Looking for Derry City fixtures, results and squad news? This page shows the next five Derry City matches and the last five results, refreshed every few hours, then the current squad, the Brandywell, the club’s history, its honours and what to know before you bet.
Derry City, the Candystripes, are a supporter-owned club who play in red and white stripes at the Brandywell. They won the Premier Division in 1988–89 and 1996–97 and the FAI Cup six times, most recently in 2022. We check the facts against published records and flag where sources disagree.
- Manager: Mark Connolly, the club’s director of football, took over first-team affairs on an interim basis on 5 August 2026 after Tiernan Lynch left.
- Ground: the Brandywell. Sources quote the capacity differently, from about 6,200 to 7,700.
- Honours: 2 Premier Division titles, 6 FAI Cups (latest 2022) and 11 League of Ireland Cups.
- Ownership: supporter owned, with a 25-year lease on the Brandywell agreed in 2025.
- 2026 FAI Cup: Derry beat Dundalk in the quarter-finals and Galway United 2–0 in the semi-finals.
Derry City fixtures and results
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Galway United The lists cover every competition the club plays in, such as the Premier Division, the FAI Cup and, when the club is involved, European qualifiers. Kick-off times are in Irish time. Dates can move for television, cup ties and European fixtures, so check the club’s official site before you travel.
The Premier Division season is scheduled to end on 30 October after 36 rounds, in which each of the ten clubs plays the others four times.
Derry City in the 2026 Premier Division
The tiles show the club’s record this season, and the table puts it in context with Derry City highlighted. Our League of Ireland table guide explains what each coloured position means for Europe and relegation.
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ShelbourneWho is the Derry City manager and who is in the squad?
Tiernan Lynch left in August 2026 after a spell of 19 months. The Irish Times reported on 5 August that Derry were sixth in the Premier Division, with six wins from 26 matches, and that director of football Mark Connolly took over first-team affairs on an interim basis. We did not find a permanent appointment in the sources we checked, so check the club’s official site for the latest.
The squad list below is grouped by position and shows each player’s age. It may lag behind loans and late registrations, so treat the club’s own announcements as the final word.
Squad list from API-Football with ages in years. Loans, youth players and late registrations can lag, so check the club’s official site for the latest.
Where do Derry City play?
Derry City play at the Brandywell in Derry. Sources disagree on the capacity: the Wikipedia infobox gives 6,242, API-Football lists 7,000, and Wikipedia’s text gives 7,700 on a normal match day with 2,900 seats for UEFA competitions.
The Brandywell is moving towards outright ownership. In 2025 the club agreed a 25-year lease, which the council approved unanimously, and which allows Stormont grant funding to complete the second phase of the Mark Farren stand. Home games were played at Maginn Park in Buncrana in 2017 during renovation work.
The record League of Ireland attendance at the ground is 9,800, for an FAI Cup tie against Finn Harps in 1986. The highest league crowd listed is 6,080 against Cork City. Tickets are sold through the club’s official site.
Derry City history
The Irish League years
Derry City were founded in 1928 and joined the Irish League in 1929. They won the Irish League in 1964–65 and played in Europe for the first time that season. In 1971–72 they were forced to play home games in Coleraine, and they withdrew from the Irish League in October 1972.
Joining the League of Ireland
The club joined the League of Ireland in 1985, won the First Division, and completed a treble in 1988–89 with the Premier Division, FAI Cup and League Cup. A second title followed in 1996–97.
Survival and the 2022 FAI Cup
Derry survived near-bankruptcy in 2000 and received a UEFA Premier licence in 2004. They were expelled in November 2009, reinstated and demoted, and won the First Division in 2010. In 2022 they won the FAI Cup, with more than 20,000 supporters at the final.
Recent years
Tiernan Lynch was appointed on 20 November 2024. The club finished second of ten in 2025 and agreed the new Brandywell lease the same year.
How many titles have Derry City won?
Derry City have won two Premier Division titles, six FAI Cups and 11 League of Ireland Cups. The Premier Division titles came in 1988–89 and 1996–97.
FAI Cup wins came in 1989, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2012 and 2022. The club has also won the First Division twice, the Irish League once (1964–65), the Irish Cup three times (1949, 1954 and 1964), the City Cup twice and the Gold Cup once.
Have Derry City played in Europe?
Yes. Derry first played in Europe in 1964–65 and were the first Irish League team to win a two-legged European tie, beating Lyn of Norway 8–6 on aggregate in the 1965–66 European Cup.
Other notable ties include a 6–1 aggregate defeat to Benfica in 1989–90, and in 2006–07 a 7–3 aggregate win over Gretna before a 2–0 aggregate loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Cup. In 2014–15 they beat Aberystwyth Town 9–0 on aggregate in the Europa League qualifiers, and in 2024–25 they lost 3–2 on aggregate to Bruno’s Magpies in the Conference League.
Famous Derry City players
Mark Farren is the club’s top scorer in the League of Ireland with 114 goals, and his number 18 shirt is retired. Peter Hutton holds the League of Ireland appearance record with more than 660, and Paul Curran made 518. Jimmy Kelly is the all-time top scorer with 363 goals between 1930 and 1951, and Billy Gillespie, the most-capped player with 25 Ireland caps, became player-manager in 1932. Ryan McBride’s number 5 shirt is also retired.
Rivalries and supporters
The main rivalry is with Finn Harps in the north-west derby. Derry are supporter owned, and the club’s supporters are known for their numbers: the average home attendance of 3,127 in 2006 was the highest in the league that season.
Betting on Derry City
Derry are a mid-table side with a new interim manager, so match-result prices can be closer than the league table suggests. Say a bookmaker offers 2.20 on a Derry home win, 3.30 on the draw and 3.40 on the away win. Those prices imply chances of 45.5%, 30.3% and 29.4%, which total 105.2%, so the margin is 5.2%. A €10 bet on the draw at 3.30 returns €33.00, a €23.00 profit. The prices are illustrative, not a quote. Our guide to how betting odds work walks through the sums.
Before you bet on a Derry City match, check for team news, because line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off and prices often move. Our bet types guide explains markets such as draw no bet and both teams to score, and the free bets guide explains why offers rarely pay what the headline suggests.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the Derry City manager?
Mark Connolly, the director of football, has been in charge of first-team affairs since 5 August 2026, when Tiernan Lynch left. He was interim at the time of the announcement.
Where do Derry City play?
The Brandywell in Derry. Sources quote the capacity differently, from about 6,200 to 7,700.
How many league titles have Derry City won?
Two Premier Division titles, in 1988–89 and 1996–97, plus one Irish League title in 1964–65.
When did Derry City last win the FAI Cup?
In 2022. The club has won the FAI Cup six times in total.
When were Derry City founded?
In 1928 in Derry.
Where can I see Derry City fixtures and results?
The first section of this page updates every few hours, and the league’s official site has the full schedule.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Derry City F.C. – history, honours and records
- Irish Times: Derry City part company with Tiernan Lynch – report dated 5 August 2026
- Wikipedia: 2026 Galway United season – 2026 FAI Cup semi-final result
- Wikipedia: 2026 Dundalk season – 2026 FAI Cup quarter-final result
- League of Ireland official site – competition format and fixtures
- API-Football – live fixtures, table, squad and statistics feeds
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Last updated 27 October 2026. Written and checked by the Punter Ireland editorial team. Offers, odds and rules change, so always check the operator’s own terms and the official sources above. Club facts reviewed against the sources listed above on 27 October 2026.
