League_of_Ireland_Player_of_the_Month

League of Ireland Player of the Month

Irish football award

The League of Ireland Player of the Month is awarded monthly to the best player in the League of Ireland. The winners are selected by Soccer Writers' Ireland, commonly known as the SWI (formerly known as Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland).

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Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Ireland	Mick Leech	Shamrock Rovers	FW
October	Ireland	Vinny Maguire	Waterford	DF
November	Ireland	Jackie Morley	Waterford	MF
December	Northern Ireland	Terry Harkin	Finn Harps	FW
January	Ireland	Miah Dennehy	Cork Hibernians	MF
February	Ireland	Alfie Hale	Waterford	FW
March	Ireland	Turlough O'Connor	Bohemians	FW
April	Ireland	Miah Dennehy	Cork Hibernians	MF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Scotland	Doug Wood	Athlone Town	DF
October	Ireland	Tommy McConville	Waterford	DF
November	Ireland	Alfie Hale	Waterford	FW
December	Ireland	Fred Davis	Bohemians	GK
January	Ireland	Miah Dennehy	Cork Hibernians	MF
February	Ireland	Paul McNaughton	Shelbourne	DF
March	Ireland	Richard Brooks	Cork Celtic	DF
April	Ireland	Alfie Hale	Waterford	FW

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Ireland	Turlough O'Connor	Bohemians	FW
October	Ireland	Terry Flanagan	Bohemians	FW
November	Ireland	Frank O'Neill	Cork Celtic	FW
December	Ireland	Donal Murphy	Shamrock Rovers	MF
January	Ireland	Johnny Fullam	Bohemians	DF
February	Ireland	Ben Hannigan	Cork Celtic	FW
March	Ireland	Charlie Ferry	Finn Harps	FW
April	N/A	No Award	N/A	N/A

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Ireland	Donal Murphy	Shamrock Rovers	MF
October	Ireland	Mick Leech	Waterford	FW
November	Ireland	Pat Byrne	Bohemians	MF
December	Ireland	Mick Smyth	Bohemians	GK
January	Ireland	Jim Smith	Finn Harps	MF
February	Ireland	Dave Wigginton	Cork Hibernians	MF
March	Ireland	Tommy Kelly	Bohemians	MF
April	Ireland	Vincent McKenna	Shelbourne	MF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Ireland	Eugene Davis	Athlone Town	MF
October	Ireland	Carl Humphries	Athlone Town	FW
November	Ireland	Brendan Bradley	Finn Harps	FW
December	Ireland	Gerry Ryan	Bohemians	FW
January	England	Bobby Tambling	Cork Celtic	FW
February	Ireland	Bryan McSweeney	Cork Celtic	MF
March	Ireland	Seamus McDowell	Dundalk	MF
April	Northern Ireland	Martin Donnelly	Drogheda United	DF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Ireland	Sean Byrne	St Patrick's Athletic	MF
October	Ireland	Paul McGee	Sligo Rovers	FW
November	Northern Ireland	Martin Donnelly	Drogheda United	DF
December	Ireland	Paul McGee	Sligo Rovers	FW
January	Ireland	Fran O'Brien	Bohemians	MF
February	Ireland	Ashley Grimes	Bohemians	DF
March	Ireland	Mick Lawlor	Dundalk	FW
April	Ireland	John Herrick	Limerick	MF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Ireland	Cathal Muckian	Drogheda United	FW
October	Ireland	Eamonn Gregg	Bohemians	DF
November	Ireland	Jim Sheridan	Finn Harps	DF
December	England	Sid Wallace	Waterford United	FW
January	England	Alex Ludzic	Cork Alberts	GK
February	Northern Ireland	Alan Patterson	Sligo Rovers	GK
March	Ireland	Johnny Giles	Shamrock Rovers	MF
April	Ireland	Eamonn Gregg	Bohemians	DF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Ireland	Dermot Keely	Dundalk	DF
October	Ireland	Tommy O'Brien	Cork Celtic	MF
November	N/A	Full Team	Home Farm	N/A
December	Ireland	Mick Leech	Drogheda United	FW
January	Ireland	Paddy Joyce	Bohemians	FW
February	Ireland	Derek Carthy	St Patrick's Athletic	FW
March	Ireland	Paddy Dunning	Dundalk	DF
April	Ireland	Sean Byrne	Dundalk	MF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Ireland	Eoin Hand	Limerick United	DF
October	Ireland	Dermot Keely	Dundalk	DF
November	Ireland	Brendan Storan	Limerick United	DF
December	Ireland	Alan Campbell	Shamrock Rovers	FW
January	Ireland	Joe Logan	Finn Harps	MF
February	England	Richie Blackmore	Dundalk	GK
March	Ireland	Jackie Jameson	St Patrick's Athletic	FW
April	Ireland	Peter Thomas	Waterford United	GK

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Ireland	Des Kennedy	Limerick United	FW
October	Ireland	Mick Fairclough	Dundalk	MF
November	Ireland	Michael O'Connor	Athlone Town	FW
December	Ireland	Padraig O'Connor	Athlone Town	MF
January	Ireland	Liam Keane	Cork United	MF
February	Ireland	Liam Harbison	Finn Harps	DF
March	Ireland	Tony Fagan	Sligo Rovers	MF
April	Ireland	Eugene Davis	Athlone Town	MF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Ireland	Barry Kehoe	Dundalk	MF
October	Ireland	Jackie Jameson	Bohemians	FW
November	Ireland	David Flavin	Thurles Town	GK
December	Ireland	Liam Buckley	Shamrock Rovers	FW
January	Ireland	Jim Beglin	Shamrock Rovers	DF
February	Ireland	Mick Byrne	Shelbourne	FW
March	Ireland	Paul McGrath	St Patrick's Athletic	DF
April	Ireland	Tommy McConville	Dundalk	DF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Ireland	Denis Clarke	Athlone Town	FW
October	Ireland	Leo Flanagan	Dundalk	MF
November	Ireland	Noel Larkin	Athlone Town	FW
December	Ireland	Brendan Bradley	Finn Harps	FW
January	Ireland	Kieran McCabe	Shelbourne	MF
February	Ireland	Martin Murray	Drogheda United	MF
March	Ireland	Eddie O'Halloran	Cobh Ramblers	DF
April	Ireland	Barry Murphy	Bohemians	DF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Ireland	Larry Wyse	Athlone Town	MF
October	Ireland	Brendan Bradley	Finn Harps	FW
November	Ireland	Pat Byrne	Shamrock Rovers	MF
December	Ireland	Jackie Jameson	Bohemians	FW
January	Ireland	Alan Campbell	Shamrock Rovers	FW
February	Ireland	Liam Murphy	Limerick City	DF
March	Ireland	Mick Bennett	Waterford United	MF
April	Ireland	Jacko McDonagh	Shamrock Rovers	DF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Ireland	Gino Lawless	Bohemians	MF
October	Ireland	Jacko McDonagh	Shamrock Rovers	DF
November	Ireland	Mick McLoughlin	Galway United	DF
December	Ireland	Fran Hitchcock	Home Farm	FW
January	Ireland	Al Finucane	Limerick	DF
February	Ireland	Pat O'Kelly	Home Farm	DF
March	Ireland	Tommy Gaynor	Limerick	FW
April	Ireland	Denis Bonner	Galway United	MF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Northern Ireland	Billy Hamilton	Limerick City	FW
October	Ireland	Mark Ennis	St Patrick's Athletic	FW
November	Ireland	Paul Doolin	Derry City	MF
December	Ireland	Terry Kearns	Cobh Ramblers	MF
January	Ireland	Larry Wyse	Dundalk	MF
February	Ireland	Paddy Dunning	Drogheda United	DF
March	Northern Ireland	Liam Coyle	Derry City	FW
April	Ireland	Dave Barry	Cork City	MF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Ireland	Paul Bannon	Cork City	FW
October	Ireland	Peter Hanrahan	Dundalk	FW
November	Ireland	Curtis Fleming	St Patrick's Athletic	DF
December	Ireland	Denis Bonner	Sligo Rovers	MF
January	Ireland	Dave Connell	Shamrock Rovers	DF
February	Ireland	Pat Morley	Cork City	FW
March	Ireland	Sean Murphy	Ashtown Villa	FW
April	Scotland	Tom McNulty	Dundalk	MF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Ireland	Dave Tilson	Bohemians	MF
October	Ireland	Pat Morley	Cork City	FW
November	Scotland	Gerry McCabe	Cork City	MF
December	Ireland	Ken DeMange	Limerick	MF
January	Ireland	Robbie Best	Bohemians	DF
February	Ireland	Pascal Keane	Waterford United	FW
March	England	Garry Haylock	Shelbourne	FW
April	Ireland	Anthony Whelan	Shelbourne	DF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
September	Ireland	Anthony Buckley	Cork City	MF
October	Ireland	Stephen Geoghegan	Shamrock Rovers	FW
November	Ireland	Alan Byrne	Shamrock Rovers	MF
December	Northern Ireland	Peter Hutton	Derry City	DF
January	Ireland	John Brennan	Galway United	FW
February	Ireland	John Kenny	Sligo Rovers	MF
March	Ireland	Eoin Mullen	Shamrock Rovers	DF
April	Ireland	Dermot O'Neill	Derry City	GK

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
August	Ireland	Gavin Dykes	Sligo Rovers	DF
September	Ireland	Tony O'Connor	Bohemians	DF
October	Ireland	John McDonnell	St Patrick's Athletic	DF
November	Ireland	John Caulfield	Cork City	FW
December	England	Mike Small	Sligo Rovers	FW
January	Ireland	Jason Sherlock	UCD	FW
February	Northern Ireland	Paul Curran	Derry City	DF
March	England	Mark Rutherford	Shelbourne	MF
April	Northern Ireland	Liam Coyle	Derry City	FW

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
August	Ireland	Dessie Baker	Shelbourne	FW
September	Ireland	Pat Scully	Shelbourne	DF
October	Ireland	Brian Byrne	Dundalk	MF
November	Ireland	Colin Hawkins	St Patrick's Athletic	DF
December	Ireland	Ollie Cahill	Cork City	MF
January	Ireland	Matt Britton	Shamrock Rovers	MF
February	USA	Nicky Brujos	Sligo Rovers	GK
March	Ireland	Keith Doyle	St Patrick's Athletic	DF
April	Ireland	Thomas Morgan	St Patrick's Athletic	MF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
August	Ireland	Derek Coughlan	Cork City	DF
September	Ireland	Jason Byrne	Bray Wanderers	FW
October	Ireland	Trevor Molloy	St Patrick's Athletic	FW
November	Ireland	John Caulfield	Cork City	FW
December	Ireland	Aidan Lynch	UCD	DF
January	Ireland	Martin Russell	St Patrick's Athletic	MF
February	Ireland	Richie Baker	Shelbourne	MF
March	Ireland	Paul Coughlan	Cobh Ramblers	FW
April	Ireland	Michael Devine	Waterford United	GK

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
August	Ireland	Shane Robinson	Shamrock Rovers	MF
September	Ireland	Pat Fenlon	Shelbourne	MF
October	Ireland	Pat Morley	Cork City	FW
November	Ireland	Trevor Molloy	St Patrick's Athletic	FW
December	Wales	Steve Williams	Shelbourne	GK
January	Ireland	Michael Dempsey	Bohemians	GK
February	Ireland	Ciarán Martyn	UCD	DF
March	Ireland	Dessie Baker	Shelbourne	FW
April	Ireland	Colm Tresson	Bray Wanderers	DF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
August	England	Kevin Hunt	Bohemians	MF
September	Ireland	Glen Crowe	Bohemians	FW
October	Ireland	Glen Crowe	Bohemians	FW
November	Ireland	Stephen O'Brien	Longford Town	GK
December	Ireland	Richie Baker	Shelbourne	MF
January	Ireland	Paul Doolin	Shelbourne	MF
February	Ireland	Liam Kelly	St Patrick's Athletic	FW
March	N/A	No Award	N/A	N/A
April	England	Mark Rutherford	Bohemians	FW

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
July	Ireland	John O'Flynn	Cork City	FW
August	Ireland	George O'Callaghan	Cork City	FW
September	Barbados	Eric Lavine	Longford Town	FW
October	Northern Ireland	Eamon Doherty	Derry City	MF
November	Ireland	Glen Crowe	Bohemians	FW
December	Ireland	Barry Ryan	UCD	GK
January	England	Kevin Hunt	Bohemians	MF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
March/April	Ireland	Richie Baker	Shelbourne	MF
May	Ireland	George O'Callaghan	Cork City	FW
July	Ireland	Mark Farren	Derry City	FW
August	Ireland	Liam Kearney	Cork City	MF
September	Northern Ireland	Peter Hutton	Derry City	DF
October	Ireland	Jason Byrne	Shelbourne	FW
November	Ireland	Roy O'Donovan	Cork City	FW

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Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
March	Ireland	Tony McDonnell	UCD	DF
April	Ireland	Glen Fitzpatrick	Shelbourne	FW
May	Ireland	Graham Gartland	Drogheda United	DF
June	Northern Ireland	Paddy McCourt	Derry City	MF
July	Ireland	Dan Murray	Cork City	DF
August	Northern Ireland	Kevin Deery	Derry City	MF
September	Ireland	Joe Gamble	Cork City	MF
October	Ireland	Owen Heary	Shelbourne	DF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
March	Ireland	Alan Kirby	St Patrick's Athletic	MF
April	Ireland	Brian Shelley	Drogheda United	DF
May	Ireland	Tadhg Purcell	Shamrock Rovers	FW
June	Ireland	Derek Glynn	Galway United	FW
July	England	Matthew Judge	Sligo Rovers	FW
August	Ireland	Dave Mooney	Longford Town	FW
September	Ireland	Guy Bates	Drogheda United	FW
October	Ireland	Brian Shelley	Drogheda United	DF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
March	Ireland	Keith Fahey	St Patrick's Athletic	MF
April	Ireland	Patrick Kavanagh	Bray Wanderers	MF
May	Ireland	Killian Brennan	Bohemians	MF
June	Ireland	Dave Mooney	Cork City	FW
July	Ireland	Ollie Cahill	Drogheda United	MF
August	Ireland	Mark Quigley	St Patrick's Athletic	FW
September	Ireland	Gary Deegan	Bohemians	MF
October	Ireland	Owen Heary	Bohemians	DF
November	Ireland	Brian Murphy	Bohemians	GK

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
March	Ireland	Derek O'Brien	Galway United	MF
April	Scotland	Gary Twigg	Shamrock Rovers	FW
May	Ireland	Colin Healy	Cork City	MF
June	Ireland	Raffaele Cretaro	Sligo Rovers	FW
July	Ireland	Declan O'Brien	St Patrick's Athletic	FW
August	Ireland	Brian Shelley	Bohemians	DF
September	Scotland	Gary Twigg	Shamrock Rovers	FW
October	Ireland	Raffaele Cretaro	Sligo Rovers	FW
November	Ireland	Conan Byrne	Sporting Fingal	MF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
March	Ireland	Conor Kenna	St Patrick's Athletic	DF
April	Ireland	Karl Sheppard	Galway United	FW
May	Ireland	David McMillan	UCD	FW
June	Ireland	Paddy Madden	Bohemians	FW
July	Ireland	Dave Mulcahy	St Patrick's Athletic	MF
August	Ireland	Aidan Price	Shamrock Rovers	DF
September	Ireland	Jake Kelly	Bray Wanderers	FW
October	Ireland	Richie Ryan	Sligo Rovers	MF
November	Ireland	Ciaran Kelly	Sligo Rovers	GK

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
March	England	Anthony Elding	Sligo Rovers	FW
April	Ireland	Barry McNamee	Derry City	MF
May	Ireland	Killian Brennan	St Patrick's Athletic	MF
June	Ireland	Jason Byrne	Bray Wanderers	FW
July	Ireland	Patrick Hoban	Dundalk	FW
August	Ireland	Richie Towell	Dundalk	MF
September	Ireland	Anthony Flood	St Patrick's Athletic	FW
October	Ireland	Ciarán Kilduff	Cork City	FW
November	England	Danny North	Sligo Rovers	FW

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
March	Ireland	Gary O'Neill	Drogheda United	FW
April	Ireland	Chris Forrester	St Patrick's Athletic	MF
May	Ireland	Daryl Horgan	Dundalk	MF
June	Ireland	Mark O'Sullivan	Cork City	FW
July	Ireland	Richie Towell	Dundalk	MF
August	Ireland	Rory Gaffney	Limerick	FW
September	Ireland	Dane Massey	Dundalk	DF
October	Ireland	Patrick Hoban	Dundalk	FW
November	Ireland	Christy Fagan	St Patrick's Athletic	FW

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
March	Ireland	Sean Maguire	Cork City	FW
April	Ireland	Conor McCormack	Cork City	MF
May	Ireland	Ryan Delaney	Cork City	DF
June	Ireland	Patrick McEleney	Dundalk	MF
July	Ireland	Fuad Sule	Bohemians	MF
August	Ireland	Ronan Murray	Galway United	FW
September	Ireland	Brandon Miele	Shamrock Rovers	MF
October	Ireland	Alan Bennett	Cork City	DF
November	Ireland	Mark McNulty	Cork City	GK

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
February	Ireland	Graham Cummins	Cork City	FW
March	Ireland	Graham Burke	Shamrock Rovers	FW
April	Ireland	Michael Duffy	Dundalk	MF
May	Ireland	Seán Hoare	Dundalk	DF
June	Ireland	Patrick Hoban	Dundalk	FW
July	Ireland	Gavin Bazunu	Shamrock Rovers	GK
August	Ireland	Michael Duffy	Dundalk	MF
September	Ireland	Chris Shields	Dundalk	MF
October	Ireland	Patrick McEleney	Dundalk	MF

Month	Nationality	Player	Team	Position
February	Ireland	Dinny Corcoran	Bohemians	FW
March	Ireland	Jack Byrne	Shamrock Rovers	MF
April	Ireland	James Talbot	Bohemians	GK
May	Ireland	Sean Gannon	Dundalk	DF
June	Ireland	Danny Mandroiu	Bohemians	MF
July	Ireland	Jack Byrne	Shamrock Rovers	MF
August	Ireland	Daniel Cleary	Dundalk	DF
September	Ireland	Michael Duffy	Dundalk	MF
October	Ireland	Joey O'Brien	Shamrock Rovers	DF