| 2003 season | |||
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| Chairman | Ollie Byrne | ||
| Manager | Pat Fenlon | ||
| Premier Division | 1st | ||
| UEFA Cup | Qualifying round | ||
| FAI Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jason Byrne (21) All: Jason Byrne (25) | ||
In the 2003 season, Shelbourne were crowned League of Ireland Premier Division champions.
Manager: Pat Fenlon
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| 11 April 2003 | Waterford United | 0 – 4 | Shelbourne | R.S.C., Waterford |
| 19.30 IST | Report | David Crawley  18' (pen.) Stephen Geoghegan 32'Jason Byrne 44'75' | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
| 18 April 2003 | Shelbourne | 1 – 0 | Derry City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Jason Byrne 4' | Report | Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork) |
| 22 April 2003 | Shelbourne | 3 – 2 | Longford Town | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Jason Byrne 18' Stephen Geoghegan 50'Jim Gannon 86' | Report | Barry Ferguson 19' (pen.) Sean Francis 58' | Referee: John Feighery (Dublin) |
| 25 April 2003 | Drogheda United | 1 – 1 | Shelbourne | o2 Park, Drogheda |
| 20.00 IST | Danny O'Connor 42' | Report | Jason Byrne 40' | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
| 2 May 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 2 | St. Patrick's Athletic | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Jason Byrne 1'80' | Report | Kevin Doherty 55' (o.g) Paul Osam 57' | Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath) |
| 9 May 2003 | UCD | 0 – 2 | Shelbourne | Belfield Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Report | Wes Hoolahan 48' Richie Baker 78' | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
| 16 May 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 2 | Bohemians | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Jim Crawford 31' Ger McCarthy 90' | Report | Glen Crowe 53' Kevin Hunt 83' | Referee: John McDermott (Dublin) |
| 23 May 2003 | Cork City | 0 – 0 | Shelbourne | Turners Cross, Cork |
| 19.45 IST | John O'Flynn  90+1' (pen.) | Report | Jim Gannon  75'Jim Crawford 90' | Referee: Jim O’Neill (Waterford) |
| 30 May 2003 | Shelbourne | 1 – 0 | Shamrock Rovers | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Stephen Geoghegan 41' Jason Byrne 45' | Report | Referee: Paul McKeon (Dublin) |
| 4 June 2003 | Shelbourne | 1 – 1 | Waterford United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Ger McCarthy 49' | Report | Gary O'Neill 5' | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
| 12 June 2003 | Derry City | 2 – 0 | Shelbourne | Brandywell Stadium, Derry |
| 19.45 IST | Gareth McGlynn 67' Ciarán Martyn 70' | Report | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
| 1 July 2003 | Longford Town | 0 – 2 | Shelbourne | Flancare Park, Longford |
| 19.45 IST | Report | Dave Rogers 42' Ollie Cahill 61' | Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath) |
| 4 July 2003 | Shelbourne | 3 – 0 | Drogheda United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Stephen Geoghegan 14' Jim Crawford 75'Ollie Cahill 80' | Report | Andy Myler 38' (pen.) | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
| 11 July 2003 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 0 – 0 | Shelbourne | Richmond Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Report | Referee: John McDermott (Dublin) |
| 18 July 2003 | Shelbourne | 1 – 1 | UCD | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Jason Byrne 23' | Report | Robbie Griffin 7' | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
| 7 August 2003 | Shelbourne | 1 – 1 | Cork City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Jason Byrne 14' | Report | Kevin Doyle 9' | Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath) |
| 1 September 2003 | Waterford United | 1 – 2 | Shelbourne | R.S.C., Waterford |
| 19.30 IST | Kevin O'Brien 47' | Report | Ollie Cahill 9' Jason Byrne 12' | Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork) |
| 5 September 2003 | Shelbourne | 3 – 1 | Derry City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Jason Byrne 51' Jamie Harris 52'Jim Crawford 62' | Report | Eamon Doherty 50' | Referee: John McDermott (Dublin) |
| 19 September 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 1 | Longford Town | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Jason Byrne 18'60' (pen.) | Report | Eric Lavine 28' | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
| 23 September 2003 | Drogheda United | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | o2 Park, Drogheda |
| 20.00 IST | Report | Jason Byrne 55' |
| 26 September 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 0 | St. Patrick's Athletic | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.00 IST | Jason Byrne 22' Darragh Maguire 42' (o.g.) | Report | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
| 29 September 2003 | Bohemians | 1 – 0 | Shelbourne | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Ken Oman 58' | Report | Referee: Paul McKeon (Dublin) |
| 3 October 2003 | UCD | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Belfield Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Report | Jamie Harris 60' | Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin) |
| 13 October 2003 | Cork City | 1 – 1 | Shelbourne | Turners Cross, Cork |
| 19.45 IST | Liam Kearney 12' | Report | Jamie Harris 90' | Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin) |
| 17 October 2003 | Shelbourne | 0 – 2 | Shamrock Rovers | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Report | James Keddy 10' Garry Haylock 90+2' | Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork) |
| 20 October 2003 | Shelbourne | 3 – 1 | Waterford United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Jamie Harris 13' Wes Hoolahan 38'Dave Mulcahy 60' (o.g.) | Report | Alan Reilly 64' (pen.) | Referee: Hugo Whoriskey (Meath) |
| 25 October 2003 | Derry City | 0 – 0 | Shelbourne | Brandywell Stadium, Derry |
| 19.30 IST | Report | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
| 28 October 2003 | Shamrock Rovers | 2 – 4 | Shelbourne | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Stephen Grant 13' Glen Fitzpatrick 38' | Report | Jason Byrne 59' (pen.) 78' Richie Baker 67'Jamie Harris 74' | Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin) |
| 4 November 2003 | Shelbourne | 1 – 3 | Bohemians | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 GMT | Richie Baker 9' | Report | Paul Keegan 11' Thomas Heary 42'Colin Hawkins 55' | Referee: Eddie Barr (Dublin) |
| 7 November 2003 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Richmond Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 GMT | Karim el-Khebyr 58' | Report | Colm Foley 29' (o.g.) | Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork) |
| 10 November 2003 | Shelbourne | 0 – 0 | UCD | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 GMT | Report | Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin) |
| 14 November 2003 | Bohemians | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
| 20.05 GMT | Report | Stuart Byrne 16' | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
| 17 November 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 0 | Drogheda United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 GMT | Jason Byrne 72' Stuart Byrne 85' | Report | Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin) |
| 21 November 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 0 | Cork City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 GMT | Jason Byrne 26' Jamie Harris 50' | Report | Referee: John McDermott (Dublin) |
| 24 November 2003 | Longford Town | 2 – 1 | Shelbourne | Flancare Park, Longford |
| 19.30 GMT | Shane Barrett 32' Vinny Perth 64' | Report | Jason Byrne 20' | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
| 28 November 2003 | Shamrock Rovers | 1 – 1 | Shelbourne | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 GMT | Stephen McGuinness 55' | Report | Jason Byrne 24' (pen.) | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelbourne (C) | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 69 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Bohemians | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Cork City | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 53 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Longford Town | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 48 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round [lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 46 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 69 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 11 | +11 |
Last updated: 28 November 2003.
Source: League of Ireland Premier Division Fixtures
| 14 August 2003 | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 1 – 0 | Shelbourne | Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana |
| 19.00 IST | Nedim Jusufbegovic 73' | Report | Referee: Krzysztof Slupik (Poland) |
| 28 August 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 3 | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Ollie Cahill 14' Jason Byrne 90' | Report | Nedim Jusufbegovic 8' Anton Žlogar 45'Marko Kmetec 56' | Referee: Gylfi Orrasson (Iceland) |
Olimpija Ljubljana won 4 - 2 on aggregate
| 25 July 2003 | Cork City | 0 – 2 | Shelbourne | Turners Cross, Cork |
| 19.45 IST | Report | Jason Byrne 4'72' | Referee: John McDermott (Dublin) |
| 17 August 2003 | Sligo Rovers | 0 – 0 | Shelbourne | The Showgrounds, Sligo |
| 19.00 IST | Report | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
| 21 August 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Sligo Rovers | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Ollie Cahill 43' Jason Byrne 90+5' (pen.) Dave Rogers 35' | Report | Ollie Keogh 15' John Gaffney 32'Steve Feeney 104'Michael McNamara 90+4' | Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath) |
| 28 April 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 3 | Dublin City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Ger Rowe 2' Dessie Baker 51' | Report | Barry Burke 20' (pen.) Robbie Collins 74'Graham Dunning 85' |
| 12 May 2003 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 3 – 1 | Shelbourne | Richmond Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Michael Holt 17'29' Paul Marney 89' | Report | Ger Rowe 2' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Patrick's Athletic (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Qualified for eircom League Cup quarter-finals |
| 2 | Dublin City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Shelbourne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
As of 28 November 2003.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier Division | UEFA Cup | FAI Cup | League Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW |  IRL | Dessie Baker | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | IRL | Richie Baker | 34 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK |  SCO | Chris Bennion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL | Jason Byrne | 39 | 25 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL | Philip Byrne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL | Stuart Byrne | 28 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL | Ollie Cahill | 42 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | IRL | Morgan Cranley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL | Jim Crawford | 36 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL | David Crawley | 28 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL | Kevin Doherty | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL | Derek Dunne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL | Jim Gannon | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL | Stephen Geoghegan | 27 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  WAL | Jamie Harris | 20 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL | Owen Heary | 40 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL | Wes Hoolahan | 36 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL | Alan Kinsella | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL | Alan Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL | Ger McCarthy | 29 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL | Tony McCarthy | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL | Thomas Morgan | 32 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL | Alan Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL | Stephen Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL | Stephen Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF |  ENG | Scott Oakes | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Dave Rogers | 30 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL | Ger Rowe | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| DF | IRL | Ciarán Sharkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL | Ray Whelehan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| GK | WAL | Steve Williams | 41 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Position | Goalscorer | Total Goals | Premier Division | UEFA Cup | FAI Cup | League Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jason Byrne | 25 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
2 | Jamie Harris | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Ollie Cahill | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
4 | Stephen Geoghegan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Richie Baker | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Crawford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Stuart Byrne | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Hoolahan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ger McCarthy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ger Rowe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | Dessie Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Crawley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Gannon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Rogers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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In the 2004 season, Shelbourne were crowned League of Ireland Premier Division champions.
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