2009 season | ||||
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Chairman | Joe Casey | |||
Manager | Dermot Keely | |||
First Division | 2nd | |||
FAI Cup | Third Round | |||
League of Ireland Cup | Second Round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: David McAllister (16) All: David McAllister (19) | |||
Highest home attendance | 1,632 vs Sporting Fingal (November 10, 2009) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 653 vs Mervue United (July 3, 2009) | |||
In the 2009 season, Shelbourne finished 2nd in the League of Ireland First Division.
Chairman | Joe Casey |
Secretary | Colm Murphy |
FAI/League Delegate | Shay Weafer |
Licensing & IT Officer | Liam Ward |
Media Officer | FrankYoung |
Commercial Manager | John Phelan |
Chair Schoolboy Section | Brian Farrelly |
Youth Development Officer | Robbie Hoey |
Event Controller | Joe O'Reilly |
Safety Officer | Paul O'Rourke |
Ground | Tolka Park |
Title | Sponsor |
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Main Sponsor | CAB 2000 |
Kit, Associate Sponsor | Umbro |
Associate Sponsor | Nivea for Men |
Associate Sponsor | Allen's Pharmacy |
Position | Name |
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Team Manager | Dermot Keely |
Team Assistant Manager | Colin O'Neill |
Goalkeeping Coach | Fred Davis |
Condition Coach | Chris Melia |
Club Physiotherapist | Larry Byrne |
Assistant Club Physiotherapist | Stephen Weafer |
Equipment Manager | Pat Roche |
Assistant Equipment Manager | Johnny Watson |
Club Doctor | Ronan O'Callaghan |
A total of 29 players represented Shelbourne at various stages during the 2009 season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The Shelbourne first team squad that completed the 2008 season was as follows;
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The following players joined Shelbourne for the 2009 campaign:
As of July 31, 2009.
Date | Pos. | Name | From |
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December 23, 2008 | DF | Bray Wanderers | |
December 23, 2008 | MF | Dundalk | |
December 23, 2008 | FW | Sporting Fingal | |
December 23, 2008 | MF | UCD | |
December 28, 2008 | MF | Dundalk | |
January 9, 2009 | DF | Dundalk | |
January 9, 2009 | MF | Drogheda United | |
February 9, 2009 | MF | Drogheda United | |
February 11, 2009 | FW | Bohemians (loan) | |
February 11, 2009 | DF | Waterford United | |
June 19, 2009 | DF | Unattached | |
July 9, 2009 | FW | Belgrove | |
July 15, 2009 | DF | Dundalk (loan) | |
July 17, 2009 | MF | Dundalk | |
July 17, 2009 | DF | ||
July 24, 2009 | MF | Crumlin United | |
July 27, 2009 | MF | ||
July 30, 2009 | DF | ||
July 31, 2009 | FW | Crumlin United |
As of September 2, 2009.
Date | Pos. | Name | To |
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November 15, 2008 | MF | Monaghan United | |
November 15, 2008 | MF | Solihull Moors | |
November 15, 2008 | GK | ||
November 15, 2008 | FW | Bray Wanderers | |
November 15, 2008 | FW | Monaghan United | |
November 15, 2008 | FW | Bray Wanderers (end of loan) | |
November 15, 2008 | FW | ||
November 15, 2008 | MF | ||
November 15, 2008 | DF | Shamrock Rovers (end of loan) | |
November 15, 2008 | MF | Drogheda United (end of loan) | |
November 15, 2008 | MF | Bray Wanderers (end of loan) | |
November 15, 2008 | DF | ||
November 15, 2008 | MF | Dublin Bus | |
May 13, 2009 | MF | Sligo Rovers | |
June 29, 2009 | FW | Bohemians (end of loan) | |
July 16, 2009 | DF | Longford Town (loan) | |
July 24, 2009 | FW | Athlone Town | |
MF | |||
September 2, 2009 | MF | Mount Merrion | |
DF | Sheriff Y.C. |
March 6, 2009 | Shelbourne | 2 – 1 | Wexford Youths | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 GMT | Paddy Madden Anto Flood | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Gavin Doyle | Attendance: 1,077 Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin) |
March 13, 2009 | Monaghan United | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Kingspan Century Park, Monaghan |
20.00 GMT | Report | Anto Flood | Attendance: 330 Referee: Darren Coombes (Dublin) |
March 20, 2009 | Waterford United | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | R.S.C., Waterford |
19.45 GMT | Report | Paddy Madden | Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare) |
March 27, 2009 | Shelbourne | 1 – 0 | Limerick | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 GMT | Anto Flood | Report | Attendance: 1,028 Referee: Phil Caschera (Dublin) |
April 3, 2009 | Mervue United | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Terryland Park, Galway |
19.45 IST | Report | Kevin Doherty | Referee: Keith Callanan (Cork) |
April 10, 2009 | Shelbourne | 1 – 3 | UCD | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Paddy Madden David McGill David Cassidy | Report | David McMillan John Reilly Brian Shortall | Attendance: 1,229 Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork) |
April 17, 2009 | Sporting Fingal | 1 – 0 | Shelbourne | Morton Stadium, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Éamon Zayed | Report | Attendance: 1,429 Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare) |
April 24, 2009 | Shelbourne | 2 – 0 | Athlone Town | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Anto Flood Derek Doyle David Crawley | Report | Attendance: 867 Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin) |
May 8, 2009 | Shelbourne | 2 – 2 | Longford Town | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Paddy Madden | Report | Jason McCartney Derek Glynn | Attendance: 775 Referee: Keith Callanan (Cork) |
May 16, 2009 | Kildare County | 0 – 3 | Shelbourne | Station Road, Newbridge |
19.30 IST | Report | David McAllister Anto Flood | Referee: Darren Coombes (Dublin) |
May 22, 2009 | Wexford Youths | 1 – 2 | Shelbourne | Ferrycarrig Park, Wexford |
20.00 IST | David Breen | Report | Paddy Madden Anto Flood David McAllister | Attendance: 711 Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin) |
May 29, 2009 | Shelbourne | 2 – 1 | Monaghan United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | David Crawley Anto Flood | Report | Karl Bermingham | Attendance: 781 Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare) |
June 5, 2009 | Shelbourne | 1 – 0 | Waterford United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Anto Flood | Report | Attendance: 963 Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin) |
June 19, 2009 | Limerick | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Jackman Park, Limerick |
19.45 IST | Stephen Goggin Paul Walsh | Report | David Cassidy Kevin Doherty | Attendance: 539 Referee: Keith Callanan (Cork) |
July 3, 2009 | Shelbourne | 7 – 0 | Mervue United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | David McGill Mark O'Brien David McAllister David Cassidy Robbie Hedderman Richie Baker | Report | Attendance: 653 Referee: Sean Grant (Wexford) |
July 10, 2009 | UCD | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Belfield Bowl, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Ronan Finn | Report | Mark O'Brien | Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin) |
July 17, 2009 | Shelbourne | 1 – 0 | Sporting Fingal | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Richie Baker | Report | Conan Byrne | Attendance: 1,113 Referee: Phil Caschera (Dublin) |
July 25, 2009 | Athlone Town | 2 – 2 | Shelbourne | Athlone Town Stadium, Athlone |
19.45 IST | Noel McGee Tom O'Halloran | Report | Colin O'Brien David McAllister Damien Brennan | Attendance: 692 Referee: Keith Callanan (Cork) |
July 31, 2009 | Shelbourne | 2 – 1 | Finn Harps | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Richie Baker David McAllister Mark O'Brien | Report | Marc Brolly Seamus Sharkey | Attendance: 844 Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin) |
August 8, 2009 | Longford Town | 0 – 2 | Shelbourne | Flancare Park, Longford |
19.30 IST | Brian McCarthy | Report | David McAllister | Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork) |
August 15, 2009 | Finn Harps | 1 – 1 | Shelbourne | Finn Park, Ballybofey |
19.45 IST | Michael Funston | Report | Peter Hynes | Attendance: 506 Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin) |
August 21, 2009 | Shelbourne | 2 – 0 | Kildare County | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | David McAllister Tony Griffiths | Report | Attendance: 901 Referee: Sean Grant (Wexford) |
August 28, 2009 | Shelbourne | 1 – 2 | Wexford Youths | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | David McAllister | Report | Garry Sheahan | Attendance: 863 Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare) |
September 4, 2009 | Monaghan United | 0 – 3 | Shelbourne | Kingspan Century Park, Monaghan |
20.00 IST | Report | David McAllister Derek Doyle Damien Brennan | Referee: John McLoughlin (Dublin) |
September 18, 2009 | Shelbourne | 3 – 3 | Limerick | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | David McGill Anto Flood Peter Hynes Anto Flood | Report | Stephen O'Flynn | Attendance: 860 Referee: Sean Grant (Wexford) |
September 25, 2009 | Mervue United | 2 – 4 | Shelbourne | Terryland Park, Galway |
19.45 IST | Paul Danaher Mike Tierney Mark Ludden Alex Lee | Report | Peter Hynes David McAllister Mixie Harty Paul Danaher | Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork) |
October 2, 2009 | Shelbourne | 2 – 2 | UCD | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | David McAllister | Report | Brian Shortall David McMillan Brian Shortall | Attendance: 1,452 Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare) |
October 9, 2009 | Sporting Fingal | 2 – 2 | Shelbourne | Morton Stadium, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Conan Byrne Robert Bayly | Report | David McGill Peter Hynes | Attendance: 1,493 Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin) |
October 16, 2009 | Shelbourne | 0 – 0 | Athlone Town | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | David McAllister | Report | Attendance: 1,062 Referee: Jim McKell (Tipperary) |
October 27, 2009 | Waterford United | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | R.S.C., Waterford |
19.45 GMT | Report | Tony Griffiths | Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork) |
October 30, 2009 | Shelbourne | 4 – 5 | Longford Town | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 GMT | David McAllister Richie Baker Peter Hynes David McGill | Report | Derek Glynn Adrian Murphy Tom King | Attendance: 1,090 Referee: Jim McKell (Tipperary) |
November 2, 2009 | Finn Harps | 1 – 3 | Shelbourne | Finn Park, Ballybofey |
20.00 GMT | Gary Whoriskey | Report | Tony Griffiths Derek Doyle Anto Flood | Attendance: 419 Referee: Phil Caschera (Dublin) |
November 7, 2009 | Kildare County | 1 – 5 | Shelbourne | Station Road, Newbridge |
19.45 GMT | Trevor Bowers | Report | David McAllister David Cassidy Anto Flood Tony Griffiths | Referee: Sean Grant (Wexford) |
November 10, 2009 | Shelbourne | 1 – 2 | Sporting Fingal | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 GMT | David McAllister Anto Flood | Report | Éamon Zayed Shaun Williams | Attendance: 1,632 Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | UCD (C) | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 74 | Promoted to Premier Division |
2 | Shelbourne | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 73 | Lost promotion/relegation play off |
3 | Sporting Fingal [lower-alpha 1] (P) | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 69 | UEFA Europa League/Premier Division |
4 | Waterford United | 33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 20 | +32 | 66 | |
5 | Monaghan United | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 55 |
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 |
33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 73 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 11 | +22 |
Last updated: November 7, 2009.
Source: League of Ireland First Division Fixtures
June 9, 2009 | Crumlin United | 1 – 1 | Shelbourne | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Daniel Loughran | Report | David McAllister Robbie Hedderman | Attendance: 936 Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin) |
June 15, 2009 | Shelbourne | 0 – 1 | Crumlin United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
20.00 IST | Report | Martin Cramer | Attendance: 909 Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin) |
April 13, 2009 | Shelbourne | 3 – 0 | Dundalk | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.00 IST | Peter Hynes Richie Baker Paddy Madden | Report | Attendance: 524 Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath) |
May 4, 2009 | Bohemians | 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Shelbourne | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Marc Hughes Jason McGuinness Graham Carey | Report | Mark O'Brien Paddy Madden David McAllister | Referee: Richie Winter (Dublin) |
January 3, 2009 | RKSV Leonidas | 0 – 0 | Shelbourne | |
17.00 GMT | Report |
February 10, 2009 | Phoenix FC | 1 – 3 | Shelbourne | Scribblestown, Dublin |
20.00 GMT | Unknown goalscorer | Report | David McAllister Paddy Madden |
February 14, 2009 | Bray Wanderers | 3 – 1 | Shelbourne | Golden Ball, Kilternan, Dublin |
14.00 GMT | Paddy Kavanagh Darren Forsyth Fernando | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Jordan McMillan |
February 18, 2009 | Liffeys Pearse | 0 – 3 | Shelbourne | Ringsend Park, Dublin |
20.00 GMT | Anto Flood Peter Hynes David Mulqueen |
February 20, 2009 | Drogheda United | 0 – 0 | Shelbourne | United Park, Drogheda |
19.45 GMT | Report |
February 22, 2009 | Letterkenny Rovers | 0 – 4 | Shelbourne | Letterkenny Regional Sports and Leisure Complex, Sallaghagraine |
GMT | Report | David McAllister Paddy Madden |
February 25, 2009 | Kildare County | 1 – 5 | Shelbourne | Station Road, Newbridge |
19.30 GMT | David O'Riordan | Report | Peter Hynes David Cassidy Paddy Madden Richie Baker Robbie Hedderman | Referee: Rhona Daly (Dublin) |
February 27, 2009 | Bohemians | 2 – 0 | Shelbourne | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
19.45 GMT | Graham Carey Neale Fenn | Report |
July 14, 2009 | Shelbourne | 2 – 2 | Leeds United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Guy Bates David Crawley | Report | Jermaine Beckford | Attendance: 3,343 |
July 21, 2009 | Shelbourne | 0 – 1 | Millwall | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Report | Damien Brennan | Attendance: 506 |
As of November 10, 2009.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Play-Offs | FAI Cup | League Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
MF | Richie Baker | 25 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
DF | Damien Brennan | 29 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | David Cassidy | 31 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | David Crawley | 30 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
GK | Dean Delany | 35 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Kevin Doherty | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Robert Douglas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Derek Doyle | 27 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | Maurice Farrell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Anto Flood | 36 | 12 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | Joey Flood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Andrei Georgescu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Tony Griffiths | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Robbie Hedderman | 31 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | Peter Hynes | 33 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
DF | Alan Keely | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Paddy Madden | 16 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
MF | David McAllister | 34 | 19 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
MF | David McGill | 29 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | Jordan McMillan | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Darren Meenan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Keith Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Colin O'Brien | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Mark O'Brien | 35 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
DF | Mark O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Stephen Quigley | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | Ray Scully | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Michael Synnott | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
GK | Vinny Whelan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Position | Goalscorer | Total Goals | First Division | Play-Offs | FAI Cup | League Cup |
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