTallaght Stadium2–1Kenny, Clarke5,5121 MayDerry CityBrandywell Stadium2–0Towell, Byrne3,7005 MayBohemiansTallaght Stadium2–0Clarke, Byrne7,86412 MayUniversity College DublinUCD Bowl3–0Clarke, Greene, Wells (O.G.)1,67315 MaySt. Patrick's AthleticTallaght Stadium3–2Grace, Towell (2, Pen.)6,21219 MayDrogheda UnitedTallaght Stadium1–2Gaffney5,15726 MayCork CityTurners Cross0–1—4,2402 JuneDundalkTallaght Stadium2–0Greene (2)5,6025 JuneSligo RoversThe Showgrounds3–0Gaffney (2), Greene2,5879 JuneUniversity College DublinTallaght Stadium4–0O'Brien (O.G.), Byrne, Burke, Cruise5,78223 JuneBohemiansDalymount Park2–2Farrugia, Poom4,37026 JuneDerry CityTallaght Stadium1–0Gaffney5,82430 JuneDundalkOriel Park0–2—3,1567 JulyDrogheda UnitedWeavers Park0–0—2,2846 AugustCork CityTallaght Stadium2–1Burke, Burt3,41911 AugustShelbourneTolka Park1–1Poom4,25025 AugustDundalkTallaght Stadium1–0Lopes6,0211 SeptemberBohemiansTallaght Stadium3–0Grace, Finn, Farrugia7,81615 SeptemberDerry CityBrandywell Stadium1–1Burke (Pen.)3,43522 SeptemberUniversity College DublinUCD Bowl0–0—1,61529 SeptemberShelbourneTallaght Stadium1–0Burke7,87922 OctoberDrogheda UnitedTallaght Stadium5–0Clarke, Towell, Kenny, Farrugia, Poom4,67227 OctoberSt. Patrick's AthleticRichmond Park2–0Greene, Burke5,02230 OctoberCork CityTurners Cross0–0—3 NovemberSligo RoversTallaght Stadium4–2Burke, Watts (2), Greene8,021
Premier Division table
Results overview
FAI Cup FAI Cup review Shamrock Rovers entered the first round of the 2023 FAI Cup. They faced Dundalk in the first round on 23 July 2023 at Oriel Park in Dundalk. Dundalk won the match 1–0 with a goal from Hayden Muller. Rory Gaffney left the match after five minutes due to injury.
FAI Cup results DateRoundOpponentVenueResultShamrock RoversgoalscorersAttendance23 July1DundalkOriel Park0–1—2,686
President's Cup President's Cup review The 2023 President's Cup took place on 10 February 2023 at Brandywell Stadium in Derry, Northern Ireland. Derry City won 2–0 with goals from Will Patching and Michael Duffy.
President's cup result DateOpponentVenueResultShamrock Roversgoalscorers10 FebruaryDerry CityBrandywell Stadium0–2—
Leinster Senior Cup Leinster Senior Cup review