League of Ireland First Division - The most spectacular races to catch up

This is an overview of the biggest comebacks in league history. The table lists only comebacks where a team was trailing by two or more goals and still achieved a draw or win. Minutes indicate how long it took the team to complete the comeback.

Season	Matchday	Home Team		wappen	Result	wappen	Away Team		Intermediate result	minutes
Coming back from 4 goal-down
2010	16	(8.) Athlone Town		4:4		Monaghan United (3.)	4 : 0	21
Coming back from 3 goal-down
2012	15	(7.) Mervue United		4:5		Longford Town (1.)	3 : 0	35
2013	18	(7.) Cobh Ramblers		4:3		Longford Town (1.)	0 : 3	40
2024	6	(7.) Athlone Town		3:3		Longford Town (9.)	0 : 3	15
2009	1	(0.) Longford Town		3:3		Monaghan United (0.)	3 : 0	28
2016	6	(8.) Athlone Town		3:3		Waterford Utd (6.)	0 : 3	37
Coming back from 2 goal-down
2021	14	(10.) Wexford FC		4:4		Athlone Town (7.)	4 : 2	3
2019	7	(7.) Athlone Town		3:5		Drogheda United (5.)	3 : 1	7
2007	36	(0.) Dundalk FC		4:3		Kildare County (0.)	1 : 3	10
2013	4	(5.) Cobh Ramblers		3:4		Longford Town (3.)	3 : 1	18
2017	15	(4.) Cabinteely		3:3		UCD (2.)	3 : 1	4
2017	6	(6.) Athlone Town		3:3		Cabinteely (3.)	1 : 3	4
2023	35	(4.) Wexford FC		3:3		Cobh Ramblers (3.)	1 : 3	5
2004	18	(5.) Galway United		3:3		Dundalk FC (6.)	1 : 3	6
2003	26	(0.) Galway United		3:3		Bray Wanderers (0.)	3 : 1	7
2024	2	(8.) Cobh Ramblers		3:3		Athlone Town (1.)	1 : 3	8
2016	20	(2.) Drogheda United		3:3		Limerick FC (1.)	3 : 1	13
2023	27	(3.) Cobh Ramblers		3:3		Bray Wanderers (7.)	3 : 1	17
2007	8	(0.) Kilkenny City		3:3		Kildare County (0.)	1 : 3	18
2009	27	(0.) Limerick FC		3:3		Monaghan United (0.)	3 : 1	19
2022	36	(3.) Galway United		3:3		Longford Town (4.)	1 : 3	36
2020	15	(3.) Longford Town		2:6		Galway United (6.)	2 : 0	2
2011	33	(10.) Wexford Youths		5:2		Salthill Devon (11.)	0 : 2	19
2023	26	(6.) Bray Wanderers		2:4		Longford Town (8.)	2 : 0	2
2010	29	(2.) Monaghan United		4:2		Waterford Utd (3.)	0 : 2	7
2004	28	(3.) Bray Wanderers		5:3		Athlone Town (8.)	0 : 2	8
2007	24	(0.) Athlone Town		4:2		Kildare County (0.)	0 : 2	8
2003	6	(0.) Monaghan United		2:3		Limerick FC (0.)	2 : 0	4
2022	13	(5.) Treaty United		2:3		Galway United (2.)	2 : 0	5
2010	7	(11.) Salthill Devon		2:3		Limerick FC (8.)	2 : 0	6
2019	1	(0.) Galway United		2:3		Shelbourne (0.)	2 : 0	7
2021	7	(2.) UCD		3:2		Treaty United (4.)	0 : 2	7
2004	31	(6.) Dundalk FC		3:2		Bray Wanderers (3.)	0 : 2	8
2023	27	(5.) Wexford FC		3:2		Kerry FC (10.)	0 : 2	17
2009	26	(0.) Kildare County		2:3		Sporting Fingal (0.)	2 : 0	18
2021	10	(3.) Athlone Town		2:3		UCD (2.)	2 : 0	24
2024	1	(0.) Longford Town		2:3		Finn Harps (0.)	2 : 0	38
2022	35	(8.) Athlone Town		3:2		Cork City (1.)	0 : 2	50
2014	28	(8.) Cobh Ramblers		3:3		Shelbourne (2.)	2 : 0	2
2014	3	(1.) Shelbourne		3:3		Waterford Utd (5.)	2 : 0	3
2012	18	(6.) Finn Harps		3:3		Wexford Youths (5.)	0 : 2	33

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