2010 Galway United F.C. season

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2010 Galway United F.C. season. This is a list of competitive matches played by Galway United in 2010. Following the departure of Sean Connor from his post at Dundalk, 24 hours after the final game of the season, [1] Ian Foster sought permission from Galway United CEO Nick Leeson to speak with Dundalk, but was denied. He subsequently resigned his position and was appointed team manager at Dundalk on 4 December 2009. [2] Foster cited alleged payment problems during the 2009 season as justification for his contact with Dundalk and his subsequent appointment there. [3] On 10 January 2010, Sean Connor was appointed as team manager by Galway United. Between the end of 2009 and the start of the 2010 season, Galway United and Dundalk effectively swapped team managers, as Ian Foster moved in the opposite direction to Dundalk. [4]

Contents

Pre-Season friendlies

DateOpponentsH / AResultScorersHighlights
27 January 2010 Galway & DL H1 – 4Molloy
9 February 2010 Mervue United H 0 – 3
13 February 2010 Derry City A 1 – 2 O'Brien
21 February 2010 Limerick N 0 – 0
26 February 2010 Hull City H0 – 1 YouTube

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Premier Division

Matches

DateOpponentsH / AResultScorersAtt.Highlights
5 March 2010 St Patrick's Athletic A 0 – 2 (1,575) YouTube
12 March 2010 Bray Wanderers H 2 – 1 Sheppard, O'Brien 902 YouTube
20 March 2010 Sligo Rovers A 0 – 1 (1,808) YouTube
26 March 2010 Shamrock Rovers H 0 – 1 1,260 RealPlayer [ permanent dead link ]
5 April 2010 U.C.D. A 0 – 0 (320) RealPlayer [ permanent dead link ]
9 April 2010 Sporting Fingal H 2 – 2 Sheppard, Flood 821 YouTube
16 April 2010 Bohemians A 3 – 2 Sheppard (2), O'Donnell RealPlayer [ permanent dead link ]
19 April 2010 Dundalk H 0 – 1 740
23 April 2010 Drogheda United H 3 – 1 Flood (2), Meynell 925
26 April 2010 St Patrick's Athletic H 0 – 2 805
30 April 2010 Bray Wanderers A 2 – 0 Flood, Sheppard(350)
4 May 2010 Sligo Rovers H 0 – 0 925
7 May 2010 Shamrock Rovers A 0 – 2 (3,417)
14 May 2010 Dundalk A 0 – 0 (1,500)
21 May 2010 U.C.D. H 2 – 2 Flood, O'Donnell 824
29 May 2010 Sporting Fingal A 2 – 2 (611)

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Table

PosTeam
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PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Shamrock Rovers (C)36191075734+2367Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Bohemians 36191075029+2167Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3 Sligo Rovers 36171276136+2563Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round [lower-alpha 1]
4 Sporting Fingal (R)36161466038+2262Withdrew from league [lower-alpha 2]
5 St Patrick's Athletic 36169115533+2257Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
6 Dundalk 36146164650−448
7 UCD 36118174754−741
8 Galway United (O)36911163859−2138Qualification to Relegation play-off
9 Bray Wanderers (O)3669213572−3727
10 Drogheda United 3649233074−4421Spared from relegation [lower-alpha 3]
Source: [6] [7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Sligo Rovers qualified for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round after winning the 2010 FAI Cup Final.
  2. ↑ Sporting Fingal withdrew from League of Ireland due to financial difficulties shortly before the 2011 Premier Division season.
  3. ↑ Drogheda United were originally relegated but retained there place in the Premier Division after Sporting Fingal withdrew.

Cups

League of Ireland Cup

DateOpponentsH / AResultScorersHighlights
13 April 2010 Derry City A2 – 3McBrien, Flood

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Players

Squad statistics

No.Pos.NameLeagueFAI CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1GK Flag of Ireland.svg Barry Ryan 31-3---34-22
2DF Flag of Ireland.svg Seamus Conneely 33-211-36-20
3DF Flag of Scotland.svg James Creaney 11 (7)-1-1-13 (7)-10
4DF Flag of Ireland.svg Thomas Heary 9 (5)-1---10 (5)-00
4DF Flag of Ireland.svg Philip Reilly 7 (1)110008 (1)120
5DF Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie McKenzie 35-3---38-30
6MF Flag of Ireland.svg Ciaran Foley22 (1)-1-1-24 (1)-30
7MF Flag of Ireland.svg Bobby Ryan 19 (1)-----12 (1)-10
8MF Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen O'Donnell 26 (2)83---29 (2)872
9FW Flag of Ireland.svg Jason Molloy11 (8)21 (2)1(1)-13 (10)310
10FW Flag of Ireland.svg Karl Sheppard 35831--38940
11MF Flag of Ireland.svg Derek O'Brien 24 (4)32---27 (4)321
12FW Flag of Ireland.svg Alan Murphy-----1-1--
14DF Flag of England.svg Rhys Meynell 321211-35251
15DF Flag of Ireland.svg Tom King10 (19)12 (1)21-13 (20)300
16MF Flag of Ireland.svg Gary Curran 29 (3)33-1-33 (3)340
17MF Flag of Ireland.svg Cian McBrien 7 (4)-(1)1(1)17 (6)200
17DF Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen Walsh 15 (2)32-1-18 (2)310
18FW Flag of Ireland.svg Anthony Flood 167111118910
19DF Flag of Ireland.svg Daniel Keady ----1-1-00
20DF Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Sinnott29 (2)-3---32 (2)-01
21MF Flag of Ireland.svg Jonathan Keane2 (6)---1-3 (6)-00
22GK Flag of Ireland.svg Daire Geraghty 5 (1)-----5 (1)-00

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2010 Pre-season transfers

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  2. ↑ "Foster is new boss at Dundalk". RTÉ News. 4 December 2009. Archived from the original on 6 December 2009.
  3. ↑ Ahern, Neil (5 December 2009). "Galway angry over Foster move". Irish Independent.
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