2008 Dundalk F.C. season

Dundalk
2008 season
Chairman Padraig McGowan
Manager John Gill
First Division 1st-Champions
FAI Cup Fourth Round
League Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League:
Robbie Farrell (11)
All:
Robbie Farrell (11)
Highest home attendance 2,500 vs Shelbourne (May 8, 2008)
Lowest home attendance 500 vs Limerick 37 (June 26, 2008)
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Contents

Club

Club information

Chief Executive Officer Gerry Matthews
Club Promotion Officer Paul Johnston
Secretary Kevin Holland
Commercial manager Lisa Kelly
Ground Oriel Park

Commercial partners

Title Sponsor
Main Sponsor IJM
Kit, Associate Sponsor Umbro

Coaching and Medical staff

Position Name
Manager John Gill
Assistant manager Gerry Scully
Goalkeeping coach Martin Connolly
Condition coach Chris Melia
Head Physio Paul Cheshire
Assistant Physio Claire McKinlay
Kit Administrator Gerry Watters
Team doctor Dr Samir

2008 Fixtures and results

February 7, 2008
19.30 GMT
Jim Malone Cup
 Dundalk 0 - 0 Drogheda United Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 1,500
Report
  Penalties  
Crawley
Duffy
Ryan
Farrell
Mulvenna
Flanagan		 4 – 5 Keegan
Kendrick
Grant
Hughes
Ristila
Shelley

Pre-season friendlies

February 12, 2008
19.45 GMT
 Dundalk 1 - 0 St Patrick's Athletic Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 450
Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin).
John Flanagan  4' Report
February 14, 2008
19.45 GMT
 Dundalk 0 - 2 Bray Wanderers Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 250.
Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin).
Report  27' Mark Duggan
 60' (o.g.) Trevor Vaughan
February 21, 2008
19.45 GMT
 Dundalk 1 - 2 Shamrock Rovers Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 900
Referee: Declan Hanney
Aidan Lynch  80' Report  3'Alan Murphy
 55'Eoin Doyle
February 26, 2008
19.45 GMT
 Bohemians 1 - 1 Dundalk Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: Approx. 300
Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)
Neale Fenn  56' Report  71' Paul Smyth
February 29, 2008
19.45 GMT
 Derry City 3 - 2 Dundalk Brandywell, Derry
Attendance: Approx. 350
Referee: Terence Moyne (Donegal)
Clive Delaney  2'
Gareth McGlynn  34'
Kevin McHugh  85'		 Report  54' Robbie Farrell
 77' Paul Smyth

eircom League of Ireland First Division

March 7, 2008
20.00 GMT
 Shelbourne 0 - 0 Dundalk Tolka Park, Dublin
Attendance: 1,606
Referee: Neil Doyle
Report  40' Chris Bennion
March 13, 2008
19.45 GMT
 Dundalk 3 - 0 Monaghan United Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 1,200.
Referee: Mark Gough
Robert Martin  8'  87'
David Cassidy  46'		 Report
March 22, 2008
19.30 GMT
 Longford Town 1 - 2 Dundalk Flancare Park, Longford
Attendance: Approx. 1,000.
Referee: Graham Kelly
Darren McKenna  88' Report  59' Aidan Lynch
 77' Trevor Vaughan
March 27, 2008
19.45 GMT
 Dundalk 2 - 1 Wexford Youths Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 1,500.
Referee: Neil Doyle
John Flanagan  20'
Robbie Martin  24'		 Report  57' Paul Malone
April 4, 2008
19.45 IST
 Sporting Fingal 1 - 1 Dundalk Morton Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: Approx. 700 - 1,100
Referee: Robert Rogers
Robbie Doyle  34'
Aidan Collins  50'		 Report  78' David Crawley
April 10, 2008
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 1 - 0 Waterford United Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 1,800.
Referee: Neil Doyle
David Cassidy  63' Report
April 18, 2008
19.45 IST
 Limerick 37 1 - 2 Dundalk Jackman Park, Limerick
Attendance: Approx. 800
Referee: Graham Kelly
Tommy Barrett  56' Report  17' David Crawley
 50' Jamie Duffy
April 26, 2008
19.30 IST
 Athlone Town 0 - 3 Dundalk Lissywollen, Athlone
Attendance: 631 (Official figure)
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
Report  34'  79' David Cassidy
 37' Jamie Duffy
May 1, 2008
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 6 - 0 Kildare County Oriel Park, Dundalk
Referee: Paul Tuite
Tiarnan Mulvenna  47'
David Cassidy  67'
Jamie Duffy  72'  84'
David O'Connor  74'
Paul Marney  80'		 Report
May 8, 2008
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 1 - 3 Shelbourne Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 2,500
Referee: Damien Hancock
Tiarnan Mulvenna  1'
David Cassidy  64'
Paul Shiels  85'		 Report  16' David Freeman
 58'  83' Anthony Flood
 24' James Keddy
May 16, 2008
20.00 IST
 Monaghan United 0 - 0 Dundalk Kingspan Century Park, Monaghan
Attendance: 502 (Official Figure)
Referee: Hugo Whoriskey
Paul Whelan  83' Report.
May 20, 2008
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 0 - 0 Longford Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 700
Referee: Rob Rodgers
Report.
May 23, 2008
20.00 IST
 Wexford Youths 0 - 5 Dundalk Ferrycarrig Park, Wexford
Attendance: 680 (Official Figure)
Referee: Eddie Mc Anally
Report.  34'  44'  53' Trevor Vaughan
 41' Jamie Duffy
 79' Paul Smyth
May 29, 2008
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 3 - 2 Sporting Fingal Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 1000
Referee: Derek Tomney
Chris Bennion  24'
Steve Williams  45+4' (o.g.)
Jamie Duffy  75'
Tiarnan Mulvenna  84'		 Report.  24'  73' Robbie Doyle
 62' Colm James
June 20, 2008
19.45 IST
 Waterford United 1 - 0 Dundalk RSC, Waterford
Attendance: 480 (Official Figure)
Referee: Eddie McNally
Luke Fitzpatrick  95' Report  94' John Flanagan
June 26, 2008
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 0 - 2 Limerick 37 Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 500.
Referee: Darren Coombes
Report  3' Paul Walshe
 87' Gary Sheehan
July 3, 2008
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 1 - 0 Athlone Town Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 1,000.
Referee: Ian Stokes
Trevor Vaughan  89' (pen.) Report.
July 11, 2008
19.45 IST
 Kildare County 1 - 2 Dundalk Station Road, Newbridge
Attendance: Approx. 230.
Referee: Padraig Sutton
Paul Donnelly  63'
Colin Murray  78'		 Report.  46' Jamie Duffy
 76' Paul Crowley
July 18, 2008
20.00 IST
 Shelbourne 0 - 0 Dundalk Tolka Park, Dublin
Attendance: 1,473
Referee: Ian Stokes
Report
July 24, 2008
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 3 - 0 Monaghan United Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 1,500
Referee: Tom Connolly
John Flanagan  1'  38'
Trevor Vaughan  51' (pen.)
Jamie Duffy  70'		 Report  87' Kevin Williamson
July 28, 2008
19.30 IST
 Longford Town 0 - 3 Dundalk Flancare Park, Longford
Attendance: Approx. 500.
Referee: Rob Rodgers
Report  56' Paul Crowley
 80' Tiarnan Mulvenna
 83' John Flanagan
July 31, 2008
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 1 - 0 Wexford Youths Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 1,300.
Referee: John McLoughlin
Tiarnan Mulvenna  16' Report
August 8, 2008
19.45 IST
 Sporting Fingal 0 - 0 Dundalk Morton Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 1,062
Referee: Neil Doyle
Report
August 21, 2008
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 2 - 1 Waterford United Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 2,000.
Referee: Graeme Kelly
Paul Crowley  12'  27' Report Luke Fitzpatrick  18'
August 29, 2008
19.45 IST
 Limerick 37 2 - 0 Dundalk Jackman Park, Limerick
Attendance: 471
Referee: Neil Doyle
David Ryan  41'
Gary Sheehan  45+1'		 Report
September 8, 2008
19.30 IST
 Athlone Town 2 - 2 Dundalk Lissywollen, Athlone
Attendance: Approx. 300
Referee: Paul Caschera
Noel McGee  28'  70' Report  2' Derek Doyle
 19' Jamie Duffy
September 11, 2008
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 4 - 1 Kildare County Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 1,000
Referee: Rob Rogers
Ben Whelehan  21'
Dessie Baker  36'  58'
Robbie Farrell  52'		 Report  24' Ciaran Kilduff
September 18, 2008
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 2 - 1 Shelbourne Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 2,300.
Referee: Paul Tuite
Robbie Farrell  14'
David O'Connor  49'		 Report  85' Damien Brennan
September 28, 2008
15.00 IST
 Monaghan United 2 - 2 Dundalk Kingspan Century Park, Monaghan
Attendance: Approx. 500
Referee: Conor Fitzgerald
Sean Brennan  44'
David Scully  92'		 Report  17, 87' Robbie Farrell
 92' Robbie Farrell
October 2, 2008
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 1 - 2 Longford Town Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 1500
Referee: Rob Rogers
Simon Kelly  63' Report  8' Darren McKenna
 57' Alan Lynch
October 10, 2008
20.00 IST
 Wexford Youths 3 - 1 Dundalk Ferrycarrig Park, Wexford
Attendance: Darren Coombes
Referee: 360
Gavin Doyle  10'
Danny Furlong  16' 39'		 Report  75' Trevor Vaughan
October 16, 2008
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 2 - 1 Sporting Fingal Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Rob Rogers
Tiarnan Mulvenna  24'
Robbie Farrell  50'		 Report  56' Paul Caffrey
October 24, 2008
19.45 IST
 Waterford United 0 - 1 Dundalk RSC, Waterford
Attendance: 865
Referee: Graham Kelly
Willie John Kiely  43' Report  88' Paul Smyth
October 30, 2008
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 0 - 1 Limerick 37 Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx. 2,000.
Referee: Derek Tomney
Report  45+1' Paul Danaher
November 6, 2008
19.45 GMT
 Dundalk 7 - 0 Athlone Town Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 2,085.
Referee: Phil Cashera
Derek Doyle  4'
John Flanagan  18'
Robbie Farrell 53' 61'
Paul Crowley  65'  67'
Ben Whelehan  78'		 Report
November 15, 2008
19.45 GMT
 Kildare County 1 - 6 Dundalk Station Road, Newbridge
Attendance: 1023.
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
Paul Shiels  81o.g.' Report  14' 27' 58' 66' Robbie Farrell
 77' David Cassidy
 80' Derek Doyle

FAI Ford Cup

Third Round

June 6, 2008
20.00 IST
 Shelbourne 0 - 3 Dundalk Tolka Park, Dublin
Attendance: 1,348
Referee: Tomas Connolly
Alan Keely  40' Report  17' (pen.) Trevor Vaughan
 71'  85' Paul Crowley

Fourth Round

August 15, 2008
19.45 IST
 Bray Wanderers 0 - 0 Dundalk Carlisle Grounds, Bray
Referee: Ian Stokes
Derek Foran  59' Report

Fourth Round Replay

August 19, 2008
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 1 - 3 Bray Wanderers Oriel Park, Dundalk
Referee: Ian Stokes
Paul Crowley  50' Report  45' Colm Tresson
 72' Patrick Kavanagh
 86' Jake Kelly

eircom League of Ireland Cup

First Round

March 25, 2008
19.45 GMT
 Dundalk 3 - 0 Monaghan United Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx 500.
Paul Crowley  22'
Tiarnan Mulvenna  34'  63'		 Report

Second Round

May 5/6 2008
TBC IST
 Bohemians 4 - 0 Dundalk Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: Approx. 500-1000
Referee: Neil Doyle
Jason Byrne  5'
Harpal Singh  18'
Chris Turner  36'
Darren Mansaram  89'		 Report

Table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C) 36 21 8 7 69 30 +39 71 Promotion to the Premier Division 2009
2 Shelbourne 36 20 10 6 55 25 +30 70
3 Waterford United 36 18 9 9 55 35 +20 63
4 Sporting Fingal 36 17 11 8 53 32 +21 62
5 Limerick 37 36 15 7 14 49 45 +4 52
6 Monaghan United 36 13 8 15 38 51 −13 47
7 Wexford Youths 36 10 7 19 36 51 −15 37
8 Longford Town 36 9 8 19 36 55 −19 35
9 Athlone Town 36 6 14 16 23 51 −28 32
10 Kildare County 36 6 8 22 34 73 −39 26 Qualification to the First Division Play-Off

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top goal-scorers this season

Goalscorers Goals
Robbie Farrel
11
Jamie Duffy
8
Trevor Vaughan
7
David Cassidy
6
Paul Crowley
6
Tiernan Mulvenna
6
John Flanagan
5
Derek Doyle
3
Robbie Martin
3
Dessie Baker
2
David Crawley
2
David O'Connor
2
Paul Smyth
2
Ben Whelehan
2
Simon Kelly
1
Paul Marney
1
Aidan Lynch
1

2008 Squad

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 Chris Bennion
GK Morgan Cranley
GK Aaron Shanahan
DF David Crawley
DF Paul Crowley
DF John Flanagan
DF Shane Grimes
DF Aidan Lynch (captain)
DF Paul Marney
DF Kevin McArdle
DF Stefan McKevitt
DF Simon Kelly
DF Ian Ryan
No. Position Player
DF Ben Whelehan
MF David Cassidy
MF Derek Doyle
MF Jamie Duffy
MF David O'Connor
MF Paul Shiels
FW Dessie Baker
FW Robbie Martin
FW Tiarnan Mulvenna
FW Robbie Farrell
FW Paul Smyth
FW Trevor Vaughan

Players on loan

None.

2008 Pre-season transfers

In:

Out:

2008 Mid-season transfers

In:

Out:

  • Donal Greene (Released)

2008 Season statistics

Player appearances/goals

No. Nat Pos Player Total League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Chris Bennion 36 0 32 0 4 0
GK Morgan Cranley 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Aaron Shanahan 6 0 5 0 1 0
DF David Crawley 34 2 31 2 3 0
DF Paul Crowley 33 10 28 6 5 4
DF John Flanagan 31 5 27 5 4 0
DF Shane Grimes 13 0 11 0 2 0
DF Simon Kelly 8 1 7 1 1 0
DF Aidan Lynch 16 1 16 1 0 0
DF Paul Marney 30 1 26 1 4 0
DF Kevin McArdle 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Stefan McKevitt 3 0 1 0 2 0
DF Ian Ryan 30 0 26 0 4 0
DF Ben Whelehan 30 2 27 2 3 0
MF David Cassidy 35 5 31 5 4 0
MF Jamie Duffy 38 8 33 8 5 0
MF Derek Doyle 10 2 10 2 0 0
MF David O'Connor 30 2 25 2 5 0
MF Paul Shiels 31 0 28 0 3 0
FW Dessie Baker 10 3 10 3 0 0
FW Robbie Martin 18 3 16 3 2 0
FW Tiernan Mulvenna 31 9 27 7 4 2
FW Robbie Farrell 22 11 22 11 0 0
FW Paul Smyth 24 2 19 2 5 0
FW Trevor Vaughan 33 7 28 6 5 1
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