Derry City

Club · Ireland · Premier Division

«The Candystripes»

273 Matches

122 wins

82 draws

69 losses

409–263 Goals

+146 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Form L D W W L D

Derry sits on the River Foyle, playing its football across the border, in the Republic's league system. That arrangement did not come easily. Derry City formed in 1928 and spent its early decades in the Irish League, taking the title in the 1964–65 season, before a 13-year exile from senior football altogether. When the club returned in 1985, it was to the League of Ireland rather than the competition across town, a switch that still marks the club out as an outlier in Irish football.

The Brandywell has carried the club through all of it, now named the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. For years it held little more than 5,000 people; a new North Stand opened in April 2025 and pushed capacity to 6,300.

Derry play in the red-and-white hoops that give them their nickname, the Candystripes, and the shirt has stayed close to whatever else has changed around it.

The fixture that still gets marked on the calendar before any other is against Finn Harps.

Latest results

All matches

30 Aug	Premier Division	Shamrock Rovers H	3:3	D
21 Aug	Premier Division	Bohemians A	3:5	L
14 Aug	FAI Cup	UCD A	2:1	W
7 Aug	Premier Division	Sligo Rovers H	2:0	W
2 Aug	Premier Division	St Patrick's Athl. A	1:1	D
30 Jul	UEFA Europa Conference League	HNK Rijeka H	0:1	L

Standing

Premier Division

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
4	Dundalk	29	10	10	9	46:45	40
5	Shelbourne	27	8	11	8	37:39	35
6	Derry City	29	7	13	9	41:40	34
7	Galway United	28	8	10	10	36:42	34
8	Waterford	29	7	11	11	39:48	32

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 273

273 Matches

122 wins

82 draws

69 losses

409–263 Goals

+146 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 273

122 82 69

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	273	135	138
Scored	409	237	172
Conceded	263	113	150
Scored per game	1.5	1.8	1.2
Conceded per game	1.0	0.8	1.1
Difference	+146	+124	+22

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Olujimi James Olayinka Midfielder 20 Matches

Adam Kieran O'Reilly Midfielder 19 Matches

Conor Barr Defender 18 Matches

Barry Noel Cotter Defender 18 Matches

Jamie Stott Defender 18 Matches

James Clarke Forward 18 Matches

Brandon Fleming Defender 17 Matches

Michael Duffy Midfielder 16 Matches

Squad of Derry City

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Matches
28	Olujimi James Olayinka	Midfielder	20
8	Adam Kieran O'Reilly	Midfielder	19
22	Conor Barr	Defender	18
2	Barry Noel Cotter	Defender	18
4	Jamie Stott	Defender	18
15	James Clarke	Forward	18
19	Brandon Fleming	Defender	17
7	Michael Duffy	Midfielder	16
3	Patrick McClean	Defender	15
23	Cameron Dummigan	Defender	14
26	Shia Callister	Goalkeeper	14
21	Kévin David Nogueira Carvalho Santos	Midfielder	14
16	James McClean	Midfielder	13
24	H. Raihala	Midfielder	12
14	Ben Doherty	Defender	12
6	Robert Slevin	Defender	11
13	Eddie Beach	Goalkeeper	11
25	Alex Bannon	Defender	11
17	Joshua Thomas	Forward	11
10	Darragh Markey	Midfielder	10
9	Afolabi Oladipo Christopher Akinyemi	Forward	10
32	Terence Doherty	Forward	9
20	Carl Winchester	Midfielder	9
14	Ellis Chapman	Midfielder	8
1	Brian Maher	Goalkeeper	8
17	Nick Twisk	Midfielder	8
13	Tom Norcott	Goalkeeper	7
12	Darragh Burns	Midfielder	6
24	Brooklyn Lyons-Foster	Defender	6
31	Callum Downey	Midfielder	6
27	Liam Boyce	Forward	6
29	Tyler Smith	Forward	4
25	Christy Grogan	Defender	4
35	Liam Kelly	Midfielder	4
11	Gavin Whyte	Midfielder	4
30	Cole Smith	Goalkeeper	2
36	Michael McColgan	Forward	1
33	Oisín O'Brien	Defender	1