Monaghan United withdrew from the league for "mainly but not only financial" reasons. Statistics Dublin Women's Soccer League Monaghan United formed a ladies football team in 2006. They won Division Four of the Dublin Women's Soccer League in their first season and were promoted to Division Two. In 2007 they again won the league along with the Leinster Junior Cup. In 2008 they won the DWSL Intermediate Cup after defeating Santry 3–1 in the final. In 2012 they reached the semi-finals of the WFAI Intermediate Cup. Monaghan Cavan League In 2019, Monaghan United formed a senior team to play in the Monaghan Cavan League First Division. They finished off their debut season by winning the Sean Woods Cup and Jimmy Smith Shield Cup in September 2020, beating Glaslough Villa in both finals. Ulster Senior League 2021 saw Monaghan United join the Ulster Senior League, the first club from Cavan or Monaghan to do so. In 2022, The Mons decided to withdraw from the league to continue football in the MCL. Grounds Monaghan United originally played their home games at Belgium Park which served as their home ground between 1979 and 1988. Since 1988 they have played at Gortakeegan, the first ever game being against Drogheda United in the 1988-89 League Cup. Honours Men League of Ireland Cup Runners Up: 2010: 1 League of Ireland First Division Runners Up: 2000–01: 1 Sean Woods Cup Winners: 2019-20: 1 Jimmy Smith Shields Cup Winners: 2019-20: 1 Women DWSL Intermediate Cup Winners: 2008: 1 Notable former players Internationals Republic of Ireland internationals Jonathan Douglas League of Ireland XI representatives Mick Byrne John Coady Joe Hanrahan Brian Mooney Republic of Ireland B internationals Brian Mooney Republic of Ireland U23 internationals Derek McGrath Brian Mooney Stephen Rice Republic of Ireland U21 internationals Republic of Ireland U19 internationals Robert Bayly Ricky McEvoy Republic of Ireland U17 internationals David Freeman John Lester Ger Robinson Other Internationals Alvin Rouse Goal scorers First Division Top Scorer Most League Goals in a Season Most League Goals Others Paddy Andrews – All-Ireland football winner with Dublin Managers Sean McCaffrey Bobby Browne (1999–2003) Mick Cooke (2003–11) Roddy Collins (2011–12) References Association football clubs in Ulster Association football clubs established in 1979 Former League of Ireland clubs Former League of Ireland Premier Division clubs Former League of Ireland First Division clubs League of Ireland B Division clubs Monaghan (town) Sports clubs in County Monaghan