organising fund raising nights like quizzes and race nights and by organising buses to away matches. Drogheda United's main rivalry is with their neighbour club Dundalk FC, with whom they contest the Louth Derby. The club's home grounds lie no more than 35 km apart, and fans regularly travel in their numbers to witness the encounter. Fans of the respective clubs despise each other and it makes for one of the biggest rivalries in the country. Since 2010, Dundalk have had the better share of results, but since Drogheda's promotion from the First Division in 2020, it has been quite an even encounter, with 5 wins for Dundalk and 4 wins for Drogheda. Drogheda have also developed a smaller rivalry with their second nearest club, Shelbourne, due to both teams regularly competing in close proximity to each other on the league table. Honours League of Ireland Premier Division Champions: 2007 Runners-up: 1982–83, 2012 League of Ireland First Division Champions (5): 1988–89, 1990–91, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2020 Runners-up: 1994–95, 1996–97, 2016, 2019 FAI Cup Champions: 2005 Runners-up: 1970–71, 1975–76, 2013 League of Ireland Cup Champions (2): 1983–84, 2012 Runners-up: 2013 Setanta Sports Cup Champions (2): 2006, 2007 Runners-up: 2013 League of Ireland First Division Shield Champions: 1990–91 Runners-up: 1994–95 Leinster Senior Cup Runners-up: 1992–83, 1985–86 LFA President's Cup Runners-up: 1970–71 League of Ireland Shield Runners-up: 1971–72 Tyler Cup Runners-up: 1979 European record Overview Matches Statistics Graham Gartland has the most appearances for the club in European competitions having appeared a record 12 times in Drogheda's colours in UEFA competitions. He also is tied with Eamon Zayed, on 3 goals, as Drogheda United's leading goalscorer(s) in UEFA competitions. Finnish international Markus Halsti has played against Drogheda in four matches, lining out with both HJK and Malmö. Former Drogheda player Gary Rogers holds the record for most appearances in European competition for an Irish domestic player, lining out 54 times during his stints with Saint Patrick's Athletic, Sligo Rovers, and neighbouring club Dundalk. UEFA 10–year club coefficient ranking Records Most League goals (Players in bold still playing for Drogheda) Other records Players First-team squad Youth players The following is a list of youth players who have been in and out of the first team for recent games. Notable former players Republic of Ireland internationals League of Ireland XI representatives Republic of Ireland B internationals Republic of Ireland U23 internationals Republic of Ireland U21 internationals