2008 Dundalk F.C. season

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Dundalk
2008 season
ChairmanPadraig McGowan
ManagerJohn Gill
First Division 1st (Champions)
FAI Cup Fourth Round
League Cup Second Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robbie Farrell (11)
All:
Robbie Farrell (11)
Highest home attendance2,500 vs Shelbourne (May 8, 2008)
Lowest home attendance500 vs Limerick 37 (June 26, 2008)
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Club

Club information

Chief Executive OfficerGerry Matthews
Club Promotion OfficerPaul Johnston
SecretaryKevin Holland
Commercial managerLisa Kelly
Ground Oriel Park

Commercial partners

TitleSponsor
Main Sponsor IJM
Kit, Associate Sponsor Umbro

Coaching and medical staff

PositionName
ManagerJohn Gill
Assistant managerGerry Scully
Goalkeeping coachMartin Connolly
Condition coachChris Melia
Head PhysioPaul Cheshire
Assistant PhysioClaire McKinlay
Kit AdministratorGerry Watters
Team doctorDr Samir

2008 Fixtures and results

Source: [1]

Dundalk 0 - 0 Drogheda United
Report
Penalties
Crawley Soccerball shad check.svg
Duffy Soccerball shad check.svg
Ryan Soccerball shade cross.svg
Farrell Soccerball shad check.svg
Mulvenna Soccerball shad check.svg
Flanagan Soccerball shade cross.svg		4 – 5Soccerball shad check.svg Keegan
Soccerball shad check.svg Kendrick
Soccerball shad check.svg Grant
Soccerball shade cross.svg Hughes
Soccerball shad check.svg Ristila
Soccerball shad check.svg Shelley
Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 1,500

Pre-season friendlies

Source: [1]

Dundalk 1 - 0 St Patrick's Athletic
John Flanagan Soccerball shade.svg 4' Report
Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 450
Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin).
Dundalk 0 - 2 Bray Wanderers
Report Soccerball shade.svg 27' Mark Duggan
Soccerball shade.svg 60' (o.g.) Trevor Vaughan
Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 250.
Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin).
Dundalk 1 - 2 Shamrock Rovers
Aidan Lynch Soccerball shade.svg 80' Report Soccerball shade.svg 3'Alan Murphy
Soccerball shade.svg 55' Eoin Doyle
Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 900
Referee: Declan Hanney
Bohemians 1 - 1 Dundalk
Neale Fenn Soccerball shade.svg 56' Report Soccerball shade.svg 71' Paul Smyth
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: Approx. 300
Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)
Derry City 3 - 2 Dundalk
Clive Delaney Soccerball shade.svg 2'
Gareth McGlynn Soccerball shade.svg 34'
Kevin McHugh Soccerball shade.svg 85'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg 54' Robbie Farrell
Soccerball shade.svg 77' Paul Smyth
Brandywell, Derry
Attendance: Approx. 350
Referee: Terence Moyne (Donegal)

First Division

Source: [1]

Results

Shelbourne 0 - 0 Dundalk
Report Red card.svg 40' Chris Bennion
Attendance: 1,606
Referee: Neil Doyle
Dundalk 3 - 0 Monaghan United
Robert Martin Soccerball shade.svg 8'Soccerball shade.svg 87'
David Cassidy Soccerball shade.svg 46'		 Report
Attendance: Approx. 1,200.
Referee: Mark Gough
Longford Town 1 - 2 Dundalk
Darren McKenna Soccerball shade.svg 88' Report Soccerball shade.svg 59' Aidan Lynch
Soccerball shade.svg 77' Trevor Vaughan
Attendance: Approx. 1,000.
Referee: Graham Kelly
Dundalk 2 - 1 Wexford Youths
John Flanagan Soccerball shade.svg 20'
Robbie Martin Soccerball shade.svg 24'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg 57' Paul Malone
Attendance: Approx. 1,500.
Referee: Neil Doyle
Sporting Fingal 1 - 1 Dundalk
Robbie Doyle Red card.svg 34'
Aidan Collins Soccerball shade.svg 50'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg 78' David Crawley
Attendance: Approx. 700 - 1,100
Referee: Robert Rogers
Dundalk 1 - 0 Waterford United
David Cassidy Soccerball shade.svg 63' Report
Attendance: Approx. 1,800.
Referee: Neil Doyle
Limerick 37 1 - 2 Dundalk
Tommy Barrett Soccerball shade.svg 56' Report Soccerball shade.svg 17' David Crawley
Soccerball shade.svg 50' Jamie Duffy
Attendance: Approx. 800
Referee: Graham Kelly
Athlone Town 0 - 3 Dundalk
Report Soccerball shade.svg 34'Soccerball shade.svg 79' David Cassidy
Soccerball shade.svg 37' Jamie Duffy
Attendance: 631 (Official figure)
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
Dundalk 6 - 0 Kildare County
Tiarnan Mulvenna Soccerball shade.svg 47'
David Cassidy Soccerball shade.svg 67'
Jamie Duffy Soccerball shade.svg 72'Soccerball shade.svg 84'
David O'Connor Soccerball shade.svg 74'
Paul Marney Soccerball shade.svg 80'		 Report
Referee: Paul Tuite
Dundalk 1 - 3 Shelbourne
Tiarnan Mulvenna Soccerball shade.svg 1'
David Cassidy
Paul Shiels 		Report Soccerball shade.svg 16' David Freeman
Soccerball shade.svg 58'Soccerball shade.svg 83' Anthony Flood
James Keddy
Attendance: Approx. 2,500
Referee: Damien Hancock
Monaghan United 0 - 0 Dundalk
Paul Whelan Report.
Attendance: 502 (Official Figure)
Referee: Hugo Whoriskey
Dundalk 0 - 0 Longford
Report.
Attendance: Approx. 700
Referee: Rob Rodgers
Wexford Youths 0 - 5 Dundalk
Report. Soccerball shade.svg 34'Soccerball shade.svg 44'Soccerball shade.svg 53' Trevor Vaughan
Soccerball shade.svg 41' Jamie Duffy
Soccerball shade.svg 79' Paul Smyth
Attendance: 680 (Official Figure)
Referee: Eddie McNally
Dundalk 3 - 2 Sporting Fingal
Chris Bennion Red card.svg 24'
Steve Williams Soccerball shade.svg 45+4' (o.g.)
Jamie Duffy Soccerball shade.svg 75'
Tiarnan Mulvenna Soccerball shade.svg 84'		 Report. Soccerball shade.svg 24'Soccerball shade.svg 73' Robbie Doyle
Red card.svg 62' Colm James
Attendance: Approx. 1000
Referee: Derek Tomney
Waterford United 1 - 0 Dundalk
Luke Fitzpatrick Soccerball shade.svg 95' Report Red card.svg 94' John Flanagan
Attendance: 480 (Official Figure)
Referee: Eddie McNally
Dundalk 0 - 2 Limerick 37
Report Soccerball shade.svg 3' Paul Walshe
Soccerball shade.svg 87' Gary Sheehan
Attendance: Approx. 500.
Referee: Darren Coombes
Dundalk 1 - 0 Athlone Town
Trevor Vaughan Soccerball shade.svg 89' (pen.) Report.
Attendance: Approx. 1,000.
Referee: Ian Stokes
Kildare County 1 - 2 Dundalk
Paul Donnelly Red card.svg 63'
Colin Murray Soccerball shade.svg 78'		 Report. Soccerball shade.svg 46' Jamie Duffy
Soccerball shade.svg 76' Paul Crowley
Attendance: Approx. 230.
Referee: Padraig Sutton
Shelbourne 0 - 0 Dundalk
Report
Attendance: 1,473
Referee: Ian Stokes
Dundalk 3 - 0 Monaghan United
John Flanagan Soccerball shade.svg 1'Soccerball shade.svg 38'
Trevor Vaughan Soccerball shade.svg 51' (pen.)
Jamie Duffy 		Report Kevin Williamson
Attendance: Approx. 1,500
Referee: Tom Connolly
Longford Town 0 - 3 Dundalk
Report Soccerball shade.svg 56' Paul Crowley
Soccerball shade.svg 80' Tiarnan Mulvenna
Soccerball shade.svg 83' John Flanagan
Attendance: Approx. 500.
Referee: Rob Rodgers
Dundalk 1 - 0 Wexford Youths
Tiarnan Mulvenna Soccerball shade.svg 16' Report
Attendance: Approx. 1,300.
Referee: John McLoughlin
Sporting Fingal 0 - 0 Dundalk
Report
Attendance: 1,062
Referee: Neil Doyle
Dundalk 2 - 1 Waterford United
Paul Crowley Soccerball shade.svg 12'Soccerball shade.svg 27' Report Luke Fitzpatrick Soccerball shade.svg 18'
Attendance: Approx. 2,000.
Referee: Graeme Kelly
Limerick 37 2 - 0 Dundalk
David Ryan Soccerball shade.svg 41'
Gary Sheehan Soccerball shade.svg 45+1'		 Report
Attendance: 471
Referee: Neil Doyle
Athlone Town 2 - 2 Dundalk
Noel McGee Soccerball shade.svg 28'Soccerball shade.svg 70' Report Soccerball shade.svg 2' Derek Doyle
Soccerball shade.svg 19' Jamie Duffy
Lissywollen, Athlone
Attendance: Approx. 300
Referee: Paul Caschera
Dundalk 4 - 1 Kildare County
Ben Whelehan Soccerball shade.svg 21'
Dessie Baker Soccerball shade.svg 36'Soccerball shade.svg 58'
Robbie Farrell Soccerball shade.svg 52'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg 24' Ciaran Kilduff
Attendance: Approx. 1,000
Referee: Rob Rogers
Dundalk 2 - 1 Shelbourne
Robbie Farrell Soccerball shade.svg 14'
David O'Connor Soccerball shade.svg 49'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg 85' Damien Brennan
Attendance: Approx. 2,300.
Referee: Paul Tuite
Monaghan United 2 - 2 Dundalk
Sean Brennan Soccerball shade.svg 44'
David Scully Soccerball shade.svg 92'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg 17, 87' Robbie Farrell
Red card.svg 92' Robbie Farrell
Attendance: Approx. 500
Referee: Conor Fitzgerald
Dundalk 1 - 2 Longford Town
Simon Kelly Soccerball shade.svg 63' Report Soccerball shade.svg 8' Darren McKenna
Soccerball shade.svg 57' Alan Lynch
Attendance: Approx. 1500
Referee: Rob Rogers
Wexford Youths 3 - 1 Dundalk
Gavin Doyle Soccerball shade.svg 10'
Danny Furlong Soccerball shade.svg 16'Soccerball shade.svg 39'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg 75' Trevor Vaughan
Attendance: Darren Coombes
Referee: 360
Dundalk 2 - 1 Sporting Fingal
Tiarnan Mulvenna Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Robbie Farrell Soccerball shade.svg 50'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg 56' Paul Caffrey
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Rob Rogers
Waterford United 0 - 1 Dundalk
Willie John Kiely Red card.svg 43' Report Soccerball shade.svg 88' Paul Smyth
Attendance: 865
Referee: Graham Kelly
Dundalk 0 - 1 Limerick 37
Report Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' Paul Danaher
Attendance: Approx. 2,000.
Referee: Derek Tomney
Dundalk 7 - 0 Athlone Town
Derek Doyle Soccerball shade.svg 4'
John Flanagan Soccerball shade.svg 18'
Robbie FarrellSoccerball shade.svg 53'Soccerball shade.svg 61'
Paul Crowley Soccerball shade.svg 65'Soccerball shade.svg 67'
Ben Whelehan Soccerball shade.svg 78'		 Report
Attendance: 2,085.
Referee: Phil Cashera
Kildare County 1 - 6 Dundalk
Paul Shiels Soccerball shade.svg 81o.g.' Report Soccerball shade.svg 14'Soccerball shade.svg 27'Soccerball shade.svg 58'Soccerball shade.svg 66' Robbie Farrell
Soccerball shade.svg 77' David Cassidy
Soccerball shade.svg 80' Derek Doyle
Attendance: 1023.
Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Final table

PosTeam
[]
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C)3621876930+3971 Premier Division
2 Shelbourne 36201065525+3070
3 Waterford United 3618995535+2063
4 Sporting Fingal [lower-alpha 1] 36171185332+2162
5 Limerick 37 36157144945+452
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Sporting Fingal replaced Kilkenny City who withdrew from the league before the season started.

FAI Ford Cup

Source: [1]

Third Round

Shelbourne 0 - 3 Dundalk
Alan Keely Red card.svg 40' Report Soccerball shade.svg 17' (pen.) Trevor Vaughan
Soccerball shade.svg 71'Soccerball shade.svg 85' Paul Crowley
Attendance: 1,348
Referee: Tomas Connolly

Fourth Round

Bray Wanderers 0 - 0 Dundalk
Derek Foran Red card.svg 59' Report
Referee: Ian Stokes

Fourth Round Replay

Dundalk 1 - 3 Bray Wanderers
Paul Crowley Soccerball shade.svg 50' Report Soccerball shade.svg 45' Colm Tresson
Soccerball shade.svg 72' Patrick Kavanagh
Soccerball shade.svg 86' Jake Kelly
Referee: Ian Stokes

eircom League of Ireland Cup

Source: [1]

First Round

Dundalk 3 - 0 Monaghan United
Paul Crowley Soccerball shade.svg 22'
Tiarnan Mulvenna Soccerball shade.svg 34'Soccerball shade.svg 63'		 Report
Attendance: Approx 500.

Second Round

Bohemians 4 - 0 Dundalk
Jason Byrne Soccerball shade.svg 5'
Harpal Singh Soccerball shade.svg 18'
Chris Turner Soccerball shade.svg 36'
Darren Mansaram Soccerball shade.svg 89'		 Report
Attendance: Approx. 500-1000
Referee: Neil Doyle

Top goal-scorers

Source: [3]

GoalscorersGoals
Flag of Ireland.svg Robbie Farrel
11
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Duffy
8
Flag of Ireland.svg Trevor Vaughan
7
Flag of Ireland.svg David Cassidy
6
Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Crowley
6
Flag of Ireland.svg Tiernan Mulvenna
6
Flag of Ireland.svg John Flanagan
5
Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Doyle
3
Flag of Ireland.svg Robbie Martin
3
Flag of Ireland.svg Dessie Baker
2
Flag of Ireland.svg David Crawley
2
Flag of Ireland.svg David O'Connor
2
Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Smyth
2
Flag of Ireland.svg Ben Whelehan
2
Flag of Ireland.svg Simon Kelly
1
Flag of England.svg Paul Marney
1
Flag of Ireland.svg Aidan Lynch
1

2008 Squad

Source: [3]

2007-08 Kits DundalkFC2007kits.png
2007-08 Kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Contents

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Chris Bennion
— GK Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Morgan Cranley
— GK Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Aaron Shanahan
— DF Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR David Crawley
— DF Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Paul Crowley
— DF Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR John Flanagan
— DF Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Shane Grimes
— DF Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Aidan Lynch (captain)
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Paul Marney
— DF Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Kevin McArdle
— DF Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Stefan McKevitt
— DF Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Simon Kelly
— DF Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Ian Ryan
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— DF Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Ben Whelehan
— MF Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR David Cassidy
— MF Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Derek Doyle
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jamie Duffy
— MF Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR David O'Connor
— MF Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Paul Shiels
— FW Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Dessie Baker
— FW Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Robbie Martin
— FW Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Tiarnan Mulvenna
— FW Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Robbie Farrell
— FW Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Paul Smyth
— FW Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Trevor Vaughan

Players on loan

None.

2008 Pre-season transfers

In:

Out:

2008 Mid-season transfers

In:

Out:

  • Flag of Ireland.svg Donal Greene (Released)

2008 Season statistics

Player appearances/goals

Source: [3]

No.PosNatPlayerTotalLeagueCup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Bennion 36032040
GK Flag of Ireland.svg Morgan Cranley000000
GK Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Shanahan605010
DF Flag of Ireland.svg David Crawley 34231230
DF Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Crowley 331028654
DF Flag of Ireland.svg John Flanagan31527540
DF Flag of Ireland.svg Shane Grimes13011020
DF Flag of Ireland.svg Simon Kelly817110
DF Flag of Ireland.svg Aidan Lynch 16116100
DF Flag of England.svg Paul Marney 30126140
DF Flag of Ireland.svg Kevin McArdle 000000
DF Flag of Ireland.svg Stefan McKevitt301020
DF Flag of Ireland.svg Ian Ryan30026040
DF Flag of Ireland.svg Ben Whelehan30227230
MF Flag of Ireland.svg David Cassidy35531540
MF Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Duffy38833850
MF Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Doyle 10210200
MF Flag of Ireland.svg David O'Connor 30225250
MF Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Shiels31028030
FW Flag of Ireland.svg Dessie Baker 10310300
FW Flag of Ireland.svg Robbie Martin 18316320
FW Flag of Ireland.svg Tiarnan Mulvenna 31927742
FW Flag of Ireland.svg Robbie Farrell2211221100
FW Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Smyth24219250
FW Flag of Ireland.svg Trevor Vaughan33728651

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  2. ↑ "Ireland 2008". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Murphy, Jim (2013). A Dundalk FC Miscellany. Ireland: Self-published. p. 323.
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