Sligo Rovers are excited to launch the club’s 2025 Annual Draw, our yearly fundraiser which has year-on-year become more and more vital to the operation of the club.

As one of the only remaining supporter-owned clubs in the League of Ireland, we rely on this and all other vital fundraisers in our mission to make the club stronger with each passing year.

All monies raised will go towards the day-to-day running of the club in an effort to keep us financially healthy off the pitch and as competitive as possible on it. 

The club are keen to match and we would hope to surpass the incredible record breaking total of €130,000 which was raised by our hard-working supporters in 2024.  

The draw will take place at half-time during our Premier Division match with Bohemians at the Showgrounds on August 30th. Tickets go on sale at this Saturday’s game with Bohs. 

This year’s top prize is again €5,000 in cash, a great boost for anyone in the current climate. While there are a host of other great prizes including stays in any Clayton Hotel in the country, Breaffy Hotel and Resort in Castlebar, the Waterford Marina Hotel and the Broadhaven Bay in Belmullet. 

There are also a number of vouchers kindly sponsored by local businesses such as Elvery’s, Kate’s Kitchen and Empire Hairdressing. While there is also a €200 voucher from Ticketmaster up for grabs. 

Sligo Rovers is a football club not just for the people of Sligo, but also for those of the greater north-west area and our loyal army of ticket-sellers will be pacing the streets of towns and villages across county Sligo and parts of Leitrim, Mayo and Roscommon. The club will also be working extremely closely with our friends and supporters in the Bit O’Red Supporters’ Trust and Dublin Supporters’ Club, contact any member of either to purchase tickets. 

If you would like to get involved in selling tickets in your area, please contact Rovers’ Annual Draw Coordinator Mark Cummins at markjcummins76@gmail.com. 

Tickets will also be available from the club’s official website, sligorovers.com and supporters, those based away from Ireland in particular, are greatly encouraged to purchase tickets through this medium. 

Rovers Chairperson Tommy Higgins outlined just how important the draw is to the club. He said: “Anyone following the League of Ireland will know how tough it is to keep clubs going, especially a club ran in the unique way Sligo Rovers is. The annual draw is crucial to keeping the club going and we’re hoping our supporters will really get behind the draw in a big way this year as we look to keep the club financially sustainable and give John Russell the greatest chance of achieving success that we can.” 

“We would like to again thank our loyal supporters for raising such an incredible amount last season”, annual draw coordinator Mark Cummins says. 

“We are really looking forward to getting out there again and we’re hoping to match and surpass last year’s total figure. A huge thank you to all who have assisted with sales over the years and I encourage anyone who is interested in selling tickets to get involved by contacting myself.”