2002–03 Shelbourne F.C. season

Shelbourne
2002–03 season
Chairman Ollie Byrne
Manager Pat Fenlon
Premier Division 2nd
UEFA Champions League First Qualifying Round
FAI Cup Third Round
Top goalscorer League:
Stephen Geoghegan (8)
All:
Stuart Byrne (9)
Stephen Geoghegan (9)
Home colours
Away colours

In the 2002–03 season, Shelbourne finished 2nd in the eircom League Premier Division.

Contents

Managerial/Backroom Staff

Manager: Pat Fenlon

2002–03 Squad Members

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

No. Position Player
GK Steve Williams
GK Chris Bennion
DF Owen Heary (Captain)
DF Jim Gannon
DF Kevin Doherty
DF Barry Prenderville
DF Tony McCarthy
DF David Crawley
DF Clive Ross
MF Richie Baker
MF Stuart Byrne
MF Jim Crawford
MF Davy Byrne
No. Position Player
MF Pat Fenlon
MF Wes Hoolahan
MF Ollie Cahill
FW Stephen Geoghegan
FW Mark Roberts
FW Alex Nesovic
FW Paul Beavers
FW Tony Sheridan
FW Trevor Molloy
FW Dessie Baker
FW Ger Rowe
FW Alan Murphy
FW Kevin Jones

Results/League Tables

eircom League Premier Division

Final League Table

Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
Final effect of position
1
Bohemians (C)
27
15
9
3
47
27
+20
54
UEFA Champions League (1st qual.)
2
Shelbourne
27
15
4
8
44
26
+18
49
UEFA Cup (1st qual.)
3
Shamrock Rovers
27
12
7
8
42
29
+13
43
Intertoto Cup 1st Round
4
Cork City
27
11
6
10
37
34
+3
39
5
Longford Town
27
8
11
8
25
29
-4
35
6
UCD
27
8
9
10
23
25
-2
33
7
St. Patrick's Athletic
27
8
9
10
27
33
-6
33
8
Derry City
27
8
7
12
31
37
-6
31
9
Drogheda United (P/O)
27
8
6
13
26
40
-14
30
Promotion-relegation play-off tournament 1
10
Bray Wanderers (R)
27
4
8
15
31
53
-22
20
Relegation to League of Ireland First Division

^Note 1 Drogheda United retain League of Ireland Premier Division status after a two-legged play-off final victory over Galway United.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

League 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
27 15 4 8 44 26 +18 49 6 2 5 20 14 +6 9 2 3 24 12 +12

Last updated: January 24, 2003
Source: eircom League Premier Division Fixtures

League Form/Results by Round

Round 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
Ground A H A A H H A H A H A A H A H A A A H H A A A H H H H
Result L D W W L W D L L W W D W W L W W L W W W W W D L L W

Last updated: January 24, 2003.
Source: eircom League Premier Division Fixtures
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

UEFA Champions League

First Qualifying Round

Hibernians won 3 – 2 on aggregate

FAI Cup

Second Round

Third Round

2002–03 Season Statistics

Player Appearances/Goals

As of January 24, 2003.

No. Nat Pos Player Total Premier Division Champions Lge FAI Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Dessie Baker 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Richie Baker 31 3 27 1 2 0 2 2
FW Paul Beavers 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0
GK Chris Bennion 10 0 8 0 0 0 2 0
MF Davy Byrne 20 1 19 1 0 0 1 0
MF Stuart Byrne 28 9 24 6 2 1 2 2
MF Ollie Cahill 30 6 26 5 2 0 2 1
GK Morgan Cranley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Jim Crawford 20 2 18 2 0 0 2 0
DF David Crawley 31 3 27 3 2 0 2 0
DF Kevin Doherty 18 0 17 0 1 0 0 0
MF Pat Fenlon 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
DF Jim Gannon 25 5 22 4 2 1 1 0
FW Stephen Geoghegan 24 9 23 8 0 0 1 1
DF Owen Heary 30 0 26 0 2 0 2 0
MF Wes Hoolahan 26 1 23 0 1 0 2 1
FW Kevin Jones 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Tony McCarthy 15 1 11 1 2 0 2 0
FW Trevor Molloy 5 2 2 1 2 0 1 1
FW Alan Murphy 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Alex Nesovic 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
DF Barry Prenderville 18 3 14 2 2 0 2 1
FW Mark Roberts 27 6 23 6 2 0 2 0
DF Clive Ross 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
FW Ger Rowe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Tony Sheridan 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
GK Steve Williams 21 0 19 0 2 0 0 0

Top Goalscorers

Position Goalscorer Total Goals Premier Division Champions Lge FAI Cup
1
Stuart Byrne
9
6
1
2
Stephen Geoghegan
9
8
0
1
3
Ollie Cahill
6
5
0
1
Mark Roberts
6
6
0
0
5
Jim Gannon
5
4
1
0
6
Richie Baker
3
1
0
2
David Crawley
3
3
0
0
Barry Prenderville
3
2
0
1
9
Jim Crawford
2
2
0
0
Trevor Molloy
2
1
0
1
11
Paul Beavers
1
1
0
0
Davy Byrne
1
1
0
0
Wes Hoolahan
1
0
0
1
Tony McCarthy
1
1
0
0
Alex Nesovic
1
1
0
0

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