2023–24 Leinster Senior Cup

2023-24 Leinster Senior Cup

Leinster Football Association Senior Cup
Tournament details
Country	Republic of Ireland
Dates	12 August 2023 – 8 October 2024
Teams	30
Defending champions	Bohemians
Final positions
Champions	St Patrick's Athletic
Runner-up	St Mochta's
Tournament statistics
Matches played	41
Goals scored	164 (4 per match)

The 2024 PTSB Leinster Senior Cup is the 120th edition of the Leinster Football Association's primary competition. It includes all Leinster based League of Ireland clubs from the Premier Division and First Division, as well as a selection of intermediate and amateur level sides. The competition began on the weekend of 12 August 2023. A new group stage was added after the third round with all League of Ireland clubs entering the competition.^[1]

Round 1

Hardwicke v Evergreen

12 August 2023	Hardwicke	2–3	Evergreen	Dublin Port
				Stadium: Dublin Port Stadium

New Oak Boys v Dynamo Dublin

13 August 2023	New Oak Boys	3–0	Dynamo Dublin	Carlow
				Stadium: Burren Road

Clara Town v Montpelier

13 August 2023	Clara Town	4–3	Montpelier	Clara
				Stadium: Lissanisky

Quay Celtic v North End United

13 August 2023	Quay Celtic	2–1	North End United	Dundalk
				Stadium: Clancy Park

Round 2

St Peter's v Clonmullion

15 September 2023	St Peter's	w/o	Clonmullion	Bray
				Stadium: Little Bray Community Centre

Malahide United v Quay Celtic

15 September 2023	Malahide United	3–2	Quay Celtic	Malahide
				Stadium: Gannon Park

Clara Town v New Oak Boys

17 September 2023	Clara Town	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	New Oak Boys	Clara
				Stadium: Lissanisky

Gorey Rangers v Sandyhill Shangan

17 September 2023	Gorey Rangers	8–0	Sandyhill Shangan	Gorey
				Stadium: Ramstown

Evergreen v Trim Celtic

17 September 2023	Evergreen	3–2	Trim Celtic	Kilkenny
				Stadium: Evergreen Park

Round 3

Usher Celtic v Kilbarrack United

6 October 2023	Usher Celtic	4–3	Kilbarrack United	Islandbridge
				Stadium: War Memorial Gardens

Clara Town v St. Mochta's

22 October 2023	Clara Town	1–4	St. Mochta's	Clara
				Stadium: Lissanisky

Evergreen v Finglas United

22 October 2023	Evergreen	2–1	Finglas United	Kilkenny
				Stadium: Evergreen Park

Maynooth University Town v Clonmullion

26 October 2023	Maynooth University Town	3–2	Clonmullion	Maynooth
				Stadium: NUI Maynooth Astro

Malahide United v Gorey Rangers

1 December 2023	Malahide United	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Gorey Rangers	Malahide
				Stadium: Gannon Park

Round 4 Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Drogheda United	3	3	0	0	9	4	+5	9
Dundalk	3	1	1	1	4	3	+2	4
Bohemians	3	1	1	1	2	3	–1	4
Malahide United	3	0	0	3	3	8	–5	0

Matchday 1

Malahide United v Dundalk

21 January 2024	Malahide United	1–3	Dundalk	Malahide
	Alan O'Shaughnessy 42'		Ryan O'Kane 2' Hayden Muller 19' Archie Davies 61'	Stadium: Gannon Park Referee: Owen Murphy

Drogheda United v Bohemians

22 January 2024	Drogheda United	3–1	Bohemians	Drogheda
	Evan Weir 18' Frantz Pierrot 21' Mark O'Brien 79'		Hugh Smith 73'	Stadium: Weavers Park Attendance: 626 Referee: Robert Harvey

Matchday 2

Malahide United v Bohemians

28 January 2024	Malahide United	0–1	Bohemians	Malahide
			Rhys Brennan 82'	Stadium: Gannon Park Attendance: 372 Referee: Daryl Carolan

Dundalk v Drogheda United

2 February 2024	Dundalk	1–2	Drogheda United	Dundalk
	Eoin Kenny 55'		Warren Davis 66' Warren Davis 90+3'	Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 2,061 Referee: Alan Patchell

Matchday 3

Malahide United v Drogheda United

5 February 2024	Malahide United	2–4	Drogheda United	Malahide
	Karl Sheppard 55' Gavin Murphy 74'	Report	Matthew O'Brien 14' (pen.) Killian Cailloce 56' Bridel Bosokani 84' Bridel Bosokani 90+2'	Stadium: Gannon Park Referee: Daniel Murphy

Dundalk v Bohemians

5 February 2024	Dundalk	0–0	Bohemians	Dundalk
		Report		Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 400 (Est.) Referee: Rob Harvey

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Maynooth University Town	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6
Athlone Town	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Shamrock Rovers	3	1	1	1	3	5	–2	4
Longford Town	3	1	0	2	1	3	–2	3

Matchday 1

Maynooth University Town v Athlone Town

22 January 2024	Maynooth University Town	2–3	Athlone Town	Maynooth
	Alex Fitzgibbon 38' Evan Murphy 68'		Dean Ebbe 61' (pen.) Dylan Gavin 80' Shane Forbes 90+4'	Stadium: NUI Maynooth Astro Referee: Mark Houlihan

Shamrock Rovers v Longford Town

22 January 2024	Shamrock Rovers	2–0	Longford Town	Citywest
	Matthew Britton 8' Cian Dillon 62'	Report		Stadium: Roadstone Academy Referee: Robert Dowling

Matchday 2

Athlone Town v Longford Town

30 January 2024	Athlone Town	0–1	Longford Town	Athlone
			Conor Crowley 44'	Stadium: Athlone Town Stadium Referee: Declan Toland

Shamrock Rovers v Maynooth University Town

31 January 2024	Shamrock Rovers	1–5	Maynooth University Town	Citywest
	Ryan Ritchie 68'		Callum Warfield 18' Alex Fitzgibbon 40' Callum Warfield 43' Conor Delahunty 76' Luke Scanlon 90+1'	Stadium: Roadstone Academy Referee: Oliver Moran

Matchday 3

Maynooth University Town v Longford Town

5 February 2024	Maynooth University Town	1–0	Longford Town	Maynooth
	Patrick O'Sullivan 83'			Stadium: NUI Maynooth Astro Referee: Robert Dowling

Athlone Town v Shamrock Rovers

6 February 2024	Athlone Town	0–0	Shamrock Rovers	Athlone
				Stadium: Athlone Town Stadium Referee: Marc Lynch

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bray Wanderers	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
Evergreen	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
Shelbourne	3	1	1	1	8	7	+1	4
Wexford	3	0	1	2	4	10	–6	1

Matchday 1

Wexford v Shelbourne

8 February 2024	Wexford	4–4	Shelbourne	Carlow
	Cian Curtis 15' Thomas Oluwa 17' Thomas Oluwa 62' Thomas Oluwa 84'		Cian Doyle 48' Sean Cummins 68' Sean Cummins 68' Cillian Kavanagh 80'	Stadium: IT Carlow Referee: Gavin Colfer

Evergreen v Bray Wanderers

26 January 2024	Evergreen	0–0	Bray Wanderers	Kilkenny
				Stadium: Evergreen Park Referee: Jason Moore

Matchday 2

Shelbourne v Evergreen

30 January 2024	Shelbourne	4–1	Evergreen	Drumcondra
	Charles McGee 27' Daniel Bergin 45+1' (pen.) Tyreik Sammy 85' Dylan Atanda 90+5'		Ify Nzewi 24'	Stadium: Tolka Park Referee: Mark Houlihan

Bray Wanderers v Wexford

31 January 2024	Bray Wanderers	1–0	Wexford	Whitehall
	Thomas Morgan 18'	Report		Stadium: Whitehall Stadium Referee: Gavin Colfer

Matchday 3

Evergreen v Wexford

3 February 2024	Evergreen	5–0	Wexford	Kilkenny
	Mikey Drennan 6' David Grincell 10' Ethan Phelan 12' Dillon Lawless 18' Mikey Drennan 26'			Stadium: Evergreen Park Referee: Gavin Colfer

Bray Wanderers v Shelbourne

5 February 2024	Bray Wanderers	2–0	Shelbourne	Bray
	Shane Griffin 25' Christian Magerusan 28'	Report		Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 600 (Est.) Referee: Rob Hennessy

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
St Mochta's	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	7
St Patrick's Athletic	3	1	2	0	8	6	+2	5
UCD	3	1	0	2	2	6	–4	3
Usher Celtic	3	0	1	2	1	6	-5	1

Matchday 1

St Mochta's v UCD

20 January 2024	St Mochta's	3–0	UCD	Clonsilla
	Dean Casey 33' Jake Donnelly 48' Jake Donnelly 63'			Stadium: Porterstown Road Referee: Andrew Cleary

Usher Celtic v St Patrick's Athletic

22 January 2024	Usher Celtic	3–3	St Patrick's Athletic	Grangegorman
	Jimmy McHugh 44' Gary Gannon 65' (pen.) Gary Gannon 75' (pen.)	Report	Chris Forrester 41' Cian Kavanagh 46' (pen.) Mason Melia 63'	Stadium: TUD Grangegorman Attendance: 300 (Est.) Referee: Alan Patchell

Matchday 2

UCD v Usher Celtic

26 January 2024	UCD	1–0	Usher Celtic	Belfield
	Alex Dunne 90+1'	Report		Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 150 (Est.) Referee: Robert Dowling

St Mochta's v St Patrick's Athletic

3 February 2024	St Mochta's	2–2	St Patrick's Athletic	Clonsilla
	Liam Brady 30' Gareth McCaffrey 42' (pen.)		Cian Kavanagh 7' Cian Kavanagh 24' (pen.) Arran Pettifer  41'	Stadium: Porterstown Road Attendance: 350 (Est.) Referee: Paul Norton

Matchday 3

UCD v St Patrick's Athletic

3 February 2024	UCD	1–3	St Patrick's Athletic	Belfield
	Danny Norris 75'	Report	Ruairí Keating 50' Ruairí Keating 55' Brandon Kavanagh 89'	Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 250 (Est.) Referee: Rob Hennessy

St Mochta's v Usher Celtic

27 February 2024	St Mochta's	3–0	Usher Celtic	Clonsilla
	Gareth McCaffrey 16' Gareth McCaffrey 52' Dean Casey 69'			Stadium: Porterstown Road Referee: Daryl Carolan

Quarter Finals

Six League of Ireland sides reached the Quarter Finals, joined by two Leinster Senior League outfits.^[2]

Drogheda United v Athlone Town

19 March 2024	Drogheda United	4–0	Athlone Town	Drogheda
	Adam Foley 1' Adam Foley 20' Adam Foley 30' Emre Topçu 53'			Stadium: Weavers Park Referee: Mark Moynihan

St Mochta's v Dundalk

19 March 2024	St Mochta's	2–0	Dundalk	Clonsilla
	Dean Casey 29' Dean Casey 33'			Stadium: Porterstown Road Referee: Daniel Murphy

Maynooth University Town v Shelbourne

24 March 2024	Maynooth University Town	4–1	Shelbourne	Maynooth
	Cillian Duffy 48' Patrick O'Sullivan 65' Callum Warfield 67' Patrick O'Sullivan 80'		Daragh Murtagh 7'	Stadium: NUI Maynooth Astro Referee: Oliver Moran

Bray Wanderers v St Patrick's Athletic

27 May 2024	Bray Wanderers	0–3	St Patrick's Athletic	Bray
		Report	Alfie Taylor 28' Dan McHale 72' Jason Folarin 83'	Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 600 (Est.) Referee: Robert Dowling

Semi Finals

Two League of Ireland sides reached the Semi Finals, joined by two Leinster Senior League outfits.

St Mochta's v Drogheda United

5 August 2024	St Mochta's	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Drogheda United	Clonsilla
	Dean Casey 30' Liam Brady 82' Ciaran Grogan  78'		Jack Keaney 61' Bridel Bosakani 77'	Stadium: Porterstown Road Attendance: 272 Referee: Alan Patchell
	Penalties
	Conor Dunne Gareth McCaffrey Sean Heaney Dean Casey Aaron Robinson		Jack Keaney Killian Cailloce Warren Davis Andrew Quinn

St Patrick's Athletic v Maynooth University Town

17 September 2024	St Patrick's Athletic	3–1	Maynooth University Town	Inchicore
	Luke Turner 4' Michael Noonan 37' (pen.) Michael Noonan 65'	Report	Jordan Mooney 26'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 650 (Est.) Referee: Daniel Murphy

Final

St Patrick's Athletic v St Mochta's

8 October 2024	St Patrick's Athletic	2–1	St Mochta's	Inchicore
	Michael Noonan 25' Kian Leavy 63'	Report	Gareth McCaffrey 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 1,500 (Est.) Referee: Alan Patchell

References

1. "Leinster Senior Cup Draw Made". finalwhistle.ie. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
2. https://www.extratime.com/articles/33080/st-mochtas-to-host-dundalk-in-draw-for-last-eight-of-leinster-senior-cup/