2023 Shelbourne F.C. season

Shelbourne
2023 season
	Shelbourne at Tolka Park in February 2023
Chairman	Andrew Doyle
Head Coach	Damien Duff
Stadium	Tolka Park, Dublin
Premier Division	4th
FAI Cup	1st Round
Leinster Senior Cup	4th round
Top goalscorer	League: Moylan (15); All: Moylan (16)
Highest home attendance	4,371 v Shamrock Rovers, 10 March 2023
Lowest home attendance	2,300 v U.C.D., 5 May 2023
Average home league attendance	3,340
Biggest win	4-0 v U.C.D., 07 July 2023
Biggest defeat	0-1 v St. Patrick's Athletic, 24 February 2023
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022 2024 →
	All statistics correct as of 22:15 13 March 2023 (UTC).

Last updated April 25, 2024

The 2023 Shelbourne F.C. season is the club's 128th season in existence and their second back in the League of Ireland Premier Division following promotion from the League of Ireland First Division in 2021.

First team squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2023 season.

#	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Previous Club	Signed in	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Conor Kearns	GK	(1998-05-06)6 May 1998 (aged 24)	Galway United	2023
19	Scott van-der-Sluis	GK	(2001-01-09)9 January 2001 (aged 22)	Bangor City	2022
25	Daithi Folan	GK		Youth Team	2023
Defenders
2	John Ross Wilson	DF	(1998-12-13)13 December 1998 (aged 24)	Bray Wanderers	2021
3	Conor Kane	DF	(1998-05-11)11 May 1998 (aged 24)	Drogheda United	2022
4	Andrew Quinn	DF	(2002-01-24)24 January 2002 (aged 21)	Drogheda United	2023
5	Shane Griffin	DF	(1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 28)	St Patrick's Athletic	2022
13	Tyreke Wilson	DF	(1999-12-02)2 December 1999 (aged 23)	Bohemians	2023
23	Luke Byrne (c)	DF	(1993-07-08)8 July 1993 (aged 29)	Shamrock Rovers	2019
29	Paddy Barrett	DF	(1993-07-22)22 July 1993 (aged 29)	St Patrick's Athletic	2023
31	Luke Browne	DF	(2005-10-06)6 October 2005 (aged 17)	Youth Team	2022
32	Kameron Ledgewidge	DF	(2001-04-07)7 April 2001 (aged 21)	Southampton	2021
36	Lewis Temple	DF	(2005-06-11)11 June 2005 (aged 17)	Youth Team	2022
Midfielders
6	JJ Lunney	MF	(1998-02-02)2 February 1998 (aged 24)	Bohemian	2021
7	Brian McManus	MF	(2001-11-29)29 November 2001 (aged 21)	Preston North End	2020
8	Mark Coyle	MF	(1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 26)	Finn Harps	2022
10	Jack Moylan	MF	(2001-09-01)1 September 2001 (aged 21)	Bohemians	2022
17	Shane Farrell	MF	(2000-06-26)26 June 2000 (aged 22)	Finglas United	2018
21	Gavin Molloy	MF	(2001-10-19)19 October 2001 (aged 21)	Youth Team	2022
22	Gavin Hodgins	MF	(2005-06-05)5 June 2005 (aged 17)	Youth Team	2022
27	Evan Caffrey	MF	(2003-02-27)27 February 2003 (aged 19)	UCD	2023
37	Kian Leavy	MF	(2002-03-21)21 March 2002 (aged 20)	Reading	2023	On loan from Reading
	Aodh Dervin	MF	(1999-07-21)21 July 1999 (aged 23)	Longford Town	2022	On loan to Longford Town
Attackers
9	Sean Boyd	FW	(1998-06-20)20 June 1998 (aged 24)	Finn Harps	2022
11	Matty Smith	FW	(1997-03-13)13 March 1997 (aged 25)	Derry City	2023
12	Jad Hakiki	FW	(2004-06-23)23 June 2004 (aged 18)	Youth Team	2022
15	Kyle Robinson	FW	(2002-11-08)8 November 2002 (aged 20)	St Patrick's Athletic	2023
Players who appeared during the 2022 season but departed before the end of the season

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	Previous Club	Ref.
18 November 2022	GK	Conor Kearns	Galway United	^[1]
18 November 2022	FW	Kyle Robinson	St Patricks Athletic	^[2]
18 November 2022	DF	Andrew Quinn	Drogheda United	^[3]
18 November 2022	MF	Evan Caffrey	UCD	^[4]
22 November 2022	DF	Tyreke Wilson	Bohemians	^[5]
3 December 2022	MF	Gavin Hodges	Youth Team	^[6]
3 December 2022	DF	Lewis Temple	Youth Team	^[6]
3 December 2022	DF	Luke Browne	Youth Team	^[6]
17 December 2022	DF	Paddy Barrett	St Patricks Athletic	^[7]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Previous Club	Date Ended	Ref.
8 February 2023	MF		Kian Leavy	Reading	June 2023	^[8]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
17 November 2022	GK	Brendan Clarke	Galway United	^[9]
17 November 2022	DF	Aaron O'Driscoll	Released	^[9]
17 November 2022	FW	Dan Carr	Sevenoaks Town	^[9]
17 November 2022	MF	Josh Giurgi	Longford Town	^[9]
17 November 2022	FW	Dan Hawkins	Released	^[9]
15 December 2022	DF	Stephan Negru	Oxford United	^[10]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
14 February 2023	MF		Aodh Dervin	Longford Town	November 2023	^[11]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier Division	17 February 2023	3 November 2023	36	15	15	6	44	27	+17	041.67
Leinster Senior Cup	24 March 2023	3 July 2023	3	2	0	1	9	4	+5	066.67
FAI Cup	21 July 2023	21 July 2023	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total			40	17	15	8	53	32	+21	042.50

Source: Competitions

League of Ireland

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Derry City	36	18	11	7	57	24	+33	65	Qualification to Conference League first qualifying round
3	St Patrick's Athletic	36	19	5	12	59	42	+17	62	Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Shelbourne	36	15	15	6	44	27	+17	60	Qualification to Conference League first qualifying round
5	Dundalk	36	17	7	12	59	44	+15	58
6	Bohemians	36	16	10	10	53	40	+13	58

Source: SSE Airtricity League, ^[12]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[12]
Notes:

↑ The 2023 FAI Cup winners qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round. Since the cup winners (St Patrick's Athletic) qualified based on league position, the second Conference League first qualifying round spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	15	15	6	44	27	+17	60	9	7	2	21	14	+7	6	8	4	23	13	+10

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	L	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	W
Position	9	9	6	7	7	5	7	8	5	5	6	4	6	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4

Source: extratime.ie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

17 February 20231	Shelbourne	0-0	Drogheda United	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report Highlights		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,424 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

24 February 20232	St Patrick's Athletic	1-0	Shelbourne	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report Highlights		Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 4,930 Referee: Neil Doyle

3 March 20233	Shelbourne	1-0	Bohemians	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Leavy 78'	Report Highlights		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Arnold Hunter

6 March 20234	Dundalk	2-1	Shelbourne	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 IST		Report Highlights	JR Wilson 2'	Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 2,766 Referee: Damien MacGraith

10 March 20235	Shelbourne	0-0	Shamrock Rovers	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report Highlights		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,371 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

17 March 20236	Cork City	0-2	Shelbourne	Cork
17:00 IST		Report Highlights	Honohan 18' (o.g.) Moylan 50'	Stadium: Turners Cross Referee: Ray Matthews

31 March 20237	Shelbourne	0-1	Derry City	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report Highlights		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,203 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

7 April 20238	UCD	0-0	Shelbourne	Belfield, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report Highlights		Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 968 Referee: Eoghan O’Shea

10 April 20239	Shelbourne	2-1	Sligo Rovers	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Smith 52' Mahon 58' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Robert Harvey

14 April 202310	Shamrock Rovers	2-2	Shelbourne	Tallaght, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report	Burke 18' (o.g.) Smith 51'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 6,835 Referee: Neil Doyle

21 April 202311	Shelbourne	1-1	Dundalk	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Moylan 56' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 2,873 Referee: Damien McGraith

28 April 202312	Shelbourne	2-1	Cork City	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Smith 47' Moylan 80'	Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 2,782 Referee: Ray Matthews

1 May 202313	Drogheda	1-1	Shelbourne	Drogheda, County Louth
17:00 IST		Report	Caffrey 69'	Stadium: Weavers Park Attendance: 2,055 Referee: Robert Hennessy

5 May 202314	Shelbourne	1-0	UCD	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Griffin 39'	Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Robert Harvey

13 May 202315	Sligo Rovers	0-3	Shelbourne	Sligo
19:45 IST		Report	Moylan 10' Moylan 41' Moylan 66' (pen.)	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 2,431 Referee: Neil Doyle

19 May 202316	Shelbourne	0-1	St Patrick's Athletic	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report	Curtis 56 '	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,946 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

26 May 202317	Bohemians	0-0	Shelbourne	Phibsborough, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report		Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 4,500

2 June 202318	Derry City	0-0	Shelbourne	Derry
19:45 IST		Report		Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 3560 Referee: Robert Hennessy

5 June 202319	Shelbourne	3-2	Drogheda United	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Boyd 49' Griffin 66' Caffrey 76'		Draper 39' Draper 90'	Stadium: Tolka Park

9 June 202320	Shelbourne	1-1	Sligo Rovers	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Smith 4'		Morahan 34'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 2615 Referee: Robert Harvey

23 June 202321	St Patrick's Athletic	0-1	Shelbourne	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 IST	Mulraney 68'			Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 4754 Referee: Robert Hennessy

30 June 202322	Shelbourne	1-1	Derry City	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Boyd 57'		Doherty 69'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3186 Referee: Robert Harvey

7 July 202323	UCD	0-4	Shelbourne	Belfield, Dublin
19:45 IST			Moylan 45' Lunney 66' Boyd 80' (pen.) JR. Wilson 90'	Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 1074 Referee: Damien McGrath

14 July 202324	Shelbourne	1-1	Bohemians	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Moylan 56'		Afolabi 80'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4450 Referee: Neil Doyle

28 July 202325	Cork City	0-2	Shelbourne	Cork
19:45 IST			Wood 20' Boyd 73'	Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 3762 Referee: David Dunne

6 August 202326	Dundalk	1-1	Shelbourne	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 IST	Martin 39'		Wood 83'	Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 2318

11 August 202327	Shelbourne	1-1	Shamrock Rovers	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Molloy 94'		Poom 21'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4250 Referee: David Dunne

26 August 202328	Sligo Rovers	0-1	Shelbourne	Sligo
19:45 IST			Coyle 41'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 2191

1 September 202329	Shelbourne	2-1	St Patrick's Athletic	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Cabral 80' Barrett 90'		Redmond 20'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4325

22 September 202330	Shelbourne	2-1	Cork City	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Moylan 29' Jarvis 46'		Keating 36' (pen.)	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3595

25 September 202331	Bohemians	1-1	Shelbourne	Phibsborough, Dublin
19:45 IST	Coote 74'		Moylan 23'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 4390

29 September 202333	Shamrock Rovers	1-0	Shelbourne	Tallaght, Dublin
19:45 IST	Burke 72'			Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 7879

6 October 202334	Shelbourne	1-0	Dundalk	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Jarvis 4'			Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 2,500 (est)

20 October 202334	Derry City	0-0	Shelbourne	Derry
19:45 IST		Report		Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 3150

27 October 202335	Shelbourne	3-2	UCD	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Moylan 20' (pen.) Moylan 65' (pen.) Moylan 88'		Raggett 50' Kinsella-Bishop 83'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3446

3 November 202336	Drogheda United	2-4	Shelbourne	Drogheda, County Louth
19:45 IST	Rooney 31' Foley 35'		Moylan 48' Jarvis 54' Moylan 63' Barrett 74'	Stadium: Weavers Park Attendance: 2180

Leinster Senior Cup

24 March 20234th round	Dundalk	0-4	Shelbourne	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45	Muller 5'	Report	Moylan 8' Robinson 35' Caffrey 69' Arubi 82'	Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 950 Referee: Rob Harvey
Note: Shelbourne originally awarded 2-0 win as Dundalk failed to fulfill fixture. However an appeal by Dundalk was successful and a new date was arranged.

8 May 2023Quarter-final	Shelbourne	2-0	Wexford	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Arubi 32' Robinson 45'	Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Oliver Moran

3 July 2023Semi-final	Shelbourne	3-4	Bohemians	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Robinson 33', 69' Farrell 79 pen.'	Report	Jinadu 24' O'Reilly 25' Mooney 52' Grogan 87'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 2,109 Referee: Alan Patchell

FAI Cup

21 July 20231st round	Bohemians	1-0	Shelbourne	Phibsborough, Dublin
19:45	Afolabi 32'	Report		Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 4,160 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No	Pos	Nat	Name	League		FAI Cup		Total
No	Pos	Nat	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Conor Kearns	35	0	1	0	36	0
2	DF		John Ross Wilson	22 (6)	2	1	0	23(6)	2
3	DF		Conor Kane	0 (1)	0	1	0	1 (1)	0
4	DF		Andrew Quinn	12 (4)	0	2 (1)	0	14 (5)	0
5	DF		Shane Griffin	25 (1)	2	1	0	26 (1)	2
6	MF		JJ Lunney	33 (2)	1	1	0	34 (2)	1
7	MF		Brian McManus	1 (16)	0	1	0	2 (16)	0
8	MF		Mark Coyle	23 (3)	1	2 (1)	0	25 (4)	1
9	FW		Sean Boyd	5 (5)	3	1	0	6 (5)	3
10	MF		Jack Moylan	34 (2)	15	2	1	36 (2)	16
11	MF		Matty Smith	16 (3)	4	0 (1)	0	16 (4)	4
12	FW		Jad Hakiki	5 (15)	0	2	0	7 (15)	0
13	DF		Tyreke Wilson	29 (4)	0	0 (1)	0	29 (5)	0
15	DF		Euclides Cabral	3 (2)	1	0	0	3 (2)	1
16	MF		Harry Wood	13 (2)	2	0 (1)	0	13 (3)	2
17	MF		Shane Farrell	22 (11)	0	4	1	26 (11)	1
19	GK		Harry Fisk	1	0	1	0	1	0
21	MF		Gavin Molloy	27	1	1 (1)	0	28 (1)	1
22	MF		Gavin Hodgins	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0
23	DF		Luke Byrne	16 (2)	0	2	0	18 (2)	0
24	MF		Sean Cummings	0	0	0 (2)	0	0 (2)	0
25	GK		Daithi Folan	0	0	1	0	1	0
26	FW		Gbemi Arubi	0 (8)	0	2 (1)	2	2 (9)	2
27	MF		Evan Caffrey	27 (9)	2	4	1	31 (9)	3
28	DF		David Toure	1 (2)	0	3	0	4 (2)	0
29	DF		Paddy Barrett	25 (1)	2	1	0	26 (1)	2
32	DF		Kameron Ledwidge	7 (18)	0	3 (1)	0	10 (19)	0
36	FW		Will Jarvis	10 (1)	3	0	0	10 (1)	3
16	FW		Harvey Nugent	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0
12	MF		Cian Doyle	0	0	1 (1)	0	1 (1)	0
n/a	GK		Scott van-der-Sluis	0	0	2	0	2	0
n/a	DF		Lewis Browne	0	0	1 (1)	0	1 (1)	0
n/a	DF		Lewis Temple	0	0	2 (1)	0	2 (1)	0
n/a	FW		Kyle Robinson	2 (14)	0	3	3	5 (14)	3
n/a	MF		Kian Leavy	5 (6)	1	0	0	5 (6)	1

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
Source: RedsStats1895

Top Goalscorers

No	Pos	Player	LOI	Cup	Total
10	FW	Jack Moylan	15	1	16
11	FW	Matty Smith	4	0	4
9	FW	Sean Boyd	3	0	3
36	FW	Will Jarvis	3	0	3
27	MF	Evan Caffrey	2	1	3
Total			4	0	4

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
Source: RedsStats1985

Discipline

As of match played 17 March 2023

No	Pos	Nat	Player	LOI		FAIC		Total
No	Pos	Nat	Player
13	DF		Tyreke Wilson	4	0	0	0	4	0
17	MF		Shane Farrell	2	0	0	0	2	0
8	MF		Mark Coyle	1	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF		Matty Smith	2	0	0	0	2	0
21	MF		Gavin Molloy	2	0	0	0	2	0
15	FW		Kyle Robinson	2	0	0	0	2	0
6	MF		JJ Lunney	1	0	0	0	1	0
23	DF		Luke Byrne	1	0	0	0	1	0
Total				15	0	0	0	15	0

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: RedsStats1895

Kit

The 2023 Home and Away shirts were released on 17 December 2022.^[13] Culligan replaces Hampton Homes as front of shirt sponsor in a deal running until the end of 2026.^[14]

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Culligans (Front of Jersey)

Home

Away

Source: ^[13]

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	Info
Home	Red	Red	Red	Worn 5 times; against Drogheda United (LOI) H, Bohemians (LOI) H, Dundalk (LOI) A, Shamrock Rovers (LOI) H, Cork City (LOI) A
Away	Grey	Grey	Grey	Worn once; against St Patrick's Athletic (LOI) A

Key: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral

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Dundalk entered the 2023 season having finished in third place in the league the previous season. 2023 was Dundalk's 15th consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 88th in all, and their 97th in the League of Ireland. The club celebrated the 120th anniversary of its founding in September 2023. They entered the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League at the first qualifying round stage in what was their 26th European campaign.

The 2023 season was St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 94th year in existence and was the Supersaint's 72nd consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It was the second season in charge for manager Tim Clancy, having taken over from Stephen O'Donnell in December 2021. Pre-season training for the squad began in January 2023. The fixtures were released on 15 December 2022, with Pat's down to play the previous season's runners up Derry City at home on the opening night of the season. On 2 May 2023, manager Tim Clancy was sacked, with his assistant Jon Daly taking over as interim manager initially, before being made permanent manager on 22 May 2023.

The 2023 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 39th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top Irish league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1985.

The 2023 League of Ireland season was Bohemian Football Club's 133rd year in their history and their 39th consecutive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division since it became the top tier of Irish football. Bohemians participated in the FAI Cup, where they reached the final for the second time in three years but lost out to fellow Dublin club St. Patrick's Athletic in front of a record 43,881 fans. In September, the club won the Leinster Senior Cup for a record 33rd time.

The 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division season is Bohemian Football Club's 134th year in their history and their 40th consecutive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division since it became the top tier of Irish football. Bohemians will participate in the FAI Cup and also competed in the Leinster Senior Cup during preseason. Bohemians parted ways with manager Declan Devine after four games of the league season with Alan Reynolds taking the reigns subsequently.

References

↑ "Conor Kearns is a Red". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 18 November 2022.
↑ "Kyle Robinson signs for Shels". shelbourne fc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 18 November 2022.
↑ "Shels sign Andrew Quinn for 2023". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 18 November 2023.
↑ "Evan Caffrey is a Red". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 22 November 2022.
↑ "Welcome to Tolka Park, Tyreke Wilson". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 18 November 2022.
1 2 3 "Gavin Hodges, Lewis Temple and Luke Brown sign for 2023". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 3 December 2022.
↑ "Paddy Barrett is a Red". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 17 December 2022.
↑ "Shelbourne signs Kian Leavy on Loan". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 8 February 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 "Five players depart the Reds". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 17 November 2022.
↑ "Stephen Negru departs Shels". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 15 December 2022.
↑ Keogh, Donald (15 February 2023). "Aodh Dervin is back as Longford Town start new season at home to Athlone". longfordleader.ie. Longford Leader.
1 2 "PREMIER DIVISION". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
1 2 "𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 🔴 // ⚪️ Our new 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 and 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 jersey for 2023, created by 𝗨𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗼 and proudly supported by our new primary sponsor 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻". twitter.com. 17 December 2022.
↑ "Culligan announced as new front of shirt sponsor for the Reds". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC`. 19 December 2022.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_ECL2Q0.19261911473825-12] The 2023 FAI Cup winners qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round. Since the cup winners (St Patrick's Athletic) qualified based on league position, the second Conference League first qualifying round spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.

[Kearns_Signs-1] "Conor Kearns is a Red". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 18 November 2022.

[Robinson_Signs-2] "Kyle Robinson signs for Shels". shelbourne fc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 18 November 2022.

[Quinn_Signs-3] "Shels sign Andrew Quinn for 2023". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 18 November 2023.

[Caffrey_Signs-4] "Evan Caffrey is a Red". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 22 November 2022.

[Wilson_Signs-5] "Welcome to Tolka Park, Tyreke Wilson". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 18 November 2022.

[3_to_Pro-6] 1 2 3 "Gavin Hodges, Lewis Temple and Luke Brown sign for 2023". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 3 December 2022.

[Barrett_Signs-7] "Paddy Barrett is a Red". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 17 December 2022.

[Leavy_Loan-8] "Shelbourne signs Kian Leavy on Loan". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 8 February 2023.

[EOS_Departures-9] 1 2 3 4 5 "Five players depart the Reds". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 17 November 2022.

[Negru_Leaves-10] "Stephen Negru departs Shels". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 15 December 2022.

[Dervin_Loan-11] Keogh, Donald (15 February 2023). "Aodh Dervin is back as Longford Town start new season at home to Athlone". longfordleader.ie. Longford Leader.

[Soccerway-13] 1 2 "PREMIER DIVISION". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

[New_Shirts-14] 1 2 "𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 🔴 // ⚪️ Our new 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 and 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 jersey for 2023, created by 𝗨𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗼 and proudly supported by our new primary sponsor 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻". twitter.com. 17 December 2022.

[15] "Culligan announced as new front of shirt sponsor for the Reds". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC`. 19 December 2022.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	15	15	6	44	27	+17	60	9	7	2	21	14	+7	6	8	4	23	13	+10

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	15	15	6	44	27	+17	60	9	7	2	21	14	+7	6	8	4	23	13	+10