2006 season | ||||
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Chairman | Ollie Byrne | |||
Manager | Pat Fenlon | |||
Premier Division | 1st | |||
UEFA Intertoto Cup | Second round | |||
FAI Cup | Third round | |||
League Cup | Runners-Up | |||
Setanta Sports Cup | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Jason Byrne (15) All: Jason Byrne (23) | |||
In the 2006 season, Shelbourne were crowned League of Ireland Premier Division champions.
Despite having battled with dire finances for much of the 2006 season, mainly due to market risk-taking in the drive for success, over-expenditure on player-purchase fees, high wages, low home attendance rates and continuing tax debts, Shelbourne actually managed to win the title. However, they had been hit with three winding-up orders by the Revenue Commissioners within a spell of nine months but just about managed to gather enough funds and investment to keep the tax collectors off their backs and keep the club running on each occasion. This was at the expense of the players, though, who had gone for weeks without their wages and it seemed that the only thing keeping them performing at the club was the season's climax and the drive for the title, as well as promises (which ultimately turned out to be empty) of a remedy. Once the season came to a close the rot set in and the general public were made fully aware of the true extent of how poor a state the club were in. Due to the finances, many found it extraordinary that Shelbourne had been awarded a Premier Division licence for 2007 by the Independent Assessment Group a few months earlier. They saw it as another chance to criticise the lack of transparency within the organisation that appointed the Group who were supposed to dispense licences to clubs who were solvent and financially stable for the foreseeable future - the Football Association of Ireland. The association has been well used to criticism of its administration in the past, but clearly, the Group could not have been said to have performed their role effectively.
Manager Pat Fenlon tendered his resignation from Shelbourne on 5 December 2006. This was in spite of Shelbourne winning the title on goal difference from Derry City. Fenlon's departure precipitated a widescale exodus from Tolka Park, as players, unhappy with the wage situation, departed to rival clubs - many having their contracts rescinded by law.
Manager: Pat Fenlon
Assistant Manager: Eamon Collins
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The following players joined Shelbourne for the 2006 campaign:
Date | Pos. | Name | From |
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8 December 2005 | MF | ![]() | Cork City |
10 January 2006 | DF | ![]() | Longford Town |
11 February 2006 | MF | ![]() | Cork City |
Date | Pos. | Name | To |
---|---|---|---|
19 November 2005 | MF | ![]() | UCD |
19 November 2005 | DF | ![]() | Longford Town |
19 November 2005 | FW | ![]() | Drogheda United |
19 November 2005 | DF | ![]() | |
19 November 2005 | DF | ![]() | Dublin City |
19 November 2005 | FW | ![]() | Ballymena United |
19 November 2005 | MF | ![]() | Kilkenny City |
30 December 2005 | MF | ![]() | Livingston |
MF | ![]() | Kilkenny City | |
12 July 2006 | MF | ![]() | Waterford United |
10 March 2006 | Bray Wanderers | 2 – 2 | Shelbourne | Carlisle Grounds, Bray |
19.45 GMT | Éamon Zayed ![]() Paul Caffrey ![]() Wesley Charles ![]() | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() ![]() | Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath) |
17 March 2006 | Shelbourne | 0 – 0 | Longford Town | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 GMT | Report | Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin) |
24 March 2006 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2 – 2 | Shelbourne | Richmond Park, Dublin |
19.45 GMT | Mark Rutherford ![]() Trevor Molloy ![]() Paul Keegan ![]() | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() Colin Hawkins ![]() Owen Heary ![]() | Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
7 April 2006 | Waterford United | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | R.S.C., Waterford |
19.45 IST | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() | Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork) |
22 April 2006 | UCD | 1 – 2 | Shelbourne | Belfield Park, Dublin |
17.15 IST | Derek Doyle ![]() | Report | Gary O'Neill ![]() Liam Kearney ![]() | Attendance: 710 Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin) |
29 April 2006 | Sligo Rovers | 1 – 1 | Shelbourne | The Showgrounds, Sligo |
19.30 IST | Conor O'Grady ![]() | Report | Gary O'Neill ![]() | Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin) |
4 May 2006 | Shelbourne | 2 – 1 | Drogheda United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Stuart Byrne ![]() Gary O'Neill ![]() | Report | Declan O'Brien ![]() | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
15 May 2006 | Cork City | 2 – 1 | Shelbourne | Turners Cross, Cork |
20.00 IST | George O'Callaghan ![]() Neale Fenn ![]() | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() | Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin) |
19 May 2006 | Shelbourne | 2 – 0 | Bohemians | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Colin Hawkins ![]() Stuart Byrne ![]() | Report | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
2 June 2006 | Shelbourne | 4 – 1 | Bray Wanderers | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Gary O'Neill ![]() ![]() Jason Byrne ![]() Ollie Cahill ![]() | Report | Brian McGovern ![]() | Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin) |
6 June 2006 | Shelbourne | 1 – 0 | Derry City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Jason Byrne ![]() | Report | Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath) |
27 June 2006 | Shelbourne | 3 – 0 | St. Patrick's Athletic | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Jason Byrne ![]() ![]() Glen Crowe ![]() | Report | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
17 July 2006 | Shelbourne | 5 – 1 | Waterford United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Bobby Ryan ![]() Colin Hawkins ![]() Joseph Ndo ![]() Glen Crowe ![]() ![]() | Report | Mitchell Casey ![]() | Referee: Declan Hanney (Dublin) |
21 July 2006 | Shelbourne | 6 – 0 | UCD | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Glen Crowe ![]() ![]() Jason Byrne ![]() ![]() Joseph Ndo ![]() Ollie Cahill ![]() | Report | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
28 July 2006 | Shelbourne | 3 – 0 | Sligo Rovers | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Ollie Cahill ![]() Jason Byrne ![]() ![]() | Report | Liam Burns ![]() | Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin) |
4 August 2006 | Drogheda United | 1 – 3 | Shelbourne | United Park, Drogheda |
19.45 IST | Stephen Bradley ![]() | Report | Stuart Byrne ![]() Ollie Cahill ![]() Owen Heary ![]() | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
11 August 2006 | Shelbourne | 2 – 2 | Cork City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Jason Byrne ![]() Glen Crowe ![]() | Report | Denis Behan ![]() Roy O'Donovan ![]() Joe Gamble ![]() | Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin) |
18 August 2006 | Bohemians | 2 – 1 | Shelbourne | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Fergal Harkin ![]() Stephen Caffrey ![]() | Report | Glen Crowe ![]() | Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin) |
1 September 2006 | Bray Wanderers | 2 – 3 | Shelbourne | Carlisle Grounds, Bray |
19.45 IST | Colm Tresson ![]() Lee Roche ![]() | Report | Greg O'Halloran ![]() Bobby Ryan ![]() Glen Crowe ![]() | Referee: Hugo Whoriskey (Meath) |
8 September 2006 | Shelbourne | 2 – 0 | Longford Town | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Gary O'Neill ![]() Glen Crowe ![]() | Report | Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin) |
15 September 2006 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 1 – 3 | Shelbourne | Richmond Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Keith Fahey ![]() | Report | Gary O'Neill ![]() Glen Crowe ![]() Jamie Harris ![]() | Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin) |
22 September 2006 | Shelbourne | 2 – 2 | Derry City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Owen Heary ![]() Glen Crowe ![]() | Report | Pat McCourt ![]() Kevin Deery ![]() Pat Jennings ![]() | Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin) |
6 October 2006 | Waterford United | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | R.S.C., Waterford |
19.45 IST | Report | Stuart Byrne ![]() | Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin) |
10 October 2006 | Longford Town | 0 – 0 | Shelbourne | Flancare Park, Longford |
19.45 IST | Report | Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork) |
20 October 2006 | UCD | 0 – 2 | Shelbourne | Belfield Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() Richie Baker ![]() | Referee: Richie Winter (Dublin) |
24 October 2006 | Derry City | 2 – 0 | Shelbourne | Brandywell Stadium, Derry |
19.45 IST | Ciarán Martyn ![]() Pat McCourt ![]() | Report | Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin) |
3 November 2006 | Shelbourne | 2 – 2 | Drogheda United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.30 GMT | Gary O'Neill ![]() Greg O'Halloran ![]() | Report | Jason Gavin ![]() Gavin Whelan ![]() | Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin) |
7 November 2006 | Sligo Rovers | 0 – 2 | Shelbourne | The Showgrounds, Sligo |
19.45 GMT | Report | Stuart Byrne ![]() Adam Hughes ![]() | Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork) |
10 November 2006 | Cork City | 1 – 0 | Shelbourne | Turners Cross, Cork |
19.30 GMT | Roy O'Donovan ![]() Joe Gamble ![]() | Report | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
17 November 2006 | Shelbourne | 2 – 1 | Bohemians | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 GMT | Stuart Byrne ![]() Glen Crowe ![]() Richie Baker ![]() | Report | Barry Ferguson ![]() | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
14 April 2006 | Shelbourne | 1 – 0 | Dublin City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Gary O'Neill ![]() | Report | Referee: Declan Hanney (Dublin) |
14 July 2006 | Dublin City | 1 – 2 | Shelbourne | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | David Freeman ![]() | Report | Bobby Ryan ![]() Joseph Ndo ![]() | Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shelbourne (C, R) | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 62 | Demotion to League of Ireland First Division [lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Derry City | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 62 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
3 | Drogheda United | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 58 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
4 | Cork City | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 56 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
5 | Sligo Rovers | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 40 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 62 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 |
Last updated: 17 November 2006.
Source: League of Ireland Premier Division Fixtures
18 June 2006 | FK Vetra | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Vetra Stadium, Vilnius |
16.00 IST | Report | Sean Dillon ![]() | Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
24 June 2006 | Shelbourne | 4 – 0 | FK Vetra | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.00 IST | Bobby Ryan ![]() Jason Byrne ![]() ![]() Glen Crowe ![]() | Report | Julius Raliukonis ![]() Rolandas Karcemarskas ![]() Robertas Vezevicius ![]() | Referee: Markus Strömbergson (Sweden) |
Shelbourne won 5 - 0 on aggregate
2 July 2006 | OB Odense | 3 – 0 | Shelbourne | Fionia Park, Odense |
14.00 IST | Morten Fevang ![]() ![]() ![]() | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() | Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev (Bulgaria) |
9 July 2006 | Shelbourne | 1 – 0 | OB Odense | Tolka Park, Dublin |
15.00 IST | Joseph Ndo ![]() | Report | Referee: Dietmar Drabek (Austria) |
OB Odense won 3 - 1 on aggregate
27 May 2006 | Bangor Celtic | 1 – 3 | Shelbourne | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.00 IST | Brian Warren ![]() | Report | Owen Heary ![]() Jason Byrne ![]() Stuart Byrne ![]() | Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin) |
27 August 2006 | Shelbourne | 0 – 1 | Derry City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
18.30 IST | Report | Darren Kelly ![]() | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
8 May 2006 | Dublin City | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Report | Derek Pender ![]() | Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin) |
5 July 2006 | Shelbourne | 4 – 1 | Finn Harps | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Jason Byrne ![]() ![]() Glen Crowe ![]() Greg O'Halloran ![]() | Report | Chris Malseed ![]() | Attendance: 306 Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin) |
7 August 2006 | Shelbourne | 1 – 0 | Bohemians | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Joseph Ndo ![]() | Report | Vinny Arkins ![]() Jason McGuinness ![]() | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
18 September 2006 | Derry City | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 0 p) | Shelbourne | Brandywell Stadium, Derry |
20.00 IST | David Forde ![]() Killian Brennan ![]() | Report | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) | |
Penalties | ||||
Kevin Deery ![]() Ruaidhri Higgins ![]() Darren Kelly ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
20 February 2006 | Shelbourne | 3 – 0 | Glentoran | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 GMT | Bobby Ryan ![]() Glen Crowe ![]() ![]() | Report |
28 February 2006 | Derry City | 0 – 0 | Shelbourne | Brandywell Stadium, Derry |
20.00 GMT | Report | Referee: Michael Ross (Carrickfergus) |
13 March 2006 | Linfield | 2 – 0 | Shelbourne | Windsor Park, Belfast |
20.00 GMT | Michael Gault ![]() Peter Thompson ![]() | Report | Referee: David Malcolm (Bangor) |
20 March 2006 | Shelbourne | 0 – 0 | Linfield | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 GMT | Colin Hawkins ![]() | Report | Paul McAreavey ![]() | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
27 March 2006 | Glentoran | 0 – 3 | Shelbourne | The Oval, Belfast |
19.45 IST | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() ![]() Ollie Cahill ![]() | Referee: Adrian McCourt (Bangor) |
3 April 2006 | Shelbourne | 1 – 1 | Derry City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Jason Byrne ![]() | Report | Ciarán Martyn ![]() | Referee: David Malcolm (Bangor) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 4 |
10 April 2006 | Cork City | 2 – 0 | Shelbourne | Turners Cross, Cork |
20.00 IST | Colin O'Brien ![]() Neale Fenn ![]() | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() David Crawley ![]() | Referee: David Malcolm (Bangor) |
26 January 2006 | Dundalk | 0 – 2 | Shelbourne | Oriel Park, Dundalk |
19.30 GMT | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() Brian King ![]() |
3 February 2006 | Galway United | 0 – 3 | Shelbourne | Terryland Park, Galway |
19.30 GMT | Report | Jamie Harris ![]() Glen Crowe ![]() Jason Byrne ![]() |
7 February 2006 | Shenyang Ginde | 1 – 1 | Shelbourne | Antequera, Costa del Sol |
15.00 GMT | N/A | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() |
14 February 2006 | Shelbourne | 3 – 0 | Shamrock Rovers | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 GMT | Gary O'Neill ![]() Alan Moore ![]() Glen Crowe ![]() Greg O'Halloran ![]() David Crawley ![]() | Report | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
23 February 2006 | Kilkenny City | 0 – 4 | Shelbourne | Buckley Park, Kilkenny |
19.30 GMT | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() ![]() ![]() Gary O'Neill ![]() |
24 July 2006 | Shelbourne | 0 – 2 | Sunderland | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Report | Daryl Murphy ![]() Rory Delap ![]() | Referee: Declan Hanney (Dublin) |
As of 17 November 2006.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League | Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Steve Williams | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Owen Heary | 36 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
3 | DF | ![]() | David Crawley | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | Dave Rogers | 39 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Jamie Harris | 28 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() | Jim Crawford | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | Ollie Cahill | 45 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 17 | 1 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Stuart Byrne | 42 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Glen Crowe | 46 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 4 |
10 | FW | ![]() | Jason Byrne | 39 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 8 |
11 | MF | ![]() | James Chambers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() | Greg O'Halloran | 25 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
14 | MF | ![]() | Richie Baker | 30 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
15 | MF | ![]() | Alan Moore | 22 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
16 | FW | ![]() | Gary O'Neill | 29 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() | Bobby Ryan | 35 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
18 | MF | ![]() | Joseph Ndo | 35 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
19 | DF | ![]() | Colin Hawkins | 39 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
20 | GK | ![]() | Dean Delany | 29 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() | David Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() | Sean Dillon | 45 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
23 | MF | ![]() | Alan Reynolds | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
24 | MF | ![]() | Liam Kearney | 16 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() | Gary Deegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Position | Goalscorer | Total Goals | League Goals | Cup Goals |
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1 | ![]() | 23 | 15 | 8 |
2 | ![]() | 16 | 12 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
8 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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